Home Schooling

[donnalee1994]

Ive decided after many aguements with wick high to home school my son,if anyone has any information on how to go about this i would be very greatfull
THANKYOU

[cuddlepop]

Its very difficult so please think carefully.
I've tried it and it was too much for me.My daughter has specific educational needs which I cant even begin to address.
Donalee please only consider this when you have exhausted all other possibilities.What about a move to Thurso High School.partime schooling is another option.
It puts pressure on you like you've never had before and effects the relationship you have with your child.:~(
Pm Porshie she's done it.

[henry20]

Good luck to you Donnalee, I've no idea how you'd begin, but the one thing I would say is: I know of 1 boy that was schooled at home (all his life, so slightly different) and he could hold a conversation with an adult, but couldn't interact with people his own age. I've a feeling that his mother struggled with being allowed to teach him when it came to his exam years (not intillectually, but in being allowed to). I also remember seeing him when he was about 9 and waving at someone like a toddler would - these were natural things that would've developed by interaction with other children. I accept that these are different circumstances, but still worth bearing in mind.

Another thing I would consider is the practicality - are you able to teach English, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Music, Craft & Design ......... to Higher level. While I consider my parents to be highly intillectual/knowledgeable, I doubt they would've managed - especially on specific subjects.

I hope things work out for the best. :D

[johnlc]

Hey donnalee wot year is your child in?:)

[Chobbersjnr]

my mother taught me at home along with bro & sis & IMHO the worst thing I ever did was go to school..............HATED IT..........

I eventually went to school in P6 with a view to doing the whole education bit etc etc en route to the Royal College of London to study classical guitar. Great intentions untill rock & roll took hold & here I am

I would imagine that high school education would be just a tad harder on the head considering you'd have to be able to teach in the subjects & choices that come out of a high school education

I don't recall learning much in HS................how to make a profit selling ciggarettes & how to run faster than the 6th year pupils at all times

in the long run I'd say the best thing you can do is teach your loon at home but I can't see it being an easy ride at all

best o' luck

[DarkAngel]

i think that would take up alot of time and if you think its the best option then go for it as long as you are willing to put in 100%. Have you other kids aswell??

Part-time schooling would that be a better option?

[gollach]

I think that there are people within the Education department of Highland Council who can help you out. Try calling their office in Dingwall.

[donnalee1994]

Hey donnalee wot year is your child in?:)
MY SON IS 13YRS AND IN 2ND YEAR

[donnalee1994]

Good luck to you Donnalee, I've no idea how you'd begin, but the one thing I would say is: I know of 1 boy that was schooled at home (all his life, so slightly different) and he could hold a conversation with an adult, but couldn't interact with people his own age. I've a feeling that his mother struggled with being allowed to teach him when it came to his exam years (not intillectually, but in being allowed to). I also remember seeing him when he was about 9 and waving at someone like a toddler would - these were natural things that would've developed by interaction with other children. I accept that these are different circumstances, but still worth bearing in mind.

Another thing I would consider is the practicality - are you able to teach English, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Music, Craft & Design ......... to Higher level. While I consider my parents to be highly intillectual/knowledgeable, I doubt they would've managed - especially on specific subjects.

I hope things work out for the best. :DTHANKS NEVER HEARD OF THE PART TIME SCHOOLING HAVE YOU ANY MORE INFO AND NOT UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LESSONS BUT HAVE HAD ENOUGH AT WICK HIGH THERE JUST NOT LISTERNING TO OUR SIDE SO CAN ONLY THINK TO HOME SCHOOL

[scorrie]

You can pretty much please yourself. Education, rather than schooling is what is compulsory.

The following link may be helpful:-

http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/educationandlearning/whatchildrenlearn/learningathomeoutsideschool/electivehomeeducation/

I would think it through very carefully before deciding.

[Oddquine]

You can pretty much please yourself. Education, rather than schooling is what is compulsory.

The following link may be helpful:-

http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/educationandlearning/whatchildrenlearn/learningathomeoutsideschool/electivehomeeducation/

I would think it through very carefully before deciding.

That is English Law, scorrie.

Here, to take a child out of school to home educate him/her....................

Parents have a responsibility to inform the education authority that they wish to withdraw their child in order to educate them at home and to request the authority's consent. In order to avoid unsettling the child unnecessarily, parents should write to the education authority as early as possible and, where reasonably practical, in advance of the date that they wish to withdraw their child from school. They should also include initial proposals as to how they intend to provide an efficient education for their child.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/03/19061/34286#1

or

http://www.education-otherwise.org/Legal/SummLawScot2004.htm

[sweetpea]

Scorrie is right it's the education not going to school that's compulsory, in fact I've got a book called 'School is not compulsory' if you want it pm me and I'll get it to you.
I'm not surprised you've had it with WHS.
I've met a number of young people who have been educated at home and they are much more mature, knowledgeable,educated and responsible than some of the kids secondary schools are churning out. I think you need to get your kid registered for exams if he is going to take them, he has to sit them in a school building. You might want to think about what good exams will do him as well, depending on what he wants to do when he leaves school. If he wants to go straight into employment or training there are other ways round these things. Also there is nothing stoping him keeping up with his mates outside school or getting involved with clubs and things if your worried he will miss out.
Good luck

[donnalee1994]

Thanks sweatpea,makes alot more sense and i no he has a good head on his shoulders and wouldnt miss out on friends of that im sure,i cant believe how many kids are taught at home for such a small area you would think the teachers would be better informed at wick high they say bullying is not accepted but when it happens nothing gets done and im fed uo to my back teeth with it so the only option left is to home school

[sweetpea]

you would probably be even more surprised if you knew how many don't actually complete school and leave at 14 or 15 with no home schooling, just sitting around until they are 16 or older waiting for life to happen. It's sad.
You don't have to teach the full curriculum. All you have to do if asked by the authorities is prove your son is getting the equivalent education. They probably won't ask anyway. You could specialise in the things he is good at and when the time is right get him out on work experience and such like.

[porshiepoo]

Pm Porshie she's done it.[/QUOTE]

No I haven't!
I've actually never had any problems with WHS in all the time my kids have been there. Think maybe you're confusing me with Paris?

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

Go for it and give it a try.Ye say he has a good head on his shoulders,so ye both will work along together.If he knows what he wants to do as a profession even better,because then ye can concentrate on the subjects that will prove best for him.

Spent ages learning that the hypoteneuse is equal to something blahh blahh to the other two sides blahh blahh,see have forgotten it already and have never used it since High school.

Good Luck:D

[cuddlepop]

Sorry Porshie,
Remember posting similar thread and I was probably confussing you with Paris.Please dont think I thought you had a problem with WHS,I thought you had experience of home schooling.:eek:

[lab]

I was home schooled, from 1st year untill i sat my highers when i had to go to school, i was fortunate that my dad was able to afford tutors.
Not that it did my spelling any good. I find even now I have no confedence in social settings, I am always early for everything as i can not walk into a room, bar, classroom on my own if people are there already. I had to get very drunk so i could get married,and could not even go to my dads funeral without intervention from a very understanding Dr. I dont think I would of been like this had I gone to school.
I gather from your post that you are considering this due to your child being bullied, my son was bullied badly in 1st year,in thurso high the attitude of the head was simmilar to wick, nothing was ever done and my son was even being hit in the classroom, we even called in the police but still the school did nothing the bullies were still in school and even played on the school football team. In the end we had to take a restraining order out on the ringleader this worked and he has had no problems since.

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

Home schooling comes down to two points.What does the parent think is best for their kid?

and also Does the kid think that its best for them?

[sweetpea]

Everyone's experience of life is unique to them, you have to do what's best for your own situation. If you take the bullying aside and treat home schooling in a different way i'e what you and your son want to gain from this then fair enough. Just because somebody has a bad experience of something doesn't mean to say yours will be the same. Bullying carries on into adult life not just at school. I think you are being proactive rather than reative and that's got to be good.
No point slagging the schools they will never change unless they start from absolute scratch.

[oldmarine]

Ive decided after many aguements with wick high to home school my son,if anyone has any information on how to go about this i would be very greatfull
THANKYOU


Home schooling is a tough decision. My oldest daughter successfully home schooled her children. It took a lot of sacrifice on her part. I nor my wife would feel up to it. A parent has to be fully dedicated in the attempt.

[crayola]

No home schooling for me and mine. I want them taught by professionals who know their stuff, not a silly witch who reads it up in a book, churns it around her not inconsiderable brain and regurgitates it out raw and ready. My wee ones need to interact with the world and their pals, not sit at home with their mother however doting she may be.

I want mine to pass their exams and go out and have the world at their feet. How can I teach them Higher French and Maths and English and Chemistry and Biology and Music? Simple answer: I can't.

Teacher are saints, even the bad ones. Bless 'em all. :)

[Mad1man]

I believe that sometimes home schooling works and sometimes it doesn't. You are brave to try and you are right to take as much advice as possible prior to starting. If you are worried about the exams and things at the end of the day you could ask the SQA Exam people www.sqa.org.uk/ I think that will bet you some info.

[Oddquine]

Have you exhausted all the complaint procedures? Gone over the principal's head as he isn't addressing your issues, to the School Board, or failing them, to the Education Authority? The CAB can help do that.

Home schooling would be my last worst option unless I could afford a tutor.

[Smithy]

Have you tried having a meeting with the school rector and guidance. I had a lot of problems with one of my children at school and managed to get some things worked out.

[_Ju_]

I wouldn't want to home school my child. There would be areas I wouldn't feel confident enough to give him what he needs to progress. Also, the school teaches you a very important lesson that is not officially on the curriculum: in real life you have to work with people, some of whome you like and/or can get on with, and others you cannot. The social experience that a scholl enviroment gives you is very important.

Just a quick question, if it is Wick Highschool being the problem, are you allowed to get him into Thurso Highschool?