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Home schooling? Purely debate provoking post...

Original post by usuk2004

What do you think of it?

Do you think it helps or hurts a child?
lolita4life Posted:

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wow thats great and interesting!

Shorty McBride Posted:

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TOTALLY depends on the school situation, AND the parents.

I know a child that is homeschooled --- by homeschooled, I mean, 'sits on the couch and plays video games while her mother does her algebra.'

Their whole situation is really a mess.
marymoon Posted:

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It really deopends. I know someoen whose sister ran a sort of homeschool progra, where the local aprents pooled their resources and knoledge and home schooled a group of kids togehter, so it was a whole bunch of kids, not just one kid alone with parents, and they were all involved in many many activities so they had friends, etc.

Im still leery of it though. I think kids need as much social interaction has posisble and there'a lot you learn at school, how to get up everyday and make the bus, how to listen to authority, how to deal with being away from your home.

I went to HS with a girl who had been homeschooled (she was the national spelling bee champ, and rumor has it spelling bee girl in southpark was based on her), and she had absolutely no social skills. She would just stare all the time and didn't know hot to even make simple conversation. it went beyond being shy or anxious, she just didn't know how to interact with people
The Original 2nd-time-around Posted:

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For the most part, I'm against it. I too think that kids need the socialization and to be exposed to just different things.

However, if the school district is really cr@ppy, I might consider it (although I'd make sure I wasn't in a totally cr@ppy district since I have kids)
heidla Posted:

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I think that it robs the child of the social aspects(good and bad) of school. I learned more outside of school as far as education, but I learned how to deal with people and relationships in school. I have known several people who were home schooled and some of them were just awkward(nice, but awkward) in social settings. They might have been that way regardless of their schooling, but I don't think it helped.

tourist Posted:

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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.


sometimes I think it may be better that kids aren't always with other kids.

As a child these other kids become your workd & they are ksit kids to so they don't have the bestmorals & decision making skills yet either & kids just wnat to mimic each other & I think it can be a lot of pressure & cause kids to be followers & have low self esteem.
I Think beign a way from that atmosphere for a whiel may help children be more independnet & it wuold help fouc on school for eduaction & not as a social event.

Having respect for other adults is a good point though.

I also think beign exposed to other cultures is a positve aspect of school.

It's a tough call--really depends on the situation, I guess. I thikn it may be a good idea for a portion of a child's schooling, but not for 13 years straight.

july06bride Posted:

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I know a family where each child was homeschooled except for 2 ...7 children in the family total.
They seem very well-adjusted for the most part but the parents also had them very involved in our church youth group and other groups....

HOWEVER, eventually the parents started putting the children in public school and they have stated that the children learned so much more being in school...there is only so much that can be taught at home...a lot of things need to be done in school....

personally, I think children should go to school. The same opportunities high schools provide-various courses etc... along with social opportunities with friends and building relationships really happens in school...
Goldi1021 Posted:

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I am a certified teacher in two areas who is mre than capable of home schooling children and I would NEVER do it. Socialization is very important. Kids just cant get enough of that from exrtra-curricular or religious activities.

nferrandi Posted:

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I know this doesn't go for every situation, but I think many parents who homeschool are actually very selfish. They're not willing to let their children learn and be on their own. They want to keep them at home so they can keep them 'safe' when at the end of the day they are doing their children a disservice.

wood2be Posted:

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For some people, it works, but me personally, I would never even consider it.

maiahsdad Posted:

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WOW have any of you ever met anyone who was home schooled.....for the most part i find them smarter, less hyper, still play school sports or are in
clubs at school....please people oopen up your mind a little, it is good for some people and there family's......dont just rule it out........and just so you know up here there are a lot of home schooled kids

dm24angel Posted:

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I'm completly against it. I cant imagine a child, a kid, a teenager not experiencing the fun/anger/angst/friendship/excitement a school envirnoment offers. I dont think its the right choice to raise a fully well rounded individual...too sheltered.

RedHead Posted:

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Posted by maiahsdad

WOW have any of you ever met anyone who was home schooled.....for the most part i find them smarter, less hyper, still play school sports or are in
clubs at school....please people oopen up your mind a little, it is good for some people and there family's......dont just rule it out........and just so you know up here there are a lot of home schooled kids


YES I HAVE...and they werent smarter nor less hyper!

Mind is open Jonn...
ETA...just because i have an opinion...doesn't mean my mind is closed...
maiahsdad Posted:

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Posted by RedHead

Posted by maiahsdad

WOW have any of you ever met anyone who was home schooled.....for the most part i find them smarter, less hyper, still play school sports or are in
clubs at school....please people oopen up your mind a little, it is good for some people and there family's......dont just rule it out........and just so you know up here there are a lot of home schooled kids


YES I HAVE...and they werent smarter nor less hyper!

Mind is open Jonn...
ETA...just because i have an opinion...doesn't mean my mind is closed...


never said YOU had a closed mind.......and dont roll the eyes at me.......
RedHead Posted:

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SO YOU WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE SPECIFIC...MY BAD
i THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T AGREE WITH HOME SCHOOLING!
prncssrachel Posted:

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I think home-schooling done PROPERLY can be OK. For instance....one of my private flute students was home-schooled until 8th grade, BUT they had home-schooled classes. So it was a population of home-schooled children that would let's say do Math and History on Mondays and Thursdays at So and So's house, then English and Science at another person's house on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, then Fridays were devoted to field trips and other hands-on learning experiences. They had a band, a phys. ed teacher, and they also had a mandatory requirement to be on one sportsteam in the district or 'outside' population (PAL, etc.). Now, this is the exception, as far as I know. It was basically like a private school run out of a few teacher's homes, and it wasn't the children's own parents. BUT this student of mine was not socially adjusted AT ALL. Even in a class of 15 other kids! She's in public school in tenth grade now, and the difference in her self-confidence and attitude is AMAZING. She's now outgoing and fun, whereas before, she was introverted and shy. But again, some of that may have to do with her age, too. I will say that she is one of the most well-spoken, well-read teenagers I've ever met.
But overall, I'm not for home-schooling at all.
starhead Posted:

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My neighbor here in SoCal homeschools her three kids. She was a teacher before she became a stay at home mom. Her kids are great!! But I think that has more to do with the way they parent them.

She felt she could do a 'better job' and like someone else posted, she's part of a network of home schooled moms/kids and they get together often. The kids are also involved in scouting and other kid groupactivities so I feel she is really trying to get the 'socializing' part in, too. However, I would not home school my kids. They need to learn to deal with the outside world.

She also said that if at anytime, the kids wanted to go to school she would let them.
beautyq115 Posted:

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I think a huge part of school is socializing....Social graces are a huge part of everyday life...and if a child is home schooled they miss out on that. I think its a diservice to the child to miss that.

Maybe this is why all of these child stars have problems...because most never really went to school they were tutored on sets ....I mean I know many other things contributed to their problems..it was just a thought

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