Posted on 06/22/2005 11:14:18 AM PDT by hsmomx3
Allow me to ammend that.
Goobmint teacher, leave them kids alone.
Whew! That's a relief. I was afraid the HS parents were going to have to take the kids in the bathroom, beat them up, and take away their lunch.
So this is what I personally would do for all kids.
First all kids should be evaluated yearly whether they are homeschooled, private schooled or public schooled.
If the child fails by a certain amount, then the child should be evaluated by an idependent educational assessor. I don't like going through the public school because they have their own agenda.
If the child is identified as having a learning problem, then a team can be set up as to best help this child.
I also would like to see special ed services offered to homeschooled or private schooled kids. Currently, public schools do not have to provide those services. I think public schools should provide speech, occupational, and resource (reading/math) help to kids that qualify even if they are homeschooled or private schooled.
Sign me up - let the revolution begin.
We do those things virtually, now...we be high tech...
Here in NC, 48% of the goobmint shooled kids writing skills are below their grade expectation(which isn't very high to begin with), while homeschooled are 2 grades ahead on the same scale.
Do dat game GTA be available at "We be toys & $hit"?
First we have to all move to SC, then secede from the Union.(wink)
Most homeschoolers hang out with other homeschoolers. We have big families and there are always kids of all sorts of ages around. Someone will notice if little bobby is falling too far behind. Trust me, homeschool moms compare these things. Newer ones ask older ones "What did you use for reading in first grade" or "could I have a look at your Saxon math tests".
Homeschooling is not an isolated thing. It's a grassroots, networking enviroment. I've known plenty of families who have a kid with some disability and not one of them failed to realize it. Heck, if you're with your kids all day long aren't you more likely to notice a problem?
I know a lot of great homeschooling parents, and have thought about it for my kids.
However, I am related to one that is not doing so well in the homeschool arena, and I personally think that she should not be homeschooling her kids. As far as morals go, one of her older kids is in and out of jail and one of the others got pregnant and married at 17.
I'm pretty much pro-testing when it comes to any education option. I know it helped identify some problems in the private school that we were sending my son to, and I am anxiously awaiting my daughters first standardized testing scores. If she doesn't score well, then the public school will have to provide some more services for her.
The parents set the standards. The children don't belong to the state.
I know mine sure did, and I was constantly reminded of it too, saying, "Son, you are one hard headed little imp."(grin)
Not if the social darwinist elitists in the goodmint have their way. Most see children as being not much more than either an asset or a liability of the state.
Yeah, and my parents figured out I was a lazy little cur and worked that out of me... mostly...
My mother could tell you exactly the best way to teach each of us (7), and each of us was different. I learned by reading things and writing essays, my next sister learned by hands-on methods and having things explained to her, and so forth. Public school teachers - how can they do that for thirty kids? And even if they do, what happens next year when the kids move on?
Tom Horne is one of those who ran saying wanted regulations on homeschoolers. I actually voted Democrat against him.
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