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There are statistics that try to sell home schooling as a success, but I don't buy them. The home schooled kids who achieve high SAT and similar scores, would also achieve above average results if they attended good regular schools.
There is also a correlation between the desegregation / integration of schools and the start of the boom in home schooling. The overwhelming majority of home school families are still white, other parents simply decided to move to a different, usually all-white town or suburb instead of home schooling their kids.
No I can't blame them for home schooling due to poor schools. God knows funding for education has been dismal the past 10 years!
However, I may area, the public schools are excellent. Most that home school do it for religious purposes. Which is also a top reason nationwide.
Please note that the reference you provided showed that almost half home school because they can give their children a better education. Not religious reasons.
And, as for those who cite religious reasons, many believe that the amount of what they perceive as immorality in the public schools is unacceptable to them as well - "religious" reasons to home school.
From my experiences with others who home school their kids. By talking with other folks about the education their kids were getting especially in the Public School system.
By reading accounts by other parents who decided to home school their kids
ohh, i see. so it's what you see from the few that you know. I was talking about those that took the poll/questionnaire that jojajn posted. I think, if it's from a credible source, then it would be a bit more accurate that the handful that you know
No, if you read my entire reply, I CLEARLY stated that my opinion is based upon not only those I know but also other resources / interviews / news items etc., etc.
You seem opposed to home schooling. May I ask why?
but religious reasons is a good chunk of them. And just how honest were the people that chose "for a better education"?
I assume "honest"
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Every homeschooler is different - it's not a cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all
That's for sure
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Originally Posted by Mike from back east
People already pay taxes for schools, and we have EXCELLENT ones here in COLO SPGS, yet I see many people home schooling and can't figure out why so many are compelled to do so, other than the strong religious tones of many of our citizens.
Isn't Colorado Springs the born again Christian capital of the West
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All you have to do is look at who sells all the homeschool cirrculum and where it is advertised. It is sold mostly by religious nutcase organizations and advertised on religious nutcase TV and radio stations.
Have you ever heard of a Public Library
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How do homeschooled kids deal with the real world and social situations?
Mine does fine
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Originally Posted by mackinac81
Do you honestly think I'm rubbing my hands over my laptop every night thinking about how I can maliciously brainwash children to become godless socialists by teaching them about Persia? And Greece? By teaching them how to read and write well??? Really?! No union tells me what to teach! Hell I live in a non-union state!
Calm down - not all home schooled parents have this view about teachers. Now - What can you do to get rid of the Department of Education - so that teachers can get back to TEACHING at the local level where it Belongs
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There is another reason to home school and there will be a report on it tonight on Fox News. It is about the America hating left wingers re-writing history in text books. A must see for anyone with children in the liberal indoctrination centers.
I find your statement puzzling. All the home Schooling parents I know do not hate left wingers. Nor does it have ANYTHING to do with re-writing history in text books. If someone is home schooling their children for a political agenda, although their prerogative - I think the child will be short changed
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To home school is as much an education for parents as it is for kids. It is a wonderful experience, even though it is (at least at first) a lot of work.
I built desks for my kids (I love woodworking) and they wanted me to ring a bell for them when it was time for school! I did. We would say the Pledge of Allegiance, and then start school.
But the interesting thing is that after a while they become very self motivated. After a while, unless they have a question, they just open their books and go to work. They loved it, and it payed off, as evidenced by their test scores. They were lacking in nothing, and far above their public school counterparts in every subject.
I remember when we first started we did something similar My son's friends would get off the bus after school and come over to do "their homework" and ask (more like beg) when could they join our class
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Many who home school are concerned with not only what is taught - but how it is taught. So often Public Schools have to teach to the lowest common denominator in the classroom - and it can have the impact of holding brighter kids back.
Some parents are concerned about safety in their schools - especially in areas with a history of violence in the schools. Same goes with the schools with a history of narcotics.
Well said - that's it in a nutshell
We switched to home school after 5th grade and NOT for religious reasons. Not only do home schooled children score higher on standardized tests, they are more independent and self reliant.
As far as socialization - in my son's case - he was too social His verbal/communication skills are now embraced by his employer whereas in public school they wanted to shut him up
But let no one kid you - Homeschooling it is a lot of hard work. If your child is not socially capable - I do not know if I would recommend home schooling. And to be fair, I do
question States that do not have annual review via testing or evaluation for continuation of a home school program.
For us, we do not think we could not have accomplished it, if we were not college educated, as well as my husband having a doctorate, to be able to get through the high school sciences and math. Not saying it can't be done - your child may be brighter than you, which is often the case Parents hire tutors and such. Also, If your child is that art prodigy - shoving sciences and math down their throat would be ill advised
But, for us, we were more than happy to get our child out of public school in time - before they could turn his mind into "mush". College next year
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No union tells me what to teach! Hell I live in a non-union state!
My son's friends would get off the bus after school and come over to do "their homework" and ask (more like beg
His verbal/communication skills are now embraced by his employer
