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Home-Schooling options in Thailand

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hyperdimension Platinum Member

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Could it be possible to teach your children at a much faster pace at home (as much as can be comfortably coped) and have them graduate secondary school years ahead of the normal population (or is there an official minimum graduation age)?

If so, could they begin university at a young age, or are there minimum age limits?

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On 12/29/2016 at 7:09 PM, hyperdimension said:

Could it be possible to teach your children at a much faster pace at home (as much as can be comfortably coped) and have them graduate secondary school years ahead of the normal population (or is there an official minimum graduation age)?

If so, could they begin university at a young age, or are there minimum age limits?

What does that mean, exactly? Don't universities generally require some objective measure of attainment such as the International Baccalaureate?

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15 hours ago, bikerlou47 said:

Never.. because she has dual citizenship her courses are not sanctioned by Thailand and the government leaves us alone.

So once she's completed her home schooling with you, what's the next step on the academic ladder and how will she reach it?

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If your child is Thai and she wants to remain in Thailand you will be forced to home school under the restrictions of the ministry of education.
There is no such thing as placement tests. She must complete the program as defined by the government!

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What does that mean, exactly?



I was wondering whether an extremely intelligent and motivated child could cover learning material much faster than the usual snail pace of normal schools and still be able to enter university at a very young age, and whether home-schooling would be a better option to facilitate such a faster pace. Normal schools may not be appropriate since other students and teachers may have a retarding effect.

Don't universities generally require some objective measure of attainment such as the International Baccalaureate?


Are there any tests that a child who has been home-schooled for his or her entire life take to prove that he or she is superior enough to attend university?

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On 1/2/2017 at 5:58 PM, bikerlou47 said:

She most likely go out of the country to continue her education.. she has no desire to remain in Thailand!

And you'll be going with her to continue her home schooling?

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What does that mean, exactly?


I was wondering whether an extremely intelligent and motivated child could cover learning material much faster than the usual snail pace of normal schools and still be able to enter university at a very young age, and whether home-schooling would be a better option to facilitate such a faster pace. Normal schools may not be appropriate since other students and teachers may have a retarding effect.


Don't universities generally require some objective measure of attainment such as the International Baccalaureate?

Are there any tests that a child who has been home-schooled for his or her entire life take to prove that he or she is superior enough to attend university?

SAT for one there are others..

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On 1/4/2017 at 4:13 PM, hyperdimension said:




 


Are there any tests that a child who has been home-schooled for his or her entire life take to prove that he or she is superior enough to attend university?

You can home school all the way to university.  There are many home schoolers who arrive at university without any "formal" education - even in the Ivy league schools.

There will be an entrance examination, a portfolio of learning required plus the interview of course.  All of these are used to determine whether the applicant is suited to that particular university.

If you Google search it you will find dozens and dozens of case studies.

 

The days of being accepted just because you scored x,y,z in school tests are long over.  These days (especially sought after universities) they are looking for examples of "extraordinary".

So a homeschooler (or unschooler) with a vlog of 50k subscribers, or a home business which has created 1,000 logos or a community project exhibiting social innovation skills, or a sporting conquest, or having travelled and vlogged around the world - all those are worth a high prize in university entrance tests!

A student who has a portfolio of detailed experiments - even if it is observing the life cycle of single digit cell organisms will exhibit an interest and capability for their biology degree.

 

There are also ample ways of taking tests if that is your preferred method.

As a Brit the option for us is to take GCSE's at the British Council in Bangkok (held every May and November for most subjects).

There are also thousands of free and low cost courses to be done on line from the likes of CourseEra.org and Udemy.com.  For example your teen can take a free CourseEra course in very specific topics from computer science, medicine, psychology, English Lit, History etc all from accredited universities such as Princeton, MIT, Melbourne etc.

A portfolio of these short courses (they range from 4 weeks to several months) exhibits a discipline of self-directed study, innovative thinking, self organisation and will show a theme of which types of areas of study the student leans towards.

 

The idea that education can only take place in a brick box is obsolete.  State education systems play a huge role for people too busy to assist their children's learning, but for those who have the luxury of the time and space then home school is a wonderful introduction to adulthood.

 

I currently have a home school group in Pattaya for age 7-11, so any interested people wanting to join (Saturday is just a morning of activities for ALL kids, schooled and home schooled) then please check out the FB page fb.me/pattayahomeschool

 

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15 hours ago, thaiclan said:

You can home school all the way to university.  There are many home schoolers who arrive at university without any "formal" education - even in the Ivy league schools.

There will be an entrance examination, a portfolio of learning required plus the interview of course.  All of these are used to determine whether the applicant is suited to that particular university.

 

Would this apply also to Thai universities, particularly Chulalongkorn?

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45 minutes ago, hyperdimension said:

Would this apply also to Thai universities, particularly Chulalongkorn?

Sorry I have no experience or knowledge about getting into Thai universities without traditional certificates.
However, plenty of students get in without the Thai official certifications but as far as I know (first hand) they have equivalent certification from other countries.

 

Also note that organisations such as http://lumerit.com/

have options to study online from anywhere in the world, build up credits from less expensive universities and then the final degree is taken at a 'prestigious' university that you initially wanted.  You can end up with your chosen degree for a fraction of the cost.

 

The entire world of education is currently being disrupted by more innovative strategies.  I hazard a guess that soon big corp such as Google, Microsoft etc will come out with their own tests for mainstream and thus a Google cert will be more valuable than a degree from Old Town.

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