Who Home Educates?

There has been an idea that all parents that home educate are from white middle class families that is a myth. Parents from all backgrounds home-educate. It's not just those who come from high-income groups. There are many who are on low incomes, two parent, single parents and families from all other social groups. There is no one model.

There is not a particular type of parents whom home educates, we are all different. We are just parents who are willing to choose and take up the desire to home educate. Parents who want to spent more time with their children. Some parents decide not to send their children to school from the start, but want the opportunity to learn and grow along side their children.

Some times home education can be a stopgap between schools. Where there is no school place available, learning at home is an option while waiting for a school place. Children and parents take a gap year to explore world wide, life long learning in their resident country or travel abroad. This could be for less than a year or even longer.

A child may simply not be suited to the school environment, this is not a myth the style of learning can adversely effect a child's behaviour and well-being. Home education may be the perfect solution.

Children can some times be forced to leave school due to bullying. The figures speak for themselves.

Special needs cannot be catered for successfully so parents may decide to withdraw their child and home educate.

Parents might have a job that takes them overseas. Rather than the children continue to change schools, parents decide that home education is a better option, as learning is consistent.

Parents who want to have more of a pro-active positive role in their children's up bringing, choose this option.

Parents who want to have a cultural, religious foundation based outlook on learning.  Home educated children are successful and achieve above average results. Most go on to College, University, go out to work or start their own enterprises. They go on to lead successful lives.

Home educated children grow with their parents. They go on to become caring parents themselves with the flexible approach that is needed in the fast changing society in which we live.

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