20 April 2009
My home, my school
Posted by DAVID BC TAN under: News .
The Star ran a story on homeschool in their education supplement Sunday entitled, My Home, My School. Check it out and see what you think.
They ran these HUGE photos that sort of threw us off balance for awhile. The front photo with Sook Ching was rather, uhm, posy, because the reporter wanted a pix that showed a ‘typical’ homeschool. Tried telling her the pose was unnecessary and so untypical, but she insisted. Also, Sook Ching was a little peeved that the reporter spelled her name wrong (it’s not ‘Sook Chin’).
It’s not the first time that we’ve been interviewed, but this time you hear voices from kids who were homeschooled, and then got back into the mainstream, and then back again. Well. Then there’s our friend Jane whose family has conventionally schooled kids and one who’s homeschooled. And there’s Hafizah of Malaysia Homeschool Unite too. This spunky young mother of 4 is a strong advocate of homeschool – may her tribe increase! – and you can visit her blog here.
If I have any reservations, it’s the statement by the head of a private school that “school is still the best place to bring up a child.” But of course she had to say that, being a teacher. I’ll respond to that in another post.
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coachsha Says:
20 April 2009 at 2:21 pm.
Sir David,
Congratulations! I’m Mamafiza’s buddy – my husband and I choose to homeschool our kids too (8 yrs, 7, 5).
I must say that your family is an inspiration, that yes, homeschooling can be done in in M’sia (and anywhere in the world).
Gracias, senor.
p/s: Oh, your writing is….immaculate, Sir.
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21 April 2009 at 2:27 am.
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mamafiza Says:
21 April 2009 at 2:36 am.
Dear Sir David Tan and Miss Sook Ching,
Thank you for your contribution to making my day a better one, to “down here” and back has sent my mind into orbit.
Truly, really enjoy your writing, I think you are one of the most interesting, talented people I have ever had any contact with, plus your posts are interesting and brighten my day. Thank You! >_<
p/s: Miss CoachSha, thanks a lot for your pure friendship *cuddles*
DAVID BC TAN Says:
21 April 2009 at 3:16 pm.
hey, some of us will have to drop the ‘sir’ bit – totally, totally embarrassing and unnecessary. pretty soon there will be questions where I was knighted…..