Today on the Malaysian Homeschooling Network Group on Facebook.

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,

Self-directed Learning on the rise.

Rise and rise until Lambs become Lions! According to the US Department of Education : Homeschooling is up 74% since 1999 It’s no longer a solitary exercise for many parents: it’s communal. Many families are now sharing ideas about teaching and taking turns as teachers. Studies used to show that most parents decided to homeschool for [...]

Before We Decide to Homeschool : 31.10.10 Penang Homeschool Talk prelude.

Here are some of the questions parents in Penang have asked : We are using AOP (American Program) but somehow I found that syllabus is too simple especially on the Maths, What do you think that our kids could have catch up with the standard government education system? Will he be left out? Thanks I [...]

Not keen on kiasu-academic culture.

I met up with this parent a few days ago. I was in quite a rush that day and hope I had been able to give her some answers. Can anyone else out there add to this? I have two kids (aged 5 and 1plus), and so have recently been venturing into (and getting shocked) [...]

Parents as Contributors.

If you were  born in Penang,  live or work in Penang and have resources, original thoughts or ideas on how we can move ahead in the issue of education do request to be a contributor* to this blog.  This is a blogspace that will be co-operative, not owned by any single person. We have to [...]

The three aspects of homeschooling.

There are 3 aspects to homeschooling : The nurturing and development of the Whole Child The social aspect The academic aspect. Homeschooling, first and foremost,  begins at home.  It has been both easy and uneasy Unschooling. (Note I said “uneasy” not difficult). Easy as in I’ve removed a lot of trivial stress and worry and [...]