Home Schooling

[anonymous]

Can someone just take their kid fromschool and decide to teach him/her at home?

Iknow of someone doing this. She is so wrong i think.

The child in question is a very very spoilt kid. Treated like a baby even tho he is about 9 years old. He still has a dummy for god sake!

He rides around in a trolley when they go shopping.

There is nothing medicaly wrong with him altho he may have adhd or something i think.

This child is close to my dd and i have reservations about her being around this child as when she has beenwith them she acts very strange and it takes a day or so to get her back to her normal self.

am i being nasty?

sorry

[Ravenfire]

First of all if he has ADHD then that is classed as a medical condition.

Secondly, with regard to Home Schooling, there are certain procedures you can follow but any child can be home taught.

I think it depends in what way your child behaves differently as to whether she should be kept away from this boy. If indeed he does have special needs then thats not his fault, nor is the fact that he is babied by his mum. Maybe there is more going on than you realise?

I think it would be a shame to stop them being friends for no good reason.

[anonymous]

Oh am not going to stop them being friends, sorry didnt mean it like that!!!

many apologies if i offended. not meant to at all

[lisaequi]

when i said there is nothing medically wrong with him, thats his mother speaking not me.

[Easties]

In all honesty i think it is up to his mum , if she thinks its the best thing for her child and is able to do it then why not in fact i take my hat off to anyone that does it because i honestly wouldnt know where to start

As for the dummy thing and trolly thing well i personally wouldnt do it but each to their own but if he does have ADHD maybe he is in the trolly to stop him running off or something (not that clued up on ADHD)

As for your daughter acting strange around her son , i personally think thats something for you to address with your daughter

this is just my opinion xxxx

[poppet]

yes I believe she can choose to home school - however im pretty sure she would actually have to prove that she was indeed "teaching" her child at home as opposed to just letting him bunk off and do nothing with him.

Its a tricky time to be taking him out of school though, what with SATs.

Added to that, theres the issue of him not mixing with children his age and not making friends if he's not at school.

But some parents feel very strongly about home schooling and personally I think there are arguments for both sides.

Perhaps she feels that she can do a better job with him at home. I dont think you are being "nasty" as such but there might be more to this than you think and home schooling is very much a matter of individual choice.

As for the dummy and trolley ..... well ive got a 9 year old boy and if i even suggested he go in a trolley he would run a mile :cheesy: sounds ridiculous to put a child so big in a trolley seat, dont his feet drag on the floor?

[saratoga]

I have six children ,we have decided that we would home educate them when they left primary school ,so far it has been working really well with the 13 and 12 year olds until we had to pull our 7 year old out of school because of bullying ,it has really upset the balance but she is so much happier now,so we will just get on with it! I have to admit it is hard and no my children are not spoilt ,but they are really polite and well adjusted for their age(alright not perfect we have the normal pre teen strops to deal with!),but hopefully it will all be worth it!