Home schooling? Purely debate provoking post...

usuk2004 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 06:19 AM

Home schooling? Purely debate provoking post...

What do you think of it?

Do you think it helps or hurts a child?

jaclyncalderon Posted: Apr 18, 2005 06:43 AM

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I think its a good option if the schools you likve near are horrible but in general I'm against it - I think children really need the socialization of school (but then again I'm a teacher so if everyone home schooled I wouldn''t have a job)

TracyInQueens Posted: Apr 18, 2005 07:36 AM

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I am not a fan of it either. I too think that kids need the socialization that school provides.

I am a teacher too and I have seen a lot of research to support social aspects of learning. Our school puts a lot of emphasis on talk in the classroom- having kids talk to each other about what they're reading and writing, how they work through the process, etc. I think it's very beneficial.

lilmrs Posted: Apr 18, 2005 07:37 AM

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I think that IF a child is going to be home schooled than they BETTER be enrolled in some after school sports or activities with other young children.

I have to tell you, I never even really heard of home school until my early twenties, I don't think many are home schooled in NY...but down here in FL...there are a zallion home school'd kids.

lolita4life Posted: Apr 18, 2005 08:05 AM

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i think its fine.
i always begged my mom to home school me!

Jan05Bride Posted: Apr 18, 2005 09:03 AM

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I think kids need other kids for social stimulation.

wc0143 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 09:05 AM

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Seeing as my mother is proud of the fact that she can't do long division ... I'm pretty glad not to have been home schooled!!

Jax430 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 09:08 AM

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As others have said, I feel that home schooling is okay if the school district really s*cks. Otherwise, it is really important for children to have the socialization of school. They have to learn to both play and work with others

june262004 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 09:33 AM

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No way!!! Kids need to go TO SCHOOL!!! They need to PLAY and interact with other children. Im sorry Im not for Home schooling in any situation.

MrsERod Posted: Apr 18, 2005 09:35 AM

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Posted by wc0143

Seeing as my mother is proud of the fact that she can't do long division ... I'm pretty glad not to have been home schooled!!

TracyInQueens Posted: Apr 18, 2005 10:14 AM

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Something I just thought of too- I want my children to see me going to work and doing something I love. I want to set that example for them.

Janice Posted: Apr 18, 2005 10:22 AM

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I think going to school and adding diversity into your life is a helpful tool. If I had not gone to school, I would not have been exposed to different races and religions. My parent's only company constits of white people, mostly Irish Catholic.

I think every kid needs a break from their parents and siblings as well.

RedHead Posted: Apr 18, 2005 10:33 AM

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I am completely against it!

In fact i think it is a little weird that people do it.
There is tooo many benefits from going to school to bother home schooling...

So unless someone lives in a severe crime infested area...SEND THEM TO SCHOOL!

Bunnymonkey Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:16 PM

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it COMPLETELY depends on the type of parents who will be homeschooling.

If I lived in a school district that was total crap (which I really hope I don't, but you never know), I would consider homeschooling for a few elementary school years just to lay a solid educational foundation....at the same time though, i think that you can send your child to a crappy school and really be an educational force at home, after school and on weekends. So I would not be able to really answer that until I had kids and was in the situation.

I do agree that school teaches way more than math and science - it's incredibly important to socialize your child...not that school is the only place to do that, but it's a good one.

I am not entirely opposed - especially if the child has special needs that are being neglected by the system.

lolita4life Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:17 PM

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i tink kids can get interaction with other kids many other ways.

usuk2004 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:22 PM

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Posted by lolita4life

i tink kids can get interaction with other kids many other ways.

But I don't think in the same constant 8 hours a day, every day way they can at school. I also think it's important for children to learn to respect adults other than their parents.

lolita4life Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:27 PM

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Posted by usuk2004

Posted by lolita4life

i tink kids can get interaction with other kids many other ways.

But I don't think in the same constant 8 hours a day, every day way they can at school. I also think it's important for children to learn to respect adults other than their parents.

yes this is true.

i just think that it wouldnt make a kid a bad person to be home schooled. im sure plenty of people do and have normal healthy social skills.

usuk2004 Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:30 PM

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Posted by lolita4life

Posted by usuk2004

Posted by lolita4life

i tink kids can get interaction with other kids many other ways.

But I don't think in the same constant 8 hours a day, every day way they can at school. I also think it's important for children to learn to respect adults other than their parents.

yes this is true.

i just think that it wouldnt make a kid a bad person to be home schooled. im sure plenty of people do and have normal healthy social skills.

Oh, of course not I just think that parents who keep their kids home are doing them a disjustice, however good their intentions may be.

lolita4life Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:37 PM

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no i know, i can see why people would be against it.

i htink it depends on alot though...

like teh parents, the environment, schools, the actual CHILD.... alot factors in.

but, i dont know any kids that are being home schooled so i cant truly oppose it or be 100% for it.

i think for the most part, i just dont see it as big a problem or 'wrong thign to do' as many others.
ho hum

Bunnymonkey Posted: Apr 18, 2005 12:40 PM

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Posted by lolita4life

i tink kids can get interaction with other kids many other ways.

totally agree. There was a girl (about 13 years old) at my shower yesterday who has been homeschooled her whole life. She is well adjusted, polite, extremely intelligent and articulate. Her mother is a good homeschooler, but also belongs to a network of other moms who get all of their kids together, teach them in 'classroom' like settings - each parent taking a 'class' that they are the strongest in, and get them together to socialize regularly - the same kids, over and over, just like school. If anything, this girl was way more mature and emotionally intelligent than many 13 year old girls - she had a clarity and calm in her eyes that was astonishing. Granted, she may be the exception, but I was really intregued by her development.