Home-schooled

[DarrelSPowers]

I went to a private catholic grade school, and then to a very large, urban public highschool... at first it was a bit of culture shock, but in the end it turned out awesome...

 

[AreaCode7O7]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Like, a lot of people are home schooled where I go to college... I don't know why though. They seem pretty smart though; it's just weird thinking that you could have your parents home school you well and still make bank.

Anyway, I put up a poll.

Homeschooled. My mom has her teaching masters and credential, and sent me to community college classes for anything that was above her teaching level (higher sciences/math, etc).

I'd originally been in a private religious school (baptist) and hated it and did miserably. Homeschooled 6th grade through college.

I aced nearly all my comm college classes (except one semester where I slacked off) and then transferred to university at 18 as a junior.

Finished with a double major in two years (English and Communications, so not as impressive as, say, EE and Pre-Med).

It definitely was the right school situation for me. I visited my high school friends and couldn't believe how babied, both in good and bad ways, they were. Seriously, at 17 years old you have to ask to use the bathroom and have somebody follow up on your homework and success?

[edit] For the record, my last comment is in relation to how tightly controlled the teachers are required to keep the students, not in relation to the students' capabilities. I'm a firm believer in giving kids progressively more responsibility over their lives as they get older; let them succeed/fail based on their effort in little things and they'll learn to manager their lives responsibly later.

 

[AreaCode7O7]

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

In my experience quite a few homeschoolers have a hard time relating to their peer groups but often adjust well into adulthood.

 

[darkxshade]

other... I got schooled on the streets

 

[alchemize]

Me:
HS: Public
College: State School
Masters: Private

Mrs. Alchemize:
HS: Public
College: Private
Masters: Private

My kids are home schooled though. We hang out with other home school families with kids of all ages. There are a few psycho families (extreme fundies), but we don't mix with them. You can very clearly tell that the HS kids are brighter and much better behaved as a general rule.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I went to a pretty good public school - my parents moved to Massachusetts because it has some of the best schools in the country. I came out a bit ahead for college, I guess...and didn't get stabbed. Yay!

 

[Evander]

Public segregated schools do still exist in Japan, they probably used to exist in America but I'm not sure.

 

[Turkish]

Private but free nonreligious school.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: Turkish
Private but free nonreligious school.

Private but free?? That exists? You sure you don't mean a charter school or something?

 

[NaOH]

Public school up until college, which was a private school.

 

[shortylickens]

I spent the last two years in Oregon and worked nights. Managed to get over to the mall once or twice during the day in the middle of the week. Was amazed at how many kids were running around.

Asked a local friend about it and she said since the school system was so horrible a lot of parents prefer home education.

Apparently Oregon routinely ranks around 47th in public schools.
Now I want you to think about this for a second.
Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. Georgia.
At least one of those states beats Oregon. Maybe all of them if they arent as bad as I've been led to believe.

Also, they dont know about truant officers up there. A lot of kids just skip 3 or 4 days a week because the ciriculum is such a joke.

 

[troytime]

i went to a public school in a tiny midwest town

now my wife and I are homeschooling our kids

 

[Jumpem]

K-6: public school
7-8: church school

After that my mom tried homeschooling me for a few months. When I asked her to explain algebra she told me to read the math book and it would tell me how. :roll: After that I just started working full time.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I spent the last two years in Oregon and worked nights. Managed to get over to the mall once or twice during the day in the middle of the week. Was amazed at how many kids were running around.

Asked a local friend about it and she said since the school system was so horrible a lot of parents prefer home education.

Apparently Oregon routinely ranks around 47th in public schools.
Now I want you to think about this for a second.
Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. Georgia.
At least one of those states beats Oregon. Maybe all of them if they arent as bad as I've been led to believe.

Also, they dont know about truant officers up there. A lot of kids just skip 3 or 4 days a week because the ciriculum is such a joke.

Yep and I come from Oregon schools. Sad statistic that always was. I believe we were the 48th at one time.

It doesn't matter though.

 

[ed21x]

people like to make generalizations about public education here in the United States, but the truth is, it varies greatly depending on what area you live in. For example, if you live in a rich suburb, the schools are generally well-funded, well-ran, and full of rich students. For example, my public hs had every AP class available to any students that wanted to take them, free-SAT tutoring, free-in house private tutoring, and a very low student to faculty ratio. And then you have schools in the LA school district where each class has 30+ students, teachers need to buy their own chalk, and the average student doesn't have much opportunity for advancement.

 

[alkemyst]

most home schooled kids do do well academically, but the lose out on the best jobs due to simply lacking basic social skills.

What most miss though is especially K-12 about 90% of your education is how to socialize.

 

[Lola]

I wish I would have been. I researched it greatly as I got older.
I would be a totally different person (in a good way).

 

[troytime]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
most home schooled kids do do well academically, but the lose out on the best jobs due to simply lacking basic social skills.

What most miss though is especially K-12 about 90% of your education is how to socialize.

care to share some resources to back that up?

 

[IEC]

Public school all the way from K-12 here.

Though now I'm in a private university...

Probably going to go to a public for law school.

 

[rise]

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[yhelothar]

I only met one guy who was homeschooled, and that is a 14yr old in my physics class at the community college i went to.
He's not particularly brilliant, but he was able to wade through all the bullshit in the public school system quite quickly by getting homeschooled.
If you think about the requirements to graduate from high school(exit exam), it really isn't difficult to pass for a damn good deal of people at the age of 13.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: astroidea
I only met one guy who was homeschooled, and that is a 14yr old in my physics class at the community college i went to.
He's not particularly brilliant, but he was able to wade through all the bullshit in the public school system quite quickly by getting homeschooled.
If you think about the requirements to graduate from high school(exit exam), it really isn't difficult to pass for a damn good deal of people at the age of 13.

I think High School is less about the education and more so about finding out what you like though... At least in public schools.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: astroidea
I only met one guy who was homeschooled, and that is a 14yr old in my physics class at the community college i went to.
He's not particularly brilliant, but he was able to wade through all the bullshit in the public school system quite quickly by getting homeschooled.
If you think about the requirements to graduate from high school(exit exam), it really isn't difficult to pass for a damn good deal of people at the age of 13.

I think High School is less about the education and more so about finding out what you like though... At least in public schools.

Possibly.. but college GE classes are pretty much a rehash of high school and you get college credit for them.

There's AP courses.. but college versions are way easier IMO. You don't get mountain piles of homework, but you'll need good study habits.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: troytime

Originally posted by: alkemyst
most home schooled kids do do well academically, but the lose out on the best jobs due to simply lacking basic social skills.

What most miss though is especially K-12 about 90% of your education is how to socialize.

care to share some resources to back that up?

Check out much of the child psychology writings...just about all of them mention this socialization.

You are asking me a question like doubting 89 vs 95 octane ever makes a difference.

K-12 is not difficult at all. It's about proving one is at least half responsible. However; now parents would rather their kids be right 100% of the time so schools are getting dumbed down and less work handed out.

Most home schooled kids are home-schooled because of fear by the parents. Usually in keeping religious values strong and limiting their childrens free-choice.

Most continue on to private universities usually also religion affiliated.

This is all easily found even on google, there are probably write ups on wikipedia even.

 

[oddyager]

All public here.