tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990013432459445862.post1980959182700583224..comments2023-05-14T01:57:50.979-07:00Comments on Catholic Home Education UK: The right timeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990013432459445862.post-46667131492006649272012-12-07T03:45:03.802-08:002012-12-07T03:45:03.802-08:00It is a very difficult decision. I put two childre...It is a very difficult decision. I put two children through a couple of IGCSEs and then my dd did Open University.<br /><br />However, the tick box appraoch in Unis and colleges doesn't take the education of the child into consideration. They must tick the right boxes or they wont get in.<br /><br />This leaves us in the difficult position of needing to know in advance what the children will be doing so we put them through the correct exams to tick the correct boxes.<br /><br />I had hoped that as the American Univerity system is so much better - taking homeschooled grads with portfolios - that we would follow suite over here. But so far, this doesn't seem to be the case. Oxford Uni may be an acception - but they have an entrance exam.<br /><br />It's very expensive to put children through IGCSEs. I don't envy parents with hardly any income getting through the hoops. It took me a long time to pay off the debt of the children's exams.<br /><br />Meanwhile some parents and children are choosing to do distance learning highschool diplomas with St. Thomas Aquinas Homeschool or Seton.<br /><br />I am watching those diplomas with interest for the next lot of my children. <br />I would want to know how many accrediated homeschool Highschool Dips are useful this side of the pond. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990013432459445862.post-82701390383099132872012-12-05T11:03:29.670-08:002012-12-05T11:03:29.670-08:00I have all this to come! I am so proud of the many...I have all this to come! I am so proud of the many friends I have whose children have done IGCSE's in the past few years. They all seem to work really hard and are coming out with super grades. It's an exciting thought and something I look forwards to at some point in the future. xxKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815223222171930944noreply@blogger.com