The Luxury of Home-schooling

By Laotse Sacker

January 2016 FEATURE
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Tailored to the particular child’s needs, home-schooling is considered by many parents to be the best option – even in Singapore.The time comes when all parents have to begin thinking of their child’s schooling. For many, school itself is not the choice. Rather, which school it’s going to be is. For a growing minority in Singapore, however, choosing to go to school at all is also a matter for deliberation.Ten years ago when I first started educating my children more...

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Laotse Sacker

is a major figure in Singapore’s home-schooling community. She is teacher-parent to her 15-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter.

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