What education is
The purpose of education is to improve the ability of the individual — and therefore improve their life. Increased ability, competency and confidence are the foundation of a more productive and satisfying life.
People should have the capacity to assess the reality of a situation for themselves, imagine new possibilities, and have the discipline to plan and execute a strategy to bring new realities into being.
A society filled with honest, capable people is one where problems get solved and we can collectively face the challenges that meet us all.
What education is not
Regurgitating information you were told by an authority must be true — and being rewarded only for your ability to accept, memorise and relay it — is not, in our opinion, education.
" Passing the test only demonstrates an ability to pass the test, and nothing else."
Our experience helping hundreds of students pass standardised tests has proven that students can pass these exams without even understanding what they are doing in the questions, or why anyone would want to.
Family Values
Some things can be outsourced, and some cannot. Parenting is a job that, for the most part, cannot be done by anyone else but the parent.
Educating a child goes far beyond academic achievement — it encompasses what matters in this world: your beliefs, community values, how others should be treated. Home education lets parents educate the whole child, with their child's benefit as the chief motivation.
Individually tailored
Every individual is unique. The school system has a fixed range of topics and a fixed schedule that must be adhered to. Too often, earlier topics that weren't understood get passed over as the class mows on — stacking new knowledge over old misunderstandings.
Great athletes, skilled craftspeople, entrepreneurs and highly creative people are round pegs forced into a square hole by the modern education system. Home education lets the learning fit the child.
What the World's Best Minds Say About Education
Great educators, thinkers, and visionaries have spent lifetimes reflecting on what learning truly means.
