Home schools emerged in many places of China today due to the parents' concern about thepublic education, the China Youth Daily reported Monday.
A growing number of parents in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces arechoosing to let their children receive an education at home rather than attend publickindergartens, primary, junior or senior middle schools.
Some parents think their children cannot realize the happiness of learning, acquire usefulknowledge effectively and master learning for a modern society through the current methodstaught in schools.
A recent seminar about launching home school projects was held by 21st Century EducationResearch Institute in Southwest China's Yunnan province, attracting a lot of advocates.
Wu Gang, who used to operate an IT company in Sichuan province, chose to stop his companyto take his son to Dali, Yunnan province, to be taught at home, after his child was not willing togo to school. Wu's son, now 15, is self studying natural and social science and holds aninsightful view on some problems, which Wu believes is due to home lessons being an effectiveand relaxed way of learning. He also believes teaching at home will give his son more free timeto practice study and make friends, as well as to expand his views.
Ririxin School, one of a number of home school style private schools in Huilongguan andTiantongyuan communities in north Beijing, which was set up in 2006 by four families whowanted to give their children a better education, now has about 150 students. Although it hasdeveloped into a formal school, it features parent self-help teaching and parents' participateinto school affairs.
Experts say the trend of home schools is due to a diversified demand for education and peopleshould recognize the value of home teaching and attach great importance to the parent'sparticipation in a child's education.
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