What you think about homeschooling??

[GaNewChick]

I really don't have a dog in this fight ~ but what I can say is .... It would be wonderful if everyone homeschooled. Less Traffic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TallChickMagnet]

Uhh...never mind!! But anyhow only one other person pointed out...and they said it in a much nicer way!! Ur point with the spellinf doesn't mean anything with homeschooling, also its been proved that kids who are home schooled have gotten ALOT better of an education!! I mean u spelled words wrong and you went to public school i bet!!? Oh and just saying!!

Again, my point was missed, I'm saying public schools are bad. I wish that I had gone to a better school. Are people reading around the parts where I'm trying not to be mean, just real?

 

[Bunnylady]

Again, my point was missed, I'm saying public schools are bad. I wish that I had gone to a better school. Are people reading around the parts where I'm trying not to be mean, just real?

Jeez, I hope not. Your posts, and what people seem to have gotten out of them, illustrate what I think is the worst part of our education system. Kids aren't taught to think, just to do. Many times I have read a post, seen someone else's answer to it, and thought, "are you reading the same thing I'm reading? Because what I thought I read has very little to do with what you just said."

Normally, I just skip over misspellings and grammar errors, because what the poster is trying to say is more important to me than the difficulties they may have in saying it. Part of my education involved learning to respect other people enough to avoid embarrassing or annoying them unnecessarily. So I apologize for pointing out your spelling errors, I just thought it rather funny that you made mistakes while pointing out someone else's. What I heard you say is that you think our current system of education is inadequate, and that you feel that you personally were short-changed by it.

My thoughts are that, home school, private school, or public school, you get out of it what you put in. If you are the sort to do just enough to get by, then you won't get much. If you are the sort of person who is willing to learn just for the sake of learning, and can push yourself just to see what you can do, then you will excel in any educational venue. But you have to be willing to work! Case in point - my younger brother was a product of our public school system; he graduated at the top of his high school class and went to Duke University to study Computer Engineering on a full scholarship. Bright as he is, he really didn't have to work in high school, and the amount of work expected of him at Duke came as a bit of a shock. After his first semester, he was on academic probation; after his second, he lost his scholarship and was asked not to return. He went to a community college, earned a degree in computer programming, and got a job, but his dream of the Engineering degree never faded. He saved as much as he could, and a few years later, went back to Duke on his own dime. He was aided this time by a good support team of faculty and staff, and he got that degree. He now heads up the troubleshooting department of a software company. He had the necessary smarts and the essential skill set all along, he just needed the discipline and the drive to apply them - which was something he had to find inside himself.

 

[redhen]

Jeez, I hope not. Your posts, and what people seem to have gotten out of them, illustrate what I think is the worst part of our education system. Kids aren't taught to think, just to do. Many times I have read a post, seen someone else's answer to it, and thought, "are you reading the same thing I'm reading? Because what I thought I read has very little to do with what you just said."

Normally, I just skip over misspellings and grammar errors, because what the poster is trying to say is more important to me than the difficulties they may have in saying it. Part of my education involved learning to respect other people enough to avoid embarrassing or annoying them unnecessarily. So I apologize for pointing out your spelling errors, I just thought it rather funny that you made mistakes while pointing out someone else's. What I heard you say is that you think our current system of education is inadequate, and that you feel that you personally were short-changed by it.

My thoughts are that, home school, private school, or public school, you get out of it what you put in. If you are the sort to do just enough to get by, then you won't get much. If you are the sort of person who is willing to learn just for the sake of learning, and can push yourself just to see what you can do, then you will excel in any educational venue. But you have to be willing to work! Case in point - my younger brother was a product of our public school system; he graduated at the top of his high school class and went to Duke University to study Computer Engineering on a full scholarship. Bright as he is, he really didn't have to work in high school, and the amount of work expected of him at Duke came as a bit of a shock. After his first semester, he was on academic probation; after his second, he lost his scholarship and was asked not to return.   He went to a community college, earned a degree in computer programming, and got a job, but his dream of the Engineering degree never faded. He saved as much as he could, and a few years later, went back to Duke on his own dime. He was aided this time by a good support team of faculty and staff, and he got that degree. He now heads up the troubleshooting department of a software company. He had the necessary smarts and the essential skill set all along, he just needed the discipline and the drive to apply them - which was something he had to find inside himself. 

There's one smart Bunny, Folks..

 

[ilovemyanimals]

Especially if you are dyslexic homeschooling can be a wonderful thing. My daughter is but we did not find out till I started homeschooling her. You can be free of distractions that make everything harder. You can learn and make use of various ways of dealing with dyslexia that might not fit into the public schools classrooms. I have found there is no help for kids who have to deal with this.

What you need to prepare yourself for:

You can't goof off, this is your education we are talking about. At your age, self discipline will be necessary. If you don't learn the only person you messed up is yourself.

Plan on your parents becoming your teachers and acting as such. Its totally different.

You need to think of it as real school. With real deadlines. Otherwise you put stuff off and end up working over the summer.

Thank you very much for the help!!!

 

[mom'sfolly]

I think there is good and bad in homeschooling and public schooling. I haven't seen a credible source that homeschoolers are better educated than public school kids. What I have seen is mostly very small studies, from groups that have a vested interest.

Just be careful what curriculum you use, especially if you intend to go to college in your home state. California colleges do not accept certain homeschool science curricula. A Beka is one of them. They don't the University of California's definition of "hands on" science, and several curricula don't give enough information on evolution, and scientific method.

 

[zzGypsy]

Thank you everyone!! For the GOOD replies!!! Also i find it very ignorant to point out one or two spelling mistakes!! Its really not my fault!!! I'm not trying to be mean but if you want to point it out well DON'T keep it to yourself and don't comment!!! Thank you very much!! Have a good day!!

Oh and for the people wondering why i don't think I'm gonna go to high school is because all last year i was bullied very badly....to the point i came home crying and WAS having suicidal thoughts (not no more)!! Also there is ALOT of drug use and sexual activity's...and more!!

I DON"T CARE IF I SPELLED STUFF WRONG!!

I know I'm a day late to this...

one of the things that matters to becoming a success at what you do is learning to use the tools that are available. tools can help shore up the areas you don't naturally excel in. my hubby's dyslexic, and he can't type worth a darn either, so he uses the spellchecker on everything. doesn't catch everything (like mis-used words) but it helps a bunch.

so if part of what you want out of home schooling is to get a better education, there are lots of things you can do to help yourself along with the home schooling. part of becoming excellent is learning to do things like use the spell checker if you're not a great speller or typist... this forum has one, it's right on the tool bar. I don't always use it, but I look smarter when I do...

so, my thought is... you *should* care if you spelled stuff wrong, because it matters to how people perceive you in the working world (and the social one). however it doesn't matter *at*all* if you're a naturally good speller or just really good at using spell check.

in the end, the result is the same... you look smart and it helps you succeed.

if the school's a bad environment, unsafe, unsupervised, full of bullies and drugs, that's a really valid reason to choose to get your education elsewhere. My hubby pulled his youngest son out of HS at the start of his junior year because the school was overrun with gangs. Instead of home schooling, he studied for his GED and tested out in a couple of months, effectively graduating a year early. Some folks don't think a GED counts as much as a diploma, but in my stepson's life, the GED + the story of how he got it a year early has worked just fine. his obvious initiative and self-starting capability makes up for anything that a 'regular' diploma might have provided.

FWIW, I graduated HS early moved out, then started college at 15... so I was on my own at 15. took lots of extra credit classes to get out ahead of schedule. it's worked great, has never been a disadvantage, and sometimes has been an advantage. Sure I missed out on some HS traditions like the senior prom, but I did not love HS and did not have much of a social life there so there's nothing I feel I missed.

if you think this is the right path, go for it. if it turns out not to work like you expected, you can always go back to the regular school.

go get 'em!

 

[nikki1]

All I can say is that you get out of your education what you're willing to put into it. My sister and I both went to public schools--not magnet or charter, just good old mainstream public schools--and we both got full-tuition scholarships to a major private university, from which we both graduated magna cum laude. A lot of people ran down our school, but we worked hard, behaved ourselves, and got a great education. Teachers knew we were motivated, and went out of their way to help us meet our goals.

You also typically find the people you look for. Yeah, junior high is full of bullies and insecure jerks...but so is the workplace. I find that what I learned about having a thick skin and knowing when to report has helped me a great deal in my working life. My high school had a lot of druggies and partyers, but it also had a lot of great kids with goals and focus. I put myself in a position to find the latter. I dove into music with both band and choir, and I participated in clubs and activities where the good kids were. It's really helped me to deal with the venomous people in my life.

For the record, my wonderful husband is dyslexic, too. He was successful in school mainly because he worked his butt off, and his mom did everything she could to help him learn coping strategies. He is an expert spell checker, and he knows what stuff to have me proofread for him. Grammar, spelling, math, thinking skills, logic...they're all important whether they're easy for you or not. He has a masters degree and a good job because he figured that out.

For those who say public schools don't teach you to think, I suggest you check out your state's academic standards, as well as the Common Core standards that are a nationwide movement. They all emphasize higher-order thinking skills and application in real-world situations, and most teachers I know work hard to teach to those standards. Are you the kind of student that works hard to learn the skills necessary to do higher-order thinking tasks, or do you sit back, expecting to have it poured into your brain and saying, "when am I going to use this, anyway?"

If you're willing to work on both the hard stuff and the easy stuff, and you're going to take the initiative necessary to put in the "brain sweat" necessary to learn thinking skills, you'll be successful with either homeschooling or public schools. If you want to blame the system or your peers or the teachers, well, good luck to you. You're going to have to learn to deal with the system, someone teaching you, and peers either place, and blaming them won't teach you much of anything.

--Nikki

 

[ilovemyanimals]

Thank you most everyone very much!!!!!

I think I'm going for the homeschooling

When i start in September ill let you know how it goes!!!

 

[ilovemyanimals]

There's one smart Bunny, Folks..

I second on that!!