FAQ > Why have parents rejected institutionalized schooling for their children

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There are various reasons for this. - Dissatisfaction with the education mainstream schools provide. - Inability to afford a private school (in this case, they haven't rejected institutionalized education). - Safety concerns -- their children may even be subjected to excessive or undue physical or mental abuse - Socialisation - what their children would pick up from their peers and teachers at school is contrary to their beliefs and values. - Humanitarian - institutionalised learning is viewed as unnnatural and thus limiting. Some parents feel that children should learn what they want, where they want, and how they want to. - Prejudice - Their children's academic standing and/or future would be adversely affected by teachers and others who have a personal problem with their or their children's income level, appearance, nationality, heritage, etc.

Four Faces of Creativity: The Continuing Plight of the Intellectually Underserved Author: Dr. Daniel Keating Institute of Child Development University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 Publication: Gifted Child Quarterly, 24(2), 56-61. (1980) Despite much recent attention to the topic of "gifted" children, the vast majority of highly academically able children and youth are poorly served by the present educational system. Although there are exceptions, a number of which have been documented in this journal and elsewhere, it remains true that these students are not, by and large, receiving the kind of education best suited to their needs. Read the rest of this article at T.I.P.S. Read more articles of interest: African Centered Education Requires a Consistent Framework - Black Titan Home Education Essay - Desiree O'Connor