Homeschool Wasn’t An Easy Choice But Ms Pamela Liu’s Decision Paid Off Some parents might be overjoyed to learn that their child had been selected for the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). But not Ms Pamela Liu. Her problems with GEP began a year after her son was enrolled there. In a lengthy Facebook post written on Thursday (26 Jul), Ms Liu details her son’s experience with the programme, as well as his perilous journey to a degree. This week, 18-year-old Sean graduated from The University of Queensland (UQ) with a BSc in Computer Science. Admittedly, Sean’s degree might just be a piece of paper. But to Ms Liu, “it’s a paper full of sweat, tears and stories.” 1. GEP woes Sean’s problems began just a year into his GEP experience, writes Ms Liu. We were told we had to withdraw him from the programme because they didn’t want him after spending a year there. Instead, they wanted to put him into a school for special needs children. This went against the advice of a psychologist, who felt that the special needs school environment was not right for Sean. The school’s response to this was to apparently isolate Sean from the rest […]
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