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Choosing to home school By Elisabeth Silvester The idea of home schooling may be an unsettling idea to a few but to Kangaroo Point local Jacqui Preugschat it was a no brainer. The busy mother of four, author, and former school teacher and university lecturer has home schooled all of her children and is part of the growing popularity of private education. Home schooling is a rising trend in Queensland with a 192% increase in home enrolments since 2011, according to the Department of Education. Ms Preugschat has encountered judgement in the past for her decision to teach her own children but says the tides have turned and is now praised for her choice with increased public awareness about the practice over the last decade. “I received the most negativity about 10 to 15 years ago when home schooling wasn’t as popular and people had the opinion that my
Jacqui Preugschat has chosen to home school all her four children, pictured Jaelene, Jacqui, Angelica ,Mark and Ben.
children wouldn’t get any social interaction, wouldn’t be taught properly, wouldn’t be able to get a job or ‘fit’ into society,” she says. “Now when I’m asked why they aren’t at school, they usually know someone who has decided to home school and think it’s a good idea!” When quizzed about the advantages of home schooling, Ms Preugschat explains that apart from being able to provide individualised teaching, her children have all had real-world hands
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All of my children have very different interests and to be able to tailor lessons around those interests has been and is very beneficial.
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on experience that has prepared them for life after school. “All of my children have very different interests and to be able to tailor lessons around those interests has been and is very beneficial,” she said.
“In addition, my husband runs his own business and the children have had the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of that business; from being on the job site to marketing, advertising and office work, giving them real insight into the ‘working world’.” Not only does Ms Preugschat love to home school her two boys and two girls, they all appreciate the opportunity to be given private tutoring and to spend quality time together.
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