About IGCSE
Posted by DAVID BC TAN under: College/University; Examinations on 1 Dec 2010.
Quite a few people have been asking about IGCSE and how a homeschooler can sit for these exams. Thanks to a homeschooling mom, I’ve uploaded a simple FAQ that should help you understand what your homeschooler has to do if he or she is thinking of next steps after high school. Go to our RESOURCES tab and click on Homeschool and IGCSE.
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Mala Says:
2 December 2010 at 8:51 am.
Hi,
Thanks for the informative article. I have one question though. How do those homeschoolers doing subjects such as physics chemistry and biology do their practicals. I know that in the exam itself you can do the alternative to practical paper-so no problem there, but surely they will need some lab exposure. Thanks Rgds
CF Says:
2 December 2010 at 1:52 pm.
Hi
Thank you very much for the information. It is most helpful for me to plan for my children education roadmap.
I appreciate your contribution and support to the homeschooling community.
Regards
SC Says:
13 December 2010 at 11:58 am.
Mala,
Well, as the saying goes, where’s there’s a will, there’s a way. Homeschoolers are people who are resourceful, creative and very hands-on in their approach to education. There are curricula which sell whole science packages with every item necessary to do the experiments in their books, from microscopes and chemicals down to the magnets, cotton wool and rubber bands. For those who do not want to spend so much, they can source their own equipment and materials, many of which are household items while others can be found in shops specialising in supplying such.
Experiments have been done in the kitchen and swimming pool, or when support groups gather and get a dedicated science teacher to spend a day or an afternoon to do a variety of experiments. They can also go to holiday science courses available in our National Science Centre or the Petronas Science Centre, or organised by private groups.
Sometimes, I think homeschoolers are even more “exposed” than a school kid who has to jostle with 30 or 40 other classmates to see what the teacher is doing, and who may not actually get to do the activity due to lack of resources or time.
sc