Home Schooling

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I'm pretty fucking weird, but I attribute it to public school. I also have absolutely zero motivation to finish my bachelor's degree because public school doesn't push kids to give their very best. I coasted through high school with a 3.97 GPA, didn't do any homework, and figured if I can make an A- without doing homework, then why should I waste my after-school hours trying to go above and beyond when I could be outside doing something.

So it's public school's fault that you don't have the motivation to graduate? So no one from public school has graduated college before?

[bcoop]

wow ... both sides are skewed here. If you want your kid to get the BEST education, send them to public school and still work with them at home like they are home schooled. The truth is in the middle. You can't send them for public education and expect them to get the best education possible without lots of parent involvement, likewise homeschooling leaves some gaping holes too.

That being said, there are kids who will do better in public education, and people who will do better in homeschooling. Hopefully you know your kid well enough to decide correctly what is in their best interest.

Actually, the best option is private school. You can't even call what public schools are giving them an education. What public schools do is called teaching tests. And it's a gigantic failure.

[YALE]

My best friend's wife was home-schooled, and she's cool as shit.

[Denny]

My best friend's wife was home-schooled, and she's cool as shit.

You know the drill...

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Not sure where you can find this, but they'e done studies on kids who've been home-schooled vs. kids who have went to public schools and there is no difference in their social lives or how it will affect them not being around other students, etc

[YALE]

You know the drill...

I'll ask her nicely, just for you Denny.

[DamonH]

Actually, the best option is private school. You can't even call what public schools are giving them an education. What public schools do is called teaching tests. And it's a gigantic failure.

If you want the best education money can buy for your kid, I'll agree private school is probably the way to go at this point. I also agree the testing BS is way out of hand, but that's the states fault, not the schools. The best thing parents can do is be involved, no matter which way they decide to educate their kids. I still say kids can get a good education through public schools. It may be better in Highland Park Vs. South Dallas, but that's the way life is.

[Silverback]

My chick was homeschooled from the Texas Tech program, and she does pretty well.

She's completed cosmetology school at Paul Mitchell, and is back in College working towards a Medical Assistant Associates before she enrolls in the Imaging Tech program in another year.

She's social and far from "wierd", but has a real attitude problem (one of the reasons I love her).

Her twin sister on the otherhand just finished her high school portion of the program at 21. She's socially wierd, but that chick was destined for wierdness, regardless of the homeschooling.

[jakesford]

So it's public school's fault that you don't have the motivation to graduate? So no one from public school has graduated college before?

I can understand what he is saying, I coasted through high school because I could. I didn't have to work at it, and still made good grades. Once I was in college it was the complete opposite, and I had to develop better time management and study skills. Motivation is a part of it, and you have to figure out what it takes to motivate you.

[Ruffdaddy]

You obviously don't know shit. It shows with every post you make, Mr. Engineer. I don't know where you get your information from, but it looks like you put a public school teacher on some sort of elevated intellectual status to think that someone can't school their own child. You have that typical attitude that spews someone's failure without experiencing it for yourself. Just because you don't think your parents could have pulled it off, doesn't mean other people can't. I bet both your parents had to work, right?

Actually, that's what I thought and wasn't on board with the idea until I saw these kids. My son played on a baseball team out of Cedar Hill and they could ball! There are a lot of parents taking their kids out of these dipshit districts and schooling them while giving extra attention to a specialty that they can excel in like sports.

You have failed to "prove" how any of my opinions on the subject are wrong or stupid, Mr. Whatever the fuck you do overseas. You are only saying that because you can't provode a cohesive point, and are letting lost a tantrum typical DFWM style. Are you seriously dense enough to think that parents can teach better than teachers who have years of experience and have worked perfecting the art of teaching for years? I'm not saying public teachers are amazing...but they're better than MOST parents out there. You must have been homeschooled. Yes both my parents did have to work...not sure what that has to do with anything.

I understand if your kid has some sort of handicap already, and as was already mentioned, gets easily distracted in class. But to take a perfectly good child and not allow them to go through school...that's wrong.

[yellowstang]

Screw all schools and home schooling. Who needs too learn shit anyways. Your all crazy. If you do go the home school route, be sure to find shit on sell to, might as well save money!

[mustangguy289]

Everyone I knew that was homeschooled ended up with a GED or nothing.

[MstangsBware]

Home schooling for now is what is going to happen...I was not asking for everyones opinion on if I should or not but was asking what route those that have home schooled have taken....Thanks to those that have given help.....

[dsrtuckteezy]

home schooling would have sucked...i would have missed all the debauchery that comes with public schooling.

[slow99]

I'm pretty fucking weird, but I attribute it to public school. I also have absolutely zero motivation to finish my bachelor's degree because public school doesn't push kids to give their very best. I coasted through high school with a 3.97 GPA, didn't do any homework, and figured if I can make an A- without doing homework, then why should I waste my after-school hours trying to go above and beyond when I could be outside doing something.

No offense, but sounds like a personal issue. I coasted through high school and graduated valedictorian, coasted through college and graduated summa cum laude with an economics degree, graduated with honors in my masters program, and am one test away from earning the CFA charter. I guess I'm just self-motivated.