Posted on 10/15/2010 10:46:04 PM PDT by citizenredstater9271
Fans of 42% effective government schools come after homeschools for only being 99% effective.
Here's how to keep up to date with Homeschooler Michelle's concerns:
http://forum.nhliberty.org/index.php?action=profile;u=270;sa=showPosts
That means you signed up under Reagan... pretty cool... hopefully you can retire after Obama is out of office.
We started when our oldest was slated to begin middle school. Mr RB had a service call in a middle school one day, walked the halls during school hours, came home and announced, "Our daughter is NOT going there."
If you are woried about math, I highly recomend the cheap math workbooks from Sams, then switch to Saxon at level 56 (about 6th grade). Use the DIVE videos- they explain the concepts well, and get the solutions manual- it has the solutions, and the answers.
There is no real 'nationalized' test given to all school kids. Some states require public school students to pass standardized tests, but what's interesting is that homeschooled kids, at least in my state, are NOT ALLOWED to take them. These tests actually reflect on the teachers, because they determine how much the kids have learned based on what they've been taught in the classroom.
Most homeschool families educate their kids to the level they believe the kids either can handle or what the child prefers. And many do 'un-schooling' which doesn't mean that the kids don't learn anything, but that the parents take into account what the student is interested in, and might want to pursue as a career. But they don't make them do courses, just because those are the ones that most kids their age are studying in school.
For example, if a young man is homeschooling, but doesn't particularly want to go to college, his high school preparation will be different from that for a young man who wants to go to college. The young man who wants to learn a trade will need courses to learn to read and write, do basic math, and have some knowledge of the history of the world and the country, but not necessarily need advanced hard sciences and math. As part of his homeschooling, he could do an apprenticeship with a plumber, electrician, or automotive repairman, and it would prepare him better for a career than higher level education. This student would probably not do well on a standardized test, because his preparation wouldn't have been 'to the test'.
On the other hand, if a homeschooler is interested in going to college, there will necessarily need to be courses in math, science, grammar, literature, etc in order to be prepared to handle the work that will be done in college. Of course, the homeschooler can do these courses in different ways than what is offered in most high schools, and could even do some of those courses at a Community College, and could use those credits when they actually enter a degree program.
Just make sure those fruit pies keep making it down to Springfield every year, along with the busloads of mothers and fathers who just want to say, “Hi” to the Reps.
We just moved from the South Subs of Chicago to the DFW area and so far Texas seems the same as Illinois. Seeing a little difference though trying to dual credit a 16 year old in college.
That’s good news, but I feel about it like I do the 2nd Amendment, only more strongly. My mind and the mind of my children are our own.
That the state would seek to “educate” me is an insult to my conscience, my liberty and my Creator.
My dream is to see that Home School “liberty map” go completely green.
Free markets, free minds, free people.
Congratulations on your 16 y.o. Great job!
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