Tutorhub closed to new tutors
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by Jon Ellis
4y ago
Just a quick post to advise tutors looking to join Tutorhub that we are no longer accepting applications. We have been inundated with applications from tutors, and simply do not have the resources to process these applications at the moment. We will continue to focus our resources on supporting our tutor and student community. As you would expect, we remain open to new students. The post Tutorhub closed to new tutors appeared first on Tutorhub Blog ..read more
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7 tips to promote self-directed learning
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
With the use of the Internet for learning, whether that’s through school work or home educating, much of a youngster’s education is moving towards being self-initiated. Even schools are losing the idea of ‘talk and chalk’ as it was once referred to, when teachers stood at the front of a class and ‘delivered’ a lesson. More common now are approaches where the learners are expected to be more actively involved, to research and find answers for themselves. With these increased expectations and the facilities to do so, for learners to watch tutorials and learn online, they need to build strong sel ..read more
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Why philosophy should be part of your learner’s day
Tutorhub Blog » Homeschooling
by Ross Mountney
5y ago
When you’re thinking about what your kids should be learning, philosophy is probably the last thing on your mind. Most parents are keen for their children to be practising reading, maths, science and English, as this is what they see as education. And other subjects like arts or sports are more likely to be neglected despite reports that show how important these are for all round educational achievement. So philosophy probably isn’t a priority, if it’s considered at all. However, it’s becoming clear to many professionals that incorporating philosophy into educational approaches can have valuab ..read more
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Young people’s strikes for climate change
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
There have been some recent demonstrations by young people, pupils and students, who are taking radical action to make their feelings about climate change and the politics surrounding it, known to the wider public. In particular, the lack of priority the government – and educational policies – give to this vital issue. They are drawing attention to how strongly they feel by striking from schools and lessons, in line with their contemporaries across Europe and Australia. The young people are demanding that the seriousness of climate change, and the time we have left to alter its course, be ackn ..read more
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Off rolling – a worrying practice
Tutorhub Blog » Homeschooling
by Ross Mountney
5y ago
Home education has been in the news again. Unfortunately this only seems to happen when there are sensationalist and negative headlines to go with it. Unfortunate because home educating is a successful approach that thousands of families choose for their children and it’s unhelpful to see inaccurate and biased reporting. Such was the case recently with Channel 4s programme Dispatches about so-called ‘invisible’ children, which discussed the Children’s Commissioner’s call for home schooled children to be monitored. This issue has been raised numerous times before and for the thousands of parent ..read more
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More reasons for ‘dirty’ activities!
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
As new findings come to light there is even more reason to get the children outside for play and learning. We are bombarded with advertisements about cleanliness. Adverts which prey on our sensitivities about being good parents and emotionally blackmail us into feeling that we are less of a parent should we fail to micro-sterile our homes or allow our kids to ever encounter a speck of dirt. However, if we can overcome our terror at the risk of our kids contacting germs and bacteria that may harm them, we might instead be benefitting their health. It’s now understood that children nee ..read more
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Developing skills through the holidays
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
Children’s lives are usually micro managed. Particularly if they are learning in school. For home educated children, this is less so. Most of them have some input into the decision making, planning and execution of their education. Home schooled youngsters also have considerably more unplanned time where they can initiate and take charge of their own activities, independently. And it is this opportunity that develops life skills so important for future independence; skills such as initiative, invention, creativity, independent research skills, ideas, problem solving, decision making and manage ..read more
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Will you be teaching your kids about Darwin?
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
Whether your child is learning in school, or home educated, it’s likely that they’ll be learning about Darwin and his theory of evolution. It’s also likely that you would consider this to be a valuable – essential – part of your child’s education. Incomprehensible that it would be disputed. However, hard though it is to comprehend if you are educated in the UK, the validity of Darwin’s theory of evolution is again being challenged in some countries. In India for example a junior education minister dismissed his theory in a peculiar statement about no one ‘ever witnessing an ape turning into a ..read more
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Could we really scrap GCSEs?
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by Ross Mountney
5y ago
You may have seen reports recently in the press about scrapping GCSEs. GCSEs were designed to show a standard of education at 16, consequently an assessment of a youngster’s capability for life beyond school. But now the school leaving age is 18 are GCSEs relevant? And do they equip youngsters with what they need for life after school? Many have been asking that question for some time. And Mr Halfon who chairs the parliamentary education committee believes that GCSEs have had their day. Perhaps he isn’t the only one who thinks that. Many parents have felt that much of the content of GCSEs is i ..read more
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