Homeschooling parents were recently shocked when the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) not once, but twice attempted to curb the liberty of parents to choose what is in the best interest of their children. On 11 February the WCED issued Draft 8 of a proposed policy on home education that unlawfully requires parents to use the state curriculum, register before 30 September of the year before they can start homeschooling, prohibiting...
Homeschooling parents often have mixed feelings when faced with a request to participate in a research being done on homeschooling. One the one hand they feel that research can be beneficial for home education. The fact that research is being done is an acknowledgement that home education is viewed as important. The results of research can be used to protect the right to homeschool. For example when the results of research...
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Single parents who are committed to homeschool organize a schedule around their work commitments and sometimes involve family or tutors to assist...
No. Research has found no correlation between the qualification of the parent and the academic performance of the child. Research shows that...
Homeschooling is different for every family as it depend on the parents educational goals for their children Education is the development of the...
Yes, they take breaks. Some homeschool families follow the public school year calendar especially if they are involved in sport and music...
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