Why do uneducated people homeschool?
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Anonymous
DP. There are actually a bunch of us who think homeschooling is by and large terrible for the kids involved, if only that they can't get what they need to survive in life. And FYI, it's great that PP was a "well-prepared" high school grad who was capable of reaching 1-12. But I would absolutely wager that a kid that is prepared out of high school for the responsibilities of teaching children is the exception rather than the rule. How many homeschooling parents are so well-prepared? That's right, **you don't know**. Abuse, incompetence, idiots run rampant and unchecked. Look at the Turpins. |
Anonymous
The graduates go to work in McDonald's, so there is no problem. Not everyone is capable of sitting a cubicle. |
Anonymous
So yes, we can get high school graduates without a college degree from McD's to teach 6th grade? Not sure about cubicles, but you sure prove the point that not everyone is capable of basic brain functions. |
Anonymous
You can't compare the worst of the homeschooling to an average public school. Compare it to reality. D is a passing grade in many school districts and you get it for just showing up in some schools. It is scary inside some of them, scary even in elementary. Do you really think that a school where less than 20% of students are proficient in math or English is a better option? I guess one does learn a trade like selling drugs by the end of it. Those schools are nothing but "babysitting" services while parents work. |
Anonymous
Exactly. It’s not trolling when most of the thread is on the same page. |
Anonymous
That is not the "reality" for the vast majority of public schools and I doubt all of you homeschoolers live in an inner city failing school. |
Anonymous
I've been an educator for a long time and worked many years in both rural and inner city areas with a lot of poverty. Probably not the majority, but is indeed the reality for MANY public schools. |
Anonymous
Why so serious? |
Anonymous
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Why do homeschooled kids outperform the national average by a wide margin on standardized tests?
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Anonymous
Citation |
Anonymous
Most of the thread is on the same page: spouting misconceptions, generalities and misinformation as if they are facts. Most of you don't know any or enough homeschoolers to even speak on the subject. The reality is that there are as many reasons for homeschooling as there are homeschoolers. Do you think that homeschooling parents, especially the educated ones, judge parents who send their kids to traditional schools? |
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From research homeschooled kids are from better environments, more educated parents and fewer divorced parents. That's why the kids are smarter. Interestingly they watch less tv too.
According to Burns, homeschoolers are more likely to come from homes with educated parents and higher incomes. Homeschooling parents are less likely to divorce (which is true of higher income couples in general). Homeschooled kids watch less television. All of this results in higher academic achievement. As a result, Burns says that there is "inconclusive evidence of the actual quality of homeschool instruction. |
Anonymous
Great, then it shouldn't be a problem for there to be standards for parents who homeschool. I mean, if we are looking at public school performance being poor, lets make sure the homeschooled kids are being better served. No problem right? |
Anonymous
Why are you chiming in? This is about *uneducated* homeschool parents. You can't argue that there aren't states where communities of nutjobs have sprung up to unschool their kids where basically nothing structured is happening. Child abuse. |
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