More about schools and socialisation
I’ve been thinking about the article in today’s Western Mail, in which Geraint Davies of the NASUWT expresses his concerns about the opportunities that home-educated children have (or, in his opinion, don’t have) to develop social skills. I’ve been thinking about it, but I haven’t changed my conclusion that he’s talking through his nether quarters.
Quote: “But what concerns me is that those children will be missing out on developing their social and interpersonal skills with their peers.”
Yeah. All those home-educated kids who have all day to spend meeting at clubs and groups etc, and all evening free to do even more socialising (because they’re not stuck indoors doing homework) are really missing out.
Quote: “Education isn’t just about reading, writing and mathematics - it’s also about understanding the real world outside the home.”
I’d argue that the home is a large part of the “real world”. Unlike school, which ceases to be a part of the “real world” as soon as you hit 18, if not sooner. Unless, of course, you become a teacher, in which case you get to continue the pretence that school bears some resemblance to the “real world”.
Quote: “Schools provide an enriching menu of opportunities…”
Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa! Go on then, hands up - how many of you feel that school provided you with an “enriching menu of opportunities”? And how many of you feel that school didn’t do much but get in the way of your getting on with what you really wanted to do?
Quote: “…which fully prepares the child for adulthood and beyond.”
Huh? Fully prepares for adulthood? So how come we seem to constantly be hearing how pupils are leaving without the necessary skills to cope in adulthood?
As for the “beyond” bit…that would be….well, what exactly would it be? Death? Methinks Mr Davies’ school didn’t do a great job in teaching him how to present a convincing argument 
I tried to leave a comment on the newspaper’s website, but it seems to only want to post my first three lines 
Scroll down to previous entries for photos of my socially-deprived, home-educated children.
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