just want to share my thoughts… thank you.

I’m a “homeschool graduate,” if you may, and I have met literally hundreds of other homeschoolers here in the Philippines. I was reading your post, and was reminded of just one thing:

True learning happens through life, experience, and reflection. You can learn all these whether you are homeschooled or not.

I think you’ve missed the point on homeschooling and confined it to one portion of the whole experience, what Filipinos fondly call “home study.” Home study is just that: studying at home. I did home study as A PART of my homeschooling. Homeschooling is not a parent putting up a little school at home, it’s a lifestyle of learning and teaching children with the complete support and opportunities which the family affords. Learning doesn’t just happen at home, but in whatever sphere of influence the child is exposed to.

There are already many, many homeschooling families in the Philippines whom you may not be aware of. Furthermore, those who homeschool in the truest sense of the term are yielding invaluable results because their kids are no longer limited to the confines of society’s view of education. They are freely learning and accessing and filtering information and knowledge that is meaningful and purposive for them.

The crux of the matter is that our schools are deteriorating, but there are still some students who will shine in spite of the decline. For those who will not be successful in the traditional schools, alternative avenues for learning must be considered. Otherwise, we would mystify society all the more by adhering to one standard of learning.

Think about it some more, research, and really talk to a homeschooler. I think you do have a point, but it’s rather closed-doors, hehehe…

Coming from a “student of the world,” I’d say open your eyes a bit more. Maybe there is just something you’ve not uncovered about the real meaning of learning.

Cheers!

Your post is pretty much one-sided and without basis.
Haven’t you met homeschool families/groups in the Philippines yet? I think you should have done a bit more homework and interviewed them.

I think “Why Homeschool isn’t so popular in the Philippines” is a more appropriate title..

Why is it not popular? Because people who do not have enough information about it write with such audacity on the subject matter without relevant and sufficient info on hand.

My 2 cents worth.

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well, that’s most likely the case. for me i still prefer the traditional schooling.

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