IS HOME-SCHOOLING A DREAM EDUCATION SOLUTION OR Potential Social PANDEMIC?

According to Educational Psychologist Robert Thomas-Stark, when considering the merits of contact teaching and online schooling, it is important to ask, “What is school supposed to be?”

School has more of a role than just academics. It is about making friends, learning how to deal with conflict, developing life skills, having experiences, and making memories,” says Thomas-Stark. “It is not just about learning.”

He adds that although there was already a huge focus on academic results, Covid has further magnified this, most likely because the home-schooling concept is focused primarily on academics.

'Proper' home-schooling should not be confused or compared to what we have