Yep, that's it. But I mean lock them in it. Don't even let them out during the day. Make them stay in that thing 24 hours a day for about 3 days.
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I just wouldn't be able to home school. And, yes, I did try it with my autistic-spectrum son when I was between schools in Saudi Arabia and there weren't options available that are in the West. I think it can work if the child is sufficiently motivated, but could be a disaster for kids that have learning disabilities or other issues. It takes a special parent to be able to do it well.
Mandy, you would be a great teacher! Granted homeschooling is not for everyone. You have to be prepared to be with them 24/7/365. Every moment is a teaching moment.
Lisa
One issue is the quality of teaching. As an example, a lot of these posts (and society in general) have extremely poor spelling and grammar, and I wonder how a person with such poor language skills could ever be an effective teacher. How can anyone help a child speak and write proper English if the teacher can't? Poor language skills is a life-long barrier to many careers. At least in a public/private school setting, the teachers are university educated (so one would assume they understand the language and how to use it effectively) and are trained as teachers. One may know a tremendous amount on a subject, but that doesn't mean they will be effective in teaching that information. At least a teacher who has gone to teacher's college will have some practical education on the theory of learning and how to motivate the learners to learn.
Another issue is the social training that school teaches. At formal school, children learn how to work in a group and how to interact with authority. It offers a child the opportunity for social interaction outside their family group.
I think my biggest concern is that a child outside the formal school system is not monitored by society. I have read too many stories in the news lately where a child has suffered unimaginable abuse at the hands of their parents or guardians while hidden away from society in the home. At least from four years or so onward in a public-school environment, the child will be presented to a teacher and any signs of abuse are required by law to be reported.
I understand that many, many home schooling situations are successful. I also understand that some homeschooling is pretty sloppily done. Does Texas demand that home-schooled children meet minimum requirements or the children are forced to attend public school? I understand that there are many problems in the school system, but perhaps they should be fixed rather than abandoned. Although Texas is one of the richest states, it is near bottom for teen pregnancy, graduation from high school and college. Lack of education and teen pregnancy are closely linked to lifelong poverty.
Hats off to anyone who can do a good job of it. I know I couldn't have.
Will do! I just keep telling myself.. fingers are crossed but keeping mind open.. we shall see! LOL
Howdy and
My momma chicken is setting 8 eggs and they're due really soon! Can't wait!
Lisa
My DH has family up that way! Glad to have you on the thread!
I have a degree in Education, and I refuse to put any of my future kids in public school. I know exactly what qualifications people have to have to be educators, and it's not a lot. I was appalled by what my University thought was an exemplary education for future teachers. Not to mention that the teacher's focus is NOT on the kids; it's on all the political BS that they are put through daily. They are so afraid of stepping on toes, or saying somwthing not strictly PC, that they cannot be effective educators.
My kids will be educated with OUR morals in a NUTURING setting where they (and I) are entitled to our opinions and expected to WORK for their education.
And to the woman who's girl was suspended: take that to your local news station. That principal will not be employed much longer if you do. Insisting that ANY child accept any kind of advances from ANYONE is nothing short of abuse.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now
I have a degree in Education, and I refuse to put any of my future kids in public school. I know exactly what qualifications people have to have to be educators, and it's not a lot. I was appalled by what my University thought was an exemplary education for future teachers. Not to mention that the teacher's focus is NOT on the kids; it's on all the political BS that they are put through daily. They are so afraid of stepping on toes, or saying somwthing not strictly PC, that they cannot be effective educators.
My kids will be educated with OUR morals in a NUTURING setting where they (and I) are entitled to our opinions and expected to WORK for their education.
And to the woman who's girl was suspended: take that to your local news station. That principal will not be employed much longer if you do. Insisting that ANY child accept any kind of advances from ANYONE is nothing short of abuse.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now
The thing with the public school system is that it harbors the wrong social lessons for students. It runs like a hierarchy and teaches many students to resent their teachers and younger/older students. It also tends to not motivate students. That being said, a lot of these problems could be solved with better training for teachers (along with better pay) and more hands-on parenting.
This is my point of view, just because I've seen the student side (I'm only 21, so I definitely remember public school), I've seen the teacher side (Mom is a middle school teacher in one of the most poverty-ridden areas of town), and Mom and I often discuss the parenting aspect.
There are many parents (this is based on the school, it's not a generalization) who aren't stable and they defend their unstable children. One parent threatened my Mom because he said she was picking on his son. The boy only had minor problems that a little focus would have solved. There are many other stories like this.
Teachers that are currently being hired are young and lack in training. I think more paid, in-school training would help keep them from quitting so early in their career and would help them adapt to the pressures of teaching. This would definitely make them better teachers.
From the student aspect, I gotta say that public school didn't socialize me. I learned a lot of things, but not anything about working with others. I was put down by richer students despite being in more advanced classes. I wasn't motivated to interact because it was such a volatile environment. I learned as well as I did because I didn't like people and spending time in the library was better than spending a single second in the cafeteria surrounded by morons.
Homeschooling was something my brother had to do because of his anxiety disorder. He flourished with it and eventually went to a public high school and then college. He was taught by an instructor that would visit the house daily. So yes, there are standards. It helps that it's one-on-one. Not to say it would work for everyone, but still.
Texas is a state that you have to take in with a grain of salt (or grit, 'cause we're country like that, y'all). Some things are easy here (guns, owning wild animals, hunting wild hogs, etc.); some things are hard (education, poverty, taxes, etc). But the reason why Texas hasn't collapsed due to the pressures of a failing educational system, rising taxes, and a meddling state government is because the people here are resilient. That's why success stories pop up around here. It's why great teachers pop up and inspire their students to learn to read. It's why Mom has been teaching for 25 years and still gets students who say she's saved their lives.
I think there are many things wrong with this state but I'm proud to be here because of what is right.
Edit: I think I went on a tangent and I forget why, haha!
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I must admit that I only know what my niece told. My niece is a devout Christian and teaches her kids the biblical principles of right and wrong. I think the whole situation was brought to a head when the little girl who was convinced she was a boy gave my great-niece a Be My Valentine card and told her she really liked her (in that way). My g-niece said something like, "Yuck! Your a girl. Stop it!. This is what got her dragged into the principles office and suspended. When my niece and her husband got there they were told that they had to teach their daughter that she had to treat the little girl like she was a boy. Of course they said they would not and that is when the school district the that if they did not, they would report them to CPS for psychologically abusing their daughter. Now, I don't know exactly why the school district has taken this stand, but one of the teachers told my niece that the Lesbian parents of the the little girl had threatened the school district with a law suit if they did not make all the kids treat the little girl like a boy. Believe it or not, that is the the story, and unfortunately, it is not the only story I have heard of like this.
Generally speaking, chickens are creatures of habit with a short term memory. If you can catch the bird and lock in the coop for 4 or 5 days, it should develop a new habit of sleeping in the coop.
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