Comments on: Home-Education with Maths-Whizz http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/ Online Maths Tutoring & Educational Blog Thu, 13 May 2010 18:03:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Home Educate with Maths-Whizz | The Whizz http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/comment-page-1/#comment-10624 Home Educate with Maths-Whizz | The Whizz Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:01:06 +0000 http://www.whizz.com/blog/?p=255#comment-10624 [...] can also read my blog post from this time last year, where I provided some tips for home educators using Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus. Read the full post for Whizzer mum Wendy’s own suggestions about how to use [...] [...] can also read my blog post from this time last year, where I provided some tips for home educators using Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus. Read the full post for Whizzer mum Wendy’s own suggestions about how to use [...]

]]> By: G Mann http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/comment-page-1/#comment-8560 G Mann Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:28:54 +0000 http://www.whizz.com/blog/?p=255#comment-8560 I home educate two primary aged children and they enjoy using Whizz math. I use this as their main math tutor, and then give extra help if there are areas which they persistently find difficult. (I check their percentage scores to find this out) We've been using it for five months now, and they haven't complained yet about doing half an hour most weekdays. I must say, they're not really bothered about the credits though. They dont seem to need any external motivation to use the scheme. I home educate two primary aged children and they enjoy using Whizz math. I use this as their main math tutor, and then give extra help if there are areas which they persistently find difficult. (I check their percentage scores to find this out)

We’ve been using it for five months now, and they haven’t complained yet about doing half an hour most weekdays.

I must say, they’re not really bothered about the credits though. They dont seem to need any external motivation to use the scheme.

]]> By: Duncan (Whizz Education) http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/comment-page-1/#comment-7383 Duncan (Whizz Education) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:16:18 +0000 http://www.whizz.com/blog/?p=255#comment-7383 Jo: I have updated the post further to your comments that home-educating parents prefer to be called 'home educators'. Fiona and Jo: I have added a comment to Wendy's testimonial in square brackets. I'm afraid I cannot confirm the circumstances of Wendy's arrangement with her LEA, nor that home-educators are generally required to send reports to local education authorities in general. Thank you both for your input. Regards, Duncan McMillan Whizz Curriculum Manager Jo: I have updated the post further to your comments that home-educating parents prefer to be called ‘home educators’.

Fiona and Jo: I have added a comment to Wendy’s testimonial in square brackets. I’m afraid I cannot confirm the circumstances of Wendy’s arrangement with her LEA, nor that home-educators are generally required to send reports to local education authorities in general.

Thank you both for your input.
Regards,

Duncan McMillan
Whizz Curriculum Manager

]]> By: Jo http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/comment-page-1/#comment-7193 Jo Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:59:08 +0000 http://www.whizz.com/blog/?p=255#comment-7193 Hi As this is a UK site please could home educating could be referred to by the term generally preferred by UK home educators which is 'home educating' and not 'home-schooling'. Regarding the quote from the home educator above 'Home Edders have to send reports to their LEAs', it does not seem appropriate to promote your product exploiting information that is not correct. It was pointed out to you in October by Fiona above, shame her correction has been ignored. It may seem a small thing to you but LAs acting outside the law is a very big issue to many families. Jo Hi
As this is a UK site please could home educating could be referred to by the term generally preferred by UK home educators which is ‘home educating’ and not ‘home-schooling’.
Regarding the quote from the home educator above ‘Home Edders have to send reports to their LEAs’, it does not seem appropriate to promote your product exploiting information that is not correct. It was pointed out to you in October by Fiona above, shame her correction has been ignored. It may seem a small thing to you but LAs acting outside the law is a very big issue to many families.
Jo

]]> By: Ms Fiona Mann http://www.whizz.com/blog/online/tips/home-education-with-maths-whizz/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Ms Fiona Mann Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:09:04 +0000 http://www.whizz.com/blog/?p=255#comment-4090 Hi, Just to confirm for others reading this page, home educating parents in England and Wales aren't required to send reports to LAs. I think Wendy might be home educating in the USA in a state which monitors home ed or possibly Scotland, I don't know Scottish Education law. Kind Regards, Fiona Hi,

Just to confirm for others reading this page, home educating parents in England and Wales aren’t required to send reports to LAs. I think Wendy might be home educating in the USA in a state which monitors home ed or possibly Scotland, I don’t know Scottish Education law.

Kind Regards,
Fiona

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