Monthly Archives: November 2008
School à la carte
My daughter has another two years before she applies for a place at an LEA-run school or is assessed for a fee-paying school. There are other possibilities too, including foreign government schools in London and alternative (but relatively cheap) fee-paying … Continue reading
Filed under Afterschooling, Home education, Home schooling, school a la carte
Lest we forget…
Today is Remembrance Day. On this day, I do stop to think about the lives lost in the two World Wars, though with the passage of time and an increasingly critical eye, I do question what it is, exactly, that … Continue reading
Filed under A Level, Curriculum, GCSE, School trips
The afterschooling imperative
I learned a new word this week. “Afterschooling” (noun), “afterschool” (verb; as in “I afterschool my kids”) Afterschooling is consciously augmenting your child’s school-provided curriculum. Afterschooling parents are hybrids: think homeschooler meets laissez faire parent. Many of us were afterschooled … Continue reading
Filed under Afterschooling, Cram schools, Kumon
O ye of little faith — what school for you?
I think we should end public funding of faith-based schools in England. Or at least those who advance the usual arguments against fee-paying schools should acknowledge that there are many similar arguments for abolishing publicly-funded faith-based schools, and if we’re … Continue reading
Filed under Faith schools, Schools, Uncategorized
