Street Education

Education isn’t something that you have to get inside of a building. It is also not necessary to open a book to learn. We have long been obsessed about classifying how one can receive an education and what qualifies as an education. Even though it is acknowledged that you learn from many different places most people only think of someone who goes to a University as educated.

Learning is something that should be valued no matter where you learn. Just because you get your education from the school of hard knocks, does not diminish the value of the lesson. Life experiences can prove to be some of the most valuable education that you gain in life. Why is it that we do not give it the credit it deserves? Why is it that people look down on someone with a street education as if their education is not considered legitimate.

The important thing is that people learn and evolve in life. Is it necessary to contain your education inside of four walls? For me the important this is to learn no matter where you learn or how you learn. If it is so important for someone to give an institutional name can’t we just find a name for the institution of life? If it is so important that we classify some ones education with a name? Maybe then we would be able to give it credibility. So the next time some one asks you can tell them yes I graduated for the school of life with a master in street education.

Home Education

Home education has come under some severe fire, especially as unschooling has taken a grip on the new home education force. Those who do not home school naturally do not understand families that choose home education over one that schools can provide. With each family, there are different levels of home education that are placed into action. Some families allow their children to learn at their own pace while other families crack down very hard and refuse to allow their children any play time during the day. Of course, there are many avenues for creating a successful home education program, and yours are definitely going to be different from someone else’s. It is still wise to check where you stand.

Pulling off a successful home education program is difficult, especially when there are many children in the house that are learning at different rates and are different ages. One of the main supports that home educators need is contact and comparison with other home educators. It can be too easy to believe that everyone is doing well until the children are leveled out against other children receiving different education skills. The setting is not as important as the content. As you watch your children grow and learn, you need to keep a rather close eye on whether their home education is preparing them for the future. Education is changing and there is much expected of even young children these days. Knowing where your home education program stands in the world is part of responsible home schooling.