Who Homeschools Their Kids?

AllSouthwest News Service ^ | August 20, 02 | Bob Ward

[Euro-American Scum]

Homeschooling works.

Which is why the Education Nazis in California want it outlawed. They're embarrassed at how well it works, and how miserably they've failed to reinvent the light bulb.

As a result, homeschoolers -- both parents and children -- need to be marginalized, demonized, criminalized and condemned.

They can't have anyone escaping the liberal indoctrination net.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

>Among nonhomeschoolers 16.3% have a bachelors but 16.7% have a graduate or professional degree? What am I missing here... 19 posted on 8/22/02 12:22 PM Pacific by College Repub

I think you're missing the fact that the statistics attend to the highest level of education reached.

I.E., a total of 33% college-educacted nonhomeschoolers breaks down into 16.3% who secured a bachelor's degree and stopped, and 16.7% went on to graduate degrees.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

educacted

educated

[Vic3O3]

Oh, yes, you are. It's already begun!

Oh, we know it...it's just somewhat one-sided right now, as our little one doesn't talk back yet!

[ArGee]

Who Homeschools Their Kids?

I do.

Shalom.

[Eowyn]

While we don't have kids yet (I'm still in college, and we're waiting until I get my MSW to have children), my fiance and I are planning to homeschool. We thought about private schools, but they're so expensive, and he's not much more impressed with them than with public schools - he went to a private Christian school until 9th grade. I just thing it's better to teach the children at home so they don't get left behind in these huge classes today, and so they can learn more practical stuff (ie, cooking, mechanics, etc) alongside reading, writing, and arithmatic.

My nephew's homeschooled and, at age 10, he is well above his grade level, proficient in Spanish, and learning both German and how to play the violin. My parents always believed in teaching kids basic life skills, and introducing us to languages & the arts early on - the difference was that it left me with an extra 2 or 3 hours of lessons a day after I got home from public school, since both my parent's had to work back then.

[SauronOfMordor]

I'm a homeschooling parent

[ArGee]

While we don't have kids yet (I'm still in college, and we're waiting until I get my MSW to have children), my fiance and I are planning to homeschool.

It might also be good to wait until you are married. ;)

Shalom.

[Eowyn]

lol, of course. We're getting married on September 21. Were going to wait until I got out of school, for financial reasons, but he just bought a house, so decided now was the right time. Don't want to be "shacking up" for 2 or 3 years first, if you know what I mean.

[2Jedismom]

Ping!

[2Jedismom]

We began homeschooling the very minute our sons were born. The first lesson? "Mama loves you." Second lesson was "This is Daddy and he loves you too." We have continued expounding on these two lessons and have just kept adding more on to them. It is the prerequisite to every lesson taught.

All the schooling we give our children would be worthless, however if we didn't tell them the Good News. And since they are home and we are teaching them continuously, it is just natural to weave that News all through their lives.

[Lizavetta]

Also, contrary to a lot of popular opinion, only 12.1 percent homeschool because they object to what the school teaches

I think it's waaaayyyy higher than that.

[leprechaun9]

I believe that the most important factor is for the parents to define what education is and how to achieve it.

I believe that education is "instilling in a student an interest and a desire to learn." In my opinion, the parents are the most qualified to do that.

There are many resources in addition to the school system that are tools, they are not an education in themselves.

[Elsie]

Who Homeschools Their Kids?

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People who do not agree with the stuff the ruling class wants to implant into their childrens heads!

[whenigettime]

Homeschooling bump! (about to homeschool our eldest)

[TankerKC]

Who Homeschools Their Kids?

Parents, usually. But, that's not important right now.

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[TxBec]

sounds like me, eh? LOL

[TxBec]

Homeschool bump

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[LurkingSince'98]

Mrs Lurking' and I start homeschooling our 5 year old daughter this week. My Wife's the teacher, Principal, Curriculum Administrator, and all round expert. I just teach natural and physical science and such. We are excited.

Regards,

Lurking' and Mrs Lurking'

[LurkingSince'98]

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