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Should parents be allowed to home-school their kids, or should they be required by law to enroll their kids in school?
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Given all of the misplaced political correctness these days, kids would all be better off if they could be home-schooled.
As long as the parents have what it takes, I would say absolutely
But how would that be determined? Who would make that determination? And how could we be sure? Wouldn't it be a safer bet to provide them with a standardized education as well as the opportunity to develop socially alongside their peers?
Home schooled children are required to pass the same achievement tests as publicly or privately schooled children, at least in California.
Homeschooling is the only way, as far as I'm concerned. There are plenty of ways to make sure that the child is getting a good education and there are plenty of other (and better) ways for them to socialize.
How is that accepted for college admittance?
It's probably not allowed in high school unless you hire someone with a Masters in education, or you're rich or famous (which probably means you're rich too).
No--as long as you can pass the required testing, you are fine, at least in most cases. Home schooling can be a plus to admittance offices.
Absolutely. It's a generalization, but homeschooled students tend to be more serious about their studies. My children don't hate school like most kids. I taught them a love for learning and they know that, that does NOT have to happen in a classroom environment. They are also self-sufficient learners and could probably teach themselves most subjects with just a book.
Homeschooling in high school is legal in all 50 states. You don't have to be rich or famous. A lot of families participate in co-ops. I run a local homeschool organization and we have teachers that now homeschool their children. These teachers take the time to teach some subjects to all the members of the co-op. Sometimes parents are not comfortable teaching a subject and this is a way to remedy that.
There are also schools online (local and national) that children can attend if parents are not comfortable teaching certain lessons.
By the time high school rolls around, many homeschoolers are self-sufficient. My 10 year old has no problem digging through my old college texts and teaching herself many things that even I was unable to pick up.
You'd be killing any chance of them going to a highly competitive top-notch university
I am a homeschooling mother of 3, so of course I think we should be able to. My children are more socially developed than their peers. I won't talk about education because they are light years ahead. As a parent you do have to put forth the effort to keep them socialized. As far as not being able to get into a good college?? Do your research, schools DEFINITELY enroll homeschooled children. My daughter is 10 and already planning to get her high school diploma while getting her associates degree at a major college.
I think people should be more open-minded. People say a lot of hurtful things to and about homeschooling families. It's quite silly and usually they aren't knowledgeable at all.
If they want to, sure, but they should have to pay for all required materials themselves, no government funding for personal choice alternative like that... especially when like the majority of people who home school their kids are hardcore religious people who put a religious spin on everything....
Believe me, there is NO funding. I have paid for every piece of my children's education and it's not cheap. There are public virtual schools all over the US, but the parents don't get to choose the curriculum and it's free as long as the family is enrolled. These are considered public schools though (www.k12.com).
Not true. i did a paper on homeschooling for my critical thinking course. Although originally most homeschoolers were doing so for religious reasons, the numbers of other kinds of homeschoolers have been increasing, until they easily represent half or more. For many, it is a matter of academic standards; for others, it is a matter of academic indoctrination.
I do not homeschool for religion reasons. I homeschool because I didn't want my children being taught to pass a test. I wanted them to have a love and desire for learning.
That is wonderful! I wish I had been home schooled. I always said I learned in spite of formal education, not because of it.
Wish I had known you when I was doing that paper. I lived in a small town, and finding folks to interview was a challenge.