Maybe some time away from school won't destroy our kid's lives after all
As we are in the middle of the second term of lockdown for the school year people often ask me how "homeschooling" is going for us and our four children, my reply, it doesn't make much difference for us. Why? About six years ago when our eldest child was nearing school age my wife and I decided to home educate our children. We made this decision for various reasons, and during this time it makes me value this decision even more. Tonight I watched this 2007 TED talk from Sir Ken Robinson. His summary - school is designed for the brain and only half of it. His premise as the name of the video suggests - Schooling as it stands today, well in 2007 anyway, kills creativity by valuing the old reading, writing and arithmetic above all else. Over the years we have had many people question the value of home education, primarily around socialisation, my response for this is maybe for another article. But our highest priority for our children is for them to explore their creativity ...