Homeschooling surges as parents realize how worthless public schools are

[freyasman]

Hmm, a person who is qualified to teach calculus... So you will be hiring a teacher. In your case... several.

Sure...... why?

You got something against teachers?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Sure...... why?

You got something against teachers?

No, you homeschooling goobers do. Duh. Do I have to spoon-feed the entire thread to you?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

No, you homeschooling goobers do. Duh. Do I have to spoon-feed the entire thread to you?

I have nothing against teachers, so long as they leave their politics at the door.

 

[freyasman]

No, you homeschooling goobers do. Duh. Do I have to spoon-feed the entire thread to you?

My problem is with the public education system. Some individual teachers were cool, others were bullies and just plain trash.

Perhaps you should get a tutor for yourself, maybe do a little remedial reading comprehension class.

 

[dblack]

I couldn't recommend home-schooling for everyone. But it worked great for my sons. We didn't do homeschooling out of the gate. I was a single dad with a full-time job and it just didn't seem viable. But when they got into junior high they couldn't quite get past how much is sucked. And I couldn't disagree, so they both dropped out. What we did was probably more properly labeled 'un-schooling'. I gave them control over their own education and they ran with it.

They took different routes. My oldest was very motivated from the start. He had a laser focus on being an academic and is now a philosophy professor. My youngest leaned toward 'slack' for several years, but eventually decide McJobs kinda sucked and got into software. He's now an engineer for Google.

 

[hadit]

Hmm, a person who is qualified to teach calculus... So you will be hiring a teacher. In your case... several.

Or you use an online curriculum with teachers available to help when needed.

 

[Cecilie1200]

What happens when you get to subjects like calculus, chemistry, trigonometry, physics, and foreign languages?

How do you teach those at home?

How do they teach them in public schools that can't even teach all of their students to read and do basic math?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

How do they teach them in public schools that can't even teach all of their students to read and do basic math?

Very well, actually, when the students and their parents are engaged.

 

[dblack]

Very well, actually, when the students and their parents are engaged.

Right. Which is really the determining factor, whether homeschooling or traditional.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Very well, actually, when the students and their parents are engaged.

Yeah, we can tell what a great job YOUR schools did in teaching you to read by how you never seem to understand what you're reading.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Yeah, we can tell what a great job YOUR schools did in teaching you to read by how you never seem to understand what you're reading.

Cry it all out crybaby. Every day, same little hissy fit.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Right. Which is really the determining factor, whether homeschooling or traditional.

Yes.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Cry it all out crybaby. Every day, same little hissy fit.

I just heard you say, "Stop pointing out how stupid I sound!"

Was that what you meant to say?

 

[Jarlaxle]

How do they teach them in public schools that can't even teach all of their students to read and do basic math?

I had a teacher I would bet serious money would have flunked his own class. Needless to say, he didn't teach much.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

I have been home schooled my entire life, and turned out okay.

 

[Captain Caveman]

What happens when you get to subjects like calculus, chemistry, trigonometry, physics, and foreign languages?

How do you teach those at home?

You probably write a series of books called Harry Potter and become a millionaire. JK Rowling was homeschooled.

Let's be honest, how much of those subjects do you actual use outside of school? Also, I never understood trigonometry at school but actually sat down and figured it some 20 years after school.

I had a friend that homeschooled her kids, one of her kids (under 10yrs) read up on sharks. The number of shark types he learnt about and everything about them was amazing. Do kids at state school have this level of knowledge.

Also, there's a local soft play centre where many parents take their home school kids to socialise. You can sit and talk to other parents in near silence and the kids help one another if they fall over. When state school kids appear, it's time to pack up because the noise level goes through the ceiling, kids crying with no help and they run about at a million miles an hour. That's the cue for homeschooled kids/parents to go home.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Let's be honest, how much of those subjects do you actual use outside of school?

All of them. It's about learning how to learn and learning how to think different ways. It helps your critical thinking skills and helps you detect bullshit. Education isn't just about collecting facts like rare china and putting them in a glass case in the back of your mind, never to be touched again.

 

[Captain Caveman]

All of them. It's about learning how to learn and learning how to think different ways. It helps your critical thinking skills and helps you detect bullshit. Education isn't just about collecting facts like rare china and putting them in a glass case in the back of your mind, never to be touched again.

What makes you think home schooled children don't learn? Various studies have shown home schooled children perform up to 30% higher. Even if you had 4 kids, the adult to child ratio is far greater than in a state school, they receive more attention. Also, even psychologists say kids shouldn't start school till aged 7. Probably Finland is ranked at the top for education, kids don't start school till.aged 6.

Finally, who says the curriculum is right? My sons attended school and covered different cultures and their religions, but they asked me how does a pension work, and even APR on bank loans. The youngest said, "Dad, what's a credit card". Now, some favour state school teaching you a lot of hopeless shite and ignoring the stuff you will actually come across in life.

 

[Jarlaxle]

What makes you think home schooled children don't learn? Various studies have shown home schooled children perform up to 30% higher. Even if you had 4 kids, the adult to child ratio is far greater than in a state school, they receive more attention. Also, even psychologists say kids shouldn't start school till aged 7. Probably Finland is ranked at the top for education, kids don't start school till.aged 6.

Finally, who says the curriculum is right? My sons attended school and covered different cultures and their religions, but they asked me how does a pension work, and even APR on bank loans. The youngest said, "Dad, what's a credit card". Now, some favour state school teaching you a lot of hopeless shite and ignoring the stuff you will actually come across in life.

I learned essentially nothing useful in school. Never in my time in school did I ever hear the words "compound interest" spoken.

 

[freyasman]

I learned essentially nothing useful in school. Never in my time in school did I ever hear the words "compound interest" spoken.

I learned that sadism was a lot more common than most people were willing to admit, and to never trust institutions or authority figures.

And that a no.2 pencil makes a pretty good shank.