Home-schooled

[LS8]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

My wife went to a private school. Not a religious one. I went to a public school. Private schools are F'ed up and there is no way my kids are going to one. The irony is hat I think my in-laws would pay for such crap.

Talk about not being in tune with what most people go through. That is what private schools do.

 

[BW86]

I went to a private school from K-8 and another from 9-12

 

[TridenT]

We don't have good private schools where I lived. I didn't have a choice. My parents both worked full time. I wasn't even allowed to be home alone; I had to go to daycare.

It would seem that our ATOT'ers are mainly public school-ers. Although there are kids here who apparently go to renown schools and most likely have parents who make good money and have a good education.

This thread kinda makes me feel bad about my education.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

If you learned nothing then you are a moron. I learned a lot in public school. My whole education comes from public schooling and, whatever I learned on my own. Did you learn how to do calculus on your own time? (Did you even take Calculus in high school?)

 

[knawlejj]

Public all the way through HS, then for some reason I decided to go to a catholic oriented private college....

 

[imported_weadjust]

1st and 2nd grade pubilc. Schools integrated at the start of 2nd grade and the public school system was a mess.
3rd-10 private
11-12 public.

Home schooling didn't exist in the late 60's and 70's.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: knawlejj
Public all the way through HS, then for some reason I decided to go to a catholic oriented private college....

You made a ba---d move! 😛

I wonder how well the homeschooled/private-schooled kids who think they are smart stack up against the normal. 😀 From the sounds of it, a lot of these kids who get into Yale have very wealthy parents. Would you let your child stay home if you lived in the ghetto and had to work your ass off with min wage and let them try to further their education? PROBABLY NOT... Public school is daycare+education. I would have probably gotten kidnapped and raped where I lived when I was 7-10 if I stayed at home and then decided to go out and play. (Although I did go out and play all the fucking time and nothing ever happened 😉 ) Anyway... Rich kids suck and the rest of us could totally kick their ass, amirite?

 

[LS8]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

If you learned nothing then you are a moron. I learned a lot in public school. My whole education comes from public schooling and, whatever I learned on my own. Did you learn how to do calculus on your own time? (Did you even take Calculus in high school?)

Wow, calling me a moron. You sound like a winner. :laugh:

As far as math in high school, I took algebra 1 which didn't even cover what I learned in pre-algebra back in private school during the 5th grade.

I also took algebra 2 which was a rehash of the previous year, we even used the same book! Perhaps the class was intended to be more but it wasn't. My teacher quit half way through the year. The second half of the year the class was study hall.

I took geometry which was basically what I had learned already back in private school during the 6th grade.

Calc and trig were not offered at my high school.

 

[LongCoolMother]

public my entire life. K-12 all public. Now im at a public university. i know people say the public education system is crappy, but I'd like to think I turned out OK.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

If you learned nothing then you are a moron. I learned a lot in public school. My whole education comes from public schooling and, whatever I learned on my own. Did you learn how to do calculus on your own time? (Did you even take Calculus in high school?)

As far as math in high school, I took algebra 1 which didn't even cover what I learned in pre-algebra back in private school during the 5th grade.

I also took algebra 2 which was a rehash of the previous year, we even used the same book! Perhaps the class was intended to be more but it wasn't. My teacher quit half way through the year. The second half of the year the class was study hall.

I took geometry which was basically what I had learned already back in private school during the 6th grade.

Calc and trig were not offered at my high school.

Lame school, IMO. Basically all schools now, even the super poor ones like mine(with only 400 students at max), have calculus and trig. When did you go to school?

We weren't offered pre-algebra until 6th grade. Although I dropped out of pre-al and took it the next year, 7th. It wasn't because I didn't know how to do it or anything but I decided to not do the homework for some reason. Anyway, she kicked me out and put me into super-easy math. 😀 That was a great year because I learned a lot about people and life more than math AND that experience is WAY better than anything I could learn from academics.

I think public schools teach real life a lot better than some private school or home schooling experience. The experience you have is definitely going to vary if your parents are wealthy and have the money to put you into good places. (Which is no effort on your part)

 

[LS8]

I went to high school from fall of 1999 to spring of 2003 in Orange County, Florida. 🙂

My parents were not wealthy by anyone's standards which is why I only went through half my schooling in private school. Sure, there were wealthy kids there - there were wealthy kids in public school also. When I was in the 7th and 8th grade every kid had a pair of Shaq shoes which went for almost $200 at the time.

As far as "real life" teaching, neither is better. I spent about equal time in both and you still have to deal with people either way. In private school you actually have to meet a set of standards to advance though, not so in the public schools I attended. What does that teach kids? That they don't have to do their best.

There was a kid in my "Honors" English III class when I was a senior who literally could not read. He was able to claim the same thing I was, that he was an honors student and I am not kidding you, he could not read.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: LS8
I went to high school from fall of 1999 to spring of 2003 in Orange County, Florida. 🙂

My parents were not wealthy by anyone's standards which is why I only went through half my schooling in private school. Sure, there were wealthy kids there - there were wealthy kids in public school also. When I was in the 7th and 8th grade every kid had a pair of Shaq shoes which went for almost $200 at the time.

LOL, that's not being wealthy... That's kids workin' their asses off for those shoes. 😉 I knew a lot of poorer kids who worked hard to get them some nice stuff.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i went to a religious/private school where my mom taught. so for english/spelling/grammar, i was homeschooled... sorta 😛

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i went to a religious/private school where my mom taught. so for english/spelling/grammar, i was homeschooled... sorta 😛

😛 She was religious about English, hehe. 😀

 

[LS8]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8
I went to high school from fall of 1999 to spring of 2003 in Orange County, Florida. 🙂

My parents were not wealthy by anyone's standards which is why I only went through half my schooling in private school. Sure, there were wealthy kids there - there were wealthy kids in public school also. When I was in the 7th and 8th grade every kid had a pair of Shaq shoes which went for almost $200 at the time.

LOL, that's not being wealthy... That's kids workin' their asses off for those shoes. 😉 I knew a lot of poorer kids who worked hard to get them some nice stuff.

When I was in Jr. High I walked to school because I lived to close to ride the bus (inside 2 miles from campus). These kids had their parents drive them in their BMWs and Cadillacs. Apparently the car was worth more to them than their child's education. My Jr. High was one of the newest schools in the county and in a very "afluent" area. I would say the amount of rich kids there far exceeded the amount that were in private school for me.

You make keep making excuses for my personal experiences; public school teach you that?

 

[elmer92413]

Originally posted by: JujuFish
I went to a private religious school, home school, and public school.

I've hit the trifeca too.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8
I went to high school from fall of 1999 to spring of 2003 in Orange County, Florida. 🙂

My parents were not wealthy by anyone's standards which is why I only went through half my schooling in private school. Sure, there were wealthy kids there - there were wealthy kids in public school also. When I was in the 7th and 8th grade every kid had a pair of Shaq shoes which went for almost $200 at the time.

LOL, that's not being wealthy... That's kids workin' their asses off for those shoes. 😉 I knew a lot of poorer kids who worked hard to get them some nice stuff.

When I was in Jr. High I walked to school because I lived to close to ride the bus (inside 2 miles from campus). These kids had their parents drive them in their BMWs and Cadillacs. Apparently the car was worth more to them than their child's education.

You make keep making excuses for my personal experiences; public school teach you that?

Nope, public school taught me the right things 😉 I learned on my own how to be a jackass, hehe. 😀

Are BMWs and Cadlilacs really expensive cars? I thought the Mercedes was the expensive car.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i went to a religious/private school where my mom taught. so for english/spelling/grammar, i was homeschooled... sorta 😛

😛 She was religious about English, hehe. 😀

that too, haha. my mom will correct my english, as well as my friends'

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

If you learned nothing then you are a moron. I learned a lot in public school. My whole education comes from public schooling and, whatever I learned on my own. Did you learn how to do calculus on your own time? (Did you even take Calculus in high school?)

I didn't even take calculus in college, and have yet to find any situation in my life where such knowledge would have proved to be useful. Then again, I'm not a multi-millionaire engineer/rocket scientist/astronaut. 😛

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: LS8

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I was homeschooled for 1st grade, public 2nd through 5th, home for two years (6-8) and then full time college.

It worked out OK.

The one thing I really regret is that I never really learned to study, but it's not like public schools would have been any better. At least I wasn't continuously bored like I would have been in a public middle/high school.

Viper GTS

I wish I could have done this. I learned nothing in public school. It was a waste of my time. I wish I could have been in college then.

If you learned nothing then you are a moron. I learned a lot in public school. My whole education comes from public schooling and, whatever I learned on my own. Did you learn how to do calculus on your own time? (Did you even take Calculus in high school?)

I didn't even take calculus in college, and have yet to find any situation in my life where such knowledge would have proved to be useful. Then again, I'm not a multi-millionaire engineer/rocket scientist/astronaut. 😛

It all depends on what your interests are. I really love math so I would easily take all the math classes I can get just to further my knowledge. 🙂

I'm going to be an engineer, I assume I need math.

 

[DanDaManJC]

Coming from homeschooling/private schooling the public schools were ridiculously easy... fortunately there are "honors" and ap courses available nearly everywhere which ended up serving me just fine

I really don't think our students/my old peers are dumb... it's just that there are damn low standards now and everyone got bored.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: DanDaManJC
Coming from homeschooling/private schooling the public schools were ridiculously easy... fortunately there are "honors" and ap courses available nearly everywhere which ended up serving me just fine

I really don't think our students/my old peers are dumb... it's just that there are damn low standards now and everyone got bored.

Each school is different. 🙂

BUMP for new folkz

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: SirStev0
most people I know who are home schooled are social inept. Some have been able to adjust. Others haven't.

I went to public school my whole life and I'm still socially inept. 😛

I don't know how my parents would have home-schooled me since both parents worked full-time and I am smarter then both of them. They would have just held me back.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I was home-schooled in only a couple subjects during high school.

Math & Latin

Unlike most college freshmen I had a year of Calculus under my belt going in.