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Date: 9/20/2002 12:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 25183
While I am not a big advocate of homeschooling, I don't think it should be illegal.  |
Date: 9/20/2002 1:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 46527
As long as the parent is educated adequately enough to be able to homeschool the child to an acceptable level then I see no major problems with it. There is of course the school of thought that the child misses out on the social part of his education.  |
Date: 9/20/2002 1:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 57653
I agree with LSR. There should be certain guidelines for home schooling, # 1 being the education of the parent. Also I myself believe the socail aspects are very important. If a child is to be home schooled there needs to be a larger effort to get the child involved in their neighborhood and helping them to meet other kids their age. ~SilverFire  |
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Date: 9/20/2002 1:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 57653
-Oops! Social ~SilverFire |
Date: 9/20/2002 1:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 54987
If you have the qualification, and are a good teacher, I wholeheartedly approve of home schooling. I wish my parents had the ability to do that. I met a family travelling in an RV all over the states. The parents are schooling the kids themselves. And what a wonderful classroom it is. They can go and see the places in their own history. They can see and touch nature. I met these kids and they are the politest kids I've ever met. Very respectful and intelligent. Go for it... You have the right to teach your own children. - Coolade  |
Date: 9/20/2002 1:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 53900
I have considered homeschooling my youngest because he is not doing as well as he could in school so no I do not think it should be illegal. The principal in the school he goes to tried to tell me that whatever I teach has to be approved by the school board...I just laughed at her and told her I have put numerous hours of research into this subject and found many scientists, inventors, authors, politicians, actors/actresses have been homeschooled and have done very well in life and that the only requirements to homeschool where I live is that I notify the superintendent of schools of my intention to h.s. and to keep a good record of what I teach him. The only reason why that educators have of saying this is that they lose funding when the child is homeschooled.  |
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Date: 9/20/2002 1:53:00 PM
From Authorid: 53900
I think it is totally unfair for a person in charge to say that you cannot educate your children at home...who is to say that whatever your education level is that you cannot teach your child at home? And as for socialization(oooohhh the big s word) there are groups you can have your child join and little league, boy scouts/girl scouts, play groups. You can go to the park...there are loads of things you can do to allow your child to socialize with other kids. That is ridiculous to say that public/private school is the only way a child can have interaction with other kids. The way school is nowadays anyhow teh teachers/administrators are more worried about tests and such anyhow home schooling may be the way to go. |
Date: 9/20/2002 1:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 38256
Although I think homeschooling is a very very bad idea I really don't think it should be a cause for parents to lose custody. However i don't think it would be a bad idea for it to be illegal except in very special circumstances.  |
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Date: 9/20/2002 2:01:00 PM
From Authorid: 53900
This is just one more way for teh government to control what we do with our children and our families IMO. |
Date: 9/20/2002 2:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
homs school is great they still have to pass the SATs and exams what every other student has to pass as long as the student has some "after school activities" what has the child interact with children of thier own age i think it's fine.. public school is pretty crappy alot of children "get lost in the system" they don't have any personal time with a teacher to help with problems teachers going on strike for more money and blah blah.. and not everyone can afford private schools i think you and ANYONE should have the choice to home school sometimes a child needs the one-on-one education and tutors can get very pricy 10-15 an hour builds up!!  |
Date: 9/20/2002 2:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 53284
The most important thing is that the child get a solid education. If they can get that at home, so be it. The main problem that I have seen with home schooling is way to much of the curriculum is just based on workbooks. I don't think that is really teaching. Also, when you go to school, you experience different teachers. Some you will relate to better than others. Home schooling limits your experience to your parents, Which may be good or bad depending upon their ability to teach. The last thing that I think is really important is that you need to learn to deal with others. When you are home schooled, you don't have the same socialization experiences that kids attending schools do. (Once again this may be positive of negative). My kids had many educational experiences while in public school that I would not have been able to provide them. I tend to be a supporteer of the public school system and I always want it to be better, however, I don't think that it should be illegal to home school your children. The public school system where I live is very very good so it is easy for me to have this opinion. If the public school system where I live was not adequate, I woudl have had to explore other alternatives.  |
Date: 9/20/2002 2:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 27215
I very much approve of home schooling because of all of the pressures that are put on children these days. No wonder there are so many suicides. The government puts too much on children now and won't allow them to be children. The only fault that I see to homeschooling is they will miss out on things such as their high school prom and things like that, but in our county there is a group of Mother's that do home school and they get together and take all of the children on field trips and such and who knows what the future holds, they could even come up with a prom and graduation for the children. I say if you can home school your child, then go for it and things will work out for the both of you. At least you won't have to worry about your child being shot from another student if they are at home......  |
| Date: 9/20/2002 4:50:00 PM From Authorid: 55376 I's ben pubik skood.Odders shud two. Og |
Date: 9/21/2002 2:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 26452
I've been home schooled, to a public school, many "alternative" schools and all that, I don't think theres ANYTHING wrong with homeschooling, as long as the child is learning all the stuff they need to properly, if your homeschooled you get a chance to work at your own pace, you can easily get ahead and "graduate" early, with public schools you don't get to go at your own pace or anything. And if you get sick easily (like me) then you dont totally stress yourself out trying hard to cautch up after being sick, heck, you can do your work in bed if you wanted to, or for example, I have asthma, when I was home schooled I didn't have near as many attacks, my mom was right there if I had an attack, at most public schools you cant even carry your inhaler with you! Actually, for like $50 I think it was you can download a program on your computer than you can work off of...But I do want to say one thing about home schooling, this is just me, but after being home schooled for a while, my "fear of people" I guess you cold call it did get worse, when Im in a public place like a mall or something, I get alot more nervous and fidgity and stuff than I used to.  |
Date: 9/21/2002 6:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 47699
There's no way that it should be illegal. That's just ridiculous.  |
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Date: 9/21/2002 10:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 39129
I had homeschool and while I did slack off from time to time, I got more work done because I didnt have to spend an hour listening to a teacher. I like my homeskoolin  |
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Date: 9/21/2002 10:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 39129
I had homeschool and while I did slack off from time to time, I got more work done because I didnt have to spend an hour listening to a teacher. I like my homeskoolin |
| Date: 9/22/2002 9:25:00 AM From Authorid: 57718 NO! I homeschool my daughter because the only schools in my area have been having alot of trouble with abusive adults that work in the school. I think we should have an option that keeps our children away from that kind of behavior. The damage a teacher can do in one year cannot always be made up in a lifetime. I have a brother that proves that. |
Date: 9/22/2002 1:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
The education system is definitely lacking. However, learning is not the only goal of public schooling. Children need to interact with other children. They also need to feel like they belong. This is why neighborhood friends simply aren't enough for a home-schooled child. Their friends would have other friends in common at school and they would have events to discuss and this would see the home-schooled child left out. I feel that supplementing your child's education is great, and is almost to the point of being necessary, but you can't replace public schooling. There is also the element of children learning that there are other situations other than at home where it is necessary to be obedient to an authority other than his/her parents. Some of the greatest (not all, but some) of the greatest times in people's lives can come from school. Another thing is the case of post-secondary education. If the child is used to one-on-one learning then they may have some serious problems when entering college or university. In the workplace as well, there may be, depending on his/her career choice(s), seminars and courses which he/she may have to attend. I strongly disagree with home-schooling and I can't find any long-term positive aspects to it. I AM all for supplementing a child's education, however...  |
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Date: 9/22/2002 1:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
Kids are cruel. They pick on home-schooled kids. Trust me... |
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Date: 9/22/2002 1:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
Og, you really ARE growing as an entity. Good for you, sport!... |
| Date: 9/22/2002 2:56:00 PM From Authorid: 55376 Thanks,GT. Trying to get to the heblinity level of entital growth. Og |
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Date: 9/23/2002 11:31:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 61830
To add to my own debate here... I thought I would let you know that I was home schooled for some time, and I hated it. I was also grounded most of the time, brought into homeschool because I was a trouble maker, and my mom has only a 7th grade education... I have looked into it. In my area there is a home school school. The parents are involved in get togethers (minimally weekly) with the other home school kids and the kids that are home schooled can get together that way. Also, I am in college and should have my bachelors by in the next few years. Finally they state of california has testing regulations for homeschoolers. In both 2000 and 2001 as a whole the home schooled kids tested up to 65% higher than both public and private schooled kids. |
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Date: 9/25/2002 9:55:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
But how are the social lives and social skills of said children?... |
Date: 9/25/2002 11:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 59876
school is not for socialization it is for education. sosialization is a perk. i feel that an active child involved in extra curricular activities like sports, dance, scouts, etc. will get plenty of socialization. it is the parent's job to see to it if they home school their child. i had more close friends in brownies than i did in school lol.  |
| Date: 9/26/2002 3:25:00 PM ( From Author ) From Authorid: 61830 The point of socialization is addressed when kids get the opportunity to see each other and socialize. Must this be done at school? What about extracirricular activites, church, sports,brownies/boyscouts and ect? |
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Date: 9/28/2002 10:51:00 AM
From Authorid: 50435
It's not the same. These alternate activities do not occur on a daily basis throughout the work-week. Scouts once a week, sports, a few times a week, etc. The sports are not year-round activities. I see your reasons for wanting to approve of homeschooling, but I still say that it's not in the best interest of the child... |
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Date: 9/30/2002 11:51:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 61830
Normally Gally I would agree with you... but it isn't in the best interest of my child to be smoking pot at age 9 or to be hanging around with many that think that the f word or other four letter profanities are a new language. The public school systems are notorious these days. Many teachers really don't get treated well enough to care about my kid and the administration is even worse. They are more worried if a kid has green hair or outlandish style rather than whether they are getting good grades and a good education. The books are jaded and out of date. They still tell us how Stalin was great and the horribleness of Hitler. Who killed more? Who was our "ally" Hmmm. It is rediculous. I would love it if I could afford a private school. I would be willing to pout him there... after extensive research about the school. But what do you think that they did before public school systems?? Why is it SO important that kids get to socialize at school? At the early stages, I can see... because that's all school is. But he sees other kids right now daily. I don't know, it seems to me that kids have been taught by their parents for years. So long as the parent is educated and able to teach the child and is willing to give them daily activity and offer options such as sports... they are getting what they need. Also, kids from home school usually (so the statistics say) "come out" better than public and private school kids. So there is definitly to be said there... whether or not it is good or not, the studies seem to approve it... The only reason it would ever be illegal is because the government is mad that they aren't geting our money... well the schools aren't directly getting our money either. The public school system doesn't work too well. It is time that us as parents do something about it or do it ourselves. |
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