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re: Home schooling has become America’s fastest-growing form of education
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:36 pm to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:36 pm to GreenRockTiger
I guess my question is... Is it really homeschool if they simply get instruction from someone else? Or is it just a private education by other means?
I get the advantage of taking community college classes early, that's an obvious benefit. My question though is if you're willing to fork out money to have kids taught by online SME's, why not just send your kids to a private school?
I get the advantage of taking community college classes early, that's an obvious benefit. My question though is if you're willing to fork out money to have kids taught by online SME's, why not just send your kids to a private school?
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Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:40 pm to NYNolaguy1
quote:but it’s not ‘instruction’ like everyday - it’s only if it’s a question I can’t answer or we can’t figure it out together - my older two never used that service
Is it really homeschool if they simply get instruction from someone else?
In Louisiana there are basically no rules and there are people that have ‘homeschool schools’. I don’t do that.
quote:I don’t do that so I don’t know. My kids were in private school before we started homeschooling.
My question though is if you're willing to fork out money to have kids taught by online SME's, why not just send your kids to a private school?
But that’s how I do it - many avenues for homeschooling.
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
We are seriously considering hiring private tutors to home school our kids. At the very least they will be in private school. frick public school. I told that to one of my friends and his wife overheard and said “Aren’t you concerned they won’t be in a more diverse environment?” I just said that diversity isn’t on our list of concerns when looking at our kids education. It’s astounding there are people that think that way though
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
We are on year 2 of homeschooling. I have 3 boys (8, 6, & 2). I am a firefighter and wife is RN. We have really enjoyed the move and feel far less stressed. We do school 3-4 days/week for 1-2hrs per day. We travel all the time and the boys have progressed academically much faster than comparable kids. I still worry about their social development but we combat that with BJJ, sports and church.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:45 pm to meauxses
Yeah bcus public schools don't have weird kids..........
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:47 pm to RLDSC FAN
Its just further evidence of the separation of rich and poor.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:47 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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We are seriously considering hiring private tutors to home school our kids. At the very least they will be in private school. frick public school. I told that to one of my friends and his wife overheard and said “Aren’t you concerned they won’t be in a more diverse environment?” I just said that diversity isn’t on our list of concerns when looking at our kids education. It’s astounding there are people that think that way though
My wife and I have considered this as well. Our daughter never darkened the door at public school until high school. There really isn't a private high school in my area, but there is an IB Program that is part of one of the worst public high schools in the area. When COVID hit, the teachers just checked out, and we ended up sending her to boarding school. What was shocking was how far behind she was when she went away.
Education in this country is really just debris.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:48 pm to danilo
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Good.
Right. Because most parents are proficient in advanced trigonometry.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:50 pm to fightin tigers
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Depending on how you view that data it also the fastest shrinking.
Looks like it has fallen 15% in 3 years.
You know what else happened 3 years ago?
Covid and school shutdowns.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:54 pm to wadewilson
exactly
Posted on 10/31/23 at 1:03 pm to RLDSC FAN
I homeschooled for twenty years (four children). I'm happy to see it grow. When I started it was illegal in several states, and my parents (who had advanced degrees) were horrified. When my oldest graduated from high school and was accepted to LSU, my father finally admitted he was wrong.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 1:40 pm to Carolhdg
Right, Carol.
My daughter sailed through two undergrad degrees from LSU and has her Phd now.
There will always be naysayers.
My daughter sailed through two undergrad degrees from LSU and has her Phd now.
There will always be naysayers.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 1:47 pm to TCO
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Right. Because most parents are proficient in advanced trigonometry.
They sure arent teaching kids that.
The average reading level in this country is 7th/8th grade, average math proficiency is 38%
Your precious public schools have already failed.
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Facts
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:06 pm to fightin tigers
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Depending on how you view that data it also the fastest shrinking.
Looks like it has fallen 15% in 3 years.
Did you actually think that home school kids were 51% of the school age population? That chart is the rate of growth, not proportion of education style.
It’s rapidly growing still. Just not as rapid as 2019.
Maybe you should have been home schooled.
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:16 pm to member12
I think home schooling up until 8th grade could be awesome. You have plenty of platforms and curriculum to have the kids move at a great pace, but also have time for educational activities that they enjoy. Learning an instrument, growing fruits or veggies, any type of art, or taking care of animals. If you kids play little league sports, and have a normal friend group they are getting plenty of socialization.
I personally think that when kids get 13 it's time for high school. At this time usually there aren't the options for youth sports, and they need to socialize with kids their own age.
I personally think that when kids get 13 it's time for high school. At this time usually there aren't the options for youth sports, and they need to socialize with kids their own age.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
My wife homeschools our son. Learning to play piano, reads above his grade level, taught cursive, spelling above grade level, add, sub, div, multi above grade level. His friends come over from public school and it's amazingly sad how far behind they are. Smh. We use abeka curriculum. Best for teaching/learning phonics.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:32 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:weird because every year 100+ kids take college trig at my alma mater
They sure arent teaching kids that
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Maybe if teachers could keep their hands off the kids
Posted on 10/31/23 at 2:35 pm to SteveLSU35
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they need to socialize with kids their own age.
The only justification for needing socialization with kids their own age is if you think kids their own age will teach them something of value.
Most kids are either spoiled and useless or violent and useless any more with a healthy dose of drug and sex culture. Why would I raise my children and then deliberately expose them to that? What is the value?
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