On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:28, yuri wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:21:07 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:20, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > As well as principal@ and principle@ > > : > > :-) > > : > > > and this from a school which presumably promotes literacy! > > > > That's one hell of an presumption you know! > > If you want something done right, do it yourself. > Homeschooling is the way to go, IMNSHO. It all depends on the overall situation and circumstances. More than anything on the relationship between the child and his parent(s). To say nothing of the level of factual knowledge which the parents have. > Pity it's such an expensive exercise (one parent giving up a fulltime > income, resources, etc). I think I'm correct in saying that there is a small allowance if your child is enrolled with the Correspondence School. That's a sort of half way house.
Also the Vicky Buck schools, Discovery and Unlimited, do provide an education in a considerably more humane way than the traditional model. > I'm way off-topic now. Yes, but it's interesting. -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
