I went to a public school. My daughter went to public school. I was the parent who some teachers absolutely loved and others would go ‘ugh’ about. I was involved. I was there. I made sure that education took place.
I agree that the current trends seem to be that public school is the place to deal with ‘social issues’. I would be looking for a top notch private school before home schooling. I am not against home schooling for I think parents do a good job ( for the most part) of educating their children. I merely note that laboratory facilities for chemostry lab and ohysics lab and higher level mathematics classes are usually beyond the perview of most parents.
Not beyond most parents, just beyond some parents. We get together and pool our home educator resources.
Never took a Chem class in H.S., never took a Physics class either...
And the argument could be made that anything over basic Algebra is a waste of time anyway.....
BTW, H.S.'ed two kids....K-12. They are both tax slaving productive American's now.
Please, please, please, educate yourself about homeschooling before posting any more comments like the one above. Please visit a homeschool parents meeting near you.
The only labs that our children had were the **kitchen table**...yet....
My three homeschoolers were accepted to college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13. All finished all general college courses and Calculus III before the age 15. The two younger earned B.S. degrees in mathematics by the age of 18. The older of these two earned a masters in math by the age of 20. The oldest homeschooler recently graduated with a masters in accounting but chose to combine part-time college with work, travel, and reaching the national and international levels in his sport. He represented the U.S. in many countries around the world. Due to his work experiences he is completely fluent in Russian.
Successful homeschooling parents and adult who were homeschooled will tell you that the above is complete nonsense!
The evidence is now becoming overwhelming. The **best** way to rear and educate a child to successful adulthood is **homeschooling**!
Will some children need institutionalization for their education? Sadly, yes. It is too bad. We need orphanages, too, but no one is claiming they are the best way to rear a child.