I know that only makes me sound like a super kiasu Mom but it couldn’t be further from the truth. In any case, everyone has their own views and they will want to label you as a kiasu Mom if they want to label you as a kiasu Mom – LOL!

T1’s final exams are approaching but that’s not the point. The point is, I’ve been pondering over months, the desire to home school my kids for so many positive reasons.

1. I get to be in control of what they learn. Yes, control freak I am! They are my kids and I am their Mother. At 8, my girl does not need to know Katy Perry, Miley Cirrus and Maroon 5. She does not need to know swear words and bad habits. She does not need to know that her friend has a Ferrari and she doesn’t. All that can come later. What I’d prefer her knowing is that our love for her is unconditional, teach her the ways of the world and how we should treat all people with respect. If she is so keen, we could discuss how the Earth’s plates move to form Earthquakes, or how our body feels pain when it is wounded and why.

2. I can teach them in the best possible ways. I can possibly teach in a more fun, non-teaching kind of approach better than many school teachers out there. I think. I could be wrong. But the kids always seem to derive so much fun when I teach them something…..like the Ancient Greek Gods *rolls eyeballs*

3. We can move at our own pace. If we like something, we move faster. If we don’t, we move slower. If we’re good at it, we finish it. If we’re not, we work at it. And not spend 12 bloody years at school doing whatever the syllabus tells us to do.

4. We can be flexible. If we’re having an off day and don’t feel like learning about astronomy, we go into the garden to smell some leaves. If we don’t feel like doing that, we watch a home movie. What could be cooler than to have such a flexible life of learning? Of course, some may refute that the kids will not learn discipline then and finish what they need to finish when they need to finish it. Sure……that is true. But they have quite a few years to learn that skill. Honestly…..

5. Bonding and closeness with the children – no doubt the more quality time you spend with your kids, the closer the bond you will form. The good thing about this is it forms strong security within a child and he or she grows into confident little people with a healthy self-esteem. Of course, that’s not going to happen if you’re with your kid all day but calling him stupid.

6. We can be open minded – with the kids with me, ideas about anything and everything can be truly stretched. Who knows what backgrounds the influences at school are? For example, if T1 were to ask a question at school, she could be faced with an answer. One answer, perhaps two. But with me, we could take that concept and mutate it 10 ways…….I’m just saying.

7. I can zone in to my child’s weaknesses and work on them. In a school environment, teachers are usually too busy with a larger group of students to really help student weaknesses effectively. Their focus becomes completing the syllabus in the short time that they have thus student optimisation of development is hindered.

8. We can train ourselves up to be strong and ready before facing the big, bad world and not be thrown into the deep end as a gosling only to get half wounded along the way. Some may say, real life toughness makes one strong. The earlier you’re made to fight your own battles, the more experienced and tougher you are in fighting your battles, but I beg to differ. I come from that kind of real life toughness and although I consider myself successful today, it has taken me some pain to get here. Completely unnecessary! If I had had the love and encouragement as a child and had been given proper attention, I would have soldiered on with a lot less pain. Honestly, completely unnecessary. I have witnessed this with my own eyes……

9. A quality education without paying a fortune will be ours. Just look at the educational climate in our country today. In order to have a decent education, one has to fork out a sum of money. Even if your child went to a local Government school, chances are you’d be forking out money for enrichment classes one way or another or what have you. Is it worth it? Instead of paying for education, we could be buying a new car every year, or going for a few holidays.

10. I get to learn some incredible new things as I begin this learning journey with T1. When I was a student, I didn’t learn so much. I spent my time craving attention, not studying. So now, this renewed thirst for knowledge is suddenly gratifying! I’m learning about the transportation of hazardous materials and the transportation of dangerous goods, now when do you think you would even consider learning about that?!

But still I have not pulled my girl out of school. Yet. Why?

1. Because I don’t think I can succumb to being with my kids 24/7!!!

2. Because she enjoys being with her friends on a daily basis and enjoys the interaction that it affords her, and she has to learn how to deal with various emotions and challenges at school.

3. Because I enjoy some time without kids. No, really, I love my kids to the ends of this world and back, but I love me more. So sometimes, I need to switch out and be without noise and little voices.

That’s that! I don’t really have any other reasons!

How about you? Have you ever considered Home Schooling? They both have their pros and cons and either is fit for successful development. It just goes with the individual. Wouldn’t a balance of both worlds be great? I’ve actually considered asking T1’s school if we could cut classes twice a week so we can play. Haha….and I’m very sure they will say no. The compromise? We take school as a play yard for her to learn how to deal with emotional decorum and learn whatever it is she learns along the way but we take full responsibility to what she is actually learning from home. How’s that for balance?

 

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