TexasBred
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They can learn is they want to learn...as one group says "From the learned tongue to the attentive ear". ;-)
hillbilly1234":1o9h7d04 said:why do we need schools when ever thing could be done over the computer, and all these big schools why do they have to be so fancy?
Ryder":23g6rjk4 said:Isomade":23g6rjk4 said::clap: I couldn't agree more.Red Bull Breeder":23g6rjk4 said:Keeping kids a learning is a parents job. Involved parents make better educated kids.
I'm sure no expert but I challenge this. I know two girls home schooled (not related) that went through three years of college and now in third year of a professional school. I see nothing lacking in their social skills whatsoever,
Know a family with three kids home schooled that are a real pleasure to be around. They are polite young gentlemen and very social. They are required as part of their educaton to have other interest. Church,music, martial arts, Boy Scouts, and cooking classes for one who wants to be a chef.
Don't know if you would call it home or private school now. The mother started with her kids, but the number has grown to twenty something. Kids she takes that are behind are soon testing out
above grade level. Kids that are disruptive and refuse to learn are not tolerated.
If I had school age children, I would want this for them.
farmwriter":2fa9tyc1 said:I taught five years before I came back to the farm, and here's my 2 cents.
I always heard about how brilliant and advanced home-schooled children were, but the kids I had that had been home schooled were always WAY behind the curriculum and major slackers too. I'm sure there are exceptions to this, but I never saw a single one.
I totally agree. I have several friends who have "homeschooled" tehir kids. I MOST cases they are behind not just academically but even moreso socially. The can deal with adults but are lost within their peer group.
The pressure to conform and join dues-collecting liberal teacher groups was incredible, especially while I was in college, and they did everything they could to make you feel like you were at great risk of being sued, fired, etc, but the "union" would protect you. I didn't care for that.
I also agree with you on this.
Lammie's comments about teaching to the important tests are a huge understatement in my opinion. It is ridiculous. As an intern, I sat in on public school classes that were remediation for kids who couldn't pass the gradution exam. Pathetic.
I believe in the separation of church and state, and I resented how little time there was left for teaching by the time we got through all the safety, state goal, and character issues that parents should have been teaching at home. I know there are a lot of kids falling through the cracks of sorry parenting, but I don't think it ought to hinder the education of children whose parents are involved. I don't know the magic answer for that one.
I also think a big problem is the lack of expulsions - or serious consequences in general. Telling a few more people that dangerous, disruptive, and flat out mean behavior means you forfeit being here might do a little more to curb some of the crap that goes on in schools.
regenwether":8hulh3p8 said:We are starting to share classes with another School in the High School level. It enable our kids with more classes, college level. There are some kids going out of this other School with 30 college Credits. Think of the $$$$ savings for the kids going to college.
Tex you are correct. Cost of Catholic school has increased. We registered my five year old Grand daughter yesterday. Cost $6000.00 for the first year of kindergarden. We still pay a hefty school tax aswell.TexasBred":ma8oop3h said:My girls went to Catholic schools. I never considered us "money people" nor them smarter than any of the kids at the public school. It was just our choice. Kids can learn if they want to learn. Too many are not interested in education and their parents certainly are not. Don't forget those "money people" still pay public school taxes on those big estates even tho the kids don't use the schools. If I remember we paid $75 per month per child for the kids to attend Catholic school. I'm sure it's much more than that now. But it was worth every penny we spent. There probably is a money problem at most schools but most could also utilize the money better if they would.Black Coos":ma8oop3h said:That is about half the problem will the School system, The start of private schools 30-40 years ago pulling the top 10 to 15 % of the Money people out, and the others that want to keep their kids from the real world. Thus the people that care or have the money and power to do something has little care with what is going on.. Thus a sorry school system....
Tex you are correct. Cost of Catholic school has increased. We registered my five year old Grand daughter yesterday. Cost $6000.00 for the first year of kindergarden. We still pay a hefty school tax aswell.
Tex I guess different areas charge different amounts for school. Our break down was $750. registration fees, $450. monthly fees for ten months and proof that we have tithed a minimum of $750. per year. We have one child. Could fees be based on Catholic population?TexasBred":8y8hpowb said:Tex you are correct. Cost of Catholic school has increased. We registered my five year old Grand daughter yesterday. Cost $6000.00 for the first year of kindergarden. We still pay a hefty school tax aswell.
My how times have changed. I did talk to my youngest daughter and it's now $200 a month per child so still very reasonable. HS is $750 a month with a discount if you have more than one child in school.
Tex, That's a plan, please let me know.TexasBred":36xbb2yt said:I have no idea how they come up with it Kerley. Maybe I need to get me a appointment with the Bishop. :lol:
Murphy's law dictates the only homeschooled people who volunteer the information give decent homeschoolers a bad name
Sometimes I wonder if those people are for real or if they're buffooning on purposeTexasBred":34xasb5q said:Murphy's law dictates the only homeschooled people who volunteer the information give decent homeschoolers a bad name
:lol2: :lol2: Not totally unlike the two or three backwoods bozos they pic for the TV interviews after some big disaster. :lol2: