Parents homeschool kids using Netflix and Youtube as schools ‘don’t teach accurate African American history’

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Home schooling family uses netflix documentaries to teach children about things not taught in schools (Picture: MDWFeatures)

Stay-at-home mum, Taylor Catron, 24, from Ohio and her husband, Derek, 28, wanted their children to eschew the traditional schooling route.

Instead of sending them to a public or private school, they decided to homeschool them.

They pulled out their oldest child, Dereon, now seven, out of school in 2016 when they were researching primary schools.

Since then they have had three other children; Aerityy, three, Aeviny, one, and Derek James, who is just eight months old.

Unlike the structure of school life, Taylor and Derek don’t enforce any strict timings and give themselves the freedom to choose their sources.

Their classes involve regular hikes in the city, visiting cultural places like the Cincinnati Children’s Museum, Contemporary Arts Centre and the Cincinnati Zoo.

The biggest educational tool the parents/teachers use for their children is Netflix, where they watch many nature and historical documentaries.

Taylor and Derek felt that the average American education doesn’t teach important parts of African history.

Their children also have some control over what they consume and are allowed to pick out documentaries to watch. Some of the top picks include Our Planet, Life Story, Abstract, Oceans, and Blue Planet.

They also use YouTube as a source and while the parents do allocate a few times a week on using workbooks or worksheets, they don’t spend more than 30 minutes to an hour on it.

The family of six pictured together, from left to right Aerity, Derek, Derek James, Dereon, Aeviny and Taylor
Parents Taylor and Derek think American schools don’t do justice to black history (Picture: MDWFeatures)

‘We let the kids pretty much take charge; whatever they ask about or want to know about is what our lesson will be or what we plan for a future lesson,’ said Taylor.

‘We eventually want to school them around the world and travel to different countries and continents and learn about everything literally on the go.

‘We want them to learn through real-life, there so many lessons that can’t be taught in a classroom of thirty-eight.

‘There’s so much not taught in schools that we want our children to learn and I don’t believe in standardised testing and all that hoopla.

‘What we do works really well for us and our children are so smart people are always amazed after having conversations with them. It’s the best choice we’ve made for our children.’

It means Taylor and Derek have some control of the rich African American history they want their children to learn about.

Taylor hopes to prepare her children for the real world as opposed to sitting in a classroom working off sheets of paper. OHIO, USA: THESE PARENTS have shunned tradition and are using NETFLIX as an educational tool for their FOUR children INSTEAD of SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL. Stay-at-home mum, Taylor Catron (24) from Ohio, USA, and her husband, Derek (28), decided not to go down the traditional schooling route by pulling their oldest child, Dereon (7), out of school in 2016 when they were researching primary schools. Since then they have had three other children; Aerity (3), Aeviny (1) and Derek James, who is just eight months old. Unlike with the structure of school and classes, their days vary and they have chosen not to enforce a strict schedule to give them the freedom. They take regular hikes in the city, visit cultural places like the Cincinnati Children?s museum, Contemporary Arts Centre and the Cincinnati Zoo. The biggest educational tool they use for their children to learn is Netflix where they watch many nature, wildlife and environmental documentaries that their children pick out, like Our Planet, Life Story, Abstract, Oceans and Blue Planet. They also use YouTube as a source and while they do allocate a few times a week on using workbooks or worksheets, they don?t spend more than 30 minutes to an hour on this. They feel this type of learning will prepare their kids for the real world instead of using their time being tested in exams or learning about subjects that may not benefit them in the future. MDWfeatures / Taylor Catron
Taylor hopes to prepare her children for the real world as opposed to sitting in a classroom working off sheets of paper (Picture: MDWfeatures / Taylor Catron)

Taylor added: ‘Mostly what we find unappealing about traditional school is that it’s all about standardised testing and regurgitating information.

‘You’re not there to learn you’re there to recite information and get good test scores. Not to mention all the important things that they don’t teach, like accurate historical events and African American culture and history’

Kids playing outside
Their lessons are more active and field-based than the average class (Picture: MDWfeatures / Taylor Catron)

While they are enjoying homeschooling, the parents do worry about their childrens’ social lives. But for the most part, the kids have enough friends to see as Taylor and Derek ensure they are able to meet others their own age.

They also cite Finland as having one of the best education systems in the world without having lots of tests and classroom time.

Taylor said: ‘Children aren’t meant to sit down and be still and quiet for six to eight hours a day. They are supposed to run around and touch things and ask a billion silly questions.

‘To anyone who might criticise this style of education I say, just because we do things differently doesn’t mean we’re wrong or not effectively educating our children.’

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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/23/parents-homeschool-kids-using-netflix-and-youtube-as-schools-dont-teach-accurate-african-american-history-10967333/
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