How Is The Credit Crunch Creating A British Renaissance In Home Schooling?
The credit crunch has affected all industries, and private education is not an exception. In the UK, almost 20 private schools have either already been closed or announced that they will be closing in the next few months. Parents are forced to look for alternatives in these circumstances, leading to the increasing popularity of home schooling by full-time private tutors. Affluent families switching from a closing private school to home schooling by a full time private tutor are realising that the change is more than a solution; it's an improvement. With more positive mainstream media coverage than ever before, attitudes towards home schooling are changing and the credit crunch seems to be creating a renaissance in home schooling.
Home schooling marks a return to traditional teaching methods
Educating a child in a school setting is a relatively recent phenomenon; compulsory education was introduced as late as the 1880's. It took a significant period of time for schooling to become recognisable as the formal schooling provided by the state as seen in the twenty-first century.
For the affluent, the history of education has run a different course; wealthy families have traditionally engaged the services of a full-time private tutor