Sandhya Viswan

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@nileshtrivedi @ANayyar16 @volklub 'Education' doesn't have the same picture as 'school'. Education implies something more holistic than academics.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@nileshtrivedi @ANayyar16 @volklub We named our Telegram group 'Home Educators' when this topic came up back in 2016 😀

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@sarveshsuman884 @ANayyar16 @volklub We also find socially awkward children in schools as well. So, it isnt schools that develop this skill.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@sarveshsuman884 @ANayyar16 @volklub Have you tried homeschooling? Many homeschooled children I know are the most sorted individuals.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@ANayyar16 @volklub As a homeschooling parent, adding on, that I got true freedom when I homeschooled 😀 Most homeschoolers I know, are not sitting and 'teaching' their kids. The time spent together is more of bonding and learning about life in general....together.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@Amitoj_08 @vprabhuraja @volklub As a parent homeschooling since 2009 (my boys are adults now), they had more social interactions in the real world than they would have had at school.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@PrabhuKeDarshan @radhikamohta @AkshayHangloo @Rapthing @praveensinghv @1000founders @dhairya_jn @Eashita_m @regards_rishi @harsha99 @nagaraju_gg @_karthik__ram @RabiAgrawal @vboorla @pray_row_na What a wonderful start to the weekend meeting so many people and hearing their stories.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Yes, we can work on changing that. But how?

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Most schools work on debating skills. And that does not support agreeing to disagree.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani In a school environment, 'agreeing to disagree' is not important. The focus is more on 'debating' skills and arguing to prove one's point. I dont believe that is the right approach for the real world.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani There are many homeschooling families from different strata of society. Homeschooling is not bound by our socio-economic status. It is more about what we believe is education and each family thinks differently.
I believe homeschooling is one of the choices available to us.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Actually homeschooling creates more opportunities than school, to 'agree to disagree '. Homeschooled children are out in the real world more than school children.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Not sure on what you mean by 'capable' of homeschool. Many of us who choose to homeschool, do not focus on academics mainly. I do not advocate homeschooling to everyone. I believe every family makes their own choice. I help families make school choices too.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@malpani Despite being a homeschooling parent myself, I don't think homeschooling is the right choice for everyone.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@malpani Actually many people don't understand that homeschooling is NOT about teaching anything. And each family is different.
THAT is the point that many fail to see.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@malpani There are a few such spaces in Bangalore now.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@CodingCommando @malpani @lokkalyandas Great! We had planned a similar community centre for homeschoolers in Bangalore where we could donate our books and other resources. However, we couldn't find a place we could afford, to start the center.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Actually that is not true about social skills. Homeschooling children have more opportunities to develop social skills than school going kids. Most schools today do not give children enough time on their own. Neither is there proper intervention or guidance where required.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@SakatasHomma @malpani Not all homeschoolers focus on academics. However, you are right that homeschooling might not be the right choice for many families.

[Sandhya Viswan @ViswanSandhya]

@malpani I agree. Unfortunately that is not how formative assessments are handled in most conventional school set ups. They have merely changed the name of Unit tests to Formative assessments.