salty blues
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Do you favor home schooling? I am personally very much in favor of it.
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nyyankeees
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No, I'm not in favor of it but to each their own.
caseysimp7
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i was home schooled for two years. we were done early but it was boring
triga22
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Im not in favor of it. Why, becuase kids that are home schooled are subjected to their family and dont meet new people or interact with other at a public/private school. So they dont get to see the real world so when they do get to live on their own the end up not knowing how to deal with their life.
nyyankeees
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Originally Posted by TriGa22
http:///forum/post/2489771
Im not in favor of it. Why, becuase kids that are home schooled are subjected to their family and dont meet new people or interact with other at a public/private school. So they dont get to see the real world so when they do get to live on their own the end up not knowing how to deal with their life.
Exactly.... school is a social learning environment and the social part is just as important as the learning part.
http:///forum/post/2489771
Im not in favor of it. Why, becuase kids that are home schooled are subjected to their family and dont meet new people or interact with other at a public/private school. So they dont get to see the real world so when they do get to live on their own the end up not knowing how to deal with their life.
Exactly.... school is a social learning environment and the social part is just as important as the learning part.
salty blues
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Originally Posted by NYyankeees
http:///forum/post/2489790
Exactly.... school is a social learning environment and the social part is just as important as the learning part.
The "social part" of public schooling is the very reason I am in favor of home schooling. I think the real reason many are against home schooling is because one parent has to actually stay home with the kids instead of working another job so as to be able to maintain two new cars, a fancy house, clothes, etc.
There just doesn't seem to be much education in public school anymore. Instead, just a lot of politically correct social indoctrination.
http:///forum/post/2489790
Exactly.... school is a social learning environment and the social part is just as important as the learning part.
The "social part" of public schooling is the very reason I am in favor of home schooling. I think the real reason many are against home schooling is because one parent has to actually stay home with the kids instead of working another job so as to be able to maintain two new cars, a fancy house, clothes, etc.
There just doesn't seem to be much education in public school anymore. Instead, just a lot of politically correct social indoctrination.
juice_1080
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Originally Posted by salty blues
http:///forum/post/2489832
The "social part" of public schooling is the very reason I am in favor of home schooling. I think the real reason many are against home schooling is because one parent has to actually stay home with the kids instead of working another job so as to be able to maintain two new cars, a fancy house, clothes, etc.
There just doesn't seem to be much education in public school anymore. Instead, just a lot of politically correct social indoctrination.
I agree that Public Schools don't seem to teach you much education wise but how is a stay at home parent that has not learned how to effectively teach math or science classes going to realistically give any better of an education.
I have had friends that were home schooled up till Senior year of high school and when they came into public for their last year they were lost and ended up dropping out. They lacked the knowledge of:
A) what they needed to know to keep on track with the classwork and prior important knowledge of the subject.
B) how to maintain their schoolwork and learn how to also include the social life that they previously never experienced.
http:///forum/post/2489832
The "social part" of public schooling is the very reason I am in favor of home schooling. I think the real reason many are against home schooling is because one parent has to actually stay home with the kids instead of working another job so as to be able to maintain two new cars, a fancy house, clothes, etc.
There just doesn't seem to be much education in public school anymore. Instead, just a lot of politically correct social indoctrination.
I agree that Public Schools don't seem to teach you much education wise but how is a stay at home parent that has not learned how to effectively teach math or science classes going to realistically give any better of an education.
I have had friends that were home schooled up till Senior year of high school and when they came into public for their last year they were lost and ended up dropping out. They lacked the knowledge of:
A) what they needed to know to keep on track with the classwork and prior important knowledge of the subject.
B) how to maintain their schoolwork and learn how to also include the social life that they previously never experienced.
juice_1080
Member
My opinion from watching my friends fail and drop out is that homeschooling is not adequate unless of course maybe you (the parent teaching) is a college professor or high school teacher. I am guessing this is not the case unless you would be teaching your kids at night.
coral keeper
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I'm home schooled and am getting MUCH better grades then when I used to go to a Public School.
juice_1080
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/2489867
I'm home schooled and am getting MUCH better grades then when I used to go to a Public School.
Are your better grades because the material is easier or is it because you have one on one teaching though?
http:///forum/post/2489867
I'm home schooled and am getting MUCH better grades then when I used to go to a Public School.
Are your better grades because the material is easier or is it because you have one on one teaching though?
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tizzo
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I am not in favor of it.
Home-schooling is biased. If a kid fails, the parent makes all kinds of excuses. My best friend home-schools and you'd guess her 9 year old to be 4, other than height of course.
My autistic son does SO much better in public school with their schedules and consistency and lets face it, kids act better around other other people. They always do.
Home-schooling is biased. If a kid fails, the parent makes all kinds of excuses. My best friend home-schools and you'd guess her 9 year old to be 4, other than height of course.
My autistic son does SO much better in public school with their schedules and consistency and lets face it, kids act better around other other people. They always do.
teresaq
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I am also not in favor. I am a stay at home mom, and there is no way I could teach my children what they learn in school and not just reading and writing.. My youngest is adhd and delayed. she receives the special attention she needs in her first grade class. She also receives speech. My middle is very social and could not function with out the interaction she receives in school.
salty blues
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From reading some of these replies, one might think the only place kids have for social interaction is public schools. This excuse is a myth anyway. I know several kids who are or have been home schooled. They are as well or better adjusted as any public school kids.
As to the idea that a parent must be "smart" to teach a child, this is also a myth. Obviously being a total ignoramus is one issue, however there are teaching materials and home schooling cirriculum that are used in home schooling just as in public schools.
The best test for determining if a parent can home school: Look around your house. If you find any kids that belong to you, then you are qualified to home school them.
As to the idea that a parent must be "smart" to teach a child, this is also a myth. Obviously being a total ignoramus is one issue, however there are teaching materials and home schooling cirriculum that are used in home schooling just as in public schools.
The best test for determining if a parent can home school: Look around your house. If you find any kids that belong to you, then you are qualified to home school them.
1journeyman
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Depends on the age Salty. Can an "average" parent teach junior high or high school as effectively as a teacher? I hope not. Not the "average" parents and teachers I know of, anyway.
As a youth minister I saw both sides of it. And I would argue both sides in this discussion tend to be wrong, based on my experiences.
I know probably 20 teens that were home schooled. Their parents were well educated, networked with other home schoolers, and worked tirelessly to provide the best education to their kids. The kids were better educated than the public schools, no question. A home school student would come in my office and want to discuss world religions, or politics, or famine in Africa. Suffice to say, they were much more educated than their counterparts in public schools.
HOWEVER... You could almost always point out the home school students in a crowd. Public schools do provide an environment to socially develop away from mom and dad. Not all the time, but many times the home school students were not as skilled at interacting with crowds of their peers.
I'm a huge fan of the voucher system and private schools...
As a youth minister I saw both sides of it. And I would argue both sides in this discussion tend to be wrong, based on my experiences.
I know probably 20 teens that were home schooled. Their parents were well educated, networked with other home schoolers, and worked tirelessly to provide the best education to their kids. The kids were better educated than the public schools, no question. A home school student would come in my office and want to discuss world religions, or politics, or famine in Africa. Suffice to say, they were much more educated than their counterparts in public schools.
HOWEVER... You could almost always point out the home school students in a crowd. Public schools do provide an environment to socially develop away from mom and dad. Not all the time, but many times the home school students were not as skilled at interacting with crowds of their peers.
I'm a huge fan of the voucher system and private schools...
clown boy
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The whole thing about Homeschooling not allowing kids to socialize is absolutely baloney. It has been proven that people who spend most of their time NOT with their peers tend to be far more intelligent.
And come on....... how can you be honestly comfortable with having your children spend FAR more time listening to someone else raise them then they ever will by you?
And come on....... how can you be honestly comfortable with having your children spend FAR more time listening to someone else raise them then they ever will by you?
1journeyman
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Originally Posted by Clown Boy
http:///forum/post/2490139
The whole thing about Homeschooling not allowing kids to socialize is absolutely baloney. It has been proven that people who spend most of their time NOT with their peers tend to be far more intelligent.
And come on....... how can you be honestly comfortable with having your children spend FAR more time listening to someone else raise them then they ever will by you?
Wait... you're arguing two sepearte things...
I agree and stated that the home schooled kids I know were more intelligent.
Intelligence never equates to social skills, however. Many of the most intelligent students I've ever known, both schooled and homeschooled, were social disasters.
And on the other hand, some of the goofiest, most air headed students I ever had were also the best students at interacting with newcomers and welcoming strangers.
Call if baloney or anything else you want to, but I've seen it for myself.
http:///forum/post/2490139
The whole thing about Homeschooling not allowing kids to socialize is absolutely baloney. It has been proven that people who spend most of their time NOT with their peers tend to be far more intelligent.
And come on....... how can you be honestly comfortable with having your children spend FAR more time listening to someone else raise them then they ever will by you?
Wait... you're arguing two sepearte things...
I agree and stated that the home schooled kids I know were more intelligent.
Intelligence never equates to social skills, however. Many of the most intelligent students I've ever known, both schooled and homeschooled, were social disasters.
And on the other hand, some of the goofiest, most air headed students I ever had were also the best students at interacting with newcomers and welcoming strangers.
Call if baloney or anything else you want to, but I've seen it for myself.
matt b
Active Member
I am home schooled. And the thing about getting out and meeting new people is so not true. and the teaching thing is not true. let me start with the teaching, 90% of the kids that are home schooled do all the school work over the internet and learn what they need/what. the meeting new people is BS! I work at the pool in the summer and hang out with friends that go to public schools all the time. there are so many more opportunities to learn what you want to learn not just the BS that you learn in public schools. And I will be able to get my GED within a yr or so and I am only 15. You learn alot of the things you need to know about life in college. Some on the people that I know that go to public schools are soooo dumb. not just book dumb but street dumb.
matt b
Active Member
Originally Posted by 1journeyman
http:///forum/post/2490088
Depends on the age Salty. Can an "average" parent teach junior high or high school as effectively as a teacher? I hope not. Not the "average" parents and teachers I know of, anyway.
As a youth minister I saw both sides of it. And I would argue both sides in this discussion tend to be wrong, based on my experiences.
I know probably 20 teens that were home schooled. Their parents were well educated, networked with other home schoolers, and worked tirelessly to provide the best education to their kids. The kids were better educated than the public schools, no question. A home school student would come in my office and want to discuss world religions, or politics, or famine in Africa. Suffice to say, they were much more educated than their counterparts in public schools.
HOWEVER... You could almost always point out the home school students in a crowd. Public schools do provide an environment to socially develop away from mom and dad. Not all the time, but many times the home school students were not as skilled at interacting with crowds of their peers.
I'm a huge fan of the voucher system and private schools...
stereotype much???? All the home schooled kids are normall and "cool". now there are the home schooled kids that dont get out much and are kind of nerdy but alot of this has changed
http:///forum/post/2490088
Depends on the age Salty. Can an "average" parent teach junior high or high school as effectively as a teacher? I hope not. Not the "average" parents and teachers I know of, anyway.
As a youth minister I saw both sides of it. And I would argue both sides in this discussion tend to be wrong, based on my experiences.
I know probably 20 teens that were home schooled. Their parents were well educated, networked with other home schoolers, and worked tirelessly to provide the best education to their kids. The kids were better educated than the public schools, no question. A home school student would come in my office and want to discuss world religions, or politics, or famine in Africa. Suffice to say, they were much more educated than their counterparts in public schools.
HOWEVER... You could almost always point out the home school students in a crowd. Public schools do provide an environment to socially develop away from mom and dad. Not all the time, but many times the home school students were not as skilled at interacting with crowds of their peers.
I'm a huge fan of the voucher system and private schools...
stereotype much???? All the home schooled kids are normall and "cool". now there are the home schooled kids that dont get out much and are kind of nerdy but alot of this has changed
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by MaTT B
http:///forum/post/2490190
stereotype much???? All the home schooled kids are normall and "cool". now there are the home schooled kids that dont get out much and are kind of nerdy but alot of this has changed
It's not a "stereotype" if I say both "almost" and "many times" as well as posting what I observed.
Again, reread my thread. I was posting on my own personal observations; Not posting stereotypes....
http:///forum/post/2490190
stereotype much???? All the home schooled kids are normall and "cool". now there are the home schooled kids that dont get out much and are kind of nerdy but alot of this has changed
It's not a "stereotype" if I say both "almost" and "many times" as well as posting what I observed.
Again, reread my thread. I was posting on my own personal observations; Not posting stereotypes....