HOMESCHOOLING: (concentrated learning, home and abroad) good idea to maximize your childrens potential, or no? 2012.

by stevegtexas@aol.com Posted 2012/03/02 15:56:02

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TheTruth1313 2012/03/03 06:58:55

I think that, as long as the parents have the proper teaching skills, it is probably good for the education part, however, I believe that it does stunt a child's social growth skills. Tough call.

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Ken 2012/03/03 05:26:35

Yes.

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cellophane 2012/03/03 01:17:27

In today's age of networking, schooling one's children in an isolated environment would be very destructive. But creative home schooling where groups of homeschooling parents combine their children's "classrooms" for socialization and working together, I think it would almost always surpass public education, and would probably put many private schools to shame.

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sjalan 2012/03/02 23:48:39

It allows for the creation of a separtist action which will cause severe development problems for children and their social skills.

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The Truth 2012/03/02 19:14:02

+1
I highly recommend home schooling. And as much home medical care as possible. Be your own attorney also. Government has purposely fooled us into turning over our children to them. They've fooled us to think we need a lawyer to argue our cases for us in court. They require us to see a doctor, before we can even treat an infection!
Big government needs to go. Ron Paul 2012!

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Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/03/02 18:44:14

It depends on who is doing the teaching. For some, it works well, for others, not so much. If the person doing the teaching is competent and intelligent, then I'm all for it. If the person doing the teaching has an 8th grade education and believes that a round world is a lie of the devil... not so much.

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relic 2012/03/02 18:42:41

+1
NO schooling would be better than the indoctrination program of Public schools.

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Beat Ma... to relic 2012/03/02 18:43:10 (edited)

Keep spreading the misinformation. What indoctrination? That's one of the biggest lies put out there.

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relic to Beat Ma... 2012/03/02 19:33:52

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Striker to Beat Ma... 2012/03/02 19:49:48

Maybe you ought to go home and be schooled?

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TuringsChild 2012/03/02 17:56:33

+3
Homeschooling is far more sensible than govt operated schools. One size does NOT fit all!

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Striker to Turings... 2012/03/02 19:50:36 (edited)

+1
Home or otherwise, Turn education over to the free market. That will take WAY better care of all things!

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Turings... to Striker 2012/03/02 21:06:57

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That's how education started. 'Professers' were hired to teach specific lessons. If their work was not satisfactory, they were fired by THAT student. (or his guardian)

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Striker to Turings... 2012/03/02 21:59:11

+1
Actually, I pretty well remember those days. A one-room school 24-33 kids in 8 grades, run by a school board of 3 farmers. The county school superintendant showed up maybe once a year. We got a new teacher almost every year, LOL

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Turings... to Striker 2012/03/02 22:11:42

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I was actually thinking of the Middle East a thousand years ago, but then, when a system works, it WORKS! lol

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Striker to Turings... 2012/03/02 22:12:59

That must have worked for SOMETHING, wonder what it was!?

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Megan Rochelle Grim-Wise 2012/03/02 17:54:50

what ever works to get the kids education. although not much social life can probly not be a good thing

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Alexis 2012/03/02 16:55:59

I've done homeschooling 2 times, sure you get to sleep in and be lazy all day. But seriously, I never learned one thing during homeschooling. It's easy to cheat, get lazy, I was very lonley, it was horrible. Then I returned to school and am now currently a 4.0 high school student!

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doreen.k.gray 2012/03/02 16:44:03

I am all for it, for one thing schools are indoctrinating our children into things I do not want my children believing.

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Tony 2012/03/02 16:29:47

I don;t see why not. I've no some people who've home schooled their kids and they turn out fine. The biggest complaint I usually see is that people think kids won't get to interact with other kids and learn social skills. The parents I've known to home school bring their kids to community activities for kids, church activities, etc.

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merlinskiss 2012/03/02 16:13:50

I am not a fan of home schooling. Most of what I have seen depends on the parents and the real issue is that they brainwash their children with their ideas, ie. religious beliefs. Blank, young minds need stimulation, not rote learning. Having said that, I was taught to read, speak two languages and do basic math and could do both by three. That served me well but the religion did and still does make me puke.

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Bastion 2012/03/02 16:05:03

It completely depends on the parents whether it is a good idea or a very bad idea.

My oldest son and daughter, now 35 and 37, were homeschooled for their first four years of elementary school, and they did great; but it became too much to handle.

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cmdrbnd007 2012/03/02 16:03:54

+1
The results are in. Home-schooled children have better college acceptance tests than those going to public schools. It is a viable option if your only alternative is a crappy government school.

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WF - Rumpelstiltskin -PWCM~JLA 2012/03/02 16:00:53

no

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stevegtexas@aol.com 2012/03/02 15:58:46 (edited)

I think maybe some homeschooling while the children are younger is not so bad of an idea, as long as they can stay caught up for when or if they re-enter public or private education......gives them a chance to experience more of whats going on in their community or the rest of the world. 2012.

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