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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,
by 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 agoHome 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.