Home schooling...
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Interesting. You know, I tend to see a lot of old-timers on social media reminiscing about the good old days when kids just "fought it out" and lamenting the fact that kids don't do that anymore. It's almost like people just have a preconceived idea of how the world "really is" and then just pick and choose the things they see that (conveniently) fit that narrative.
Eh. Went to school in Lincoln. **** like this happened everyday in what was formerly known as ‘Junior High’… between girls. Miss the 80’s…
But yeah public schools are an abject failure. Your kids are better off dropping out, long term.
Yes to the first part. To the second...I know hyperbole is like the thing these days, but surely you can't be serious.
Depends on the school. If my kids turn out the way a lot (most?) of public schools are aiming to indoctrinate children and turn them against my conservative ideals, yeah they’re absolutely better off. We sent ours to both, first public, switched to private with the younger ones, and I’ll never forgive myself for leaving my older kids in public education. The difference in just their worldview was obvious. I’m to blame there, too. Parenting matters. We spoke A LOT about what they needed to filter thru as far as public school indoctrination efforts, but it did influence them. It can’t not, some stains ya can’t wipe off completely. And we don’t live in a Big Blue city. Small blue one.
they can still have access to them. kids don't need lots of things, like phones, cars, computers, televisions, etc. I'm not for limiting access to these things either.
I love how dudes that love guns can always "logic" things about guns
i don't know man, i don't really know anyone like that.
Bodies not yet cold.
Better use them to be outraged at what?
The shooter? Are you nuts? Doesn't fit the usual narrative. Better bury that quick.
How about the type of gun used? Oh, that doesn't either.
Are we going with ban all guns now or are we going to address reality?
Better use them to be outraged at what?
The shooter? Are you nuts? Doesn't fit the usual narrative. Better bury that quick.
How about the type of gun used? Oh, that doesn't either.
Are we going with ban all guns now or are we going to address reality?
Is that the “socialization” that homeschoolers will miss out on, that is always the go to line from people?
I think it depends on the situation how much of a problem the cliques and the social situations are. My kids did well even though they were young for their grades and didn’t do much in the way of sports. They went to a large suburban school, and found their place-Band, drama, things of that sort. When I was a kid and in a small semi rural school if you weren’t on the football team/basketball/track team it was harder to find a group of friends. And there was much more student on student fighting when I was growing up in my small school than there was in my kids school
thank you for the response. it's interesting to see the differences between schools/systems.
the schools that i attended didn't have these issues (maybe it was just my experience) it's weird to see people behave like this.
100% chance the only one that gets in trouble is that teacher
This is why all you non-teachers need to stay the **** OUT of education
Ex. Principal here. To do it justice and correctly, it requires a lot of work from parents. Books, lessions, curriculum knowledge, monitoring her work, setting aside scheduled time for her. Being academically acute enough to "teach" her.
Gossiping about kids is like posting...you start off thinking you will just join and read a few posts and before you know it....you have posted thousands of times.
Public education is getting worse because we are letting more and more non-teachers get involved. People from both sides that are nuts.
I would also add that I’m a firm believer that schools are one piece of the pie. It’s up to parents at home to teach school too, by sitting down and reviewing homework and practicing problems. Too many people think it’s hands off because the school “has it” and are surprised with crap results. It takes school and parents working together to ensure success.
Yep!
Pretty much it is like this.
Out of the 100% of parents...90 of them are your nice normal typical parents. They don't bother us, we don't bother them, they stay on top of their kids stuff.
5% don't do anything or care about anything
5% are helicopter parents and PLMs (Parking Lot Moms) that have all the answers and are going to tell you how to do ****.