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With about a third of all children being overweight, tells me a heck of a lot of parents can't even control what their own kids eat or understand the consequences.
Most parents do not have the apptitude or skills to teach.
I do not support federal mandates for public schooling either. I also do not support any taxpayer money at all to be used for colleges and universities.
Obviously you didn't click the link and just assumed it was online learning.
No, it's lesson plans for homeschooler parents that have the mindstorms kits.
I did click it. Where in that home curriculum does it say that your 'team' will have an opportunity to work with the engineering department at a university? I think it's great my son has the opportunity to work not only in a team, but also have peer mentorship opportunities with students at the collegiate level. That's an incredible benefit- not just for learning but for getting kids stoked to enter college. And not to sound judgmental, but Mindstorm is indeed a great learning opportunity, but it's not quite in the same league as what I am referring to. These kids are designing from scratch task oriented robots. They are so focused that they all spend their lunch time in the robotics classroom (the 'nerd sanctuary' as they call it)
I don't know if homeschool kids have those opportunities or not. I do know that none of the kids I was familiar with that are/were home schooled participated in extracurricular clubs such as that. I think the greatest interaction with the public school system was for band and orchestra.
Everyone can agree public schools have warts- ours is no exception. There may be more 'disruptive' kids then there are engineering/math nerds. However- all the STEM nerds have the ability to cluster and work together- such as the club mentioned. Even though they may be a small portion of the total population, assembled they learn a lot more.
They have no desire because home schooling is all they have ever known.
Yet another erroneous assumption on your part. Several of the older ones have attended public school.
They also have plenty of friends who attend public and private schools, as well as home schooling friends.
They know their options but they love their current method of education and prefer it. And I'm glad, because they're all, without exception, excelling in their studies.
They're also very well rounded kids - they're athletic, they're artistic, they're friendly and conversational across age groups - they even enjoy gardening and cooking. Their current ages span from 11 to 3. I'm not sure if they will continue home schooling throughout their high school years but the plan currently is to continue through junior high.
Even in a society where 100% of the population had Ph.Ds, someone would have to retread tires and greet guests at Wal-mart. Guess it'll be these people; what's the big deal about that?
ETA: I already know, most homeschool families are not like this.
Say what you want about homeschool kids, their success rate is huge. There is always someone that goes off the reservation but overall, homeschooling is doing an excelling job providing 5 million kids a great education.
I'm glad that all seven of my grandchildren are homeschooled by my two daughters and their husbands. Both families are very different and have a completely different style of homeschooling, but in both cases, the curriculum is the "classical" model and my grandkids are without exception doing very well and are ahead of grade level in nearly every subject.
And there's just something really cool about my little seven year old granddaughter bounding up to me and saying, "Listen to me recite my Latin lesson to you!" The kids all get a kick out of identifying Latin words and phrases, for that matter.
They're part of a homeschooling co-op and in addition to the Three R's, they are also taking music lessons, they go on field trips with other kids, and they enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities. My daughters have school rooms in their homes filled with textbooks, projects, computers, musical instruments, art supplies, telescopes, etc. and the kids are always busy. They LOVE homeschooling and have no desire to go to public schools or a school outside the home.
Both my daughters are very committed to following a formal schedule and yearly plan, and to being held accountable to a curriculum. I am very proud of their families. It's a huge commitment of time, energy, patience, and intelligence. Both daughters are thrilled to find that they often are learning (or revisiting) concepts along with their kids.
Don't bother. They "learned" everything they know about homeschooling from an article in a "news"paper..
"There are tons of examples!
And there are thousands of tons of examples where home schooled kids OUTPERFORM public schooled kids.
The numbers are NOT in your favor. Several examples have been posted. you might want to do some reading instead of shooting from the hip.
There are also "tons of examples" of kids that have failed in public schools.
You have to remember that the people you're talking to are products of the public education system and, therefor, not terribly educated.
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