https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled Home Schooling en-us 2017-04-12 06:09:06 UTC 2025-11-02 00:29:02 UTC hello@padlet.com buganeishwari_yoganathan https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022379 2017-04-12 06:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022379 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022602 1.The children can get to do what they enjoy and can follow their passion in a certain area.
2.The children can spend more quality time with their family members.
3. A lot of free time
4.Gets to spend time on subjects if you need it more, without worrying about not keeping up with a class' pace.
5.Cater to needs of special families


]]> 2017-04-12 06:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022602 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022762 1. you can move at your own pace
2. you can learn about things you are interested in 
3. you can learn other things that schools may not teach you and make yourself more advanced
4.you can spend time with your family
5.you can learn skills apart from academic e.g. doing household chores.
6.you have more free time to rest.
7. time management improves
8.you're not competing with anyone until PSLE
9.build character & cultivate new good habits.
10.Get private session where it is 1 to 1 instead of 1 teacher to 40 students.



]]> 2017-04-12 06:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022762 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022800 1. Able to focus and pursue in the subjects/sports that they are interested in. 
2. Studying at their own pace.
3. They will be able to be independent thinkers whom can decide for themselves. 
4. Able to schedule their own timetable to their interest, having a more flexible timetable.
5. Builds characters and cultivates good habits.
6. No direct 'competitor' or stress hence a more relaxing and casual learning experience. ]]> 2017-04-12 06:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022800 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022813 1. Better Time management
2. Flexible Timing
3. Become more independent
4. Become more disciplined
5. Able to pace your learning
6. more family time
7. balanced lifestyle
8. more passionate and serious in learning
9. Able to learn things out of school syllabus
10. Take Initiative
11. Things studied are more applicable

]]> 2017-04-12 06:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022813 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022828 1. flexibilty in timetable
2.Interest-based learning rather than academic-based.
3.Can cater to specific needs of the child.( Such as children with special needs.)
4. The child can spend more time with their parents.
5. Wide range of educational approaches.
6. The child can have ample to rest.
7. Does not suppress a child's abilities and curiosity.
8. Not affected by other distractions that are present in school.]]> 2017-04-12 06:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022828 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022847 2017-04-12 06:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022847 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022891 1.More time to spend with parents
2.Can build character and cultivate good habits eg. resilience, management of time
3.Able to study more than what is normally learnt in class
4.Parents are able to better keep track of children
5.Special methods to teach the children

]]> 2017-04-12 06:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022891 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022903 1) Wider range of options for education
2) Pursue your own interests
3) Well-rounded curriculum 
4) More quality time with family
5) Learn at your own pace
6) Less stress as compared to main stream school students (?)
7) Flexible schedules 
8)  Learn to be more disciplined 


]]> 2017-04-12 06:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166022903 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023007
2. Freedom of time to engage in sports and areas of interests
3. Flexible time table
4. Spend time with family members
5. Parents can educate their child on the important values in life
6. Allow children to develop their talents
7. More independent 
8. Would not be too stressed out and anxious when they are given a time limit to accomplish tasks]]> 2017-04-12 06:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023007 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023055 1. Access to resources not found in  schools with structured systems.

2. Can be helpful to people with special needs (can go at own pace).

3. May be more conducive for gifted children, who go at a faster pace.

Disadvantages:

1. Social pressure from other parents who are skeptical about homeschooling.

2. Difficulty gauging how children are performing in comparison to those in schools.

3. Limited interaction with other children of different backgrounds (people who have the ability to homeschool their kids are usually of higher socio-economic class) .

4.They will not experience the pressure (time-restraints, deadlines) of conventional schooling. They may not work well under pressure, may be unable to prioritise.

5. Children may develop over-dependency on their parents.]]> 2017-04-12 06:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023055 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023078 1.Child is able to pursue their own interest.
2.More quality time to spend with family
3.Develop a liking to study.
4.Able to have a flexible curriculum 
Disadvantages
1.Child will not have the same experience as other people.
2.Do  not have a good social life
3.Lack of social skills.
4.Limit to how much a person can be home schooled
5.Sheltered from the outside world
6.Alienated from society
7.Costly in time and money for parents.
8.Will not have the same core values
9.Lack of competitiveness to see whats the child's standard
10.More sensitive

]]> 2017-04-12 06:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023078 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023500 1. Parents may not teach their children the correct things
2. Expensive
3. Higher requirements and expectations put on them
4. Insufficient practice 
5. Less socializing
6. Unable to adapt to social circumstances (Eg. presentations)
7. Stressful (doing work in advance)
8. People's judgements
9. May not meet examination requirements
10. May not be able to pick up skills that schools implement (eg. ICT classes, CCAs etc)
11. Lack of exercise 
12. Requires lots of discipline
13. May not be able to understand social situations due to lack of exposure to it
14. Unable to handle stress (time limits during examinations)]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023500 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023504 Hong Qi
1. Easily distracted by other family members and neglect one's studies
2. Lack of interactions with others and lack social skills in the working world
3. Spend extremely long period of time playing instead of studying
4. The environment is school is more conducive as it will be quieter  and more peaceful
5.Parents have to fork out time and sacrifice their work
6.Children will be too relaxed and idle as there is no time limit given to them so they might be unable to react to unexpected situations in the ]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023504 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023513 1.Unable to interact with peers so child is not very experienced when it comes to interacting with others in the future
2.Lack of certain facilities when child is at home
3.Won't experience as much mental setbacks/No competition
4.Teachers are more experienced so they know better
5.Not used to a new environment when they grow up]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023513 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023528 1. Parents can place unnecessary pressure upon a child.
2.Parents will have difficulty with gauging the child's progress.
3. Parents and children may face criticism and unpleasant comments. 
4. Much discipline is required.
5. Will not have the shared common  experiences that children experience in school.
6. May find it harder to form lasting friendships.
7. The child may live a sheltered life, without the same learning experiences in schools.
8. May have a narrowed mindset on certain topics.
9. Will find group work and projects harder to deal with in future]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023528 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023534 1) Sheltered by parents 
2) Can't experience typical school life as compared to mainstream school students
3) Tutors/parents may not be aware that child is not on par with normal school curriculum
4) Lack of social skills
5) Child may be too advanced and may lose interest in simple stuff easily
6) Unable to interact with others well
7) May not be able to step out of his/her comfort zone easily
8) May not have the same sense of national identity as compared to mainstream school students. 
9) May feel left out by the group when speaking about mainstream schools with mainstream school students]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023534 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023553
1. Will not have a common sense of belonging
2. Will not be able to interact with peers
3. You would not be exposed to competition and would not feel the pressure from Singapore's education system.
4. You might find it hard to integrate back into society
5. You may be lonely
6. You might not know where you stand in the education system
7. You may miss opportunities to do something e.g participate in school held competition.
8. School teachers have more experience so they will be able to teach specific questions that students not have seen before unlike parents or tutors.
9. Parents have to sacrifice their time.
10. Overly competitive parents will cause their children to feel overwhelmed from the work given to them .
11. Many distractions at home
12. You will not be able to participate in CCA.


]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023553 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023558 Disadvantages
1. Less experience interacting with children their age.
2. No gauge on how peers are doing / may fall behind unknowingly.
3.Too adapted to stay in comfort zone and may get pressured in the real world.
4.May not be able to relate with peers in the future, due to lack of common experiences.
5.Missing out on a normal school life.
6.The children must have the discipline to study independently, if not , they may end up getting distracted. This results in them not learning as well as others.]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023558 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023565 1. Unable to interact with a larger group of children other then their home schooled friends. 
2. Might result in children not being able to work with others when they grow up as they are used to being the focus and not consider other things other then themselves. 
3. Unable to experience the stress that pushed them forward that can only be found in school along with the competitions with their peers. 
4. Children's brain might not be fully developed hence it will be too stressful for them to learn in advance. 
5. Children will not be exposed to experiences in school such as project work and presentation.]]> 2017-04-12 06:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023565 https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023622 1. Unable to socialise
2. No/very little experiences
3. Unable to manage time/stress well
4.Expensive(?)
5. May not be learning enough
6. Have to constantly juggle between studies and outdoor activities
7. Not able to adapt to new environments
8. There is a lack of different perspectives/opinions/viewpoint]]> 2017-04-12 06:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/buganeishwari_yoganathan/homeschooled/wish/166023622