Asalamualaikum and Hi again.
My daughter 'jelita' is almost 2 now and at this age, she is really fascinated to enriched her vocabulary. She seems to talk and understand more and more which she learns from people around her through spoken words or simply our body language. I then felt the pressured to educate her, to make the best of this golden moments where some says that the first 5 years is our child life is the most important time to build their character further become the foundation for them growing-up.
While surfing for materials on teaching young children, I came across home schooling which in short in my own terminology lar ya…. your child learn at home not at school. I stumbled across Malaysian Home Educator Network (MALHEN) website: learning beyond boundaries. If you are as curious as me about home schooling read the FAQ which can be downloaded from the website or click here to directly go to download page . click on 'muat turun sekarang'. You'll get few things cleared . At least from reading I knew its legal in Malaysia!
What do I think? Will I home school my kids? Before I answer this Q, let me just made it clear that whether you choose to home school your kids or not is a personal choice…hehehehhe.. don’t want to be labeled negatively ya..
For me, I still believe in our education system, I am a product of a boarding school and I tell you it was the best time in my life... I have great fun and I really missed those days. I do agree that the public education system is the kind of one size fits all, you don’t study at your own pace and there’s peer pressure and even teacher’s pet syndrome. When I was in school, I did face peer pressure and hoping to be teacher’s favorite….worst I am the kind of student who seeks attention. But I am thankful that I take it in a positive way. I pushed myself to keep up with the A’s student and work hard just to be notice.. That’s isn’t bad….turns out fine for me ;-)
Well everything have it pros and cons, I’m just saying I’m not in the pros side of it. Anyway, in my views here are few things to consider before you make the decision not to send your kids to school.
1). If you are a person who work 9-5.. seriously your are not a candidate for home schooling your kids. You yourself needs to be with your kids..not the Indonesian maid lar..or else, your kids will master Bahasa Indonesia only tihtihtih….
2). If you are not a person with strong will power and at least finished form 5, don’t consider it too. Not that I’m being judgmental… just that I personally think you need to have the right ‘mind set’, if you your self doesn’t like school, don’t you think its harder for your to teach your kids.
3). Your family must support your decision especially your other half. If your husband doesn’t support, I think you have to re-think about it. Having the will power, determination and consistency is already hard enough, let alone having your beloved person tells you “Honey, its not working…….send them to school”
4). Your child needs to understand why you choose to home school. If your child is old enough to be in a conversation, you have to at least explain to him/her. If you are not giving your child the option to choose(of course not… still too young to see the whole picture), at least you have to reason with them your action so that when he/she grew up - won’t blame you. Just have a one to one sharing session and talk about what makes you decide that home schooling is the best road to move forward.
Well, that’s all folks… Take care!
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