tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post2529478130469918698..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Why We Homeschool - Part 1Henry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-68912912354337710522007-07-26T08:00:00.000-07:002007-07-26T08:00:00.000-07:00First, thanks for your comment. I enjoy hearing fr...First, thanks for your comment. I enjoy hearing from another perspective.<BR/><BR/>The public school system works as well as it does due to the extraordinary efforts of some dedicated teachers and involved parents. Public education/homeschooling is like anything else. Some are good, some are bad and some are ugly.<BR/><BR/>School dilutes parental influence. If the parents are not emotionally stable, that could be a very good thing. If the parents are high functioning, the children don't have a lot to gain and they have a lot to loose in an unpredictable system.<BR/><BR/>While a student sits in a classroom listening to a teacher struggle through a lesson with 30 kids on a multitude of different levels, a homeschool student can work through the same content in a fraction of the time.<BR/><BR/>While a student sits in a classroom listening to a lesson she doesn't understand, a homeschool child is at home getting one-on-one attention.<BR/><BR/>While a student in school defines his identity by a group of peers consisting entirely segregated by age and immaturity, a homeschooler interacts with a peer group made up of adults and children of all ages.<BR/><BR/>While parents with children in school spend very little time with their children, homeschooling families have time together.<BR/><BR/>Homeschooling is not for everyone, but most functioning families could provide a good education and avoid the waste of time-Lord of the Flies atmosphere that typifies institutional assembly-line teach to the test education.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-15727015956318172992007-07-25T09:23:00.000-07:002007-07-25T09:23:00.000-07:00I found a link to your webpage and as a public hig...I found a link to your webpage and as a public high school social studies teacher, I found it quite interesting. Although your arguments are compelling--and I won't argue that there are appropriate times to homeschool--some of the WORST, socially maladjusted young people I have observed come from a homeschooling situation. These children are often overly attached to their parents and have an extremely hard time making friends, leaving home for college or maintaining relationships. The only reason I point this out is that, as an educator, I truly care about the future of our young people. I hope that many of your readers get the message that there are tons of public school teachers out there who work incredibly hard to make their students as successful as they want to be. We certainly aren't in it for the money! : )Just my two cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-47520959214233064212007-07-18T11:52:00.000-07:002007-07-18T11:52:00.000-07:00And it is not only children who fall into poor beh...And it is not only children who fall into poor behavior if they hang out in the wrong crowd.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-34665902669992751552007-07-17T14:15:00.000-07:002007-07-17T14:15:00.000-07:00"Children naturally imitate what they see."Sadly, ..."Children naturally imitate what they see."<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I've seen that even well-raised kids can fall into poor behavior if they are left with their peers.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837891971321870301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-61689830662421561782007-07-17T07:05:00.000-07:002007-07-17T07:05:00.000-07:00"...the machiavellian tactics crucial to achieve t..."...the machiavellian tactics crucial to achieve the pinnacle of adolescent popularity are not the type of socialization we value."<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes! And now that our homeschooled children are beginning to hit college, they see the depredations wrecked by this socialization. Turns out that our "un-socialized" kids are the only ones their peers feel they can trust.Kim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821817787450687811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-34358142993970690172007-07-14T14:45:00.000-07:002007-07-14T14:45:00.000-07:00Thank you for the link on procrastination. That is...Thank you for the link on <A HREF="http://paulgraham.com/procrastination.html" REL="nofollow">procrastination</A>. That is exactly what I am trying to do lately, become a type C procrastinator! I feel like I'm on the right track after reading that, and less guilty about the dishes and laundry piling up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-31451067696905287372007-07-13T08:07:00.000-07:002007-07-13T08:07:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree more, and it has nothing to do wi...I couldn't agree more, and it has nothing to do with religion for me. Also looking forward to the rest of the series!<BR/><BR/><BR/>[Psst, Kim, it's "hear hear." ;)]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-26889882088596145292007-07-13T08:05:00.000-07:002007-07-13T08:05:00.000-07:00Excellent Post!I cannot wait to read the next inst...Excellent Post!<BR/>I cannot wait to read the next installment.Teacher of Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593330677608595529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-78507077271306375412007-07-13T07:36:00.000-07:002007-07-13T07:36:00.000-07:00Don't get me started on the teen baby topic. It m...Don't get me started on the teen baby topic. It makes me crazy how selfish and self-absorbed these so called "mothers" act.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-81463367377309391802007-07-13T07:08:00.000-07:002007-07-13T07:08:00.000-07:00AMEN!AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-80129517782543261252007-07-13T04:58:00.000-07:002007-07-13T04:58:00.000-07:00Here, Here!! Very well put. I, too, like the stat...Here, Here!! Very well put. I, too, like the statement about "trendy" versus traditional standards. I was asked yesterday by a teenager in response to my statement, 'don't you think you are a little young to be pregnant?' She said, "What are you one of those religious fanatics? Everyone of my friends has a baby. I wanted one too."kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176053163056565633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-22532167936119042782007-07-13T00:53:00.000-07:002007-07-13T00:53:00.000-07:00great post... especially this:"All actions are now...great post... especially this:<BR/>"All actions are now morally equivalent with the notable exception of abiding by traditional standards which, of course, is just mean and hateful."<BR/><BR/>looking forward to the rest of the series!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334600910504159048noreply@blogger.com