Home Schooling

2007-01-20 01:20:21 · 4 answers · asked by mahesh b 1

Why do people who are really agents public schools think that all public schoolers have sex, use drugs, are not as educated, don't know how to act around others other then their own age, don't respect adults, have no life outside the school, etc...

Sure some do (just like some home schoolers), but most DO NOT!
Most kids who are public schooled are great kids, and yes, most home schoolers are great kids also.

Now if you really think about it, if supposedly "all" public schoolers have sex why don't you see almost all the girls in the country pregnant? And if none of them get an "education" then why is it that there are so many people enrolled in college and getting degrees?
And if they don't know how to act around others other then their own age, how do they communicate with others?

Are you getting my point?

2007-01-19 11:57:06 · 16 answers · asked by Blank 3

I'm planning on going to a community college and I need to know if I should take the GED.

2007-01-19 07:40:42 · 14 answers · asked by pinktiff1989 2

Thank you, I am homeschooled, but I really want to go to public, more ways to convince my parents?

2007-01-19 07:31:48 · 13 answers · asked by me 1

I am looking for other parents that homeschool special education children. My son is physically disabled, but his intelligence is normal....just gets easily distracted. Anyway.....he is in 9th grade and reading at a 2nd grade level because the school neglects to do anything but put in a room with other children that are wonderful, but clearly not as mainstream as he could be. They have made promises, neglected IEP request and never return phone calls. I am just tired and figure I could do a better job myself. He comes home every either angry or sad because he is not getting what he needs. Anyway......point is....I need some advice on homeschooling.....any suggestions? Material advice? Lesson Plans? ect....thanks in advance

2007-01-19 07:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by sixicenine 1

Has anyone had a negative experience with unschooling? There are scores of positive testimonials that won't convince my parents to try it; perhaps an absence of horror stories may help. I don't mean you tried it for a month and you(r kid) just ate candy and watched TV all day; I mean did anyone NOT get over that stage and become less motivated, inspired or intelligent (or ultimately successful) afterwards?

2007-01-19 06:59:16 · 6 answers · asked by Jeff 2

We have just moved abroad and find that all the children in both my childrens classes are much behind to what my children learnt in the country we were in. The school will not move them up a year as they say that my children will not be able to mix with the older kids but they are bored in the class they are in and they do not give advanced work to my children.

There are lots of after school activities in our area that we would take the children to so they can meet other children.

2007-01-19 05:20:22 · 13 answers · asked by b 2

Hi. My husband and I are interested in delivering an alternative
education to our future children and would like to try homeschooling
them.

We would like to do "group" homeschooling with other like minded parents 1-3 times each week is this possible?

Do we have to follow a specific curriculum or just make sure that the end results (grades) of each school semester/year are satisfactory and, how are kids independantly graded/marked - I mean, what is stopping parents from giving their kids all a's?

What do you think about this- start training kids on how to answer SAT type questions at a very young age (grade 4?) so by the time they need to take the test they are masters?

Do parents get tutors for homeschooled kids or do all of the work themselves?


Thanks

2007-01-19 04:46:09 · 8 answers · asked by Variant 2

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2007-01-18 19:06:23 · 8 answers · asked by Cheers 2

2007-01-18 18:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by Nuwan J 1

Hi all.

Let me tell you my story a bit. My daughter is 6 years old and she been moved from school to school alot. I move too much I dont have a stable place cause of family issues. I keep moving and moving sometimes so quick my daughter keep out of school for 2 weeks or more cause we keep traveling around. Please tell me if homeschooling can be a option and how do I begin. Do I need some requierments?. I live in california.

2007-01-18 12:09:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you like this?It's the first part of my episodic novel for my English class.It's called Solitary.Be honest.
“Conrad?”
“Hmmmmmmm?”
“Conrad!”
“Yeah?”
“Snap out of it! You’re sitting down on the job.”
“Sorry, boss. I was just thinking about…her.”
“Well, quit. Felix is vomiting again. I need you to give him some more medication.”
“Yes, sir.”
Felix is a giraffe in the San Diego Zoo, where I work as a veterinarian, mainly specializing in the care of African animals. I love animals. I have ever since I was seven years old. My family and I went to Africa for a vacation. I was instantly captivated by their splendor and elegance. I worked at a factory farm, too, but quit immediately after I saw the suffering the animals go through just to feed us. I then became a vegan. I also volunteer at the animal shelter weekly. Yeah, animals are pretty much my life, the exception of course, my girlfriend, Trina.
Ah, yes. Trina. Just the thought of her name brings her faultless image into my mind.
“Focus,” I say aloud to myself. “Felix needs your help.”
Soon after coming to Felix’s aid, I return home and call Trina.
“Hello?” her harmonious voice asks.
“Hi, honey. How is it in Pittsburgh?” I ask, elated at just hearing her voice.
“It’s all right, but it’s nothing without you,” she giggles.
“So, when are you going to get a break from your chaotic life as a saleswoman so I can go and see you?”
“Actually, if you get here by next week, we’ll get a whole seven days to ourselves.”
“Really?”
“Yeah!”
“I’ll go get packed right now!
“Okay!”
“I love you, short stuff.”
“I love you, too, tall one.”
“Talk to you later.”
“Bye.”
I can’t believe it. I’ve been waiting for this since she left for Pennsylvania, a month ago. I’m nervous and excited and a thousand other feelings.
I need to rest, I think to myself. Wait. What am I thinking? I can’t sleep! This is too important for me too sleep with it on mind. What if she says no? I can’t do this. No, I have to! This is the perfect chance! I’m only asking her to marry me. You’ve been dreaming of this for months. You even have the perfect ring for her.
Exactly five days later, before I know it, I’m shoving all of my junk into the back of my electric car, preparing to leave my beloved home and city. Somehow, though, for the first time in days, I think about nothing but the road, I worry about nothing, and I feel nothing. However, after eighteen cups of coffee, passing through more cities than I cold count and driving for more than twenty hours straight, I am more nervous than I have ever been.
I finally enter a city called Piggott in Arkansas. There’s not a lot of houses here from what I can see, only some business buildings. I drive around for about half an hour and finally cross an inn named Downtown Inn. I pay the hundred bucks a night, groggily make it up to my room, set my alarm for seven ‘o’ clock, and fall immediately into a deep slumber.
I’m in some sort of upscale restaurant. I spot Trina. I rise from my seat and start rushing towards her, except I’m not moving, but she apparently is, although her legs are not moving. She is moving away from me, mouthing a word repeatedly that looks wondrously like the word ‘no’ while I’m just crying out for her as she just gets smaller and smaller.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
This is the noise that luckily woke me from my nightmare. I wake with a start, reliving the nightmare in my mind. I tell myself it was just a dream and turn on the morning news.
“Hmmmmm, that’s odd,” I remark to no one but myself. “Usually the news is on by now. Maybe it’s on a different channel.” I check the other stations, but no luck. I figure the alarm clock is simply wrong, gather my stuff, and head to the lobby to check out of the motel, but, just my luck, there is no one there, so I just lug all of my stuff to my car and decide to check out after I get a cup of nice, warm coffee.
I walk into a nearby Starbucks to find an empty building. There’s no one here. Weird. They’re all gone, nowhere to be found.
I run outside, go to the building next door, and find the same thing; emptiness. I repeat this several times before I figure out that everyone in the town is gone.
I dash to the payphone on the side of the street. I look around again, wondering if I am merely insane. Nope there’s definitely no sign of any human anywhere. There’s empty cars all over the street, most of which had collided with other cars and other objects as if there was no controlling them
Wait, maybe there’s a logical explanation for all of this. Maybe it’s only some sort of bizarre town ritual they do sometimes. They arrange the cars like that, too. Yeah that makes tons of sense. Okay, maybe it doesn’t make any sense.
First, I dial Trina’s motel number, since neither of us has a cell phone. No answer. I try calling my boss. No answer. My parents. No answer. The police. No answer. Random numbers. Still no answer.
“WHERE IN THE HELL IS EVERYBODY?!”
Great. I’m here in this hick town with no one but me. By myself. Alone.

2007-01-18 11:34:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm in 8th grade. i want to be homeschooled, i know you can become "socially retarded". iv'e been in public school all my life and i am not social at all. and iv'e been like that since like 2nd grade so i know i will never become social. and i also get distracted easily. i like being in a room by myself, i hate being around a lot of people... i asked my mom before 8th grade started but she said no, if i get all good grades this year i can be next year. but i am reallly sick of school right now everyone acts like i'm invisible and stuff. should i be homeschooled and how do i ask my mom again?

2007-01-18 11:18:52 · 7 answers · asked by amy 1

what is your opinion on homeschooling.do you homeschool your children or are you homeschooled.I homeschool my kids and it seems to work out well.

2007-01-18 11:00:49 · 10 answers · asked by Bobbie 4

I want to get a fake id but I don't know where to get one.
I would ask some people at my hs but, I am homeschooled.
So if anyone knows how to get a fake id in illinois let me know please.

2007-01-18 10:42:52 · 5 answers · asked by sexy_legs 1

i need ones that are government funded in the UK only.
thanks to any replies

2007-01-18 08:44:07 · 3 answers · asked by slaughteredsacrifice 2

I want to be homeschooled, but my mum says I will miss my mates and won't play with them and stuff, Should i stay ay school or be homeschooled?

2007-01-18 07:06:13 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Sugar♥ 3

2007-01-18 04:56:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm in the 8th grade and should be heading to high school next year.
I wasn't ready for it last year and so my mom held me back.
I need to go now and I'm planning on sticking with the homeschooling. Can you tell me about both online high school homeschooling and regular highschool home schooling? I would like to know alot about both and if you have done them, did you like them? I have heard that you need to meet once a month for online at some place to discuss your work and if you get something wrong on your work you just re answer it until you get it right. And for the regular one, I heard you need to go once a week for a full day of school. TY

2007-01-18 03:56:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so I need sme help. I can't stop procrastinating and it's killling me.
So I have school work right? And I have like 6 weeks to do 3 weeks of school work. Easy right? Well being the idiot I'am, I waiting until now. AND ITS ALL DUE TOMORROW MORNING!! I'm going to try to cram, but I know I won't make the deadline. I have tried setting goals, making myself work harder but nothing works to help stop this habit. I need good tips and quick!

2007-01-18 03:49:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

One thing that is being brought up against homeschooling is that parents don't "fail their kids".

Now, here, the schools do NOT fail kids. I child in kindergarten may be held back WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION, but other than that... Nope. Your grade, up until grade 10, has nothing to do with your abilities and everything to do with your age. You can fail every subject and you STILL move onto the next grade level.

Furthermore, one school distrcit here has a "No Fail Policy" which means that the kids can not have failing grades on their report cards. While this is intended to have the teacher make sure the student does what he needs to to pass, you can imagine that in a city of almost 1 million people and who knows how many schools, there will be a certain number of teachers who will just let a child pass without the necessary skills.

2007-01-18 00:58:35 · 7 answers · asked by glurpy 7

im in the 7th grade and doing 9th grade work but do you think i should continuing being home schooled or go to public school and go to the 7th grade i dont like school but i want to have more friends then i do which i do have lots of friends because i do sports and stuff with my home school and i went to public school til 4th grade but what do you think?

2007-01-17 16:36:29 · 16 answers · asked by tinkerbell_lover 1

I just want to know which you think is better. No comments on how public school might be better. Please stick to the topic. Home schoolers and private schoolers only please!!!!

2007-01-17 12:47:36 · 14 answers · asked by Married and loving it!!!! 3

help

2007-01-17 12:24:02 · 6 answers · asked by trent w 1

help on multiple choice Question

2007-01-17 12:22:05 · 4 answers · asked by trent w 1

Is it for the social skills they learn?
Maybe talking with the police officer patroling the halls.
Learning how to get the best prices for drugs.
Learning how to hide or fight.
Learning all the four letter words.
Learning to talk back to adults.
Learning how to put on condoms.
Learning to be tollerant of others actions.
Learning all the politically correct agendas

Or is it the academics?
Being one of the 60% who can read.
Being one of the 25% who know where Iraq is.
Being one of the 20% who make it to Calculus.
Learning how to wast billions in tax payers dollars.
Learning other countries spend less and achieve more

Conclusion. Most people were educated in the public school system so they don't know any better.

Until the libs get out of the public schools take your kids out and look at home schooling as an option.

2007-01-17 11:59:41 · 15 answers · asked by dem_dogs 3

we tried homeschooling with ConnectionsAcademy, a free homeschooling program, but it didn't work out. we want to try it again. Does anyone know any free homeschooling programs other than Connections Academy? anylinks would be helpful too. Thanks a BUNCH in advance!!!

2007-01-17 11:39:34 · 7 answers · asked by casaouia 2

I have tried going to school, but it doesn't work...I'm still scared. They've tried just physically DROPPING me there, keeping me home, keeping me at home and doing my work at home, and going half a day... if you were in my shoes, AND if you were in my parents view...what would you do?

2007-01-17 10:50:48 · 6 answers · asked by Rachel 2