"Unschooling"

Christy

Christy

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cattitude said:
I've been around both public schooled and homeschooled. I think it's 50/50.
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Agreed, I think you've got good and both in both realms.

I think there are just a lot of bad stereotyping that goes on when it comes to homeschooling. Southern MD is an excellent area to homeschool your kids, there is a HUGE network of parents and programs available. The majority of homeschooling parents I've dealt with were normal and put a huge effort in to schooling their kids. I imagine you have your whackos, but I honestly didn't deal with any when I was doing all of my research. I guess the areas and programs I looked in to were the mainstream one's. None of it was ultra-religious, or granola hippie. Just the normal stuff. :lol:
 
Christy

Christy

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Chasey_Lane said:
I'll give you an example of from Wife Swap a few weeks ago. One of the homeschooled girls (she was in high school) was given a cell phone during the switch. She didn't know how to talk/use it and her father (who had been an advocate of homeschooling) just couldn't believe his eyes. Granted, these are probably not typical cases; but just something to think about.
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Is there every any normal family on wife swap? :confused: :lmao:
 
Christy

Christy

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Chasey_Lane said:
Yes, plenty. Or maybe I should say more normal than the family who pretends to be pirates. Aarrrghhh! :lol:
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I have yet to see a single normal family on that show. They choose each family because of their oddities and match them with another family with the polar opposite oddity. :jet:
 
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nicole_M

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This is a bit off topic, but since you all were discussing public and private schools/homeschooling, I decided to chime in.

I was put into a very small private school when I started pre-k at age 4, and stayed there through 5th grade when my parents moved to Southern Maryland.

My 1st year going into a public school was 6th grade at Southern Middle School. I had a terrible time adjusting...Going from a 10 kid classroom into a room with 28+ kids was more than I could handle. I spent most of my 6th grade year in guidance trying to adjust.

This is why I have chosen to put my 3 children into public school when it comes time.

I was not used to it, being in a private school setting did not get me ready for the "real world".

I have gone back and forth with the different thoughts and options but I think of my situation and don't want my babies to go through what I did.

Sorry for being off topic!
 
itsbob

itsbob

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Christy said:
I disagree, every homeschooled kid I've been around has been incredibly intelligent, polite, and much easier to be around than the majority of public school kids. :shrug:

I think when kids are homeschooled properly they are much better equipped to deal with the "real world". Please don't tell me you feel that kids these days in public (or private school for that matter) have any real idea about the "real world"?
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But if the parents of the home schooled are ignorant, what do you get? There's no requirment or test for the parents that want to homeschool, and yes there are success stories, but we never hear about the dismal failures.

I can think of few people that in no way shape or form should be allowed to home school their children, but they could if they wanted to.
 
Christy

Christy

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itsbob said:
But if the parents of the home schooled are ignorant, what do you get? There's no requirment or test for the parents that want to homeschool, and yes there are success stories, but we never hear about the dismal failures.

I can think of few people that in no way shape or form should be allowed to home school their children, but they could if they wanted to.
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There should be people who in no way shape or form be allowed to have children period, but what are ya gonna do? :shrug: You can have dismal failures in public/private school just the same as you can at homeschooling.
 
Nicole_in_somd

Nicole_in_somd

How you like me now?
Christy said:
I think the following statement is absolutely arrogant and ridiculous.



I remember reading an article a few years back about a kid who lived with his father in the back of an old broken down car getting a perfect score on his SAT's? His father home (well car :lol: ) schooled him. :shrug: I don't think financial, or educational level's has much bearing on how you will better educate your child.

I'm a big proponent of homeschooling/unschooling. Who better to teach your child than yourself? People have been doing it for thousands of years. We teach our children how to walk and talk. What is dangerous etc.. Reading, writing, math, history, science... all that is easy peasy in comparison. It's all around you, and if you keep a kid engaged, I think it's an excellent form of educating.
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I have to disagree with almost all of your posts. Being a parent we do teach our kids many things, but not all parents are properly suited and could deny students the full range of curriculum experiences and materials offered in a school environment.

I am sure there are success stories of home schooling but there are many stories illustrating not so much of a success and could deprive the child of important social experiences and/or isolate the child from other social/ethnic groups where the could learn even more and the child may miss out on some important emotional and social development. On top of some home school providers may not provide accurate diagnosis and planning for meeting the needs of children of special talents, learning difficulties and other conditions requiring out of the ordinary educational programs.


I know of a few friends that are trying the home school thing and at first the kids loved not having to get up and go to school, after a while they missed it. Meeting and socializing may not seem to be on the top of the educational need but it is essential tools that are applied though the child’s life. The kids also missed the stimulation of meeting challenges set out side the family by their teachers, and the extracurricular activities offered.

I will give you an example, a friend of mine comments every now and then about this woman she knows that decided to home school one of her many children. This woman did very poorly in school herself and did not graduate high school and also became pregnant at the age of 15. She could not hold down a job for long and once she had married that was it, she took the child out of school and decided to home school her.

The child is not doing well and in fact has fallen behind their friends that did stay in school. IMO, going to school and learning from your parents offer a more balanced education that would benefit the children more.
 
Nicole_in_somd

Nicole_in_somd

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Christy said:
I didn't see the show, but I think the pretended to be pirates ALL THE TIME. :faint: :lol:
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Not to be rude, but this is a good example of making assumptions without having all the information.

Home school is not the answer for everyone and should be carefully evaluated to see if it would benefit the child. You are placing a lot of your own personal projection into your posts. Public or private school have a lot to offer and with the combination of the parents continuing the Childs education after school could be a great thing.

Why stop at one or the other, why not both?
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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itsbob said:
I made it, and it didn't do anything but ask me.. Can you pass the third grade?
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For real. I though I'd at least get a "YAY! You passed the third grade" or something.

What a jip. :mad:
 
baileydog

baileydog

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vraiblonde said:
For real. I though I'd at least get a "YAY! You passed the third grade" or something.

What a jip. :mad:
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Maybe it didnt expect anyone to pass. So it didnt know what to say.
 
Christy

Christy

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Nicole_in_somd said:
Not to be rude, but this is a good example of making assumptions without having all the information.

Home school is not the answer for everyone and should be carefully evaluated to see if it would benefit the child. You are placing a lot of your own personal projection into your posts. Public or private school have a lot to offer and with the combination of the parents continuing the Childs education after school could be a great thing.

Why stop at one or the other, why not both?
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Not to be rude, but WTF are you talking about? I don't happen to homeschool. However, I did extensive research in to homeschooling in the area. Southern Maryland has an enormous network of homeschoolers, with a hell of a lot to offer, so why don't you stop assuming and using stories of one person you know, and actually explore the facts? :shrug:
 
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mAlice

mAlice

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Christy said:
Not to be rude, but WTF are you talking about? I don't happen to homeschool. However, I did extensive research in to homeschooling in the area. Southern Maryland has an enourmous network of homeschoolers, with a hell of a lot to offer, so why don't you stop assuming and using stories of one person you know, and actually explore the facts? :shrug:
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I'm so glad you said something. I was about to chew my fingers off. :lmao:
 
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