KKF
June 4, 2014, 2:04am
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Re: Home schooling…pros and cons?
KKF…some questions for you
1.Do you regret being homeschooled or you are perfectly satisfied?
i regret it for sure. i missed out on a lot of activities with other kids. the first trip that i had was when i was in the final year of my undergrad program. i remember i used to see other kids in school while i was roaming around alone in my village.
2.As you said you studied on your own…was it difficult for you?what if you couldnt understand some topics?
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i had my Dad and my elder brother. my family is a teacher’s family so a lot of help was available to me.**
3.Why did your parents decided to.not send you to school?
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it’s wasn’t by choice. i lived in a village where the quality of education at a local school was dismal. the kids there learned more swear words than anything else. my father was the Principal at a Degree College 10 miles away and i had transportation problems. My Dad decided to home school me until we moved to a city when my elder brother got a job.
my brother got a teaching position at AligaRh Muslim University and that’s when he took me there and i started my formal schooling.**
4.Was it hard for you to struggle in your career life?
**nope, not at all. actually i was a straight A student. i did grade 10 after one year of schooling and then i entered university as a Pre University Student…2 years later after doing my Pre University and Pre Medical, i was in Med School. it was quite a smooth transition.
it’s sad and unfortunate that my brother left for the US and i was left all alone and that’s when i dropped the ball. i enjoyed life more than i studied and as a result i was kicked out of med school. :(**
5.Would you recommend Homeschooling to others?
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no, never. it’s not fair with the kid. denying a child’s childhood is not good. child feels aloof…is depressed and wonders why him?**
6.Anything you would like to say to those parents who are or want to.homeschool?
these days, things are a bit different…i would NOT recommend any parent to home school his/her child because it’s simply not fair that he/she is denied the joy of growng up with other kids.
at the end of the day, it’s parent’s decision…good or bad, they will have to live with that. personally, i would never recommend.