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TyE Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2017-04-18 6:52 PM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
Expert Posts: 1409	SC Wrangler - 2017-04-18 6:34 PM I am always amazed at how defensive people on either side of this issue become. If your are making sure your child is receiving the best educational opportunity available, does it really matter what anyone thinks?? It ONLY matters when someone's "opinion" is unfounded in the BIG SCHEME of the subject and that "assumption" would prohibit someone from thinking outside of the box and adventuring outside of the Public School System. It certainly DOES NOT MATTER what anyone thinks about how my child is educated, if that were a concern then NO ONE would homeschool, but it does matter when the group as a whole is not being fairly evaluated. Once again, it is the same as someone throwing the Public School Teacher into one box of "many are not properly teaching their class," which is a false statement that I would defend as well.
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2017-04-18 7:40 PM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	streakysox - 2017-04-17 1:02 PM RocketPilot - 2017-04-17 12:19 PM I think home schooling is so often done for the wrong reason. i.e. more time to rodeo or any other sport or just the convenience. We have grandkids that are home schooled and some that go to public school. Having worked for a large school district for many years as support staff, if people have complaints about the school system then you need to get involved. If you are thinking about home schooling your child, then maybe you should get involved at your local school. Volunteer. If you don't have the time to volunteer then you don't have time to home school your child. Find out what is going on in the school. Get to know the teachers and staff. I believe most are doing a good job. You don't become a teacher to get rich or because it is easy. This is very true. No it's not, I was very involved in my public schools, saw lots of behind the scenes conversations/activity. Nothing ever changed. Public schools live and die now by the testing and there is no room for change within this system. More $$ is spent per student then ever before. However, the majority of this is spent in administrative staff, not in the classroom-the big business angle of public schools. I know plenty of well adjusted and socialized home school children. If they have a passion for rodeo that is a good reason to home school. Most home schoolers are ahead of their peers. For every home schooler who does not succeed I guarantee there is a public school graduate who has been moved along because of the " no child left behind policy" and graduates reading on an elementary level. Read the articles about how unprepared kids are for college today. Edited by rodeomom3 2017-04-18 8:31 PM
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Vickie Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2017-04-19 6:41 AM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
To the Left Posts: 1865 Location: Florida	TyE - 2017-04-18 12:12 PM Vickie - 2017-04-17 7:37 PM Have you home schooler parents stopped to ask why a school system doesn't want to admit to a diagnosis requiring alot of additional one on one help for your child? Could it be because they are so underfunded that they just can't afford to do what is right? Have you asked why they are so underfunded? From personal experience the biggest handicap home school students face as adults is social skills. They often don't have the social skills and coping skills need to face the world outside their isolated upbringing. They don't know how to deal with defeat, hardship and just the plain cruel world. I am sure you are happy they get to skip that in their youth, but it is still out there. Just make sure you are not emotionally crippling them for life by keeping them in your ideal bubble. You have got to be kidding............. This may have been true in the 80's, when parents felt they had to be more secretive, BUT this is the BIGGEST lie and misconception out there that today's modern homeschooler has to face. It is the biggest joke that we all like to laugh about when we are gathered together socializing. If I were to involve my son in all the activities that are available we would never get any schoolwork accomplished. How many personal experiences do you have with the un-socialized homeschool families? Would you say "Many" and would you please define your term of "Many?" Seems like that term is thrown around quite frequently when coupled with the words: homeschooler, unsupervised and unsocialized. Schools are underfunded! Most Definitely, that we will agree upon. I am talking about the work environment. For example: having no idea how to deal with working in cooperative small groups or committees. I am not talking sports or mall walking, I am talking a pressure filled work environment.
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2017-04-19 8:28 AM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	Vickie - 2017-04-19 6:41 AM TyE - 2017-04-18 12:12 PM Vickie - 2017-04-17 7:37 PM Have you home schooler parents stopped to ask why a school system doesn't want to admit to a diagnosis requiring alot of additional one on one help for your child? Could it be because they are so underfunded that they just can't afford to do what is right? Have you asked why they are so underfunded? From personal experience the biggest handicap home school students face as adults is social skills. They often don't have the social skills and coping skills need to face the world outside their isolated upbringing. They don't know how to deal with defeat, hardship and just the plain cruel world. I am sure you are happy they get to skip that in their youth, but it is still out there. Just make sure you are not emotionally crippling them for life by keeping them in your ideal bubble. You have got to be kidding............. This may have been true in the 80's, when parents felt they had to be more secretive, BUT this is the BIGGEST lie and misconception out there that today's modern homeschooler has to face. It is the biggest joke that we all like to laugh about when we are gathered together socializing. If I were to involve my son in all the activities that are available we would never get any schoolwork accomplished. How many personal experiences do you have with the un-socialized homeschool families? Would you say "Many" and would you please define your term of "Many?" Seems like that term is thrown around quite frequently when coupled with the words: homeschooler, unsupervised and unsocialized. Schools are underfunded! Most Definitely, that we will agree upon. I am talking about the work environment. For example: having no idea how to deal with working in cooperative small groups or committees. I am not talking sports or mall walking, I am talking a pressure filled work environment. I agree with Tye-homeschooling has evolved into a very organized community. Around me kids are showing animals, on 4H committees, organizing volunteer efforts, when old enough they have part time jobs. Homeschoolers today do not have to miss out on anything.
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2017-04-19 11:15 AM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	Vickie - 2017-04-19 6:41 AM TyE - 2017-04-18 12:12 PM Vickie - 2017-04-17 7:37 PM Have you home schooler parents stopped to ask why a school system doesn't want to admit to a diagnosis requiring alot of additional one on one help for your child? Could it be because they are so underfunded that they just can't afford to do what is right? Have you asked why they are so underfunded? From personal experience the biggest handicap home school students face as adults is social skills. They often don't have the social skills and coping skills need to face the world outside their isolated upbringing. They don't know how to deal with defeat, hardship and just the plain cruel world. I am sure you are happy they get to skip that in their youth, but it is still out there. Just make sure you are not emotionally crippling them for life by keeping them in your ideal bubble. You have got to be kidding............. This may have been true in the 80's, when parents felt they had to be more secretive, BUT this is the BIGGEST lie and misconception out there that today's modern homeschooler has to face. It is the biggest joke that we all like to laugh about when we are gathered together socializing. If I were to involve my son in all the activities that are available we would never get any schoolwork accomplished. How many personal experiences do you have with the un-socialized homeschool families? Would you say "Many" and would you please define your term of "Many?" Seems like that term is thrown around quite frequently when coupled with the words: homeschooler, unsupervised and unsocialized. Schools are underfunded! Most Definitely, that we will agree upon. I am talking about the work environment. For example: having no idea how to deal with working in cooperative small groups or committees. I am not talking sports or mall walking, I am talking a pressure filled work environment. That's a personality issue. I'm a product of public school and land grant university and I work way better alone.
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brlracerchick Reg. Jun 2010	Posted 2017-04-19 11:19 AM Subject: RE: OT- Home schooling
Thick and Wavy Posts: 6102 Location: Nebraska	BROKEN FEATHER - 2017-04-12 4:11 PM My son who is 14 started staying with his father full time about a year ago so that he could rope every day. They live close so I thought that I would be able to see him often. I hardly see him at all in that they take him out of state a lot to rope and when they rope close, they do not bother to tell me about it. Now my ex has decided to home school him. I am not for it at all. We have great schools where we live and think it's important for him to socialize. They live out in the middle of nowhere and he does not have any friends out there. He also has some great opportunities to go to just about any college he wants to because he will have access to Native American grants. I do not know anybody that has gone on to college that home schooled. My question is, do you have of know of any success stories of home schooling? My sister struggled with high school and did a program through the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She didn't have to get a GED, she got her high school diploma through there. I think they even had a graduaion/prom/homecoming for those that wanted to attend.That might be something to consider. Not sure if you have to be a Nebraska resident or if other states offer something similar.
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