Anonymous wrote:PP again. I think DD was the only child in the entire group of homeschoolers we met who was fully vaccinated on the CDC schedule. It made for some awkward conversations.

Anonymous wrote:In response to the original question -- not sure if anyone has brought this up.

I have a child who works in professional theater productions. When not working, he is training and auditioning. When working, he is at the theater at night, often quite late. We tried juggling school and theater, but public schools can only accommodate so many absences, so this was our best option.

Anonymous wrote:In response to the original question -- not sure if anyone has brought this up.

I have a child who works in professional theater productions. When not working, he is training and auditioning. When working, he is at the theater at night, often quite late. We tried juggling school and theater, but public schools can only accommodate so many absences, so this was our best option.

Anonymous wrote:PP, by chance are feeling defensive? Given the time stamps on the last five posts being about two minutes apart from each other on what is usually a rarely commented forum, my guess is you have need a new hobby.

Anonymous wrote:I homeschool because my son needed extra one-on-one time, to focus on things that were being overlooked at public school. I pulled him out at the beginning of 3rd. We have done two years at home, and have two years left. He will go back to public school in 7th. He is like a sponge, absorbing information. He has learned to control his hyperactivity, and has learned to listen. We have a great time at school every day! I'm so thankful that I made this decision, because it was exactly what he needed.

Anonymous wrote:I have to say, all the homeschooled kids I know are the politest, most well spoken children I've ever met. That said, i'd never ever do it!

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Anonymous wrote:I think most "teachers" are pathetic overpaid public employees. They whine about the children's behavior. They while about the parents. They whine about all the extra hours for prep time. They want to be revered as the most important professions in our society, but they hide behind their union to secure benefits for even the worst of their kind.

Our kids are our responsibility to raise into educated adults with the right values, and there is no indication that the teachers we've dealt with are up to that challenge.

Besides, what's the downside? Am I going to teach finger-painting wrong?

The kids get lots of socialization through church and sports, etc. but instead of sitting in a room with 30 kids the same age and marching to the sound of a bell every hour, they get to learn in a much more exciting and fulfilling way, taking lots of trips and having lots of spontaneous interactions with people from all walks of life.

Wow. Spoken like someone who has never set foot inside a classroom. I have a teaching degree from a highly regarded program from a highly regarded school. I spent four years teaching at an inner city public high school and let me tell you, the teachers are not the problem. Problems I ran into:

35 kids per class
Absent/uninvolved parents, which led to truancy, gang affiliation and crime.
Being forced to teach to a standardized test rather than teaching interesting and engaging material in an interesting and engaging way.
Being paid for a 30 hour work week but actually working 50-60 hours
Shabby/broken classroom furniture and equipment
$25/student to spend on supplies and only if the student pays the lab fee. I taught at a school where 83% of the student body were FARMs so yeah, good luck getting that money!

You clearly don't know what you're talking about so STFU.

Also, teachers don't get paid for their summer breaks. Our 9 month salaries get split up into 12 month payments.

You sound like the problem. 35 kids is fine if you are an effective teacher who doesn't just sit at the desk but moves around and engages with the class pretty much all the time. Also you can take a dry curriculum and add to it, but that depends on your own creativity and brain power. But maybe you lack that as well as the effectiveness. I expect so.

Using curse words pretty much indicates a lack thereof.

Using curse words pretty much indicates a lack thereof.

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Anonymous wrote:I think most "teachers" are pathetic overpaid public employees. They whine about the children's behavior. They while about the parents. They whine about all the extra hours for prep time. They want to be revered as the most important professions in our society, but they hide behind their union to secure benefits for even the worst of their kind.

Our kids are our responsibility to raise into educated adults with the right values, and there is no indication that the teachers we've dealt with are up to that challenge.

Besides, what's the downside? Am I going to teach finger-painting wrong?

The kids get lots of socialization through church and sports, etc. but instead of sitting in a room with 30 kids the same age and marching to the sound of a bell every hour, they get to learn in a much more exciting and fulfilling way, taking lots of trips and having lots of spontaneous interactions with people from all walks of life.

church and sports! lol

That will surely prepare them to integrate back into society.

One of our homeschooled kids entered PS for the first time and was caught with a boy by the stairs. Another one came with so few skills that she failed all of her courses. Bother left before the quarter ended.

Leave the teaching to the experts.

Anonymous wrote:I think most "teachers" are pathetic overpaid public employees. They whine about the children's behavior. They while about the parents. They whine about all the extra hours for prep time. They want to be revered as the most important professions in our society, but they hide behind their union to secure benefits for even the worst of their kind.

Our kids are our responsibility to raise into educated adults with the right values, and there is no indication that the teachers we've dealt with are up to that challenge.

Besides, what's the downside? Am I going to teach finger-painting wrong?

The kids get lots of socialization through church and sports, etc. but instead of sitting in a room with 30 kids the same age and marching to the sound of a bell every hour, they get to learn in a much more exciting and fulfilling way, taking lots of trips and having lots of spontaneous interactions with people from all walks of life.