Do you think you would be smarter if you attended public schools or was homeschooled?

Question

I want to know how you feel now about your education. Do you feel that it was right for you? That is what I mean by the question. I'm asking because I am writing a persuasive speech. I'm sorry about my grammar. I was in a hurry. ***...or were homeschooled? Is that better for you chief? When I text somebody or e-mail somebody, I use shorthand such as u = you, r = are, ur = your, etc or that better for you chief? instead of Is that better for you chief. I also don't generally capitalize or use commas. If everything is not correct on here, it doesn't mean I write my schoolwork that way.

Answer 1

I am 36 years old, and I have never thought about my own schooling from that perspective. However, I would have to say that my early elementary years were excellent, and I received that education from the public school system. I had caring, hard working teachers that excelled at their jobs, but they also had the advantage of the "old" school system of class rules which were obeyed (such as no talking without permission), corporal punishment, and active parental involvement. However, I moved to a different state in my junior high years, and in my opinion, that is where my education pretty much stopped. That state and school district was exactly the opposite of my elementary years. Therefore, to answer your question, I know that I would have learned more through homeschooling during my seventh through twelfth grades. However, I would have only learned more than I did because I would have had more time to teach myself since I had to become a self-learner. Thus, I believe that your intelligence is most affected by you, not the school that you attend. In other words, the student has to apply him or herself in learning or the educational institution that they attend will really not matter.

Answer 2

Public schools are definitely the best way. It depends on where you live though, I was from Mass. which has some of the best public schools in the country. Now that I live in CA I can see why there education system is ranked right at the bottom.

The kids who went to public school usually came out the most well adjusted prepared adults. Homeschool kids... with the exception of maybe a very rare case... are usually so socially inept that any other benefits are completely erased. I would also question the person doing the homeschooling. Is this just a parent with nothing by time to waste, or someone with a professional degree in teaching. Usually I would bet the parent is homeschooling their kid to keep them in isolation from the dangerous world outside.

Kind of reminds me of the Hitchcock's movie "Psycho." Or that movie "Carrie."

Answer 3

Well, to your years of homeschooling you could have surely found out to type respectable sentence constructions, which I can't say for plenty of prime tuition pupils nowadays, alas. I am a homeschool mother too and I get very annoyed with mothers now not educating their youngsters with *excellence*. Why did your mother make a decision to homeschool you to start with? Is she is a help institution so she will be able to leap strategies round with different mothers of homeschooled highschoolers? What curricula do you utilize, would possibly I ask? Some have developed-in reviews which might be to be administered periodically to make sure you're greedy the elements. I use the Stanford nine to experiment my youngsters now and again. You might additionally order the ITBS and spot the way you degree up. The legislation on those assessments being bought to individual residents fluctuate from state to state. Look up Piedmont Educational Services on-line and spot what they present as so far as assessments you might take at dwelling. It will mainly fee round $forty-$60 to get established. The legislation govern who can experiment in a few locations (a few states enable any mum and dad; others enable mum and dad provided that they've earned a bachelor's measure; others enable best licensed lecturers) but when you're simply trying out in your possess self-enrichment I might now not fear approximately that, for the reason that the experiment outcome might now not be submitted to any govt company besides. It's a infrequent character who does not gain knowledge of whatever in 3 or 4 years. You mainly understand plenty greater than you consider you do, until you take a seat round all day looking dull TV suggests. Best wants! You would additionally instruct your self approximately your state's legislation; I incorporated a hyperlink underneath.

Answer 4

Hi, I just thought I would add my two cents. I was homeschooled all of my life and now I am currently in college. I received a full-ride scholarship. I feel like I got a better education being homeschooled. Sometimes in high school I felt a little left out because I couldn't graduate with all of my friends or play on school teams. However, I wouldn't say homeschooling hindered me any socially. I played sports, went to church, and worked at a local pizza place and that was all the socialization I needed. lol

Answer 5

"Smart" has to do with intelligence. People are not smarter because of any particular school setting. While there are some influences on intelligence, the bulk of it is prewired in your brain.

If you mean have a better education or better knowledge, I don't know if my education would have been better had I homeschooled. It would have depended entirely on what my mother would have decided to do. Homeschooling itself doesn't guarantee anything, just as public schooling doesn't guarantee anything. It's what individual parents *choose* to do that determines whether homeschooling will help their children become better educated than if they'd gone to public school.

Answer 6

in my opinion it depends on what public school...i think homeschooled is a better idea. when children are very young it is usually best for them to be near a parent so they can be schooled and be taught discipline the way the parent wants. when the child gets older it's still better for him/her to be schooled at home because of the all the bad influences you get at public schools (drugs, alcohol use, sex before marriage, homosexuality). not that all public schools are like that but every one has it's bad influences...but this doesn't mean that a home-schooled child shouldn't have anything to do with the society and public stuff...sports teams, music or dance lessons, and a homeschooling group (and church activities) are great ways to get homeschooled kids involved and it's a great way to help them make friends since they're not with kids their own age on a daily basis (and siblings are great but most kids will want to have their own friends too).

Answer 7

I read everyone's answers. It annoyed me how many people said that being homeschooled doesn't teach you how to interact with other people. I have been homeschooled my entire life. I am now in college and I am doing just fine. I have not had a hard time adjusting, in fact, I have had an easier time than a lot of ones who were public schooled. As to the question of whether or not I am smarter because of being homeschooled, yes, I am smarter than if I had been placed in a public school. No matter how good a school is, it can not beat one-on-one attention with someone who really knows and cares about you.

Answer 8

What a silly question to ask. the terms you are using (along with bad grammar) are completely subjective and the variables on that alone would be impossible to calculate. Variables being the student, the teachers, the district, the principal, the environment, funding, home life, extra activities that get in the way of homework.
Then you have homeschool variables: attitudes, involvement, curricula...get my point?
Other than trying to stir up trouble, what is the point in asking such a silly question?

Answer 9

It depends on the kid, and it depends on the teacher(s) involved. In general, I think the more people you have contact with, the better educated you can become. You learn from your classmates, and from your various teachers.

But if the homeschool education includes the chance to meet with many different people (who wouldn't come to a classroom), then I think it would balance out.

Answer 10

There are advantages to both. But each is only as good as the educator.

I do think there's a distinct social advantage to being around other children with differing backgrounds during your day-to-day life; gets you ready for the real world.