Learned that the vast majority of our homeschooling peers in that group were tinfoilers and conspiracy theorists, nor were they well read or well traveled - plus, they had ugly work and business practices. Got concerned when it became apparent through Sunday School at our own church that our oldest was falling behind in academic skills compared to her peers. Moved to an outlying area with award winning schools, bit the bullet, and sent her there. Busted our butts for months just to bring that child up to the level of her classmates in basic reading, writing and mathematic skills outside the rote memorization of the multiplication tables, spelling and state capitols (you know, the big homeschool sales pitch).
Can you explain to me how that's anyone's responsibility except her parents' ?
Busted our butts for months just to bring that child up to the level of her classmates in basic reading, writing and mathematic skills outside the rote memorization of the multiplication tables, spelling and state capitols (you know, the big homeschool sales pitch).
There are hundreds of different curricula from which to choose. You should have busted your but when it came to choosing one. The fact that you busted your but bringing "that child up to the level of her classmates in basic reading, writing and mathematic skills" shows that you can educate you child at home when given the proper resources.
My young children are two to three grade levels ahead in reading, writing and math. Your homeschooling flop seems to be an exception to the rule.
You used Abeka and you had to do that????? Right. When I moved 2 children from public school to private that used Abeka, mine were 1 to 2 years behind in math and reading. I had to spend the summer trying to catch them up so that they were not held a grade back. That must have been one amazing public school.
Learned that the vast majority of our homeschooling peers in that group were tinfoilers and conspiracy theorists, nor were they well read or well traveled - plus, they had ugly work and business practices.
Well read or well traveled? I have been in all but 6 of the 50 states and in over 12 foreign countries. Mrs SLB has traveled to all but 12 states and has visited 9 foreign countries. As far as reading goes, we read as a family and individually. Our two youngest children just finished reading the Odyssey and are now well into King Arthur. They read Ivanhoe last spring. None of the editions they read are abridged, they read the “real McCoy.” I do admit I fail to spend enough time reading God's Word, but try to make it through the Bible both to myself and as a family at least annually.
Got concerned when it became apparent through Sunday School at our own church that our oldest was falling behind in academic skills compared to her peers. Moved to an outlying area with award winning schools, bit the bullet, and sent her there. Busted our butts for months just to bring that child up to the level of her classmates in basic reading, writing and mathematic skills outside the rote memorization of the multiplication tables, spelling and state capitols (you know, the big homeschool sales pitch).
I have to ask, why did you bust your butts for public schools but not for home school? Was there a lack of motivation at home that was obvious once she went to public school?
We were lucky that we went to a church where none of the other kids were being homeschooled, because we'd have never noticed the problem.
I would guess you also have a large youth group at the church. I wonder why Christ never had a youth group? I wonder why He did not segregate the children from the adults in any of his teachings?
Did I mention what I began to notice about those kids who were "graduates"? The girls all aspired to become day care workers, but didn't like to wake up, the boys all aspired to be "internet entrepeneurs" and didn't like the notion of waking up and spending time learning any trade.
Our oldest daughter who was home schooled is now a college senior at Georgetown College here in Kentucky. She has a 4.0 GPA and spent the last semester of her Junior year as an exchange student at Regents Park College a part of Oxford University where she was also a 4.0 student.
We recently had to have a new circuit wired for additional electrical use. The electrician we called was a 22 year old state certified electrican who happens to have been home schooled. He designed and built a bar code inventory system for a local Apiary Supply Company before he was 18, but rather than spend all of his time messing with computers (he builds them as a hobby) he would rather get his hands a little dirty by working as an electrician.
Bottom line, you seem to be talking some sour grapes here in your posts. As I said in the Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) you need to look in the mirror to see where your problem lies.