While other children may be fidgeting at their desks in school, these boys can take the day in whichever direction they choose. Councils seek new powers to check on home-schooled children Read moreThis is “unschooling” in action, a step beyond home education because children decide what they’d like to learn and when. The children set the agenda and pace; the aim is to learn through living. Although the responsibility in law for children’s education is with their parents, local authorities have a statutory duty to make sure all children get a suitable education. Lay on a feast of interesting ideas and children will learn – that’s what they do.”

Source: The Guardian October 11, 2016 06:40 UTC