Question: Homeschooling? Pro's/Cons and overall do you think the pro's outway the cons?

[Jon]

Afford nothing else? That's pure crap, Jon. I'm glad it works for you and your kids, but just because you choose to do it doesn't make it a panacea nor does it make any one else's choice to send their kids to school a dumb move. Get off your self righteous horse, man. Frankly, it's kind of insulting.

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you would send your kids to a failing public school even if you could afford to do something better for them?

 

[Bodhisattva]

My IQ is slithly higher than my wife but I have learned it is smarter just play dumb and let her believe she is the wiser one.

My wife is most assuredly smarter than me. But, she's a passive Asian chick and might makes right in my castle.

 

[rizolltizide]

I will add this. I think public education is what the student and parents want to make of it. Both my daughters attended and still attend the public school system here in Tuscaloosa. Many people knock it but my oldest was Valedictorian at her high school with a GPA that was highest ever for school. She took all the advanced classes that were offered and did VERY well in all of them. My youngest daughter is well on her way to achieve the same. If you want to go to a public school and not get an education, well you can do that. But it is not always the schools fault.

Loser.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Here is a question for the public school proponants. If the public school education is such of great quality and it provides such a great foundation for higher learning why does the NCAA have to create a sliding scale that allows a below average or subpar performance in the classroom by an athlete to be eligible? Why not force them to have to be on par with non-athletic students, because if the public school system provided a solid foundation would it not allow this to be granted on an equal level across the board for all in attendance?
My understanding for the sliding scale is the NCAA recognizes that the public school system does not offer the same opportunity for all in attendance, and because of specific demographics the opportunity to receive an education is not afforded to every student in the public school setting. So proponants of homeschooling and private schooling are not the only ones that see the issues at hand.

Notice in one of my posts I showed that these so called concerns based on demographics that have to be addressed in the public school system is not one with homeschoolers.

Being a former highschool and college athlete I can answer this from one aspect of it. A non-athlete student for the most part can go to the li-berry after class and study, complete assignments and so forth. Where as most college athletes and HS athletes have to go after class and spend the rest of the afternoon training and practicing creating mental and physical fatigue. Then they have to go and complete the same assignments as the non-athletic student. It's tough. I remember not getting out of HS baseball practice until 6:45 pm and 7:00 pm then having to go home, shower, eat supper and begin doing my homework. Then it got worse in college. I remember having to schedule ALL of my classes in the morning then practice from 1:30 to 5:30 and sometimes 6:00 pm. Not counting having to get up at 5:00 am to either lift weights or run. However, the benefit of doing that was I learned how to handle more than one thing on my plate and still succeed. Without being in the comfort of my home with my parents near, dictating things for me. I always thought my 3.2-3.4 GPA was equal to the non-athlete's 4.0 GPA because I had a lot more on my plate and still made pretty good grades. But I'm a bit biased. :biggrin2:

 

[bamanut_aj]

we are teaching our daughters to be submissive baby-factories, so we'll just send them to public school and encourage them to drop out as soon as they're allowed to by law.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

we are teaching our daughters to be submissive baby-factories, so we'll just send them to public school and encourage them to drop out as soon as they're allowed to by law.

As long as you gets dat check in da mail you doin' right! :biggrin2:

 

[rizolltizide]

not at all. Like any other kid their friends are the kids they are exposed to the most, in our case that is other homeschoolers. But they have all manor of friends, public/private school kids in the neighborhood as well as tons of cousins (my wife has 7 siblings and they all have kids) that go to all different types of schools. We also have our kids in camps in the summer and after school programs that are a mix of types of kids.

From reading your posts over the years I firmly believe your normal to be a bit too freaky for me

I'm good with that. I see way too many, in my opinion, that don't do that.

And here we go with another neighbor story, but Crash Gordon and his wife live 3 doors down from us. Boating community, everyone lives outdoors. They home school their kids. More power to them. But they keep to themselves, unless there are other homeschoolers involved. Strange freaking people, man. Never see the kids. Come by our dock in their boat and stare straight ahead. Like their necks are frozen or something. Almost 11 years we've lived there, I have no idea what any of their names are. But I call him Crash because he can't drive a boat for jack.

 

[TheAccountant]

Afford nothing else? That's pure crap, Jon. I'm glad it works for you and your kids, but just because you choose to do it doesn't make it a panacea nor does it make any one else's choice to send their kids to school a dumb move. Get off your self righteous horse, man. Frankly, it's kind of insulting.

Must have missed the failing school part.

I would hope if you could afford other options you wouldn't send your kid(s) to a failing school system. I graduated from one of the top public system's in Alabama and would have no problem sending my kids to one, but I would think long and hard about sending them to a failing, underfunded system. If that's being self-righteous to you, so be it.

 

[bamanut_aj]

As long as you gets dat check in da mail you doin' right! :biggrin2:

exactly. I basically get more free cigarettes, funyuns and 40's of Olde English with each and every baby they have.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I'm good with that. I see way too many, in my opinion, that don't do that.

And here we go with another neighbor story, but Crash Gordon and his wife live 3 doors down from us. Boating community, everyone lives outdoors. They home school their kids. More power to them. But they keep to themselves, unless there are other homeschoolers involved. Strange freaking people, man. Never see the kids. Come by our dock in their boat and stare straight ahead. Like their necks are frozen or something. Almost 11 years we've lived there, I have no idea what any of their names are. But I call him Crash because he can't drive a boat for jack.

Here's a good question Riz. Do you think the homeschoolin' is creating this type freakiness or are these people catering to their natural "odd" maybe eccentric personalities by gravitating toward the HS model because it keeps them from having to interact with folks like you and me?

 

[Jon]

Must have missed the failing school part.

I would hope if you could afford other options you wouldn't send your kid(s) to a failing school system. I graduated from one of the top public system's in Alabama and would have no problem sending my kids to one, but I would think long and hard about sending them to a failing, underfunded system. If that's being self-righteous to you, so be it.

right?

my brother lives in a really small town in the Carolina's with absolutely excellent public schools. His kids go to public school. If I lived there I would consider it as well. In his area there are no real HS resources.

 

[MegaVars]

I'm good with that. I see way too many, in my opinion, that don't do that.

And here we go with another neighbor story, but Crash Gordon and his wife live 3 doors down from us. Boating community, everyone lives outdoors. They home school their kids. More power to them. But they keep to themselves, unless there are other homeschoolers involved. Strange freaking people, man. Never see the kids. Come by our dock in their boat and stare straight ahead. Like their necks are frozen or something. Almost 11 years we've lived there, I have no idea what any of their names are. But I call him Crash because he can't drive a boat for jack.

Standin' out there nekkid may have sumthin' to do with it, but I'm just guessin' here. We all know how you "Freaky Florida" folks are.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Standin' out there nekkid may have sumthin' to do with it, but I'm just guessin' here. We all know how you "Freaky Florida" folks are.

When in Rome....

 

[rizolltizide]

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you would send your kids to a failing public school even if you could afford to do something better for them?

No, I wouldn't.

Possibly I misunderstood your comment. That's not how I read it. (I'm a product of public schools so my reading comprehension ain't all it's cracked up to be) You make it sound as if there is no reason at all to send kids to any public school, and in the process basically belittle anyone who chooses to do so. I just don't agree with that. It's not all on the school, in my opinion. Somehow I turned out alright as do millions of other kids who weren't home schooled. Do they all? Nah. There are never absolutes with any situation.

I'm fortunate in that I have the choice to do what I want for my kids, as it sounds like you do as well.

Peace.

And breasteses. I had to get that in there, this is getting too serious for my likes. :

 

[MegaVars]

When in Rome....

Fly the "rainbow flag"?

 

[rizolltizide]

Here's a good question Riz. Do you think the homeschoolin' is creating this type freakiness or are these people catering to their natural "odd" maybe eccentric personalities by gravitating toward the HS model because it keeps them from having to interact with folks like you and me?

Good question...don't know. Some people are just weird, you know what I mean. Socially awkward. And I think in some cases they probably shelter their children from the outside world because they don't function well in it.

I went down and introduced myself to him years ago. We've invited them to numerous parties and they've never so much as acknowledged an invitation. After a while, you stop banging your head on the wall. Let em eat cake.

But come Halloween, him and his little crumb snatchers are the first ones knocking on our door. You can count on that. Maybe I'll give them an old textbook this year. :biggrin2:

 

[Jon]

No, I wouldn't.

Possibly I misunderstood your comment. That's not how I read it. (I'm a product of public schools so my reading comprehension ain't all it's cracked up to be) You make it sound as if there is no reason at all to send kids to any public school, and in the process basically belittle anyone who chooses to do so. I just don't agree with that. It's not all on the school, in my opinion. Somehow I turned out alright as do millions of other kids who weren't home schooled. Do they all? Nah. There are never absolutes with any situation.

I'm fortunate in that I have the choice to do what I want for my kids, as it sounds like you do as well.

Peace.

And breasteses. I had to get that in there, this is getting too serious for my likes. :

No I would consider public school and don't judge anyone who chooses that route

peace and bewbs, I can get behind that

 

[MegaVars]

Good question...don't know. Some people are just weird, you know what I mean. Socially awkward. And I think in some cases they probably shelter their children from the outside world because they don't function well in it.

I went down and introduced myself to him years ago. We've invited them to numerous parties and they've never so much as acknowledged an invitation. After a while, you stop banging your head on the wall. Let em eat cake.

But come Halloween, him and his little crumb snatchers are the first ones knocking on our door. You can count on that. Maybe I'll give them an old textbook this year. :biggrin2:

I'm thinkin' condoms would be better. Bein' educated and all, I can't see how that could possibly go over his head. :biggrin2:

 

[Jon]

Good question...don't know. Some people are just weird, you know what I mean. Socially awkward. And I think in some cases they probably shelter their children from the outside world because they don't function well in it.

I went down and introduced myself to him years ago. We've invited them to numerous parties and they've never so much as acknowledged an invitation. After a while, you stop banging your head on the wall. Let em eat cake.

But come Halloween, him and his little crumb snatchers are the first ones knocking on our door. You can count on that. Maybe I'll give them an old textbook this year. :biggrin2:

I know these types of HS'ers they don't hang out with us either. We call them "Cocooners" they like to build little bubbles to shelter their family from the rest of the Universe. I hate it for their kids, I don't think their parents and doing them any favors. At some point they will have to deal with the real world and will be completely unprepared

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Good question...don't know. Some people are just weird, you know what I mean. Socially awkward. And I think in some cases they probably shelter their children from the outside world because they don't function well in it.

I went down and introduced myself to him years ago. We've invited them to numerous parties and they've never so much as acknowledged an invitation. After a while, you stop banging your head on the wall. Let em eat cake.

But come Halloween, him and his little crumb snatchers are the first ones knocking on our door. You can count on that. Maybe I'll give them an old textbook this year. :biggrin2:

Yep, there are those that are just freakin' socially weird. That's just how they're wired. Got some on my wife's side of the family. One of my wife's uncles is on a genius level of intelligence and is one of the most socially messed up dudes I've ever seen. He may or may not come to the family Christmas, Thanksgiving or things of that nature because he simply cannot operate within the social framework. His wife comes to all of them and its not even HER bioligical family. She's mentioned several times that "John" would rather be by himself, him and her in their own little world and not bother with things outside of it. Very odd.

We've also got a neighbor a few houses down from us that didn't speak to anyone in our cul de sac for THREE YEARS!!! Very anti-social people. Both him and his wife. We'd be out in the front yard playing during the summer and they'd walk by on the sidewalk and we tried to speak and they'd look directly down at the ground and speed up to get by. Whatever. I'm just not wired like that.