On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:28:44 -0700, hicks wrote:


wrote:
Just read this item

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4808906.stm

We have been considering the possibility of home educating DD for some
time. It seems that this school is following the spirit of HE.
My only reservation is that by not following the standard curriculum
and exam process, that the children's options will be limited. The
education system (and potential employer) is geared towards grading and
assessing in terms of exam results.
I really do want to HE, but I can't help feeling that it will
ultimately limit the choices available to DD.
Any opinions?

Apolgies - posted to wrong newsgroup.

So which ng did you intend to post to?

FWIW I know a few kids who've gone or are going to the Acorn and by all
accounts it's brilliant. Our own kids are/were at the local Steiner
School and amongst other parents etc it's regarded as practically a
Steiner school in all but name (though there are differences of
organisation e.g. Graham is the head and owner whereas Steiner schools are
usually run as charitable businesses with a college of teachers and no
head).

I gather a significant number of Acorn pupils are accepted at Oxbridge on
reputation of the school despite not doing exams, so I wouldn't worry
about their prospects.

From the HE POV there are always quite a few parents ar our school who
would be HEing if the school weren't available, and some who move from HE
to Steiner, and some vice versa.