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Thoughts on homeschooling
« on: July 03, 2021, 05:19:09 PM »
Have any of you turned to homeschooling because of Clown World?

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2021, 07:19:34 PM »
Have any of yt turned to homeschooling because of Clown World?

Ask yourself first do you have a 4 year degree or better in every with a Major in every subject are you really qualified to teach???

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2021, 08:30:43 PM »
Have any of yt turned to homeschooling because of Clown World?


 I and my wife actually homeschooled our two kids from grade 2 to high school. We did so after we discovered those BS and MS degreed leftists who inhabit the public school systems were indoctrinating, not teaching.


You can buy or get off the net for free curricula that exceeds the public school offerings. You can also join homeschool co-ops that share resources that include parents teaching various subjects. I in fact taught chemistry/physics and natural science for free.


My kids both met all the state requirements by grade 10. It was easy meeting the bullshit standards. We kept teaching them for another year because we wanted them to excel at life- not merely "fit in"


My son was easily accepted at Clemson University where he graduated with a BS in engineering. He started his own tech business at 22 which he still runs. My daughter wanted to be a medical technician- so she enrolled in a community college and now works at a local hospital.


Public schools suck- get your kids out of them.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2021, 09:01:18 PM »

 I and my wife actually homeschooled our two kids from grade 2 to high school. We did so after we discovered those BS and MS degreed leftists who inhabit the public school systems were indoctrinating, not teaching.


You can buy or get off the net for free curricula that exceeds the public school offerings. You can also join homeschool co-ops that share resources that include parents teaching various subjects. I in fact taught chemistry/physics and natural science for free.


My kids both met all the state requirements by grade 10. It was easy meeting the bullshit standards. We kept teaching them for another year because we wanted them to excel at life- not merely "fit in"


My son was easily accepted at Clemson University where he graduated with a BS in engineering. He started his own tech business at 22 which he still runs. My daughter wanted to be a medical technician- so she enrolled in a community college and now works at a local hospital.


Public schools suck- get your kids out of them.

Most home schoolers barely graduated high school themselves and are not even close to qualified to teach

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2021, 09:04:33 PM »

 I and my wife actually homeschooled our two kids from grade 2 to high school. We did so after we discovered those BS and MS degreed leftists who inhabit the public school systems were indoctrinating, not teaching.


You can buy or get off the net for free curricula that exceeds the public school offerings. You can also join homeschool co-ops that share resources that include parents teaching various subjects. I in fact taught chemistry/physics and natural science for free.


My kids both met all the state requirements by grade 10. It was easy meeting the bullshit standards. We kept teaching them for another year because we wanted them to excel at life- not merely "fit in"


My son was easily accepted at Clemson University where he graduated with a BS in engineering. He started his own tech business at 22 which he still runs. My daughter wanted to be a medical technician- so she enrolled in a community college and now works at a local hospital.


Public schools suck- get your kids out of them.


My wife and I have homeschooled our kids, on and off, for over 15 years (first, the older ones then the younger ones).

Public schools have SUCKED for decades, which is why we always either put our kids through private schools or homeschooled them.

At times, we've done co-ops (also known as cottage schools). That is, our kids go to a small private school 2-3 times a week and we teach the the other days. My two younger ones have done that the last two years, before the coronavirus mess started.

My daughter is dual-enrolled with one of the local state universities. She should have her associates degree when she graduates from high school.

What is interesting is how many Getbiggers who are homeschooling are part of homeschooling groups, the overwhelming number of which are religious-based.


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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2021, 09:08:53 PM »
Most home schoolers barely graduated high school themselves and are not even close to qualified to teach

They can't be much worse than some of the teachers we have in public schools today.

If the ones "qualified to teach" did their jobs, we wouldn't be in this mess.

My wife has a degree in nursing and mine is in engineering. I think we did alright.


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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2021, 09:17:31 PM »

 I and my wife actually homeschooled our two kids from grade 2 to high school. We did so after we discovered those BS and MS degreed leftists who inhabit the public school systems were indoctrinating, not teaching.


You can buy or get off the net for free curricula that exceeds the public school offerings. You can also join homeschool co-ops that share resources that include parents teaching various subjects. I in fact taught chemistry/physics and natural science for free.


My kids both met all the state requirements by grade 10. It was easy meeting the bullshit standards. We kept teaching them for another year because we wanted them to excel at life- not merely "fit in"


My son was easily accepted at Clemson University where he graduated with a BS in engineering. He started his own tech business at 22 which he still runs. My daughter wanted to be a medical technician- so she enrolled in a community college and now works at a local hospital.


Public schools suck- get your kids out of them.

Most k-12 teachers are morons.

A lot of my family have been homeschooling for decades.

They are so advanced when they get to college it's unreal.

Look at SE Asian kids living in the states, they are far superior in every way to Americans. And it's not because they are more intelligent.

It's because they focus on school first and teach advanced skills.

Even though the parents work at a dry cleaner, they know how to progress learning through home teaching and study skills.

Education is not hard at all.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2021, 09:23:16 PM »
Most k-12 teachers are morons.

A lot of my family have been homeschooling for decades.

They are so advanced when they get to college it's unreal.

Look at SE Asian kids living in the states, they are far superior in every way to Americans. And it's not because they are more intelligent.

It's because they focus on school first and teach advanced skills.

Even though the parents work at a dry cleaner, they know how to progress learning through home teaching and study skills.

Education is not hard at all.

I've been a member of the Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA) and Homeschool Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV), throughout my years.

If you live in either place, it's a GREAT resource for materials, co-ops, and information on the rights of homeschooling parents for the respective states/commonwealths.

Full disclosure - They are Christian-based, evangelically-focused, and quite "right winged". The lion's share of homeschooling organizations are.

However, for those who feel they're citizens without countries (i.e. wanting to homeschool without the religious overtones, as it were), there are a relative handful of groups like this:

https://upabovetherowantree.com/secular-homeschooling-struggles/

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2021, 09:37:16 PM »
Kudos to you homeschoolers!

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« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2021, 09:47:16 PM »


 I and my wife actually homeschooled our two kids from grade 2 to high school. We did so after we discovered those BS and MS degreed leftists who inhabit the public school systems were indoctrinating, not teaching.


You can buy or get off the net for free curricula that exceeds the public school offerings. You can also join homeschool co-ops that share resources that include parents teaching various subjects. I in fact taught chemistry/physics and natural science for free.


Most are the subject are EASY! If you've learned it when you are in school, you can teach it yourself, as there are plenty of disks, tutorials, answer keys, practice exercises, and other items to help you.

The only thing that gave me fits was teaching my 5th-grade son Latin.

Did you teach Latin to either of your kids? How'd you fare?

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2021, 09:55:41 PM »
Great replies Mcway and Overload!


Im not religious at all but had no issues with religious based homeschool instruction. I taught my kids that they could believe in what they wanted but to question everything- and they do.


We often found educational resources on our own. For example, I wanted both kids to learn a foreign language. My son chose Korean because I was going there on business a lot. I found a Korean tutor in our city for $25 an hour. He went there twice a week. In 6 months he became fluent. He was 12 at the time. 


Schools teach kids to be part of a collective. Homeschools teach kids to be self sufficient individuals.







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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2021, 10:03:02 PM »
If I have kids, I will throw them into a crappy state-funded school and raise them as gladiators. They will have to fight to survive. They will have to compete with the best to get the girls. They will have to inhale cannabis to enhance their street cred. And, by God, they will emerge victorious. Just like me. I will not risk them becoming poorly socialized little mongs like Matt Canning. Scared of the world around them because their life is spent online.


"if I have kids" lol


Get back to us when you do.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2021, 10:36:55 PM »
Great replies Mcway and Overload!


Im not religious at all but had no issues with religious based homeschool instruction. I taught my kids that they could believe in what they wanted but to question everything- and they do.


We often found educational resources on our own. For example, I wanted both kids to learn a foreign language. My son chose Korean because I was going there on business a lot. I found a Korean tutor in our city for $25 an hour. He went there twice a week. In 6 months he became fluent. He was 12 at the time. 


Schools teach kids to be part of a collective. Homeschools teach kids to be self sufficient individuals.

Have you been to any of the homeschooling conferences in your state (if there are any)?

As stated earlier, the last two years my kids have gone to school part-time (two days a week) with my wife and teaching them the remaining school days. Last year, because of coronavirus, the entire school they attended had to go part-time (or cottage, as they call it); next school year, my daughter may go cottage and my son may go full-time (four days a week).




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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2021, 10:52:04 PM »
Home schooling is absolute shit.  A complete disaster.  Laughable.
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« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2021, 11:01:32 PM »
Kudos to those who have successfully homeschooled. My background..38 years in the public ed system ( Australia). 8 years and counting as a tutor. My wife 30 years in the private system. Invariably those who have been homeschooled arrive at school significantly behind their peers - generally most apparent with literacy skills. Also socialisation skills can need immediate attention. Not always, but, generalising. Everything I read seems to say teachers in the US are indoctrinating kids and this is beginning to creep into our system. A week ago an 11 year old told me gender was stupid. Needing to tread carefully I addressed the issue with his dad...a uni lecturer. He told me he had to give warnings so adult students didn't get upset with his content! The notion of resilience seems to be disappearing. Oops sorry bit off topic.

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« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2021, 11:11:19 PM »
Kudos to those who have successfully homeschooled. My background..38 years in the public ed system ( Australia). 8 years and counting as a tutor. My wife 30 years in the private system. Invariably those who have been homeschooled arrive at school significantly behind their peers - generally most apparent with literacy skills. Also socialisation skills can need immediate attention. Not always, but, generalising. Everything I read seems to say teachers in the US are indoctrinating kids and this is beginning to creep into our system. A week ago an 11 year old told me gender was stupid. Needing to tread carefully I addressed the issue with his dad...a uni lecturer. He told me he had to give warnings so adult students didn't get upset with his content! The notion of resilience seems to be disappearing. Oops sorry bit off topic.

Like a lot of things, it depends on the parents.

Parents who take the time to spend time with their kids and advance them in education do really well.

There are others whom are lazy who make it less beneficial.

Like all children, it's the parents who make or break their future most of the time.

It should ALWAYS be the parents choice to advance their children in school. Most public schools in the USA are a joke.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2021, 11:14:47 PM »
Great replies Mcway and Overload!


Im not religious at all but had no issues with religious based homeschool instruction. I taught my kids that they could believe in what they wanted but to question everything- and they do.


We often found educational resources on our own. For example, I wanted both kids to learn a foreign language. My son chose Korean because I was going there on business a lot. I found a Korean tutor in our city for $25 an hour. He went there twice a week. In 6 months he became fluent. He was 12 at the time. 


Schools teach kids to be part of a collective. Homeschools teach kids to be self sufficient individuals.

K-12 is retarded easy.

It just takes parents who care.

Teachers are just instructors, it's always been the parents responsibility to make sure their child is learning and progressing.

Many people don't feel this way.

I spent many years in a Vietnamese environment, their kids are 1-2 years ahead other American kids because their parents teach it at home, then when they go to school it's easy.

It's not hard, if you want your kids to succeed, teach them advanced skills at home. Teach them 4th grade when they are in 3rd grade. It's all online.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2021, 11:19:13 PM »
Home schooling is absolute shit.  A complete disaster.  Laughable.

This.

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« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2021, 11:21:17 PM »
This.

Depends on the parents.

Public school is garbage.

Look at the rest of the world.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2021, 01:48:22 AM »
invariably home schooled kids grow up with less social context in their lives and find it harder to fit in.  the level of schooling you get in state schools varies massively from country to country and from school to school and from teacher to teacher.  A lot of it is about capturing the kids interest and making them want to learn, which is something that starts at home, getting your kids to be inquisitive and ask questions etc

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« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2021, 02:21:11 AM »
Ask yourself first do you have a 4 year degree or better in every with a Major in every subject are you really qualified to teach???

My kids are grown, but if they weren't, I am not sure I would want to home school them or even do online schooling. Young folks learn a lot of social skills by interacting with their peers when they are in school. With shootings and what have you, sending your child off to school today is a pretty scary proposition. There are so many restrictions on what educators can teach today, that private school seems like a viable option. Both my son and my daughter went to Catholic parochial school for their primary and middle school education. They went to public high schools. My son to a tech school that required a high GPA and my daughter to a regular high school. Because of their good educational foundation, both were top notch students. My son graduated high school Suma Cum Laude. My daughter graduated with honors.

In contrast, I was a total schlep in high school. If I liked the subject matter, I got great grades...mostly A's . If I wasn't interested in it I barely passed with C's and D's. I never did assigned homework until the last minute, if at all. Honestly, my parents should have kicked my butt for being so laissez faire about school. I was a horrible student. It wasn't until I was an adult in college that I woke up and became interested in getting educated. Even then, I took classes in subjects that interested me with no regards to getting a degree. Oddly enough, I was an honors student in college. I think there is something to be learned from that. Not everyone responds to education in the same way.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2021, 02:34:36 AM »
Kids need to mix with other kids, school will build you a character that you would never get sat at home being pampered by mummy and daddy

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« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2021, 03:48:27 AM »
Home schooling is absolute shit.  A complete disaster.  Laughable.
Bullshit!  Everyone I know who was homeschooled are better off for it.  One family had their daughter graduate from the local university at age 18 simultaneously getting her "high school diploma."  She went to medical school right after and is now a surgeon.  Her brother also graduated from the local university at 18 and has a masters in engineering now.

I have met probably 20 families that homeschooled and all of their kids are better off.  Liberals hate homeschooling because they don't have access to the kids to brainwash with their bullshit.

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« Reply #23 on: July 04, 2021, 04:46:56 AM »
Bullshit!  Everyone I know who was homeschooled are better off for it.  One family had their daughter graduate from the local university at age 18 simultaneously getting her "high school diploma."  She went to medical school right after and is now a surgeon.  Her brother also graduated from the local university at 18 and has a masters in engineering now.

I have met probably 20 families that homeschooled and all of their kids are better off.  Liberals hate homeschooling because they don't have access to the kids to brainwash with their bullshit.

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Re: Thoughts on homeschooling
« Reply #24 on: July 04, 2021, 05:02:03 AM »
Homeschooling during covid was a failure here for many reasons but one of the main ones was.....parents still had to work even if at home.