My children learnt a great deal themselves, because they *wanted* to.

Ok Lizzie so you can't tell us how you taught your children. That's fair enough - but it might be a good idea if you had no role other than that of a caring mother - that you stopped banging on as if you know a lot about education. You clearly don't know much except how to criticise the education system.

Every single child is different, therefore they need to be taught in different ways. No-one knows their child better than their parent, or at least, that *should* be the case

I agree that every child is different and I agree they need to be taught in different ways.

But you also have to know what those different ways are. And recognise different learning styles. And you have to be able to share your successes and examine your failures. Since you clearly have had no failures I thought you might like to tell us the secret of your successes.

Clearly you don't.