This very religious parent stuff rubs me the wrong way. It's a red herring. Homeschooling was originated by the extreme political left -- not the religious right. Who were they trying t isolate their children from?
So the leftist parents are the educated ones you think do an okay job? That leaves only the "religious" parents to be the screw ups. Nonsense.
Parents of any religious background and political persuasion do fine. Regardless of the propaganda of the education establishment, it does not take 15 hours of ed pysch to teach children to read and "cipher."
In fact, want to venture a guess at which professional group has the lowest standardized test scores on college exams? Hint: These are the folks you trust your children's futures to if you toddle them off obediently to the nearest public school.
Quite the contrary. Homeschooled children are typically better socialized than their peers. Best of all, they have no notion of peer pressure. Most can't even begin to fathom why someone would do something dumb just because a bunch of kids their own age urged them on. This is a bad thing?
Sean has already learned the kind of "socialization" taught by the school system. You are advocating more of the same? There are good reasons why colleges are now actively recruiting homeschooled students: they want kids who can think for themselves and actually defend their positions.
Just one more question. Where, anywhere, in "real" life are a bunch of people of exactly the same age organized into a rough coop to "socialize" each other -- regardless of their experiences, abilities, or interests? Only in that artifical -- and relatively modern -- construction we can "school."
P.S. Bullying has not always been with us. It, like our public school model, is a relatively modern construction.
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Absolutely on the mark.
Read any one of John Taylor Gatto's books. This may be a blessing in disguise for Sean.
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So the leftist parents are the educated ones you think do an okay job? That leaves only the "religious" parents to be the screw ups. Nonsense.
Parents of any religious background and political persuasion do fine. Regardless of the propaganda of the education establishment, it does not take 15 hours of ed pysch to teach children to read and "cipher."
In fact, want to venture a guess at which professional group has the lowest standardized test scores on college exams? Hint: These are the folks you trust your children's futures to if you toddle them off obediently to the nearest public school.
What is the deal with the notion of stereotyping homeschool kids? Educational bigotry?
Quite the contrary. Homeschooled children are typically better socialized than their peers. Best of all, they have no notion of peer pressure. Most can't even begin to fathom why someone would do something dumb just because a bunch of kids their own age urged them on. This is a bad thing?
Sean has already learned the kind of "socialization" taught by the school system. You are advocating more of the same? There are good reasons why colleges are now actively recruiting homeschooled students: they want kids who can think for themselves and actually defend their positions.
Just one more question. Where, anywhere, in "real" life are a bunch of people of exactly the same age organized into a rough coop to "socialize" each other -- regardless of their experiences, abilities, or interests? Only in that artifical -- and relatively modern -- construction we can "school."
P.S. Bullying has not always been with us. It, like our public school model, is a relatively modern construction.
Read any one of John Taylor Gatto's books. This may be a blessing in disguise for Sean.
We are all taxpayers in this district. Virtually all public school districts receive significant federal funding.