tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post8691446351835058451..comments2023-09-06T03:36:23.661-07:00Comments on Iliska Dreams: EDUCATION GUEST POST KRYSTA FROM: A Fairytale Comes Alive.Iliska Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719163569308739697noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-37335239125673646882013-12-18T19:41:34.574-08:002013-12-18T19:41:34.574-08:00Certainly!Certainly!Emilyhttp://msemilyjane.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-85099341064329523442013-12-18T19:38:35.095-08:002013-12-18T19:38:35.095-08:00Definitely, I completely respect and value your op...Definitely, I completely respect and value your opinion. You're telling YOUR story and thoughts and opinions about the school system in Greece and what you want for your child. I don't think there is one right way, Learning education can happen in a variety of ways, I think if a person has a kind heart and do what they are passionate for they will thrive no matter the method of education. <br /><br /><br />I can't believe homeschooling is illegal in Greece?! That doesn't seem fair, parents should have the right to choose to educate their own kids if that's what they want to do.Emilyhttp://msemilyjane.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-79700102190060022972013-12-12T00:43:21.809-08:002013-12-12T00:43:21.809-08:00There is a lot to be said for home school some kid...There is a lot to be said for home school some kidsJuliehttp://iliska-dreams.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-45462243503360683042013-12-11T00:27:37.074-08:002013-12-11T00:27:37.074-08:00Sometimes I find myself wondering what would have ...Sometimes I find myself wondering what would have happened if they had been encouraged to reach their full potential instead of dumbing themselves down to fit the mainstream. Chereena was reading The Magician's Nephew (book 1 of the Narnia Chronicles) in grade 1, Amii was asking about like terms (algebra) in grade 2.L Tattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-9508711715978552892013-12-08T22:24:34.670-08:002013-12-08T22:24:34.670-08:00Unfortunately main stream has to aim for the middl...Unfortunately main stream has to aim for the middle of the road, any thing above or below this struggleJuliehttp://iliska-dreams.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-89046576350940143272013-12-08T17:34:27.655-08:002013-12-08T17:34:27.655-08:00I think the public education system rigidly caters...I think the public education system rigidly caters for the mainstream student. If you don't fit into that category you get left behind. Or out. I was mainstream at school, neither particularly good nor bad. I had the option of finishing in grade 10. My daughters didn't. They had to continue to grade 12 and they didn't fit the mainstream. Both of them could read before Grade 1. I recall spending the first 3 or 4 weeks visiting the eldest's grade 1 teacher nearly every day. She was bored and therefore disruptive. We moved when the youngest was in grade 6 and discovered schools here have cachement areas. She was so far ahead of everyone else in her new school. If I had it over again, maybe I would seriously consider home schooling!L Tattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-72048698819138771072013-12-02T22:10:39.564-08:002013-12-02T22:10:39.564-08:00Em you should write a guest post on Education for ...Em you should write a guest post on Education for me!!Juliehttp://iliska-dreams.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207978290752991488.post-57534749804743211972013-12-02T08:30:34.134-08:002013-12-02T08:30:34.134-08:00I think it depends on the child/teen/person. I did...I think it depends on the child/teen/person. I did well in school and I thrived academically, and I more or less enjoyed it (except when I was a teenager and I was all withdrawn and depressing- I got over it). Children like adults need a learning environment they can thrive and what may work for one child may not work for another. I did well with the structure and I liked learning most things (still do)- but I've never really been a free spirit, I may have a creative side, but I also have a rigid side. <br /><br /><br />I will have my son in a regular, basic structured/formal school system and I'll see how he does. If later I feel that he would benefit greater at a school with a more creative or intuitive edge, I will be glad to accommodate. Perhaps do the same with your child? Never hurts to try something and if one way doesn't work, you can look to home school or put her in a different type of school.Emilyhttp://msemilyjane.com/noreply@blogger.com