Thoughts on homeschooling

[BBSSchlemiel]

 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.

Thanks for this post.

[Coach is Back!]

Agree with Hypertrophy 100%. Our education system from Elementary-Universities are fucked. Indoctrination mills.

[Primemuscle]

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.

Isn't it possible the brother and sister you know who were homeschool, graduated early and went on to have successful professional careers were much more intelligent than the average person? Do you know what the stats are on home schooling and advanced education? From what I've read, mean ACT composite scores for homeschooled students are consistently higher than those for public school students, but private school students score higher still.   Do you believe someone who is homeschooled is as socially adept as someone with more social exposure?

[The Scott]

Isn't it possible the brother and sister you know who were homeschool, graduated early and went on to have successful professional careers were much more intelligent than the average person? Do you know what the stats are on home schooling and advanced education? From what I've read, mean ACT composite scores for homeschooled students are consistently higher than those for public school students, but private school students score higher still.   Do you believe someone who is homeschooled is as socially adept as someone with more social exposure?

Pffffft!  These morons, these children of children are socially inept.  They can't talk to anyone face to face.  Without their phucking phones they are lost.

When you factor the BS of Covid into it, they don't even have to show up (as if they really wanted to) for school.  They can simply go online to a virtual clASSroom and  further avoid exposure to the real world.

They and their parents bitch, moan and annoyingly whine about how history, math, science, et al are "racist" constructs of "whitey". They denounce America  and praise communism.  They don't deserve to live here.   Filth.  Scum.  Menace to Civilization  and ally to anarchy.   They breathe in the bullshit of any form of "pride" that denounces heterosexuality, white people, success from hard work and education and then genuflect before tribal turd-worlders that barely know of the wheel.  They denounce the achievments of great men and women because in their feeble minded world the fairness of their skin gives them an unfair advantage.  They scream how Black people are naturally better than white people at sports but if it is scientifically proven that the majority of intelligent people are white or yellow then once again science is "racist".

These creatures whom you and your fellow llibs have coddled for decades are going to turn on you soon because they want what you have, they want to have it without working for it and they want it NOW. And they will take it from you because you are old, weak and no longer capable of supporting them except with flaccid platitudes.

I could go on but I know that for such as you my words are as a light is to a cockroach. 

[Voice of Doom]

My kids are homeschooled.  My 5 year old speaks two languages, writes in decent cursive, reads chapter books by herself, has achieved three belts in TKD, and does multiplication.    She shoots a 22LR bolt action rifle, takes ballet classes, plays soccer, rides a Razor MX350 dirt bike, is raising chickens and is part of local 4H club.  She also says her prayers before bed, pledges allegiance to the flag every morning with her hand on her heart, knows there's only two genders and that communism is one of the greatest evils to ever happen to the world.

She's also really into Scooby-doo 

[SF1900]

Dr. Vince Goodrum, PhD, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO, attended the American school system and look how successful he is.

[tommywishbone]

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.

   We respectfully agree to disagree. 

[SOMEPARTS]

Homeschooling is like working on your own car. Some people can do it and some can't. The social aspect is definitely an issue. Have known a few.

[MCWAY]

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

Who says they don't?

Have you been to any of the co-ops, field trips, or homeschool conferences? I have with both my now-adult kids, my teenager, and my youngest one.

It'll run you ragged.

Many families interact by having a parent (for simplicity's sake, it's Mom) from one family teach one subject to her kids and those of another family. The mom from the other family teaches a different subject to her respective kids and those of her counterpart.

My kids made friends with other homeschool kids, especially when they went on trips or found things like science camps, art festivals, or vacation bible schools.

[MCWAY]

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.

Most homeschooling parents are nuclear families with dad working and mom staying at home. A handful are vice-versa. Or one parent works full-time; the other works part-time.

The coronavirus had virtually no effect on our family. Since they were doing a co-op, were already on spring break, and were nearly finished with the 2019-2020 school year, we simply ended up teaching them 5 days a week (which we'd done before) instead of 3.

For 2020-2021, they went to another (and better) school two days a week, as did everyone there. Again, virtually no adjustment was needed on our end.

Pffffft!  These morons, these children of children are socially inept.  They can't talk to anyone face to face.  Without their phucking phones they are lost.

When you factor the BS of Covid into it, they don't even have to show up (as if they really wanted to) for school.  They can simply go online to a virtual clASSroom and  further avoid exposure to the real world.

They and their parents bitch, moan and annoyingly whine about how history, math, science, et al are "racist" constructs of "whitey". They denounce America  and praise communism.  They don't deserve to live here.   Filth.  Scum.  Menace to Civilization  and ally to anarchy.   They breathe in the bullshit of any form of "pride" that denounces heterosexuality, white people, success from hard work and education and then genuflect before tribal turd-worlders that barely know of the wheel.  They denounce the achievments of great men and women because in their feeble minded world the fairness of their skin gives them an unfair advantage.  They scream how Black people are naturally better than white people at sports but if it is scientifically proven that the majority of intelligent people are white or yellow then once again science is "racist".

These creatures whom you and your fellow llibs have coddled for decades are going to turn on you soon because they want what you have, they want to have it without working for it and they want it NOW. And they will take it from you because you are old, weak and no longer capable of supporting them except with flaccid platitudes.

I could go on but I know that for such as you my words are as a light is to a cockroach. 

Or any minority that doesn't blame all his problems on the white man gets called a "sellout". Try being black and actually having manners, being courteous, getting good grades, or speaking decent grammar. You'll be accused of "acting white" in a heartbeat.

And don't you DARE come to the conclusion that, if you screw up in school, screw around and knock up/get knocked up, and have kids before you can legally drink, you'll be PO'.....no matter what color you are.

[Bevo]

Most homeschooling parents are nuclear families with dad working and mom staying at home. A handful are vice-versa. Or one parent works full-time; the other works part-time.

The coronavirus had virtually no effect on our family. Since they were doing a co-op, were already on spring break, and were nearly finished with the 2019-2020 school year, we simply ended up teaching them 5 days a week (which we'd done before) instead of 3.

For 2020-2021, they went to another (and better) school two days a week, as did everyone there. Again, virtually no adjustment was needed on our end.


Or any minority that doesn't blame all his problems on the white man gets called a "sellout". Try being black and actually having manners, being courteous, getting good grades, or speaking decent grammar. You'll be accused of "acting white" in a heartbeat.

And don't you DARE come to the conclusion that, if you screw up in school, screw around and knock up/get knocked up, and have kids before you can legally drink, you'll be PO'.....no matter what color you are.

Are you black mcway?

[Bevo]

Dr. Vince Goodrum, PhD, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO, attended the American school system and look how successful he is.

Goodrum and Xfactor are the most successful getbiggers since Ron launched getbig

[bhank]

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

Exactly

[ProudVirgin69]

Agree with Hypertrophy 100%. Our education system from Elementary-Universities are fucked. Indoctrination mills.

Lol what do you consider homeschooling if not a way to indoctrinate your children.

[Hypertrophy]

Home schooling is absolute shit.  A complete disaster.  Laughable.

That's too bad- I was considering asking you to teach a class on how to do time in prison. Oh well.

[Hypertrophy]

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

Oh, of course! My son was president of his fraternity at Clemson. All that socialization he missed really did him wrong, lol.

[Hypertrophy]

Exactly

Who socialized you into stalking and beating women? Just asking for a friend.

[MCWAY]

Are you black mcway?

That depends on who you ask. Some of the black kids in school claimed I wasn't. Fortunately, my mother confirmed otherwise. 

[MCWAY]

Exactly

Again, who says they don't?

Try talking to folk who actually homeschooled their kids (i.e. Hypertrophy or yours truly  ).

[bhank]

My kids are homeschooled.  My 5 year old speaks two languages, writes in decent cursive, reads chapter books by herself, has achieved three belts in TKD, and does multiplication.    She shoots a 22LR bolt action rifle, takes ballet classes, plays soccer, rides a Razor MX350 dirt bike, is raising chickens and is part of local 4H club.  She also says her prayers before bed, pledges allegiance to the flag every morning with her hand on her heart, knows there's only two genders and that communism is one of the greatest evils to ever happen to the world.

She's also really into Scooby-doo 

Says her prayers before bed nothing like teaching them superstition instead of science this is the problem with homeschooling

[bhank]

Who socialized you into stalking and beating women? Just asking for a friend.

Never been convicted of any of that who taught you about slander libel and defamation?

[IroNat]

Take heed of Bhank and his child rearing advices.

Preach on, Bhank!

[MCWAY]

Says her prayers before bed nothing like teaching them superstition instead of science this is the problem with homeschooling

You mean science, like the physics my daughter learned in 3rd grade at one of her co-ops, where she (and her baby brother) got to play with other kids? I helped her make her egg-protecting device and enter her in the competition, where she won her class category.
 
Just as I suspected.

Your issue isn't the reading, 'riting, or 'rithmetic. It's the fact that VOD is ALSO raising his (or her) kids with a basic belief in God.

[MCWAY]

Oh, of course! My son was president of his fraternity at Clemson. All that socialization he missed really did him wrong, lol.

He wouldn't happen to be a Que-Dog (Omega Psi Phi) by chance? You could have hooked me up with some tickets to a stepshow or two.

 

I forgot to ask earlier. But since some folks are still claiming that homeschool kids are just shut up in the house away from other children, did either of your kids go to a senior prom or have a high-school graduation ceremony at a co-op?

My younger daughter had one. And just a month ago, I attended a graduation ceremony for the daughter of one of my good friends, who has homeschooled their kids for years (perhaps full K-12).

Lol what do you consider homeschooling if not a way to indoctrinate your children.

Perhaps, actually teaching your kids to read, write, learn actual history, another language, etc.....all with the ultimate goal of being functional human beings, getting them into (and out of) a decent college with as little debt as possible.

That would stack the deck in their favor, in terms of their being able to feed and clothe themselves and keep a roof over their heads.

[ProudVirgin69]

Perhaps, actually teaching your kids to read, write, learn actual history, another language, etc.....all with the ultimate goal of being functional human beings, getting them into (and out of) a decent college with as little debt as possible.

That would stack the deck in their favor, in terms of their being able to feed and clothe themselves and keep a roof over their heads.

You can do all that without having to homeschool.  Have them go to school to learn and interact with others, and reinforce what they covered that day at home.  Trust in the values & critical thinking skills you've instilled in them.

I'm sure in theory homeschooling can be done well.  I don't think most Americans are up to the task