homeschooling

[lisa]

Hi, does anybody on this forum homeschool their children?I'm looking for advice on how to go and about it and the pros and cons. Thanks

[idun]

Look at the CNED web site.

[Clair]

[quote user="lisa"]Hi, does anybody on this forum homeschool their children?I'm looking for advice on how to go and about it and the pros and cons. Thanks[/quote]

For basic info about home-schooling in France, try:

http://web.mac.com/instructionenfamille/Instructionenfamille2008/Bienvenue.html

http://laia.asso.free.fr/asso.html

More info HERE and HERE.

[Kitty]

I home schooled some of my children.  The best book to read is: "Free Range Education - how Home Education Works".

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Range-Education-Home-Works/dp/1903458072/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316618297&sr=1-1

It is worth buying.  However, it doesn't deal with home schooling in France.

Home education is worth while.  Don't let anyone tell you that it means that chldren will not socialise; if you are an open family with lots of contact and activities (scouts, orchestra etc), they get plenty of socialising skills without the anti-socialising of schools (bullying etc).  The thing that worries home educators is the breadth of education that you can provide.  But there are ways to deal with this, such as buying in help.

The main benefit that my chidlren received was a realisation at a very early age what their strengths were.  This did mean that we could direct their education and qualifications towards their skills, which has helped them gain jobs.  For example, one of them is now a chef and so she took her first food hygiene certificate aged 14.  Another works with children and so did first aid from an early age.

Home education is what brought us to France.  I wanted the children to develop language skills and where better than in a host country.

For me, home schooling was an evolution and not a revolution.  I didn't wake up one morning with a "Eureka moment".  It was a slow realisation that it could work well for some of my children.  Some of them stayed in the school system (and are still there) as it is not for every child.

PM or email me, if you want to know more.