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Crecer sin escuela | Sophie Defauw | TEDxCancún


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I am 16 years old and has never been to the

school

it’s more at this time it should be there

since I have three years family has

opted for an education way not

conventional

homeschooling homeschool the

Homeschooling involves learning in

family without attending a school if not

they learn home in a museum in a park

or anywhere

every occasion of life is a

opportunity to learn something new

for us

it all started when we lived on the coast

rich we decided to move country and to

choose the perfect place where we are going to

live

we did a great trip all over

Central America and Mexico

we took by car and headed towards

the north without a fixed heading visiting

each of the archaeological sites and

museums that we were out there

what for many children would be

extremely bored

I loved it and you can imagine

visit a museum with your soul with so much

story about the works of art that

find there or climb up the

the company tuso paz

besides that I learned many other

things that surprise us in a school

I learned history, culture and

traditions of each place where

we are traveling

after four months 12 thousand

kilometers and seven countries traveled

it was time to choose where

stay then we decided to stay

here in quintana roo

when we arrived we had to choose a

school in Chiapas analyzed all the

options and possible alternatives but it

they realized that none was what

We were looking

none had in the experiences that

we have lived on the trip and did not have the

academic level we are looking for

coma

as moms architect anthropologist a

dad is an economist with our

university they realized that between

they both had all the capabilities

to teach me the subjects that are

they learn in school and many other

plus

then we say from homeschooling to

principle many people told us

that we were crazy that how is not going to

go to school that will not have friends

and that I could never go to university

despite all the criticism

I did not like the idea and we started

Initially we proposed to 32 families

to join the project so that no

I was alone and what we tried was

after school the house every day in the

house a family and here for the teacher

of a matter more history in dad

math does not work very well but

over time the differences

academic of each family went

making more bigger than we decide

separate the academic part of the social

the academic part each family is

ordered in a few hours during the

tomorrow and for the social part not

we dream with other families we are culés

do crafts and excursions

I also had every afternoon full

of activities that I loved

sailboat sailing piano painting

acrobatic ballet when sewing

English plus the piles and the friends

good in every class and with families

with the culés I met new people

friendship is different in 600 cities

different ages

it’s something completely different from having

to do every day at the same

people in a classroom you like

or not

and so we went progressively

adapting us not system if they do not adapt to

different systems and methods

educational to find perfect done

tailored for us was how

cooking has to add a little

system a pinch of another up

find the perfect recipe for you my

recipe is based on my skills and

the way I learn from my

interests and what I really love

but good

let’s go back to your childhood

I remember the long days at school

those that there were moments that

they asked what could be doing if

I did not have to be here

for sure that a lot of things that

they liked to do and probably something

that they were passionate about

imagine if they could have focused

all your education

around this topic well if it is

possible since childhood has had many

different interests in which

my dad has always supported me at 6

I wanted to do pharmaceutical chemistry

then we adapt the whole system

educational all this résumé

year around this topic

I learned the periodic table the

famous scientists biography

we have a small laboratory at home

and she went to visit a laboratory

university at 8

I wanted to be a fashion designer

then we went back to adapt classes of

daily sewing and how to learn the

fashion history they lack or create

a collection of clothes and she disguises

for halloween that sold children

from the neighborhood

at 10 I loved botany

learn to differentiate the different

plants of the region their properties

healing and as rooms to the everyday

Many plants also opens

garden that I still have today and

there yes when someone has a cold

family we already know what to fix

At 12 I wanted to have my own business

I loved the bakery because

combines artistic and creative side to

create cakes with sugar sculptures

and it’s also a good business because

here he does not like to eat his cake

determined to learn how to make cakes

watching tutorials on youtube and

practicing for hours and hours to

achieve it

the happiest was my little brother because

I could try all the recipes when

I already knew how to prepare cakes I went to

my dad and I told him he will teach me

how to create my business gave me classes of

business administration marketing

market studies distribution and

coast calculations are matters that do not

they look at the normal school at the beginning

and still selling cakes for

birthday parties and events

then I did the distribution of their

products to a coffee shop and finally

I ended up participating in festivals

Gastronomy at the state level

currently my main interest that

It has always been the thread of my

life is history and art

then for some time now we have

made an emphasis on this topic I have

daily art history classes with

mom

every time we travel said he visited a

maximum of museums and sites

archaeological and between the program

initiation to the associated arts of

Inba from the National Institute of Fine Arts

arts the branch plastic arts and

visuals has also worked this

method that when my little brother was born

we integrate it to the project but of a

completely different way

yes the way I learn

better reading by writing and drawing the

way in which I learned my little brother is

completely different

you can not sit still for a minute

have to move to feel smell touching everything

your surroundings

I’m going to tell you the 2014 my little brother

for football fans

I think you already know pretty much what I

I mean for those who did not in 2014 was

the soccer world cup in brazil and my

Hermanito is a super soccer fan

he loves

then we say center all your

education

around the world mathematics add

the number of goals geography

learn the flags of the countries

history participants see a bit of the

history of each country before the game

And many other things

my little brother what in the system

traditional education described as

hyperactive or attention deficit

when in reality it does not have any

problem only to learn from a

different way for example to put

the multiplication tables learned

the six years jumping the rope is

something completely different learn them

reading a book

there are eight types of intelligence in

each person predominate two or three but

the educational system that in the end only

It is centered logic and

linguistics

when a child arrives and his type of

dominant intelligence of movement not

They know how to adapt the system to the child

then they do like the road more

easy and classify what they put of

hyperactive attention deficit or

they only call on occasion

is useless or unsuccessful only because

he does not learn by reading a book he learns from

a different way

then if everyone is different

because trying to teach equally

in the traditional education system

try to teach equal to

groups of twenty or more people that

they learn in different ways have

skills different types of

intelligences different personalities

different

and besides all have to go to the same

rhythm nobody faster nobody else

slow something that does not work

for example if you love chemistry and

chemistry is very good but do not go

well in literature has get into classes

extra literature so you do not lose

the year instead of getting into classes

extra chemistry to develop the

maximum your potential a very question

frequent when talking about the

homeschooling is the validation then yes

in mexico if it is possible to validate and

get a diploma

giovanni elementary school at 11 years

presenting an exam and high school

also in a single test

I am currently validating the prepa in 38

exams and they know that when I finish I’ll

have a diploma exactly equal to that of

any public or private school

Mexican now three years after

have started the cooling oms I can

tell you

I have many friends academically I am

more advanced than the youth of my

age is more I’m going to finish two years

earlier than planned in the system

traditional educational

I have a lot of free time to

do the activities that I like

how to read paint surfing windsurf

learn languages ​​travel and could

manage my business

homeschooling is the way we have

undertaken with my family is that it has

adapted to us and has become part

of our century of life

we never regret to the contrary

this edition has made us happy every

day because they give us flexibility a

freedom and a family union

incredible but the most important thing to me

allow me to do the things that really

they like it because when you really like it

something you practice and practice to

Become excellent since it better form

that of being something that when done with

passion

Thank you

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