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Why Homeschooling Continues to Grow
TCRecord ^ | 5/16/05 | Isabel Lyman

Posted on 07/20/2005 12:13:49 PM PDT by Little Bill

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To: JenB; scripter
Won't ever get married unless my husband agrees on that.

i was not homeschooled; however, i knew that should i ever marry and have children, i would homeschool them... when my husband and i began talking about marriage i let him know what i was determined to do... he agreed that we would be a homeschool family... and life is just fantastic having such a supportive and appreciative husband for me, and father for our children...

141 posted on 07/23/2005 8:43:45 AM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: SALChamps03
2. I am a teacher. I have a degree from one of the top programs in the nation.

Why am I NOT surprised about this?

I was hired this past March to teach computer courses in the continuing education/workforce development division at our local State Technical College. Because of my "teaching style" I've become the most popular professor there - my students actually learn something! However, because I don't have a master's degree I'm not eligible to teach any courses that are credit courses. Amazing isn't it? Your "professional" counterparts would rather have someone who has a degree "teaching" than someone who can actually do the job.

142 posted on 07/23/2005 8:46:52 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org • Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: pamlet

Just because someone was able to procreate doesn't mean they will be a good teacher either.


143 posted on 07/23/2005 8:57:30 AM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: latina4dubya

I'm teaching our 9 y.o. Esperanto, since it's an easy first second language. Her 7 7.0. sister is learning to type -- in a few more weeks, I hope to start her in on Esperanto as well. After that? We'll see what they want to do at that point.


144 posted on 07/23/2005 8:59:38 AM PDT by TomSmedley (Calvinist, optimist, home schooling dad, exuberant husband, technical writer)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

I teach at the grade school level. I don't teach at the college level. I will tell you that not all colleges require masters degrees. My cousin oversees the program for heating and air certification at the local technical college here. He has no college degree, but a lot of experience in the business.perhaps it's just the area of the country in which you live, or just the culture of the college. Maybe you should research the Internet. You could find a college that would accept you as you are. Also, you could take masters courses part time.


145 posted on 07/23/2005 9:03:31 AM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: lilylangtree
Unfortunately, single parents don't have a choice.

Some of them do, some of them don't. It depends on who's decision the divorce was.

146 posted on 07/23/2005 9:09:27 AM PDT by Stu Cohen (Press '1' for English)
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To: Caesar Soze

This from the guy who misspelled his screen name?

;-)


147 posted on 07/23/2005 9:26:23 AM PDT by The Coopster
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To: SALChamps03; pamlet
Just because someone was able to procreate doesn't mean they will be a good teacher either

but being a homeschooler is not about "being a good teacher" in the way of a classroom teacher... it's more about being a parent who knows his child, knows/learns what his child needs, knows/learns/figures out how his child best receives whatever is going to meet that need... and this takes some trial and error; picking and choosing; give and take...

it's not like successful homeschoolers would automatically be successful classroom teachers... and that is not what is needed to homeschool...

148 posted on 07/23/2005 9:31:06 AM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: HungarianGypsy

Jacob is a very tactile learner. I'm learning how to teach "to" him, thanks to the book, "The Way They Learn". I love it.

I hadn't heard of that site. I'll check it out, though. Thanks!


149 posted on 07/23/2005 9:35:28 AM PDT by kimmie7 (The ACLU is a boil on the butt of humanity!)
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To: lilylangtree
"...my son has the lousiest writing skills that I've ever seen. Printing is atrocious, but I absolutely cannot read his writing..."

It's, Ok, really. With lousy handwriting, he can always become a doctor. Sorry if someone else has already said this.

150 posted on 07/23/2005 10:00:02 AM PDT by MaggieCarta (It takes about 10 years to get used to how old you are.)
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To: SALChamps03

Number 1: I have absolutely NO desire to move.

Number 2: At my age, I have no desire to go back to school and get a masters degree - not cost/benefit effective.

Number 3: My point is - Having a "teaching degree" does not necessarily make for a good/qualified teacher. I'm proof positive of that. I can't tell you the number of students that have been to numerous other computer classes that have told me that they never understood the "how to" until they took my classes. It takes patience, understanding each student, thorough knowledge of the subject of the course and most importantly - the DESIRE to pass on your knowledge not just the "reward" of a paycheck!


151 posted on 07/23/2005 10:35:19 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org • Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Dear 2nd amendment mama,

"Having a 'teaching degree does not necessarily make for a good/qualified teacher."

Well, actually, having a teaching degree does mean something. It means that one belongs to a population that is intellectually near the bottom of individuals with college degrees.


sitetest


152 posted on 07/23/2005 10:44:49 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: sitetest

ROTFLMAO....


153 posted on 07/23/2005 11:01:08 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org • Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: 2nd amendment mama; bimmer

I try to post Izzy threads when ever I find them, Dr. Lyman is really a great woman and an inspiration for those that know her, if only Witt would run against Oliver.


154 posted on 07/23/2005 12:39:51 PM PDT by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

My Stepfather, 85, teaches a computer class, he is a PE in Electrical Engineering, with 27 patents and he can't teach a certified course, don't feel bad.


155 posted on 07/23/2005 12:49:38 PM PDT by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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To: Little Bill

That must be local politics...I'm not familiar with Oliver. I live in South Carolina now.


156 posted on 07/23/2005 12:56:31 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org • Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: 2nd amendment mama
Long standing joke between Izzy and I, Olivier is the local commie rep, Witt is her husband.
157 posted on 07/23/2005 1:02:46 PM PDT by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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To: latina4dubya
As usual, most of you are missing my point. I have repeated over and over that I am not indicting homeschooling as a concept. I have repeated several times that I am not criticizing the many fine parents that do an excellent job.

I am merely saying that there are cases where parents say they are homeschooling and do not. There are also cases where parents cannot do it. I have come to realize though, that any statement that isn't a 100% endorsement of homeschooling, and that doesn't hold the view that every parent who does it will succeed, is a statement that will not be accepted by homeschooling proponents. There is a word for people who will not accept that their method isn't 100% perfect. It's called fanaticism. Before you say it, I have already stated that not all public schools are perfect. There are many excellent ones, and many that are in vast need of improvement. I do not see how the concept of homeschooling can be assessed more fairly.

158 posted on 07/23/2005 1:12:20 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: 2nd amendment mama

No, having a teaching degree doesn't necessarily make you a good teacher. However, it has been my experience that all teachers are placed in the same category by many homeschool proponents, as if no good teachers exist in the country. That isn't even close to being true.


159 posted on 07/23/2005 1:14:23 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: lilylangtree

I'm divorced, still single, and homeschooling for 4 years now. There are choices ... it's hard but possible.


160 posted on 07/23/2005 1:51:25 PM PDT by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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