I bumped into your great site as I was searching for homeschooling options in India. I currently homeschool my children here in the US.I'm from Madras and hope...
Hello, Ahmed, is it? Welcome to the group. I personally cannot advise you on "ISP"'s. I have never found it useful to home-educate using programs, it seems...
Clive Elwell
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Jan 23, 2003 10:58 pm
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How about MaxPot? I am attaching the essentials below. ... From: lovehomeschooling <ahmed9522@...> To: alt-ed-india@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
I truly appreciate your replies, thank you, Mr.Clive & Mr.Ashok. Yes, Ahmed is my husband. My girls refuse to go to 'regular school' even though (!!) our ...
Yes Indeed, education has much more meaning when it is born of direct experience, and when it is seen as relevant to a child's life. If you get a satisfactory...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 5, 2003 1:15 am
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Hello Everyone If there are any families home educating in Bangalore, or any contemplating home educating, or if you know of any such, would you contact me? ...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 5, 2003 2:08 am
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Hello All, It is after months of searching / surfing, I found a group interestd in Home Schooling in India. My wife Shobana and I homeschool our kids in Ann...
Hello Clive, We will be moving between Bangalore and Tiruvannamalai. My father lives in Bangalore. Please let me know if there are other home schoolers in...
Hello Prashanth And welcome to this group. I am concerned that you were searching for months and didn't come across this site. When I search for "home...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 5, 2003 7:24 pm
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Hello Everyone Since I developed the web site alt-ed-india.aardvarkglobal.com. (which of course carries details of how to join this group) it has been hosted...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 7, 2003 10:43 pm
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De- intellectualizing knowledge. We must seek for knowledge that will sustain and continue life. The egocentric knowledge after the 17th century increasingly...
Thank you for your posting. To put it simply, isn't the fundamental problem of education that it fails to awaken intelligence in the young? Without that...
Jane Evans
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Feb 10, 2003 7:20 pm
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Hello Everyone Recently there was an enquiry on the group about learning programmes. I have been sent the enclosed information lately, and I thought I would...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 12, 2003 3:08 am
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Dear Group, Clive has just posted details of MaxPot on the group. Things are happening fast our end, if number of enquireis is any indication. I am taking the...
Hello Prashanth Well, really it is up to the home educators themselves to reply to you, rather than for me to let you know. I do actually know of one family,...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 13, 2003 8:00 am
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Dear all, we are planning to start a new alternative kind school. we need some information on Syllabus(not formal),exam methods(open),teaching methods etc. pls...
Hello Sumesh Won't you give us some details of your proposed school? Like what principles will it be based on, how big is it, where is it, etc? Regards Clive ...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 13, 2003 7:28 pm
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Dear klive, sorry for the incomlete enquiry We are planning to start school in Kottayam,Kerala for rural poor children. it will be free education kindof...
Dear Suresh, If you cared to go through the annexures I sent describing MaxPot, there was a mention of our Education Knowledge Base. This is a huge and...
Dear Sumesh It sounds a very commendable project. I hope you don't mind if I put a few questions/suggestions to you? When you say integrated education, just...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 14, 2003 6:20 am
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... From: Clive Elwell To: alt-ed-india@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [alt-ed-india] enquiry Dear Sumesh It sounds a...
Dear Clive, One of the biggest problem that "Education" faces today is that of a deep-rooted mindset. A mindset, as you know, is one's way of organizing,...
Dear Ashok My passing reference to Maxpot in my reply to Sumesh was in the nature of humour. However, you are right to take me to task about the comment...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 14, 2003 8:54 pm
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hi i am just considering alt ed and would like feed back re its methods, concern about missed socilaization in school with home ed, probable use of both...
sonali
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Feb 23, 2003 6:11 pm
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I am sorry that the group get's invaded by commercial concerns such as this one. They have no right whatsoever to make such postings, and we do our best to...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 24, 2003 6:43 am
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Hello Sonali Could you explain a little what you mean when you say: "i am just considering alt ed" Do you mean you are considering doing home education of your...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 24, 2003 6:45 am
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Hello Everyone I think the most common concern that appears when people consider the option of home education is that of "socialisation" Similarly when people...
Clive Elwell
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Feb 24, 2003 8:03 am
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Dear sonali here is website which will I hope help you decide on learning on your ownFrom: "Ashok Vijayavergiya" <infuse@...> kamala...
kamala menon
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Feb 24, 2003 1:46 pm
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Hi Clive and others, I could not agree with this more. This has been one of the driving forces to home educate our kids. We as parents can socialize well with...
Dear Sonali, Ms Kamala Menon, as I understand, is the spirit behind Meerambika, one of the most innovative schools around. None other than Pradip Khandwala,...