>Better education for parents about how to meet their responsibilities is the way to go. //
I'd really love to have more autonomy, as a parent, in teaching my child. My preference would be for a mixture of homeschooling and regular school. That way, for example, I wouldn't be trying to jam a reasonable maths education in to the margins.
My ideals don't align with the school my child goes to, which is fine to some extent, excepting that they therefore think that I don't want to educate my children properly; ergo that I'm an irresponsible parent. With the budget they have I could do so much more.
I don't think those designing the curricula have a clue what they're educating the children for.
To get parents on side this needs to be addressed. Indeed does the assumption of long-term (4-18 in this country) structured education need to be challenged.
I'd really love to have more autonomy, as a parent, in teaching my child. My preference would be for a mixture of homeschooling and regular school. That way, for example, I wouldn't be trying to jam a reasonable maths education in to the margins.
My ideals don't align with the school my child goes to, which is fine to some extent, excepting that they therefore think that I don't want to educate my children properly; ergo that I'm an irresponsible parent. With the budget they have I could do so much more.
I don't think those designing the curricula have a clue what they're educating the children for.
To get parents on side this needs to be addressed. Indeed does the assumption of long-term (4-18 in this country) structured education need to be challenged.