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The two best things about being home schooled for me were A: The ability to work my own schedule. If I wanted to double up on school one day, I could. Then the

The two best things about being home schooled for me were A: The ability to work my own schedule. If I wanted to double up on school one day, I could. Then the next day I could skip school and work on a hobby or project. This brings me to B: The ability to focus my studies on things that interested me. For me, this included Battlebots (I made one) and aviation. Aviation was an early career choice that didn't quite manifest for me (blessing in disguise, I suppose). I was able to do things like take the day off of school to copilot with my uncle who worked as a corporate pilot.

pbhjpbhj 15y ago
Could you describe what you mean by "home schooled" a little more. For example: >I was able to do things like take the day off of school to copilot with my uncle // Confuses me because when you're copiloting with your uncle you're being home-schooled; you're not having the day off from education you're just doing it differently (right!). Presumably where you are just being educated at home doesn't fit the definition of "home schooled"?
- dkokelley 15y ago
  You're right. In a way, I was able to get school out of the way so I could learn. There are still requirements to meet. We had standardized testing every year, and coursework to complete. My point is that I could get the formal stuff out of the way at my own pace, and actually do interesting things like learn about aerodynamics first-hand. At a public school, this would have been more difficult to do.
  - pbhjpbhj 15y ago
    Home schooling is interchanged with what might more correctly be called "non-school based education" here. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ChoosingASchool/DG_4016124 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelo... Gives the legal requirements in the UK. We don't have requirements to sit exams or do specific pieces of work (coursework) as long as "full-time education" is provided.

pbhjpbhj 15y ago

Could you describe what you mean by "home schooled" a little more. For example: >I was able to do things like take the day off of school to copilot with my uncle // Confuses me because when you're copiloting with your uncle you're being home-schooled; you're not having the day off from education you're just doing it differently (right!). Presumably where you are just being educated at home doesn't fit the definition of "home schooled"?

dkokelley 15y ago
You're right. In a way, I was able to get school out of the way so I could learn. There are still requirements to meet. We had standardized testing every year, and coursework to complete. My point is that I could get the formal stuff out of the way at my own pace, and actually do interesting things like learn about aerodynamics first-hand. At a public school, this would have been more difficult to do.
- pbhjpbhj 15y ago
  Home schooling is interchanged with what might more correctly be called "non-school based education" here. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ChoosingASchool/DG_4016124 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelo... Gives the legal requirements in the UK. We don't have requirements to sit exams or do specific pieces of work (coursework) as long as "full-time education" is provided.