Your children learn about the world from you. They learn to speak, sing, whistle, run, walk and deal with numbers, all in your presents and all because you create a safe and challenging environment designed to promote learning. Children are born with a hunger for learning, and all you have to do is feed that hunger.
No one understands your children as well as you do.
No one is more qualified to guide their education.
All parents decide on the quality and style of education for their child and, in this country that is every parents right.
Most parents entrust their children to an institution, be it public or private. They do so in the belief that ‘teachers’ are better at the job than they could ever be. This can be a convenient decision for all concerned (but probably not for your child).
In my city, Melbourne, in business one of the first questions you will be asked is, “What school did you go to?”
My boys would answer, “Walletta College”. “It’s a very exclusive private school where the teacher pupil ratio is one teacher to every two pupils”. The school name was a play on the name of our cottage but the ratio was spot on.
Mums and dads ‘teach’ their children all the basics before they get anywhere near a school.
It takes courage to swim against the tide but the rewards are enormous.
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