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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can discount the findings however you want, but in the introduction, the author references several other studies that point to off-task behavior being around 25-30%.

When figuring out how much of the day was instructional, I took out time for lunch, recess, and specials, plus transitions, because like I said, most parents do this outside of the 2-3 hours of academic work.

Are you really arguing that 2-3 hours of one on one (or even one to three) instruction is really less than 4-5 hours of instruction with 25 kids, esp. When kids are coming and going to ESOL, Special Education, instrumental music practice, etc?

I've taught in the classroom, homeschooled, and had my child in public and for us it's definitely more efficient homeschooling.

Plus I can teach with a glass of wine.[/quote]

Im not discounting the findings.  Im quoting from her findings that 70% of the kids were on task.  Why would you take out time for specials as being non instructive?   Thats ridiculous. I'm saying that:

1.  You are far underestimating instructional time in school.

2.  [b]There are almost always gaps in a home schooled kids learning.[/b]
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College teacher - my homeschooled kids are my best students.  always get As.  I send my kids to public school, so this isn't personal.  But these kids, at least the ones that end up at my second tier private college, FAR outshine the kids thier traditionally schooled classmates.  I mention second-tier because I'm dealing with average kids not the rare super smart kid.  I can say with almost 20 years of teaching at two different institution (one an RI research institution), the homeschooled kids that makes it to college will be better prepared for college than their classmates. Also one of my colleages was homeschooled.  She went to Sarah Lawrence (I think, or a college like it.  Maybe Vassar?) for undergrad.

It is fine not to homeschool (no way I could - plus I love my job).  But the kids who are homeschooled will be better than fine.  [/quote]

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