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Wednesday, May 20,1992 — A9

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Home-schooling alternative works for some families

For a majority of children, and
their parents, going to school is
accepted as an intrinsic part of
growing up, allowing children to
grow, develop their sense of self
and make frends while getting an
education.

But for some parents who, for
whatever reasons, want more per-
sonal control over their children’s
environment, home-schooling is
an opfion that suits their philoso-
phies and lifestyles.

Speaking at a recent presenta-
tion by the Confederation of Parent
Advisory Councils of Saanich
(COPACS) at Sidney School, par-
ent Becky Shaw. explained why,
home education was best for her
son Michael.

Shaw, herself a teacher, said she
is not against teachers. However,
she said media exploitation alters
society’s perception of children,
especially at middle school age,
and she did not want her son to be
subject to that.

She also said that disruptions in
class, caused by some unruly chil-
dren, set a certain tone and tend to
divert a teacher’s attention from
others needing attention.

Shaw’s son Michael tended to
be a very intense worker but
without a good concept of passing
time. This, along with other learn-
ing habits, convinced her he would
be better studying at home by
correspondence, learning at his
own pace outside a school envi-
ronment.

Spending about six hours a day
studying, Michael uses a computer
extensively and completes assign-
ments under Shaw’s supervision.
Papers are submitted and graded
under a correspondence program
and the students progress is care-
fully monitored.

For another parent, mother of
three Melody Weaver, her eldest
son’s crying and unwillingness to
go to school prompted her to
home-school him in a step-by-step
process that she believes will
allow him to blossom in his own
time.

Weaver has also decided to
school her other two children to a

_ Grade 4 level, at which Stage she

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maintains the children’s self-
esteem and personal values are
solid and they are ready to be
integrated into the school system.

For Beth Reimer, the decision to

home-school her two children is
based on her belief that the bond-
ing of a mother and child is vital in

instilling a solid spiritual and
value base. She believes that it is
not until a child is between 8- and
11-years-old that their physical,
mental and emotional develop-
ment is balanced.

The children work at “project-
onented study” for two-and-a-half

hours each moming. Reimer defers
to her husband as the leader of the
home and he sets the moral tone
while she teaches “what a mother
should teach.”

All three parents said the chil-
dren’s social development was
well catered for in outside activi-
ties and that while there were days
of intense frustration, the home-
school option — supported by
local schools, district administra-
tion and the provincial corre-
spondence program — was the
right option for their children.

Hank Stefaniak, Saanich School

District superintendent, told
COPACS he understands that the
public school system cannot meet
everyone’s specific needs and that
the materials and support required
for the “positive alternative” of
home-schooling would be made
readily available at the local
school level.

Reimer cited a book by Ray-
mond Moore titled Better late than
early as a good guide to home
schooling.

The next COPACS meeting is
June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Sansbury
School. Everyone is welcome.

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