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Types of schooling




Have you ever thought about not going to school but studying anyway? If not, you may never have heard of home schooling and world schooling.
 
However, let’s start with the two most common types of school. First there is the compulsory school. The „International Covenant of Economic and Cultural rights“ requires the principle of compulsory education free of charge for all. It balances the education differences and it’s purpose ist that it allows immigrants to fit in the society. Nowadays there is another type of schooling, which is not so uncommon. Especially in the US. I am talking of home schooling. Home schooling was primary used in the UK, Europe and many Commonwealth countries. It is conducted by a parent, a tutor or an online teacher. There are many reasons for learning at home. For example: mobbing, not being able to communicate with unfamiliar persons, Illnesses and disabilities, or because the parents just want that their child learns at home.

Now let us focus on a different form of schooling. World schooling, which combines education and traveling, has become better known mainly through social media. On a website called „Raising Miro“ the young man Miro and his mother are telling of their 10 year long experiences of world schooling. In his opinion world schooling is almost entirely positive. Nevertheless, the opinions are rather divided.

Lastly I am going to explain unschooling to you. You can call it an informal way of learning, where you learn through natural life experiences, with the believe that the more personal you learn the more useful and interesting it is. The musician, music composer, guitar maker, author and journalist Andre Stern was son of an educationalist. He has written very positive about his unschooled life and has a website where you can read more about his life.

All in all, in my opinion compulsory school is the best variant of schooling, but probably every character fits better with a different system. I think every form of schooling has its advantages and disadvantages.
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