Posted on 11/27/2006 7:04:44 AM PST by meandog
A rather ex cathedra statement if you ask me. My daughter attended public school for 12 years and is now halfway through her first year at the Air Force Academy. She's hardly a misfit.
Show me a "good" school offering a correct education I might consider sending my kids to school. I will continue to homeschool my four kids and produce educated citizens and voters.
Show me a "good" school offering a correct education I might consider sending my kids to school. I will continue to homeschool my four kids and produce educated citizens and voters.
Wonder what this lefty's thoughts are on the war on terror?
Sad, but certainly true, very few of our public school teachers today come from the brightest and more ambitious among us.
Just like those "pros" who setup timing for traffic lights?
Just like those "pros" who operate the IRS, GSO, etc?
Just like those "pros" who work airport security"
Since when did those in government employ become good at anything?
Public schools are, like, you know, SOOOOO 20th century.
They are quite literally obsolete.
We have the Dinosaur Media deathwatch disclaimer. Maybe we need a Public School Deathwatch disclaimer.
Oh, so you agree with the assessment of the writer.
In this case a BARF alert should have been sounded!
Because this is when the other "pros" close in on them and arrest them for teaching without a license.
The interesting thing is that some of the "well meaning amateurs" do better than the professionals.
I don't think I could spend $13,000 TOTAL for all 12 years!! Considering I have three kids, and the books are used again and again, there is no way we would spend that much.
This guy is full of himself and the NEA.
I expect to get flamed for this, but here I go.
I am a teacher. I teach English Literature. I firmly support a person's right to homeschool their children. That said, here is my one problem:
My cousin is a lawyer and a good one. He wants nothing more than to homeschool his children, but he has serious problems with mathematics. Algebra was a foreign language to him and forget about anything above that. (He made one 'C' in college...in College Algebra). Since he has such issues with mathematics, and the standardized tests put such emphasis on math, how can he, an obviously intelligent person, be reasonably expected to prepare his children for the rigors of math?
This may be an isolated incident, but does shed a big light on some more serious homeschool issues. Do most homeschool parents have the necessary skills to teach some of the more difficult courses? What about languages, which are often required for entrance to college?
Please do not get me wrong. I am 100% for your right to do what you will with your children, only that I question how well you can provide all the time.
That's what happens pretty much everywhere now. Except in our state, charter schools are prevented by none other than the teacher's unions. For the kids and all. Bill Gates is a huge supporter of charter schools in a desperate attempt to get a few decently educated American employees but the school system stopped worrying about the kids a long time ago.
So homeschooled parents get together and teach all sorts of classes. I teach a lot of SAT prep classes and high school math. All my students have actualy taken the SAT and ACT and scored significantly higher than the public school average.
Actually, many homeschoolers do band together, with co-ops that allow them to pool various teachers' giftings. My sons have had 4 years of high school math taught by another homeschool mom who was a high school math teacher before becoming a mom. We have participated in co-ops where the kids have had writing taught by a local published author, critical thinking courses by a gifted and talented teacher, art by a professional artist....etc. Most of whom are homeschooling parents, or professionals with an interest in training motivated students. It really is a great way to go.
Maybe Custodian means something different than it did when we were in school?
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