Homeschooling your child?

[2ppaamm]

phankao:

I know from friends who homeschool that at the end of every year, they have to submit their own self-administered(at home) Exam Results for the whole year. They usually just pluck an SA2 paper either from assessment books or from some schools' past-SA2 papers. As long as they submit some results, they don't need to what kind of exam standard that paper was lor. Have to submit to MOE as they are under \"Exemption from compulsory schooling\".

That's useful information... wonder how come I've never had to do this... :siam:

[metz]

2ppaamm:

phankao:

I know from friends who homeschool that at the end of every year, they have to submit their own self-administered(at home) Exam Results for the whole year. They usually just pluck an SA2 paper either from assessment books or from some schools' past-SA2 papers. As long as they submit some results, they don't need to what kind of exam standard that paper was lor. Have to submit to MOE as they are under \"Exemption from compulsory schooling\".

That's useful information... wonder how come I've never had to do this... :siam:

Could your daughter be still considered in the system since she was with the school for CCA? That's a really neat arrangement. I never knew that a homeschooled kid can still join school's CCA. Thanks for the info.

[metz]

Oppsgal:

What's the qualification of the parent to be doing homeschooling? Any specification like must be MOE teachers, or certs must be local uni?

Fieldtrip can means shopping in supermarket? CCA? No need to be force to do?

Apparently, there's no clear specifications from MOE on the homeschooler's level of qualification. I read that some non graduates were successful in their applications for exemption from compulsory education.

Admittedly some homeschoolers may be ex-school teachers, but one is not required to be trained, formally or informally, to teach or homeschool his/her child/children. Some may not be good at writing or maths themselves, but they would search for appropriate resources or even attend classes themselves in order to learn to guide their children in the learning journey. A number of homeschoolers also engage external help for Chinese. This blog http://teachingourown.com/ may shed some light on homeschooling.

For my case, field trips refer to visits to Museums, Parks, interesting attractions etc...

[2ppaamm]

chamonix:

2ppaamm:

[quote=\"phankao\"]
I know from friends who homeschool that at the end of every year, they have to submit their own self-administered(at home) Exam Results for the whole year. They usually just pluck an SA2 paper either from assessment books or from some schools' past-SA2 papers. As long as they submit some results, they don't need to what kind of exam standard that paper was lor. Have to submit to MOE as they are under \"Exemption from compulsory schooling\".

That's useful information... wonder how come I've never had to do this... :siam:

Could your daughter be still considered in the system since she was with the school for CCA? That's a really neat arrangement. I never knew that a homeschooled kid can still join school's CCA. Thanks for the info. [/quote]Don't know leh, but I filled out that homeschool form as required by the school and MOE, and gave all the justifications and also the syllabus.

The CCA part, it is because I have a very good relationship with the CCA teachers, so I just get her to go twice a week, she also goes for the sports training, and represented the school in two sports. So not bad, one SYF, two sports, also used the library. She always wore a uniform when she went to school. That was P5. Last year, when she was Sec 2, I did the same thing with her sec school. This time, the school did not want her to take part in the SYF, but she went for the CCA anyway, and competed in two sports as well. Maybe because the school is a bit more kiasu, the primary school is a neighbourhood school, the sec school is an independent school. And, I paid school fees all the way.

[2ppaamm]

chamonix:

For my case, field trips refer to visits to Museums, Parks, interesting attractions etc...

Yeah, field trips refer more to these, but any trip to a supermarket, restaurant can turn into a field trip. The children get to learn about financial planning (this is a module in High school) and writing business plans. Just sitting down and calculating the costs of running a business through observation sharpens a kid's business sense. Also, observing the customer service, doing market survey. These are observation and advanced analytical skills normally taught only in tertiary institutions. I teach them these from young.

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2ppaamm:

For my daughter, I kept her registered in the school. So officially, she belongs to the school, but she was not physically in the school. She did go back for CCA, though, and even went for SYF and the school got Gold for that. Hehe... yep, I don't know what arrangement that was, but I had a good relationship with that school, and they were really nice.

hi 2ppaamm,

Does your daughter required to do the CA or SA or year end exam?

[2ppaamm]

laughingcat:

2ppaamm:

For my daughter, I kept her registered in the school. So officially, she belongs to the school, but she was not physically in the school. She did go back for CCA, though, and even went for SYF and the school got Gold for that. Hehe... yep, I don't know what arrangement that was, but I had a good relationship with that school, and they were really nice.

hi 2ppaamm,

Does your daughter required to do the CA or SA or year end exam?

No, not required to do these. So, if the school stream the kids, they will be in the last class. However, for some reason, my daughter's level in the school was not streamed from P5 to P6, so she remained in the top class. Quite nice for her, because it boosted her self-esteem, as she was in the top class from P2.

[metz]

2ppaamm:

Chamonix:

Could your daughter be still considered in the system since she was with the school for CCA? That's a really neat arrangement. I never knew that a homeschooled kid can still join school's CCA. Thanks for the info.

Don't know leh, but I filled out that homeschool form as required by the school and MOE, and gave all the justifications and also the syllabus.

The CCA part, it is because I have a very good relationship with the CCA teachers, so I just get her to go twice a week, she also goes for the sports training, and represented the school in two sports. So not bad, one SYF, two sports, also used the library. She always wore a uniform when she went to school. That was P5. Last year, when she was Sec 2, I did the same thing with her sec school. This time, the school did not want her to take part in the SYF, but she went for the CCA anyway, and competed in two sports as well. Maybe because the school is a bit more kiasu, the primary school is a neighbourhood school, the sec school is an independent school. And, I paid school fees all the way.

This is certainly a new piece of info for me. I didn't know that a child could still be registered with a school if the parent applied for homeschooling. This is very similar to the Leave of Absence scheme for students going overseas with their parents. Interesting.

Btw, it wasn't the Sg MOE officers who visited us. They were from the French Education Ministry. Looks like the French is more stringent towards homeschooling.

[metz]

Oppsgal:

Fieldtrip can means shopping in supermarket? CCA? No need to be force to do?

Sorry, I missed out the CCA part. Nope, they don't have to do CCA.

Btw, our field trips also included trips to Legoland, Disneyland Paris, Asterix Park etc. Since last Oct till now, we have been to Disneyland 5 times. In case you wonder if we are staying near Disneyland, the answer is no. We are about 6 hours drive away from Paris.

2ppaamm:

chamonix:

For my case, field trips refer to visits to Museums, Parks, interesting attractions etc...

Yeah, field trips refer more to these, but any trip to a supermarket, restaurant can turn into a field trip. The children get to learn about financial planning (this is a module in High school) and writing business plans. Just sitting down and calculating the costs of running a business through observation sharpens a kid's business sense. Also, observing the customer service, doing market survey. These are observation and advanced analytical skills normally taught only in tertiary institutions. I teach them these from young.

Thanks for the pointers. But I'll have to KIV that first... cos mommy has no idea how to.

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