[Stellar Dendrite]

is this author for real? i guess not everyone sees things so clearly with all of this propaganda from the OM (fka MSM).


one day soon, it will be illegal to homeschool your children.
you must offer them up as "sacrificial lambs" to the NEA socialist re-education camps errrrr I mean public schools (where the dumbing down of america marches on).

[cowboyway]

This generation of home schooled kids will be the nations leaders and the employers of their counterparts in the hip-hop culture based, revisionist history teaching, self-esteem above learning, public schools

[Past Your Eyes]

This writer's experience has been the same as mine. I know many home schooled families. They are the greatest.

[aardvark1]

We homeschooled our 3 boys all the way thru HS. As we look back on those years and observe our children now, we can say with full confidence that we will never regret our choice to educate our children this way.

[dawn53]

To me, this has been the number one benefit of homeschooling. My 17 year old is about to graduate high school and at the same time receive his AA (a definite advantage of the flexibility of homeschooling), but that doesn't hold a candle to what I believe is the true success of homeschooling...turning out kids who are socialy skilled, yet not "peer dependent."

Being home-educated seemed to have given them a confidence and maturity — and yes, social skill — far beyond their years. They had many friends, but didn't seem dependent on their peers for approval — a far cry from what I remember as a kid.

[MHalblaub]

"...among 7,000 young adults who had been home-schooled, 74 percent had attained some college courses, compared with just 46 percent of other young adults — and 82 percent said they would home-school their own kids. On the social front, almost twice as many home-schooled adults as those in the general population were active in their community (71 percent to 37 percent) and "very happy" with life (59 percent to 28 percent)."

87 percent of the inhabitants of Malibu are richer than the average Californian. So what? Moving to Malibu makes you richer?

These statistics are just nonsense. You have to compare kids with the same social background.

Drivers of BMW have less fatal accidents than drivers of Beetles. With a BMW you drive less aggressive!?

[kalee]

ping

[gakrak]

Very good post. We also homeschool and the rewards are truly a blessing for our kids and ourselves. Amen.

[cricket]

I agree and share as well the 'evolution' of her opinion on home schooled children. It may not be the best situation for every child. . .but the ones that I have met are like the ones mentioned in this article. They are well educated. . .more mature and seem to have a 'comfortable' zone that many their age have yet to experience.

The two kids I just met recently, did go to elementary; but were then homeschooled after seventh or eighth grade. . .and they were most impressvive.

. . . don't know if I have met any that were homeschooled in entirety. . .but it is no longer an 'isolating educational experience'. .

More Democrats in power, will insure greater problems for the 'homeschooled'; they do not want to lose a population of children to values other than those provided by the Government.

Hillary would just shut the door on it. . .for sure.

[shekkian]

That 9th Circus Court ruling concerning that sex survey for grade schoolers was enough to convince me that home schooling is the way to go.

[Aquinasfan]

I never thought to question why cafeteria food fights or the predatory pack habits of teenage girls would be better for molding productive members of society.

At least she had the integrity to face the truth.

Homeschooling for six years, and I don't care if my kids ever go to school or college.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

My home-schooled 17 year-old just received a FULL-RIDE Scholarship. He will be on a fast-track program to get his Masters in Mathematics in 4 years from a prestigious university internationally renowned for their math program.

I have had it with the anti-homeschooling movement. They don't care about the children.

[traviskicks]

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[kimmie7]

Happy Homeschooler BTTT

[Tired of Taxes]

Home Educators Ping!

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[SuziQ]

WooHoo! Homeschooling bump!

[Gamecock]

Bump to self for a later read....

[MarMema]

Homeschooling parents, trust yourselves and your instincts.

My 14 year old son is heading for Eagle and just completed his Nuclear Science merit badge in a few weeks. Has only been in Scouting for a year and is about to go Star, with 16 merit badges, 7 of them Eagle.

Both he and his older sister (16) are working toward GED, and we now have to go to the district to get approval for them to take it early. I just got two sets of review books for them to work through as preparation, and what a breeze. They had it all down by sixth grade (thank you A Beka).

[ozarkgirl]

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[JoeGar]

Wow! Impressive.