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Homeschooling is the education of children, primarily by parents, in the family home setting. This definition falls far short of actual practice - homeschoolers regularly use the whole community, including materials, people, places and institutions to continuously expand their learning opportunities. Few homeschoolers restrict learning to home. With the world as their classroom, why should they?
Home education is not new or radical. It is the oldest form of education practiced by humanity. Families educate their children at home for all kinds of reasons. The pluralistic nature of home educating families reflects the diverse nature of Australian society. This diversity of educational approaches and values is shared and celebrated by homeschoolers via conferences, newsletters, camps, magazines and support groups. Families don't homeschool in isolation. There is a flourishing network system of sympathetic support groups willing to share a wealth of personal experience, information and research.
The vast majority of homeschooling families believe that the education of children is primarily the responsibility of parents. Parents are highly motivated individuals who are keenly interested in the education of their children. They take this role seriously and continuously update their own education and maintain high educational standards for their children.
Families choose from an abundance of readily available educational materials and approaches, selecting only those elements which suit their individual children's educational profiles and family values. Homeschooling doesn't have to be fancy or expensive - often cost, beyond a collection of inexpensive text books, is determined by the educational interests and passions within the family. Basic educational supplies can be found in almost any home and with a few well chosen curriculum aids, texts and materials a comprehensive learning program can be cheaply put together.
You may like to read a couple of frequently asked question responses Beverley wrote in reply to some emailed questions:
- FAQ: What is your homeschooling life like?
- FAQ: Does this stuff work? I don't dig this homeschooling idea at all and reckon that homeschooling leads to socially retarded kids...
If you want to know more about how Beverley and Robin homeschooled their children their book, Learning in the Absence of Education (a title picked by their then ten year old son) contains many essays on how their children learned to read, write, spell, how the family managed daily life, dealt with socialisation issues, etc.
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia,
Beverley and Robin Paine
are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families.
They began homeschooling in 1986 and three years later started the
South Australian Home Based Learners
network. Beverley continues to write for homeschooling newsletters
and magazines as well as hosting several websites dedicated to promoting
and supporting home education in Australia. Her aim is to demystify the
education process and make it accessible to all parents. Enjoy Beverley's
wealth of practical knowledge, homeschooling and unschooling tips and
ideas through articles and books and online at
www.homeschoolaustralia.com.
Since the late 1990s Robin and Beverley have been building their home education
publishing business - Always Learning Books - from home with the help of their son Thomas.
"Education is not a preparation for life. Education is life itself." John Dewey
Please visit the following websites for information on homeschooling in Australia:
Homeschool Australia : SAHEN : Australian HS Curriculum : About the Paine Family
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