The subject of famous people who were home educating is much covered. Tricky to be an exact science as "schooling" covers a long period in the lives of humans and, in addition, school is a very recent invention in human history.
And then, just as now, the reasons for this choice exist at both ends of the spectrum.
But as a place to collect articles and so on this page will be handy - S LOVES to know if someone was home educated so this is as much for her benefit as any other.
Agatha Christie
“I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays and have things arranged for them that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas.”
― Agatha Christie
Patrick Moore - interviewed recently in the Guardian
and by Charlotte Rochez
Telegraph article
Fellow blogger Lisa mentions a few on her blog
And there are four minutes worth of international entries on this youtube photo montage
Also Caitlin Moran the Journalist and author who most interesting to me has deiced to school her own daughters.
8 comments:
Thanks for the mention Katie x
I'd love to have something really comprehensive on this area - in depth on the individuals - I wonder if I might organise a little blog carnival on famous home edders see if a few people fancy researching it - might be fun to see what turns up.
Maybe some people in our community have access to some of the living famous alumni and could interview them about home ed? Or hot tips for future success?
Never knew Patrick Moore was home educated - even when he used to be our next door neighbour!! x
http://barrasschoolofexcellence.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/i-think-ill-frame-this.html
Here is another post
Did you read that Charlotte Rochez interviewed him Mel? I never knew you lived next door to him - How cool is that!
I guess he was home ed by default rather than total choice but it certainly seems to have suited him.
Here are some suggestions that S may enjoy (most such sources seem to be from US):
ONLINE:
http://daniella-lopez.hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Homeschoolers-who-Helped-Change-the-World
http://www.famoushomeschoolers.net/
http://home-school-coach.com/homeschooled-presidents-successful-home-schoolers/
BOOKS:
www.amazon.com/Homeschool-All-Stars-Comix-With-Content/dp/1933122404
www.amazon.com/Legendary-Learning-Homeschoolers-Self-Directed-Excellence/dp/0983151008
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Lives-Eleven-Teenagers-Stories/dp/096295912X/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341500710&sr=1-17&keywords=homeschool
My all time favourite is Gerald Durrell. But the new favourite famous home ed person in our house is American geek writer, actress and web video producer Felicia Day http://feliciaday.com
I didn't know about either of those so thanks so much for sharing Katherine
http://thegallivanters.blogspot.co.uk/p/carnival.html?m=1
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