Home Featured Content Article Archive Directors' Choice Awards About Us Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Teacher Quicksource Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Blog State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 2/25/2006 10:36:00 AM Author: williamsmummy (gagadacare@aol.com) Subject: nuts. As for homeschooling, I have met a few parents ( mainly those that follow natural parenting styles) and a wide majority of these children attend the school system at yr 7 onwards. These parents prepare themselves before hand to educate the children themselves and for the most part these parents are middle class ,and often achieved a high level of education themselves , and have the money to support their childs education. And do an excellent job. ( I have to say that my children find the three of their friends in there school year who where homeschooled a little childish. mature with the adult teachers, but imature with their peers. They rapidly catch up though!! ) For the families with disabled children or have children with severe health problems etc, the LEA support is a bit of a postcode lottery, depending on the local area LEA budget, for homeschooling teachers. So relying on this form of teaching on a low income does in some areas = to little or nothing. I have heard of children only receiving 2 hours of teaching a week. I am faintly curious as to why you would wait for a child to grow out of their allergies before you send them to school? I wonder at what age? , and what maturity would you let a child with allergies attend school ? we all have to cut those apron strings! Our fears are sometimes greater than actual risk , which IS lowered with decent allergy management in place. Every parent likes to choose your child's friends, but there are very important life skills gained when making that choice on your own. 'aim higher' is a mission statement shared by many schools, and as for the three 'R's country wide that is a problem that the education system is trying achieve high levels . Every school in the UK has to have an hour of each every day, preferably in the morning when concentration levels are higher. I know that in the area where we live all schools are of a resonable standard. There are allergic children in all of them, there are far too many not to have!!! My son has a protocal in place at school , so in that respect I assume that if in any school outside the EU he would be considered a leech draining the chances of other children?. It's an infantile conclusion. My son is not a victim, agreed, nor is he treated like one, he will be given the same chances as all of his peers, some of whom do have severe problems. He will be a confidant survior , and the world of 'aiming higher' is his right, along with everyone else. Every child of every level and abilty deserves nothing less, and thats how a good school should base all of its care and education. Name: Email: Subject

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