Currently, 6,000 New Zealand kids are getting homeschooled, not including those enrolled at the correspondence school Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Educating a child at home can allow a parent to "light a fire in their hearts and minds" without pressure or competition, says Siobhan Porter, who has homeschooled all five of her kids. Siobhan is the director of Auckland Home Educators - a support and advocacy group for homeschoolers. She and education consultant Natalie Donaldson - who has also homeschooled five kids - talk to Kathryn Ryan about their experience.
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