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Anonymous wrote:I received an excellent 1-12 education. I learned nothing in college. Not sure why OP thinks 4 year degree is needed to teach 1-12.

I don’t believe that you went to college, but I do believe that you watch a LOT of Fox News. Enjoy living in your own manipulated ignorance.

Anonymous wrote:How about a worse subset of homeschoolers: UNSCHOOLING.

Basically, the mom does nothing. She doesn't have to plan anything structured. She can also feel sanctimonious that her way is better because her kids are learning SO MUCH more than all the kids at school.

Is it a wonder that mostly idiots are doing this? It's child abuse and should be illegal.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your point OP? This thread demonstrates that a wide variety of people choose homeschooling. It’s like asking why wealthy people send their kids to public school...

This is OP. You clearly have reading comprehension issues because you did not understand my question. I asked why uneducated Americans homeschool. I know there educated people out there who homeschool but it's not what I wanted to discuss.

Ahhh...so you just wanted to begin a thread for the purpose of bashing a certain group of people without hearing positive comments about homeschooling parents.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your point OP? This thread demonstrates that a wide variety of people choose homeschooling. It’s like asking why wealthy people send their kids to public school...

This is OP. You clearly have reading comprehension issues because you did not understand my question. I asked why uneducated Americans homeschool. I know there educated people out there who homeschool but it's not what I wanted to discuss.

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They are happily employed people, what else do you want? I am unhappily employed with a graduate degre as I had to get that degree because I don't know what I like to do and I chose money instead. My path is disgusting. I am glad that we don't shoe in everyone in one box. I see importance of school in the social aspect of life and preparing for dealing with "unfairness" in life. Academics - it's a memory exercise, schools don't teach analysis or logic much.

This is so dumb. For one, are you aware that for every Jennifer Lawrence (who slept her way to the top, BTW. She made jokes about giving Harvey Weinstein BJs), there are thousands of people who are working deadend jobs in LA trying to make it in the film industry, and are probably not fit to do much of anything else if they quit school at 14 like her? If every, most, or hell, even half of all homeschooled kids had the opportunity to make millions like her, or even 6 figures, no one would be complaining. It's mind boggling this even needs to be spelled out for you.

You are focusing on Jennifer Lawrence, who I know nothing about. Do you actually know those people? Not fit to do anything else? They don't want to do anything else, why is that so hard to understand. It's not about 6 figure jobs or leading roles. Do you think everyone who works in a corporation dreams about becoming a CEO? Do you think every small business owner wants to create Walmart?
Besides, you are comparing quitting a regular school to homeschooling which is not the same.

It is absolutely tedious that this has to be spelled out for you.

If you are going to talk about being homeschooled and "getting a GED while you're 14" then we can use JLaw as an easy example since she just made the news recently for doing exactly that. Yep, she "got her GED" at some point.

If you are going to talk about "child actors" who are doing "what makes them happy" while not having a traditional education then we are going to talk about how many child actors/adult actors who actually make it VS the thousands of actors who wait tables/work other low end jobs without ever making it into a movie. Let's talk about how the vast majority of actors are NOT doing what makes them happy. And yes, if you have a subpar education and your acting dream doesn't pan out, there will not be a whole lot of options for you when you realize that maybe film isn't for you. This is exactly what people are talking about - that if you are homeschooled/unschooled, you're not really well-prepared for the real world.

No body expects every kid to get a 6 figure job. But you're joking yourself if you think quitting school/being homeschooled poorly/"getting a GED" means you can even waltz into a $45k insurance job or accounting job or management or something similar.

Thank you. I can see that you know nothing about it. Do you honestly think that a $45k or a $70k insurance or accounting job is better than waiting tables for your rent money, while doing what you like to do. Maybe you don't hate your job that you got because of your education and it's hard for you to understand that those of us who do hate our jobs and do it purely for the money don't see much value in the system in terms of life satisfaction. It's a machine, where nobody cares about you. I don't understand why it bothers you so much that people choose alternative way. They are not forcing you to do it and you definitely don't know what's better for their kids and their families.

You are truly a first world ignoramus. Only in the USA do you have entitled idiots like you who really think that being on welfare or waiting tables for life is a viable life choice, because society has provided safety nets for you. Let me ask you this - these homeschooling nut jobs who live in camper vans and work 2 weeks on/2 weeks off from city to city - what do they do when their kid breaks a leg? THE PUBLIC pays the ER fees their kids rack up because these free-loaders have no money for medical bills. Yes, I know people who live like this. They homeschool. They think it's a smart thing to do, collecting welfare, living the life.

What do their kids have later to show for being poorly homeschooled? Being trapped in a lower-pay job is NOT "doing what they like to do." It's called "that's all they can get." No choices.

Oh and by the way, I call total BS on "doing what you like to do" and "waiting tables" being put in the same sentence. I bet just as many waiters hate their jobs as any other profession.

Anonymous wrote:I received an excellent 1-12 education. I learned nothing in college. Not sure why OP thinks 4 year degree is needed to teach 1-12.

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Why do uneducated people homeschool?

Well, if your kids are arrogant pricks like you, avoiding contact with them is reason enough.

It's arrogant to think a college degree is necessary to educate our children?

Yes. Bill Gates doesn’t have a college degree. Would you not let him teach your kid coding?

He doesn't even homeschool his kids. Many homeschool claiming to homeschool but as the kids get older its basically online schooling and parents have little involvement.

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Anonymous wrote:I have met a handful of moms in Florida who homeschool. I know for a fact they did not attend college. Their grammar is awful. I know I am not perfect myself but that's why I plan on sending my children to public or private school. Why do they homeschool? It seems so backwards. In my home country home schooling is not legal. We would see it as backwards.

My Miami friend began homeschooling when the first day her daughter's teacher (of an A+ rated school) sent a welcome letter home that read, "And without further a due..." She was so out of there. Kid went on to Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:Call me crazy but I’m a little suspicious of what OP considers “stupid” given the arrogance and self-importance of many DCUMers. It’s highly possible the person that prompted the post is actually not stupid and OP is just a salty b****.

OP here. One of the mothers I attend church with and she brags about creatively gaming the Welfare system. She's 22 with 3 children and has not attended college. I volunteer in the nursery with her and the entire time she "plays" on her phone. She's a paid employee. The other mother has 5 children and her grammar is truly awful. Most of her teeth are missing. She says things like, "Turn them lights own or I ain’t never seed this before or Zat yo’ car?"

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Anonymous wrote:Why do uneducated people comment about things they don’t know anything about?

By the way, my neighbor with a PhD from Maryland homeschools. So piss off.

Op here. And I have a PhD in statistics from a Georgia tech. Can you stick to the topic. I asked about parents without college degrees.

Why does it matter? Basic elementary concepts are NOT difficult to teach a child.

Now, high school you have a point but I know very few high school homeschool families where the kids are only taught by the parent. Usually people do a homeschool co-op, kids take classes at the local CC, online schooling..

It should absolutely matter. I feel so bad for these poor children.

Huh. Homeschoolers outperform their public school counterparts on pretty much every single objective measure of academic achievement. Even when their parents don’t have a college degree.

Maybe feel bad for the public school kids? The high school to which I am zoned only had 3% of its students in grade level. I feel so bad for these poor children.

Yep. Before you get too into the faux outrage, take a look at the actual statistics. Public schools stack up pretty atrociously when compared to homeschooling.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do uneducated people comment about things they don’t know anything about?

By the way, my neighbor with a PhD from Maryland homeschools. So piss off.

Op here. And I have a PhD in statistics from a Georgia tech. Can you stick to the topic. I asked about parents without college degrees.

Why does it matter? Basic elementary concepts are NOT difficult to teach a child.

Now, high school you have a point but I know very few high school homeschool families where the kids are only taught by the parent. Usually people do a homeschool co-op, kids take classes at the local CC, online schooling..

It should absolutely matter. I feel so bad for these poor children.

Huh. Homeschoolers outperform their public school counterparts on pretty much every single objective measure of academic achievement. Even when their parents don’t have a college degree.

Maybe feel bad for the public school kids? The high school to which I am zoned only had 3% of its students in grade level. I feel so bad for these poor children.

Anonymous wrote:I received an excellent 1-12 education. I learned nothing in college. Not sure why OP thinks 4 year degree is needed to teach 1-12.