443 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 25 Feb \ parent \ on: Over 3 Million Americans are Homeschooled charts
Fascinating, esp because I’m a teacher in the public school system haha. How does your wife manage the varied needs of the kids whom I imagine must be from different grades and academic levels?
As a teacher, how do you cater for 20-30 kids who, despite being similar age, all have different abilities, strengths, learning styles, personalities, academic levels, special education needs etc? Home Educating parents have a far fewer children to cater for, with the added bonus that they are their own children, so they know them much better than anyone and have more of a vested interest in their success.
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Good question. Singapore is on-the-ball when it comes to differentiated instruction. All kids with learning needs will be banded together in one class. Other students will be channeled into classes based on their academic ability. So there is some form of uniformity.
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you just figure out where each one is at, and where they should be. usually based on the curriculum you choose. there is so much curriculum and info out there now, it’s really easy to know. managing the kids isn’t any harder than it would be helping different age kids with their homework.
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