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RE: UK study on homeschooling
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Marion
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Aug 10, 1999 19:43 PDT
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Thanks for posting, Ben. It's always great to read something about
homeschooling, because so little attention is given to it in the media.
In this case, it says that "the only negative finding related to
four-year-olds. Rothermel tested more than 30 home educated infants and
found they made slower progress than school pupils during the reception
year." My feeling is that this 'progress' was measured mainly using
literacy and numeracy tests, ignoring the fact that many homeschoolers
successfully postpone these subject until later years. I also got the
feeling that the study is not representative. It mentions "50,000 UK
children who have opted out of the school system". I bet there are a lot
more than that in the UK!
Marion.
Quintessence wrote:
| | Hi, I copied this from another list, it's about a study by
Paula Rothermel, School of Education, University of Durham.
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