‘They shouldn’t do anything they don’t want to do’ – Two sisters reveal why they won’t be sending their kids to school

A pair of sisters say they won’t send their children to school as kids should be allowed to decide when to go to school and what they learn.Kelsey Hall, 29, decided to deregister her son, Logan, seven, from school in March 2023 as he hated going.When Kelsey began homeschooling, her sister, Rachel Andrew, 24, followed her example and says she has no plans to send her children, Mila, four, and Ronnie, two, to school either.  The mums turned homeschool teachers, dont stick to a rota or schedule, and wont force their kids to read or study.Instead they do everything on the childrens terms spending time baking, walking along the beach, and taking trips to places such as the police station, to teach the kids about everyday skills.Kelsey, a chef and content creator, decided to take her son out of school when she realised how much he disliked going. Logan hated school ever since the day he started, she said.Hed take his uniform off on the way to school. I deregistered him it was terrifying.We spent the first week just doing fun stuff, to get him used to not being at school.Just three months after, Kelsey says theres already a change in Logan.Hes so happy and confident now, she said. Everything we do is on his terms.Rachel, who lives a 10 minutes away from her sister, has always wanted to home school her children after her own experience at school.She said: I was very aware of this life outside of school.  I was forced to do lessons I wasnt interested in at all. I had so many passions that I wanted to pursue.Ive never used my GCSEs.Logan has workbooks to help guide his learning but mum Kelsey wont force him to go through them and is led by him.We bake hell read the ingredients and practice maths as he is weighing them out, said Kelsey. Rachel, also a chef from Whitehaven, added: If he doesnt want to read, well go to the beach but then hell be reading all the signs.We go to the shops and talk about money.The kids love looking for jellyfish running in the sea they love the sea.They do free play. We give them the freedom to play outside. Kelsey said: We loosely focus on something like this week was space. But if the kids want to do something else we will.People ask: Do you teach them anything? But theyll have just watched a video of them at the beach looking at sea life and baking.Were trying to show people its an option to home school.Kelsey said they will give Logan the option to take his GCSEs if hed like to and can pay for him to sit them.She said: Exams dont prove how you are as a child. Were outside every day. Logan is more willing to learn now. The post They shouldnt do anything they dont want to do – Two sisters reveal why they won’t be sending their kids to school appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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