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HOME SCHOOLING.............

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pinoy

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................. I'm not quite sure how this works. Is there somebody who comes to your house (qualified/certified?) and teach your kids for, say, a few hours? Or, you teach your kids the very best way you can?

I've got nothing against it, I'm just not familiar with the process.

<====migrated to the US a few yrs. ago.

also, anybody here does home-school their kids? (did I get it right?)
 
In Florida there are home school centers where you can get curriculum, computers and other special classes. Some school districts offer the difficult subjects for your kids such as science or advanced math. They supply labs and teachers. You are the teacher in your home for your kids but your kids have to be tested annually by a certified teacher.

It's not rocket science and you will find many resources and home schooling groups that will walk you through the process.


It's a very good thing,

Gravity
 
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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Considering both of you are science majors, I would think there might be some difficulty teaching English, social studies, or other "artsy-fartsy" things.
 
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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Considering both of you are science majors, I would think there might be some difficulty teaching English, social studies, or other "artsy-fartsy" things.
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Well english and artsy stuff shouldn't be an issue. I played violin for 10 years and my fiancee played cello for the same amount of time. She also plays the piano. Painting could be a problem but I don't consider that to be a huge problem.

As for social studies, that would be our weakest point. I always sucked at history. My fiancee is much better though. She could probably manage it.

You just have to remember most intelligent people aren't completely one dimensional.
 
Considering both of you are science majors, I would think there might be some difficulty teaching English, social studies, or other "artsy-fartsy" things.
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Couldn't they just hire a tutor or something for the subjects they are unable to teach?
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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Considering both of you are science majors, I would think there might be some difficulty teaching English, social studies, or other "artsy-fartsy" things.
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Well english and artsy stuff shouldn't be an issue. I played violin for 10 years and my fiancee played cello for the same amount of time. She also plays the piano. Painting could be a problem but I don't consider that to be a huge problem.

As for social studies, that would be our weakest point. I always sucked at history. My fiancee is much better though. She could probably manage it.

You just have to remember most intelligent people aren't completely one dimensional.
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Of course; I'm not saying you are one dimensional, I'm just thinking realisticly that as a CS major myself, I rarely tend to really "get it" when it comes to artsy stuff, with my peers tending to be in the same boat. However, by the looks of it, you guys are set, so I think you'd do well.

PS Muzzan, yes, there are always tutors. I wouldn't think anyone would need one until the middle-school level at least though
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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No doubt that your future kids will be well-educated academically. But what about social skills like,mingling with other kids and having circle of friends? Finding a playmate is easy but, finding friend(s), i don't know. Don't you and your fiancee are having fun while attending school? Why deprive them?

Anyway, i'm not starting a debate here, just asking.
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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Considering both of you are science majors, I would think there might be some difficulty teaching English, social studies, or other "artsy-fartsy" things.
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Well english and artsy stuff shouldn't be an issue. I played violin for 10 years and my fiancee played cello for the same amount of time. She also plays the piano. Painting could be a problem but I don't consider that to be a huge problem.

As for social studies, that would be our weakest point. I always sucked at history. My fiancee is much better though. She could probably manage it.

You just have to remember most intelligent people aren't completely one dimensional.
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You can always hire me. Dual majoring in History and Asian Studies, as well as a planned PhD with two letters of recommendation already. I'm poor and I need money. Badly. Student loans suck. Especially when the school costs 28K a year.

 
Originally posted by: pinoy
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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No doubt that your future kids will be well-educated academically. But what about social skills like,mingling with other kids and having circle of friends? Finding a playmate is easy but, finding friend(s), i don't know. Don't you and your fiancee are having fun while attending school? Why deprive them?

Anyway, i'm not starting a debate here, just asking.
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Home schooling certainly isn't for everyone, and yes, you do miss out on some stuff by not attending school, but there are other places to meet friends. I, personally, would never have wanted to be home schooled; I liked school too much, and being in your house all day would suck royally. However, home schooling is becoming more mainstream these days, in no small part because of the condition of the public school systems. When people finally realize that more money is needed in schools, maybe home schooling will shrink once again.
 
Originally posted by: pinoy
Originally posted by: Codewiz
My fiancee and I are considering this when we have kids. She will have a masters in Chemistry and I have a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I do not believe there is a subject we couldn't teach.
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No doubt that your future kids will be well-educated academically. But what about social skills like,mingling with other kids and having circle of friends? Finding a playmate is easy but, finding friend(s), i don't know. Don't you and your fiancee are having fun while attending school? Why deprive them?

Anyway, i'm not starting a debate here, just asking.
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I know in cities like Atlanta, there are groups that get together for all the socializing necessities for the children. Some even have dances and/or sports that the children can play. Some homeschooled kids that want to play sports will go to the school that they were supposed to go to and play there. (You can do that since you pay taxes in that county)

The argument that social skills aren't as developed is a myth that is put out by teacher unions and other anti-school choice folks that are against home-schooling.

If we lived in a bad school district or if our son was being harrassed by gov't school administrators (like the boy in Houston that was arrested because he gave his gf his inhaler when she was in the middle of an asthma attack) then he would definitely be home-schooled. As it stands now, my wife and I are saving up to send him to a private school when he is ready to go to school.
 
Originally posted by: Hubris

Home schooling certainly isn't for everyone, and yes, you do miss out on some stuff by not attending school, but there are other places to meet friends. I, personally, would never have wanted to be home schooled; I liked school too much, and being in your house all day would suck royally. However, home schooling is becoming more mainstream these days, in no small part because of the condition of the public school systems. When people finally realize that more money is needed in schools, maybe home schooling will shrink once again.
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Washington D.C. spends more money than any other city in the nation per student and their schools are atrocious. Atlanta city schools spends $12,000 per student and they consistently pull Georgia down to the bottom of nation when it comes to test scores.

More money isn't always the answer. Parental involvement, qualified and caring teachers, and qualified, caring, and efficient school administrators are the answer.

 
I have a few friends in high school who are being home schooled and all I can say is, its not the same. Especially if you live in an area with a very good school system. I live in a place that has a very good schooling system, which is why I don't understand their choice for home schooling. One of them, doesn't work for the most part and hardly does anything, so he's just really lazy, I haven't seen him in like 1 or 2 years. Him and his younger brother doesn't see any kids outside of their church, so they see little of what the world is like.

Oh yeah, they don't have many friends either. I'm not saying you won't have any friends by home-schooling, but the variety of people you meet is much greater in a public school. How do they teach? They order videos of classrooms where there is a teacher and set of students, so basically they follow the curriculum the public school kids do. Its a normal public school that has video cameras and sells them to companies. I think that defeats the purpose of home-schooling.

I think that if you send your kids to a public school, BUT spend lots of time with them doing their homework, like 3 or 4 hours after school, they will be much better off than in a home school. Again, I'm not saying home schooling is completely bad, but more people are benefitted by going to a public school. Another friend of mine, was home schooled and came to a public school for a year, he did very well, and the next year went back to home schooling.

If you are dead-set on home schooling, make sure to put a year or two in there for public schooling, so if they are behind, they get caught up, or if they are ahead, to just meet and intereact with like 30 kids on a daily basis. Their communication skills will increase greatly through this also.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Hubris

Home schooling certainly isn't for everyone, and yes, you do miss out on some stuff by not attending school, but there are other places to meet friends. I, personally, would never have wanted to be home schooled; I liked school too much, and being in your house all day would suck royally. However, home schooling is becoming more mainstream these days, in no small part because of the condition of the public school systems. When people finally realize that more money is needed in schools, maybe home schooling will shrink once again.
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Washington D.C. spends more money than any other city in the nation per student and their schools are atrocious. Atlanta city schools spends $12,000 per student and they consistently pull Georgia down to the bottom of nation when it comes to test scores.

More money isn't always the answer. Parental involvement, qualified and caring teachers, and qualified, caring, and efficient school administrators are the answer.
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No, it's oversimplifying to just say throw money at it. However, you would get more qualified teachers, more qualified administrators if you laid out more money and there were school systems that didn't need to hold bake sales in order to keep sports or music/art programs. THAT'S the kind of thing I'm talking about.

As for parental involvement, that's a whole different can of worms, one that won't be solved by more money. The demise of personal responsibility is the root of that problem, and I'll be damned if I know the answer to that one. Weekly beatings couldn't hurt.
 
I'd either move to a better school district, or pay to have my child bussed/taught there before I considered home schooling.

I've seen the fruits of many home schooled children. While they may be smart, and well educated...they just aren't well rounded and and are often times quiet naive.

I dunno...coming from a small town, and seeing some of my classmates pulled out to be home schooled, and working with home schooled children, they are just.....unbalanced. It's hard to describe, but very noticiable.

An education is the only reason for going to school. Sure it's the biggest part...but not the only part.
 
Originally posted by: Hubris

No, it's oversimplifying to just say throw money at it. However, you would get more qualified teachers, more qualified administrators if you laid out more money and there were school systems that didn't need to hold bake sales in order to keep sports or music/art programs. THAT'S the kind of thing I'm talking about.
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See, that is what I don't understand. The Dept of Education's federal funding was doubled by Ted Kennedy and Bush. Yet, school's still have to hold bake sales, christmas sales, etc. What does that say to you? Inefficient use of tax-payer money. Instead of improving schools, all the money is doing is increasing bureaucracy.

Example: In Alabama, there are almost as many people in adminstrative positions as there are in teaching positions.
 
home school would be so crappy. being taught by your parents....ugh....not seeing hot chicks at school....ugh...
 
I have five problems with homeschooling -

one - most parents that do it are idiots and you end up with ignorant little bitches.

two - The kids tend to be sheltered and never find out what's going on in the outside world. (Quoth the ex-homeschool kid in my physics class: "There's a war?")

three - The kid never learns how to act in a social situation until thrust into one at age 18 when they have to *GASP* GO LIVE ON THEIR OWN!

four - Homeschool kids, when they come into the workforce or into normal schools have this intense feeling that they're better than you because they got special treatment

five - "Mommy, I don't like doing fractions." "Okay honey, you can put everything in a decimal."
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
I'd either move to a better school district, or pay to have my child bussed/taught there before I considered home schooling.

I've seen the fruits of many home schooled children. While they may be smart, and well educated...they just aren't well rounded and and are often times quiet naive.

I dunno...coming from a small town, and seeing some of my classmates pulled out to be home schooled, and working with home schooled children, they are just.....unbalanced. It's hard to describe, but very noticiable.

An education is the only reason for going to school. Sure it's the biggest part...but not the only part.
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Well if there are good schools around then there is NO reason to home school. I just feel that where I will be living when I have kids, I don't think I will be happy with the schools.

I went to a great high school. I do feel that my education was held back when it came to math. When I was in 5th grade, I was sent to the computer lab for 1 full month. The reason was simply because I was far more advanced when it came to math compared to other students. They just didn't have anything for me to do while my fellow students tried to catch up. There were plenty of students like myself in other classes. Guess what? They can't make a special class just for the smarter kids at this level. We have to teach everyone at the same level. I remember my first two years of school. All the classes were separated into the different levels of ability but that was considered racist, mean, or damaging to the lower level students. So instead all were mixed together.

I don't think I will home school for a full 12 years. I would probably only home school through 8th or 9th grade. This is of course if the local high schools offer a wide variety of courses like my high school did.

As for not having good social skills, I think the computer is more of a threat than home schooling. I will not be living in an area that doesn't have kids to play with in the neighborhood. I will also expect my kids to participate in sports or some other form of activity with other kids.

Some of my friends in college were home schooled and did great during college socially and academically.
 
elementary school is definately worth homeschooling for...
elementary school is mostly pointless drawing and stupid activities...
most of the kids in elementary schools are evil.. most of elementary school are filled with bullies or people being bullied
in elementary school.. you are taught by one person... same as homeschool...

 
Originally posted by: virtualgames0

most of the kids in elementary schools are evil.. most of elementary school are filled with bullies or people being bullied
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Eh? That's more of a middle school thing around here.

 
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