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Many parents have toyed with home schooling. The idea conjures up idyllic(田园诗般的) images of bright-eyed children and earnest parents clustered at the kitchen table, unravelling the mysteries of maths, science and languages free of the dogma and structures of
This week, parents have confronted a more chaotic reality-not home schooling in the usual sense, but enforced schooling, from home. Kitchen tables strewn(布满) with books and cereal bowls;
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Some will have taken instantly to schooling from home, pleasantly surprised at the
Home learning, as more usually understood, is not a new idea. The modern homeschool movement emerged in the 1970s, promoted by the likes of John Holt, an American teacher and education writer. He advised parents to
The most recent estimates suggest that close to 60,000 children are home schooled in England, for reasons including mental health issues and special educational needs. Some parents have given up on what they see as a
Many technology entrepreneurs, including Google founder Larry Page, have talked about their formative years attending Montessori schools,
For parents settling in for the long haul during today's health crisis, technology is proving a
How best to make it work? Experts say children should rise, breakfast and work according to a clear timetable in line with normal schooling and parents should take a deep breath and keep calm.