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Jan 16th, 2007, 19:30
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| Danie in Chennai  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chennai
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 | Are there any homeschoolers out there? I have found conflicting information on the internet (surprise, surprise) about homeschooling in India. Does anyone out there homeschool? Does anyone know whether or not it's legal? I'm just looking at all the options  Kind regards, Danie |
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Jan 16th, 2007, 19:53
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| This is just a cameo appearance  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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| I don't think the Indian authorities are going notice or care what you do with your own kids. |
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Jan 16th, 2007, 19:59
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| Infidel Sufi  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx
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| There may be some law about it, but, as nick says, nobody bothers. I know of a few people who homeschool in India.. either they are dirt poor, or filthy rich.
__________________ When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven, or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and human tragedy. -Heller, Catch-22 |
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Jan 16th, 2007, 20:55
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| Or in between as it is growing rapidly. Its not like in Europe where Fascism still is a social ideal in places like Germany. Noticed there is a Gujarati homeschooling group in the US. Great place to do it with less media distraction. There are some great materials available for doing social studies on India as well.. |
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Jan 17th, 2007, 00:35
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| Account Closed by User's Request  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands
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| Actually Germany allows home schooling if you're qualified ed!! |
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Jan 17th, 2007, 07:51
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| Interesting, maybe they backed off from a drastic proposal in a prior year. People were being mobilized for letter writing. Glad to hear it. Qualification is an interesting subject. When I have an education major I keep a sharp eye on them. They have a reputation for being prone to cheating as well as being dim.. |
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Jan 17th, 2007, 08:04
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| This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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| They've just passed a law to make child labour illegal here. Maybe they'll get around to making education compulsory in a decade or three.... |
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Jan 17th, 2007, 11:58
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| brother my cup is empty member  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp
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Jan 17th, 2007, 13:52
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| Just teasing. But where else do you have an "order police" to keep you from practicing the piano in the afternoon lest you disturb someone's nap? Still, I love Bavaria and forgive all on a summer afternoon hoisting a cold one to the scenery of N. castle. Vas ist los? Where is my veiner .. |
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Jan 17th, 2007, 22:18
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City
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Jan 18th, 2007, 14:08
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| Seeker  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany
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sorry for the offtopic post, but I am always curious about prefabricated negativity...... | |
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Jan 20th, 2007, 00:24
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| Its a different cultural style that should be noted while travelling. It also carries over into a different personal savings rate. It involves getting beyond the superficial level when visiting a country. life is more than charras. Back to the topic, homeschooling is the fastest growing educational alternative in the US. One of the most striking parental occupations involved is teachers. They see the situation in the factory schools and choose something different for their children.. |
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Jan 20th, 2007, 00:34
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| For the OP, there are tons of resources on google for homeschool India. I really missed out on this in the past. Some of the support I had was from my mother in law who had participated in this as a tutor. Still, even without organization resources India is outstanding for a great education, cheap books if quality has to be searched out. Where else can you go to a village and teach weaving by direct application? Makes social studies books seem tame.. |
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Jan 22nd, 2007, 07:02
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| Danie in Chennai Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chennai
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| Thanks for the input. I believe I've found a resource to help me find the answer to my question. Kind regards, Danie |
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Jan 25th, 2007, 13:07
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| Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bangalore
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| Schooling at home or homeschooling. We are expats who were not impressed with the so called International Schools in Bangalore and decided to homeschool. Actually it is online schooling...we used Penn Foster and have enjoyed the curriculum immensely. We have added activities for our childs physical and social skills. We used Penn Foster. ABEKA is being used by some other parents who made an Mass Exodus when we did, and Calvert. Calvert is the BEST, and what we will be using next year. |
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