re: Sandy Hook Commission Draft: Homeschoolers are evil

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And just completely ignore... No Air Rescue Copters ordered... And the shooter killed 22 out of 22. No wounded. All kill shots. Greatest shooting exhibition in history. Make sure to see the Grieving Dad... LINK

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Not taking anything you post seriously because you won't tell us the natural cure for cancer.

This people want to do something. so that this kind of tragedy. never happens again, but the truth is they already have these type of programs in place. What do people think a Iep means? Individual. education. plan! And there plan failed and so will this one because. its. Just the same

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NOBODY has better training for their child than the parent.

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I even said that parents are the experts on their children; however, sometimes the emotional aspects of a child-parent relationship may cloud the teacher-student relationship.

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As for curriculum, a monkey could teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.

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Most of it is not rocket science; discrete skills are built through direct instruction with repetition and reinforcement. It becomes considerably more difficult when there are underlying disabilities or skill deficits. For example, are parents taught how to identify and differentiate between deficits in specific reading skills, then provide interventions to address these deficits? Even if some teachers aren't able to, they have resources and other specialists (e.g., literacy specialists, school psychologists, etc.) that can do this. Parents who are homeschooling their students do not have that so readily available.

Overall, teaching the the average to above average student, is not particularly difficult; teaching to the below average student or a student with a disability is not so easy.

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But it's still cute how some actually believe that government-run organizations are most efficient and exist to be our saviours.

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I don't actually believe this; in fact, I would imagine much of the government's involvement impedes maximum learning. My argument is that teachers with a standard of training and qualifications, will be more likely to posses skills than someone who has no training. That doesn't mean there aren't excellent individuals providing homeschooling; it's just that more practice and training will be associated with better instructional techniques.

I'm not advocating for any control over parents' choices, but I am recognizing the potential drawbacks to homeschooling compared to a traditional setting (i.e., public and private schools).

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TbirdSpur2010

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Good luck against Ole Miss on Saturday. Show us what real SEC football looks like.

i mean, i don't want to give kooks like TX Tiger ammo, but this really does reek of some super scary stuff

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that will follow children from birth to adulthood,

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yup

It just bothers me that most people think that homeschooling is only done by religious nuts.

Homeschooling is done properly can be much more effective than traditional schooling. The things that are accomplished in a traditional 8hr school day can be completed in a fraction of the time with a 1 on 1 approach.

There are plenty of homeschool groups for support and social interaction so that is not really an issue.

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C'mon Home schooling is done by religious nuts of course.

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Well you just crossed into the Rex zone JB. Congrats.

Oh. And it wasn't 22 kill shots. One of the child victims had 11 gunshot wounds.

So yeah, he was a real marksman that Lanza guy!! It's almost impossible to believe a person can hit children cowering in a closet from close range.

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I think it's more done by those who don't want their kids to mix with other races, religions, economic classes. It would be a travesty if little Joey found out other people are people also.

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What (specifically) do you base this on?

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But... I think it's more done by those who don't want their kids to mix with other races, religions, economic classes. It would be a travesty if little Joey found out other people are people also. Can't let little Pin head to think different than mom and dads brainwashing

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Jeauxbleaux is right, most people consider homeschooling because of the demographics of their public school systems.

However it seems pretty rough to send little Joey to a public school/holding institution so he can learn about the depravity and disfunction of his "peers". I guess you could call that education.

Much of the educated middle and working class is stuck in a trap, they can't afford to send their children to private schools and they can't afford to send their children to public schools.