Are they choosing unschooling? Letting the child decide what to learn? They are missing a great opportunity to educate him. Kids enjoy learning and can absorb a lot of information quickly, even with a short attention span!
Yes, many parents are qualified to home school their kids. Some are not. My sister-in-law was the first one to take her 4 kids out of Livonia schools and do that. The school gave them lots of grief and she was even on the news. The kids turned out fine. We decided to do that shortly after, and did it for 4 years. All that time, they were on the waiting list to get into Southfield Christian School, where I attended for my last 3 years and graduated Valedictorian. Then I graduated from U of M. Now I'm on my 50th reunion committee.😮 Home schooling was great for us. We participated occasionally with a co-op to do science experiments, etc. We had memberships for the zoo, the science museums, etc. We would see the school classes come through, like at Cranbrook, and just push a few buttons on the exhibits as they walked past. I made my kids figure out and perform whatever exercise there was to do. After 3 years, they went to Southfield Christian, too. One son was Salutatorian. They both got into U of M.
Aren't public schools failing largely because of the same people that are pushing homeschooling stuff? Funding for public schools has been lacking for a long time, with those resources being diverted to private/homeschooling stuff instead. This ends up with a system where the wealthier people are able to private/homeschool if they want to, but poorer families (especially single parent households) are not and are sent to the failing public school system. That is going to massively skew the grades against public schools in even the best of circumstances. You seem to be assessing homeschooling in isolation and not looking at the broader picture of how these sort of things are impacting everyone else. Its not all about you.
Teaching an entire classroom of students from various backgrounds is different than teaching your own child in your own home.
My nephew is being homeschooled and he can't even count to ten. It's quite frustrating his mom is allowed to do that.
Are they choosing unschooling? Letting the child decide what to learn? They are missing a great opportunity to educate him. Kids enjoy learning and can absorb a lot of information quickly, even with a short attention span!
How old is he? Does he have any learning disabilities? Are they prioritizing other skills right now?
Yes, many parents are qualified to home school their kids. Some are not. My sister-in-law was the first one to take her 4 kids out of Livonia schools and do that. The school gave them lots of grief and she was even on the news. The kids turned out fine. We decided to do that shortly after, and did it for 4 years. All that time, they were on the waiting list to get into Southfield Christian School, where I attended for my last 3 years and graduated Valedictorian. Then I graduated from U of M. Now I'm on my 50th reunion committee.😮
Home schooling was great for us. We participated occasionally with a co-op to do science experiments, etc. We had memberships for the zoo, the science museums, etc. We would see the school classes come through, like at Cranbrook, and just push a few buttons on the exhibits as they walked past. I made my kids figure out and perform whatever exercise there was to do.
After 3 years, they went to Southfield Christian, too. One son was Salutatorian. They both got into U of M.
Aren't public schools failing largely because of the same people that are pushing homeschooling stuff? Funding for public schools has been lacking for a long time, with those resources being diverted to private/homeschooling stuff instead. This ends up with a system where the wealthier people are able to private/homeschool if they want to, but poorer families (especially single parent households) are not and are sent to the failing public school system. That is going to massively skew the grades against public schools in even the best of circumstances.
You seem to be assessing homeschooling in isolation and not looking at the broader picture of how these sort of things are impacting everyone else. Its not all about you.
Yes. The data proves that homeschooling students average higher: grades, scores, reading etc than public or private school students
Parents' jobs may prevent them from homeschooling their children if their jobs are demanding. Haven't you thought of that?