Hi! I am homeschooled

So, I am homeschooled and I live on Madagascar as a Christian missionary (it's true). I've noticed that most public-schoolers have totally wrong ideas about homeschooling so I decided to make this thread. If you have questions about homeschooling, here is the place to ask them!

So, I am homeschooled and I live on Madagascar as a Christian missionary (it's true). I've noticed that most public-schoolers have totally wrong ideas about homeschooling so I decided to make this thread. If you have questions about homeschooling, here is the place to ask them!

Were you homeschooled by parents or did you have a teacher come in?

If it was parents, how did they balance the roles of a fun parent /friend and teacher

The UK term for ‘homeschooling’ is home education. There are a few home educated students. I have home educated a grandchild and one of my sons is home educating his children.

who has better spices: madagascar or zanzibar?

Have you heard of Libertalia?

Have you heard of Libertalia?

me and my wife are just about to start to try for our first baby - and I must admit I am quite interested in homeschooling.

I have seen friends and family try it before, with mixed results. if the parents understand what they are doing, it seemed to go well. The kids ended up perfectly educated and adjusted, and you would have never suspected anything other than a decent education.. but for the kids whose parents thought it was an amazing idea! but had no clue how to actually approach an education, their children suffered. Currently my cousin is one of these, who sleeps all day because her parents have no idea about discipline, barely studies, has fallen so far behind other kids her age, and has become highly isolated.

So what do you think I should know - is my question. What advice would you give for someone who is considering it for their hopefully soon to be, children.

Can I homeschool myself at 16? Do I have to purchase all of these online courses, or can I completely go it alone. I plan to get a tutor to mark work and help when needed but some online courses out there are around £900 each, which I think is a little pricey, considering I can do it for free at school.

Can I homeschool myself at 16? Do I have to purchase all of these online courses, or can I completely go it alone. I plan to get a tutor to mark work and help when needed but some online courses out there are around £900 each, which I think is a little pricey, considering I can do it for free at school.

Do you believe in God? If so, why?

Also, do you study for qualifications such as gcses, a levels or IB?

If you ate willing to take the effort, you can buy seperate books instead of take courses. But it still is rather pricey in some places. Khanacademy and bbc bitesize are good (and free) websites too.