Does Anybody Homeschool Outside the United States?

Question

I am currently writing a research report on global homeschooling, and would like to get some first-hand information on those who homeschool outside the United States.

1. What country do you live in?

2. Why did you choose to homeschool?

3. Have you run into any legal problems? If yes, what were they?

4. How prevalent is homeschooling in your country?

5. any other information you would like to share

Thank you so much all for your help!

Answer 1

1. We are from far east ,a third world country as they say but please respect confidentiality of where exactly i live.

2. Because of the countless benefits, more pros than cons.

3. No

4. More and more are doing it due to many issues on

a. Teachers salary, Some of our good teachers left for a better remuneration, (not only teachers but other professionals here are hunted by other countries, in a way we are proud but...blah blah blah)

b. As a result, Education is deteriorating.

c. Economy (majority are poor and can't afford to pay private schools and transportation expenses.

Well i can say as a respond to all of these problems we became wiser. (You can refer to Y  Q and A /Education and Reference/homeschool for more info.)

Answer 2

Diana has no clue of what she speaks.   Homeschooling in Canada is huge.  Even in Ontario.    oy   I live in Alberta.

HS'ing is legal in almost every country in the world.  Germany is the one country that it is illegal in.  

Some countries don't encourage it but I believe only the one has made it illegal.  

We hs because we enjoy the lifestyle.   The freedom to try new things and go places anytime we want.  To study what we want, when we want.

Answer 3

Home schooling is available out the US.

Just for the record, I am not home schooled but i want to be :-)

I come from New Zealand - national population 4 million people

4,000 people/students/kids are home schooled here

40-60,000 students take up correspondence school due to distance -  here in NZ, home school & correspondence school have a lot of differences, for some stupid reason!

Your considered weird if your home schooled here if you have no disability or you don't live in a rural area (Couple of my mates are home schooled). My parents said I was mad asking to be home schooled and "I want you to socialize" whatever

Not much really.... I don't care if Im alienated from the rest of society, cause people always find some way to socialize in the end don't you think??

Answer 4

I am from Toronto Ontario and was home-schooled throughout high school (finished a couple years ago).

1. While I was being home-schooled I lived in Canada. I have three younger siblings and they are all being home-schooled as well...It's quite convenient because my father moves from country to country due to his work so my brothers and sister don't have to deal with the worry about changing schools. (they are all currently in Egypt).

2. For myself it wasn't my a personal choice. My parents pulled me out of the school system because they were displeased with the both the teaching and the worry that I would get into mischief.

3. Never have we run into legal problems...

4. Homeschooling is quite prevalent today. Canadian as well as British Universities/colleges adore homeschooled students based on many factors; they are highly motivated, independent, relatively mature (in comparison to teens that attended a traditional school) and they are quite innovative thinkers in terms of perceiving the world around them. (There have been many articles and statistics conducted that compare the development of the mind of a mainstream schooled student Vs. that of a homeschooler.)

Hope this helps

P.S. you should try google to search some of the statistics  :)

Answer 5

1. Canada

2. I didn't want our family's life to have to revolve around a school schedule and I wasn't conficent that school would satisfy my children's educational needs.

3. No.

4. About as prevalent as in the Northern US.

Answer 6

Hi there

1) South Africa

2) The public school system has become too unsafe, defragmented and expensive for the average family.  Safety and security are permanently compromised with any number of teachers getting stabbed or attacked by both students and their parents on a regular basis, female students as young as 8 are having their personal safety compromised - one recent incident a Gr3 girl was raped in the school toilet by a staff member during school hours.  Theft and bullying is the order of the day.  The cost of education has risen to such an extent that for the poor quality and content of education and educators, and the lack of safety and security, it makes no sense to compromise your child in any manner at all.

3)  I have not run into any legal problems per se.  I am a member of the Pestalozzi Organisation Defence Fund in the event of any problems arising.  Homeschooling is taboo here and the Minister of Education is trying to put a stop to it.  Why I don't know, she doesn't have a clue!  I do know of people who have had difficulties with the so-called Department of Education.  That in itself is a joke.

4)  There are about 12000 homeschooling families in South Africa.  This number is rising daily as people opt to educate their children in the safety and security of their own homes, where a child can develop at their own pace and not be forced into a situation where they are too terrified to get dressed in the morning, because the educators are so confused they don't know whether they are coming or going, and clearly a lot of the older ones have not moved with the times that have been forced upon them.

5.)  You can contact me at [e-mail] for more information or specific cases where I know there have been difficulties.

As you can see I am not a big fan of the South African Education System, and I believe my attitude is well justified, being on the receiving end of having to pay ridiculous amounts of money monthly for a "service" I was not receiving.  Instead what we received was a highly traumatised and victimised child, who now flourishes and has her own educational website.  My children also assist in making educational curriculum-based workbooks, something that would never have been within their reach had they stayed in the public school system.

Regards

Donnette Davis, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

http://www.staidenshomeschool.com

Answer 7

Hi Sweetie,

I live near Toronto Canada & there is no such thing as home-schooling. By-Law you must attend school or they send out the Truentcy Officers & parents can be charged with negligence of the child. So long as he's fit to go to school, he/she must be there. I've never experienced or know of kids being homeschooled unless they have severe disabilities or are an actor/actress in our Country? Hope this helps a bit,  lol Best o' Luck! I think it wud be good to elaborate on countries that don't as well. Just a suggestion.

LOL, Diana D

Answer 8

UK

bullying

no

there are 50,000 HE kids in the UK or more

Answer 9

1. Australia

2. Philosophical bias, and work - we didn't want to disrupt the kids'' education

3. demands are becoming more stringent - forcing compliance to a system with which I disagree

4. Australia has a population of about 21 million, and we live in New South Wales, the most populated state (8 million?) and there are tens of thousands of home-schoolers

5.do we get a copy of the report?

Answer 10

1. Canada

2. Short answer: 1) Because my husband and I (both public school teachers) did not like what we saw in terms of social development at school and felt our children would grow better socially away from that atmosphere. 2) Because academics can be tailored to the children, giving them a better education. 3) Because we enjoy raising our children, enjoy the family closeness, enjoy the flexibility, enjoy the less stressful lifestyle...

3. None at all.

4. I think percentage-wise, it's an estimated 1%-2% of the student population.

5. In Canada, there isn't one law which applies to all homeschoolers: the provinces and territories decide the laws for their residents.

Answer 11

I am in the U.S.

But, I've corresponded with a homeschool mom from South Africa.  I have a link to her in a homeschool resource directory that I keep on line.

Her link is:

http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/

And the description is:

A site by a single working mom in South Africa and why she would opt to home educate her precious children. Sadly the Public Education System In South Africa is faced with many challenges, not least the rising costs of education, lack of safety and security for our children, general apathy amongst educators, making quality education out of the reach of a lot of parents.

She has other information on her site about what it is like to be homeschooled in S. Africa.