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International Equivalency - TimeOut - 08-26-2008
I have been reading up on the issues involved with moving from one country's education system to another because of my own issues, and it makes me concerned for my daughter. We have started homeschooling her because her peers in the UK would already be in school-but here they don't start for another two years.
But what happens if we move back to the UK for a period-would she cope in a school here? It seems that she would be ahead, and quite significantly so. How do schools cope with that-would she end up with older kids, or bored stiff?
International Equivalency - cookderosa - 08-26-2008
TimeOut Wrote:I have been reading up on the issues involved with moving from one country's education system to another because of my own issues, and it makes me concerned for my daughter. We have started homeschooling her because her peers in the UK would already be in school-but here they don't start for another two years.>>
But what happens if we move back to the UK for a period-would she cope in a school here? It seems that she would be ahead, and quite significantly so. How do schools cope with that-would she end up with older kids, or bored stiff?
US schools group kids only by age, not by ability. Some schools have levels within a grade depending on funding- there can be special needs programs for kids having a hard time, or accelerated programs in some subjects for very bright students- but her age (not progress) would determine her grade.
International Equivalency - TimeOut - 08-26-2008
The local school system where I am currently living has only a special ed program for kids who are behind. Its a small town, and apparently there isn't any funding for those of higher ability. If you are ahead in your schooling you are referred to the online school, and homeschooled.
The honor roll exists, but the gift program doesn't start till highschool. Is this common?
International Equivalency - cookderosa - 08-26-2008
TimeOut Wrote:The local school system where I am currently living has only a special ed program for kids who are behind. Its a small town, and apparently there isn't any funding for those of higher ability. If you are ahead in your schooling you are referred to the online school, and homeschooled.>>
The honor roll exists, but the gift program doesn't start till highschool. Is this common?
Generally speaking, and by no means am I speaking for a whole country LOL, but of the homeschooling families I know, many homeschool specifically for the purpose of teaching their child at their own pace (faster or slower whichever the case may be), which indicates to me that they felt the public school system did not meet their needs in that regard. Not every parent feels that way, but it's clearly not THEIR child falling through the cracks. I would say, that in the USA, public schools are under-funded and generally have to work very hard to balance the needs of the entire school. Private school is another subject entirely.