2006-09-04 02:43:27 · 30 answers · asked by Daisy Duke 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I believe in freedom. If parents want to home-school their kids, I believe they have that right. I don't think that justifies them "opting-out" of any taxation that supports public schools, or of any standardized testing the State deems appropriate for kids at various ages, but that's a seperate issue.
2006-09-04 02:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
That doesn't mean that I think everybody should homeschool. Each family needs to decide what is right for their family, be it public school, magnet school, charter school, private school, homeschool, online school...
I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the people who say they don't agree with it know very, very little about it. I find it rather funny that so many people treat homeschooling parents as idiots who don't know what the heck they are doing and rely on the whole "kids need to experience this and that". The really ironic thing is they think experience is vital yet they totally ignore the experience homeschoolers. It only makes sense that people who have been homeschooling know way more about it than those who only know a few here and there or none at all.
2006-09-04 04:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i totally agree with home schooling. the school system in my city is in a state of continuous improvement. basically, that means that the district sucks. after my son being "let down" by the public school system, i decided that there was no way i could do any worse than his school. i have been online/homeschooling for almost a year. y'know what? his grades have gone from D's & F's to A's & B's. my theory is that i don't have 25 other children and i can help him more one-on-one, something he wasn't getting in a brick and mortar school. to the teacher who commented previously, you don't have to have a master's degree to be intelligent. i have a bachelor's degree but i know plenty of parents that have no degrees that are plenty intelligent. as for all that math BS--i took most of those courses in HS and some in college. do i use them at all? no--they were a big waste of time and money. also, i don't know many people who would be willing to work for the little wages of a public school teacher if they had a master's degree. as for socialization, my son is not holed up inside our house 24/7. he has friends he hangs out with and activities he participates in. i really wish people would get over the "socialization" issue.
2006-09-04 09:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by purple_euphoria 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with homeschooling. I've been home schooled for 10 years, I'm in the 12th grade now and i have friends, managed some how to survive in the outside world,held a Job,can interact with people of all ages and I'm going to college next year.
Maybe if Kids went to school to learn and not to socialize their test scores would be better....
2006-09-06 07:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by softballgal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do agree with it. Although it isn't for everyone. Some children excell in public school systems, some do not. Different children have different learning styles. Public schools are for book learning minded children (ones who "get it" when they read the written word). Its fast paced and if you can't keep up with the rest you get bad grades, or labeled.
My children do better at home than in public school. My oldest son was labled dyslexic and I was told from a special education teacher, with 25 years experience, that my son would never get pass 2nd grade reading. This was in the 5th grade. He is now in the 10th grade and only doing work one year behind his grade. And he makes A's and B's. He even helps me teach his 6 yr old brother. Would he have done as well in P.S.? Unknown... but I feel the one on one and using different learning techniques helped. But again, its up to the child's learning style and parents beliefs, work schedule, and attitude.
2006-09-05 09:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by Bethie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do I agree with *what* about home schooling? ;-)
I agree that home schooling can be a good choice for a good education.
I agree that children do learn well in an environment that is free from peer-pressure.
I agree that home schools can offer many opportunities for academic success.
Home schooling shouldn't be so controversial. It almost seems rather silly that we should have to agree or even disagree.
I home school my children. It doesn't matter if someone agrees with me about it or not.
2006-09-04 11:03:58 · answer #6 · answered by Barb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm home schooled,and to that lady with the really long answer,home schooling is better for kids because if a kid finds something,example anatomy,that they learned in school,they can go off and study it more then just what the school teaches them in new and cool ways,like books,Internet,experiments,lectures,etc,and they don't have to worry about fitting it all in along with homework and regular classes,also kids learn more about the real world because they spend more time in it.They hang out with friends,get involved in activities,like art,and have more time to explore the real world and learn to adapt to it,then public school kids have stuck in a classroom with 20 other students the same age all day long.And parents don't have to be certified teachers to teach,that's what different school units are for,in fact they make units where kids can actually teach themselves!and yes I do agree with homeschooling all the way.
2006-09-04 06:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by thepinkbookworm 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I definitely agree with it. Parents have a right to make a decision about their child's education and home-schooled kids usually test out way above the national average for public schooled kids.
2006-09-04 03:10:27 · answer #8 · answered by shewz27 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello sir. Yes,I do agree with homeschooling.I agree with it because I was once homeschooled myself for 3 years.You see,the views that I have on homeschooling are based on experience.Homeschooling is an effective and reliable way to teach children.It is more strongly united and reasonable toward the student than alot of public schools.Reason being:Public schools sometimes neglect the students' needs.They also often refer to students as numbers on a profit chart.They also do not provide justice in their systems like they should sometimes.Homeschooling in my opinion,is one of the best things that you can do.Thank you for being forthcaring enough to listen...
2006-09-04 05:12:50 · answer #9 · answered by Smooth Operator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with home-schooling, but a parent has to know what they are up against. It is alot of work on your part, and the children. You have to treat it like it is regular school and not play time.
It isn't about not paying taxes to support public education. I homeschooled for a year with my children. They were going to a great public school, the school board changed the guidelines where we lived, and they would've had to go to a school where 1st graders were bringing knives to school, and drugs were predominant. We joined 4-H and several other organizations and my kids made friends. I even made them dress in their uniforms so that it felt like school. It was a great learning experience for all of us.
2006-09-04 03:29:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋