THE finally battle folks!
Home vs. Public,
Which is better ( FINALLY) that way I can know if Im among the "unfortunate" that went to a top notch private school who probably should have been homeschooled!
I can finally get this outta my head, are these home schooled book nerds better than me, who graduated with honors!? Humm....are they destined to live better lives than me!!
yes or no folks...I want a darn ANSWER!!!!
Factors:
beware of the
top notch private school
religious fanaticism
parental support or parental domination
and any other factors that could sway YOUR decision.
(if this makes no sense, then think harder....)
THE finally battle folks!
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2006-10-31 16:23:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
homeschooling does not make anyone better than someone with a public school/private school education
I learned more in my one year at public school than I did in my first 11 years of being homeschooled.
It usually depends on the student and the teacher (or parent)
2006-11-01 02:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah L 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You apparently have something against anything you don't understand, based on your list of factors.
Top notch private schools can be good for some people, but not everyone.
Religion (what is regarded as fanaticism is a matter of opinion) is everyone's choice and no on should be put down or thought less of because of their beliefs. This is still America isn't it?
What you may view as parental domination is only your narrow view. It may be that parents, who have lived much longer than you have and have a better understanding of the world, are lovingly protecting their children. Sometimes there is "tough love." You are obvioulsy very young and have never been a parent, so you do not know the difficulty of making decisions for your child's good, even when they will hate you for it. Until you have, you do not know the difference between discipline and abusive domination.
Factors can sway someones decision. You strike me as someone who will not even listen to another side of an issue. This person has the philosophy of: "I've already made up my mind. Don't confuse me with the facts!"
The word FACTors begins with FACT. Here's a fact that will get you: Homeschoolers score higher than public school students on nationwide standardized tests every year! What does that mean for you? NOTHING! You have your honors in public school. What another kid does has nothing to do with you. Learn to be content with who you are as a person, and you will not feel the need to compare yourself to others and put others down as you have done here.
Homeschooling is not for everyone. Public school is not for everyone. Private school is not for everyone. But each is the choice some parents make for their own children.
I know some very bright and decent public school kids, private school kids, and homeschooled kids. My personal thoughts about them are derived from how they act ... not what type of schooling they have had.
Several people have tried to tell you .... you have personal self-esteem issues to deal with. I suggest you see your public school counselor for help in dealing with them.
Sue
2006-11-01 03:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I think that depends on the child being home schooled and the person who is working with them at home. Really involved parents teaching their children at home can give them an excellent education. All basically one on one time and children react excellently to that kind of teaching. However if the parents are not well educated or are very busy then perhaps a good private school would be better. The reality is if your child is a good student then they will probably do well at whatever schooling is provided for them. Sometimes a child with problems at school can be improved with home schooling as there are no bullies or teasing etc. and the child can work at their own pace.
So my answer is yes home schooling is best for most kids but a good school can do wonders for some.
2006-11-01 00:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The problem with your thinking is that there is an absolute RIGHT education for everybody. This is simply wrong. I don't know a single homeschooler who thinks that everybody should homeschool.
You also seem to have issues with your sense of self-worth and can only feel good about yourself if you are better than others, specifically, homeschooled students. As long as your sense of self-worth is so shaky, then your quality and enjoyment of life will not be as high as it could.
Stop worrying so much about how other people or other people's education measure up to you or your education and just focus on making yourself the best person you can be.
If we can accept everybody for where they are at and not make our progress a competition with others, there's no need for a battle.
2006-11-01 00:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by glurpy 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to both. The disadvantage to a regular school environment is that the students out-number the teachers by alot. This makes it much harder for one on one education that can greatly help a student learn. But a major dis-advantage to home school is that the student gets much less experience working with others. They generally have few friends because they don't have as many chances to make friends and I think that could greatly hurt their ability in the workplace. It also depends on the ability of whoever is teaching the students in a home-schooled environment. Unless I'm mistaken there is no teaching qualification for home schooling so the quality of the education can be greatly decreased in some cases. Personally I think that for the majority of people, a regular classroom is much better than a home schooled, but there are always going to be those exceptions. Take Christopher Paolini, was home schooled and graduated at age 15 I believe. He had his first novel published, Eragon, at age 17 which became a national best-seller and is now being made into a major motion picture being released in December. So there is an example of a home-school success. But that doesn't mean it is right for everyone or even many people.
2006-10-31 16:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I went to a top notch all girls private school as well, and that is my vote. My siblings and I all got choose our high school, and my brother went to the regular public school. We received very different educations. We both had friends and plenty of access to extra curricular activities. However the quality of the programs were vastly different and also the drive to join in. There were maybe 1 or 2 girls in each grade that did not participate in something, in my brother's school you were considered a geek if you joined. He became pressured to do drugs, vandalize, and commit minor crimes. While I was pressured to join the Choir because I had a good voice, and theater because I could act. I went college, he didn't. We are both fine now, both have full time jobs and significant others, but his journey was far more difficult. Also, it is very easy to ignore the religious fanaticism of a (in my case) Catholic school. I am a happily married Massachusetts Lesbian, which goes against everything they tought, but gained so much by going to that school. I respect myself, I have great self-esteem and confidence, lots of positive memories, a solid education, and I am still close with my friends from school (unlike my brother who had to cut contact with all his friends to get sober)
2006-11-01 00:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by Alexis 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you honestly think your question is the end all be all answer to this issue? Really?
You couldn't be more mistaken.
Neither is better than the other. It's just a choice every family has to make for themselves.
I went to public school, and was tormented and didn't learn a thing. And I graduated with honors too.
2006-11-01 01:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I am a very strong advocate of homeschooling. I am 18 years old and was homeschooled for every year of my life except first grade. After that year, my parents realized that for various reasons, public school sucked. (For example, I was getting along WORSE with other kids. Not better, as is being flaunted as a good thing about public school. The class size was too large for one teacher to handle. etc, ect, ect.)
I have just recently started college and am doing quite well, thank you very much! I am currently paying NOTHING for my school, including being loan free. I am a member of the honors college. I got a 30 on the ACT. I have a 730 on the verbal section of the SAT, and 610 on the math section. My current grade for 14 credits is somewhere between a B and an A-. (not sure of any grades yet, only half way through the semester) I was one of two PERFECT scores on a recent test in a class of 200-250, one of only six A's. Forgive me for bragging, but homeschoolers do quite well in college in the way of academics.
As far as socializing, about 20-30 homeschooling families in our area meet up every month and go rollerblading. We arrange field trips to various fun places. (the tea factory, the bread factory, a zoo with baby tigers you can play with) We co-op science classes with similar aged kids. (I did biology and chemistry with a couple of my best friends and my younger sister) We get together around Christmas time and make gingerbread houses. We have park days. We go to church and youth groups there. We learn to socialize with *gasp* adults for pity's sake. We don't need to be around only our own age group to enjoy ourselves. We participate in local plays. We play community sports and take music lessons. (and may I add that there are people from my graduating class who, in my opinion, should never stop playing, they are that good.) The high school age kids can be a member of a ski group. Locally we have a homeschool graduation. There were 35 graduates this year,(my class of awesome people with varied backgrounds and talents) with closer to 50 in previous years. The juniors and seniors have parties every month. Home schoolers are very well socialized. The guy I admire most in the world was homeschooled, and can find a ground on which he can talk to anyone, regardless of age or background. He is one of my best friends.
I grant you that there are people who mess up homeschooling really badly, but the majority of people do beautifully.
2006-10-31 17:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by Ciera 3 · 14⤊ 0⤋
Homeschooling is far better. I did the whole "top notch private school" thing.
2006-11-01 16:24:45 · answer #9 · answered by p2of9 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one is better than anyone else.My son is home schooled and would never put down another person.While he may not be better than you he has far more compassion and common sense than you.No matter what your education is if you insult other people because of their beliefs that makes you very ignorant.Yes he will live a far better life because he has respect for everyone!!
2006-11-01 00:22:50 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa C 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋