Norfolk Home Learning
From small beginnings to great success
Home Education aka Homeschooling
Home education starts at birth, and if you're a mum you've seen it working wonders in the earliest years. It's fair to ask why school should ever intervene.
Some mums never give school a look-in. Others try school then embrace home ed feeling all the more sure that it's right for their kids.
They soon make friends! Many homeschooling families get together to share books, music or the fun and games of home-based science.
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Some families also meet up at classes in Norwich run specially for youngsters in home education. Opting in for a few hours a week is surely better than school captivity and regimentation!
Youngsters in home education can discover their strengths and fulfil their potential - like this musical foursome or this pair seen starring in a film.
One thing is certain: far from being stuck at home, they just aren't stuck at school - and they'll get their GCSEs without the stress of Continuous Assessment that school would impose.
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Decades ago I quit classroom teaching after just a few years. It set me free to write my books, give my lectures and run this website for caring parents. There's more about my personal journey at No More School! You'll also find a welcoming mailbag and helpful pages on anxiety, tutors and talented kids!
As for teaching methods, avoid ‘talk and chalk’ and let kids learn in practical ways whenever you can. To quote Confucius,
They hear and they forget,
They see and they remember.
They do and they understand.
'Hands on' learning works for nearly everything. Take maths, for example: Throwing a stick can uncover pi - and the distance round this water wheel. You don't just get the answer; you get a load of fun and a lively debate about how it works.
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I envy the mum who wrote to me saying how glad she was that she'd taught her own kids. If only I'd done the same for mine!
I did home educate my grandchildren, now at uni or beyond. I've also helped dozens - even hundreds - of local families with home ed or school, some by tutoring at my place or theirs but often just with free advice!
My contact form brings rapid answers!
Tony D Triggs
