Friday, January 28, 2011

How would a child's intellectual health/development be affected if they did not go to primary school

How would a child's intellectual health/development be affected if they did not go to primary school?

Primary & Secondary Education - 5 Answers

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1 :
Most likely social skills would be a problem
2 :
Are you talking about not having a primary education at all, or simply not going to school? I have been a combination of home-schooled and self-taught most of my life, and I consider myself to be pretty much okay by most standards. (My strange appearance in the image to the left notwithstanding). Edit: After reading some of the other replies here, I'm very curious if any of the other respondents have ever home-schooled a child through primary school - or even _met_ a child with such an education. I can assure you the effects are not so disastrous as our societal machine portrays. The primary consequences of home-schooling are horrible things like being challenged even if you are gifted and not experiencing the social atmosphere of having your lunch money stolen by bigger kids.
3 :
Im taking a guess that it would be pretty bad because primary school pretty much teaches the basics that you need in life, high school teaches the same stuff but harder im guessing it would affect the childs social skills also
4 :
I think it would be great! The little boy wouldn't be bullied. Let's face it. The teacher can't be around all the time. I wish I never would have been exposed to bullies and creeps at such a young age.
5 :
Personally I think all children need to be stimulated by people and different environements. Your child if it stays home will not know how to socialise properly with other children, which as a result will make them less confident.. They will probably get bored of the same surroundings if stayed at home, unless you took them on a 'school trip' type thing every week or so..

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