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Artiste:
Good idea, but there are buts too ??

David In Indy:
Back when I was in school - 1968 - 1980, we never talked about home schooling. If it existed it was never discussed. I never heard about it until years later, long after I had graduated high school.

Personally, I think I would have loved the idea of home schooling. I had a very rough time in school. I got beat up a lot, picked on, made fun of, etc. Fortunately I had a few "bodyguards" though. I was friends with some of the guys on the football team, wrestling team and other athletes (it helped that the most popular guy in school was also in the orchestra) and many of those guys were fiercely protective of me. BUT, when they weren't around, the bullies would approach me, do things to me and say something like "if you tell them I said this or did that to you, it will be twice as bad for you the next time" so I never said anything. I don't know. It was weird. I would have probably cut off my right arm to go to school at home. I suppose it probably is the same way with other kids now who experience what I did back in grade school and high school.

What are the requirements for teaching your children at home? I mean, does one need to be a licensed teacher? This is the only part that concerns me. What kind of education are kids getting at home? If it is a good, healthy and rounded education then I think it's a good idea if both the parents and the children wish it. :)

Shasta542:
In AR the parent doesn't have to be licensed. I've known of kids who use the computer system whose parents aren't even at home during the day. (I don't think that's good in most cases.) Students have to be tested the same as any others. And I'm not sure about the details, but I'd guess there is a standard that must be reached on the tests in order for the home-schooling to continue.

Some kids come to school from home-schooling ahead of the others; some are behind.

I don't think there was home-schooling when I was in school either, David. (61-73) If so, I was unaware.

David In Indy:

--- Quote from: Shasta542 on November 10, 2008, 03:39:01 am ---In AR the parent doesn't have to be licensed. I've known of kids who use the computer system whose parents aren't even at home during the day. (I don't think that's good in most cases.) Students have to be tested the same as any others. And I'm not sure about the details, but I'd guess there is a standard that must be reached on the tests in order for the home-schooling to continue.

Some kids come to school from home-schooling ahead of the others; some are behind.

I don't think there was home-schooling when I was in school either, David. (61-73) If so, I was unaware.


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Thank you Shasta. Since you are a teacher I take your opinion quite seriously. I'm pleased to learn there are at least SOME controls in place. And I suppose there are many different reasons why the parents (and the kids) would perfer homeschooling. But like I said, this is something quite new to me. The world is changing and the educational system too maybe. :-\

I would have LOVED homeschooling as a child. School can be insufferable for some kids. But it didn't exist back then to my knowledge.

Shasta542:

--- Quote from: DavidinIndy on November 10, 2008, 03:45:37 am ---Thank you Shasta. Since you are a teacher I take your opinion quite seriously. I'm pleased to learn there are at least SOME controls in place. And I suppose there are many different reasons why the parents (and the kids) would perfer homeschooling. But like I said, this is something quite new to me. The world is changing and the educational system too maybe. :-\

I would have LOVED homeschooling as a child. School can be insufferable for some kids. But it didn't exist back then to my knowledge.




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Bullies are really the bane of any school. They know how to intimidate kids and they do it out of earshot/vision of others. There is a bully at my school and I have turned him in twice. Others have turned him in a couple of times, too. He has had just about every punishment and the next is isolation school--where he has to do all of his work and everything alone--being monitored by a special teacher. Bathroom breaks, lunch, etc.--all done while other kids are in class. He does not want that, so he has calmed down quite a bit. Thank goodness. He has mainly been mean to kids younger than he--naturally.

Yes--you would have probably benefited from home-schooling if it had been available, David. But I'm sure you learned some coping mechanisms that helped you in your adult life at least. One--you learned that good friends--like the football boys--can be nice to have! I was bullied a little, but--like you--I didn't react enough. They left me alone mostly. Plus--strength in numbers, so friends helped friends. I pulled a bully girl off a smaller friend in the dressing room--she had her down, hitting her head against the floor. I guess bullies have been around since time began, huh?

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