A full-day co-op would look like this : X-hour to X-hour. 30-40% of time per week is allocated for formal instruction. (Paid teachers). 30% for peer-to-peer / parent-led / student-led learning (Paid parent). – (Project based learning, etc) 30-40% - outdoor activities, living skills, outings, free and easy. Parents coming in for part-time pay [...]
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What’s your idea of homeschooling? I think different people are going to come up with different answers so I’m just going to throw a ball out and see what comes back. Here’s what I’m thinking and it’s not an exhaustive list and it’s very open to discussion (when we meet face to face before August [...]
What I can share with all of you is that there is no model, at the moment, that Penang can adopt wholesale. I particularly liked the moral of story that I heard at a seminar a couple of weeks back. In the story it says each of us has to bring our own dish to the party at the Global Pot-Luck Party of Life. I think that’s the same for us here in Penang. Each of us has to bring our talents, gifts, abilities in all forms and shapes and the first step is to talk to each other about what we want out of it, what others are looking for, what we can do about that.
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Posted: June 28, 2011 in General, Parents' CornerTags: Penang homeschooling community co-op
I would love to hear what you guys think about this, + or – . How would it sit with you guys, if we were to rent a villa and make it into a hang out place for our kids? Open 5-6 days a week, may be with an employee to take care of the basic chores, may be not. A place with a nice yard, 3-4 rooms, a kitchen, broadband connection, some furniture… etc, what ever comes to mind. A place where the kids can socialize and learn from each other. we could all pay something towards the rent and other expenses. The left over could be used for buying stuff,
Hi, The focus of 21PLC is not to teach you how to homeschool but to become a collective effort on setting up a co-op of international standards, staffed with competent teachers with actual strategies for exit exams into formal tertiary education if that be the choice of a family. However, 21PLC can serve as a [...]
Penang Homeschool meeting : Part 1 : Tuesday, 11am to 3pm. Part 2 : Thursday, 11am – 3pm. Part 3 : Friday : time pending. Venue : Tanjung Bungah / Gelugor. Venue : please email penangcommunity@gmail.comBy invitation only. All Malaysian Homeschool Network, 21PLC members and their friends welcome. Children and maid allowed at venue. Please [...]
This post addresses whether there is a need for a learning academy for homeschooling/unschooling families, and how and what the proposed learning academy would be like and what is required for it to manifest. Here are some points to consider to begin having some context : – Homeschooling is first and foremost about the home, [...]
Dear all, Trust is something that is difficult to build but once lost it is much harder to rebuild. In reading Speed of Trust we will realize that a lot of energy and resources can be used effectively towards a common good. The opposite is also true. Once people start having doubts about one another [...]
So, OK. The whole point about homeschooling is not entirely about religious / political views special education needs how horrible and seemingly pointless public schooling seems Some parents do decide to homeschool for some or all of those reasons including personal family values, plans to leave the country soon, etc. Some parents, like myself, choose [...]
These are observations made by my students about homeschooling centers in Penang : What’s the difference? Everything is just like a school except they don’t have the infrastructure and facilities that school has and they cost more! Teacher, why would they advertise that they cater to slow-learners and drop-outs? Is that a good thing for [...]
