Homeschooling

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i suppose i had hoped that as you read the posts within this thread... it would assist you to make a more educated opinion...

oh well...

ps: thanks for the compliment :)

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Well I guess my opinion doesnt count? I believe what I believe. Im just saying it. You dont have to like it. Thats why its called an opinion.:taz:

yes it is... and that's your right. i guess what i was trying to explain to you is this.

if you have only ever tried one apple. one kind. once. and you didn't like it. (perhaps it was a baking apple and not an eating apple and so it was very bitter)...

and so, your opinion of apples would not be a positive one.

then, if someone came along and offered you a banquet of apples. all the different kinds, the varieties. some galas, macintosh, fuji, golden delicious, granny smith, braeburn, jonagold, gravenstein, spartan, honeycrisp...

would you a) refuse to try them because apples are not good and even tasting a different type of apple is not something you are willing to do - or b) take a bite of each kind and open your mind to the possibility that the apple you tried years ago was not the kind of apple you liked but these varieties certainly have the potential to become a fruit you now desire?

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

yes it is... and that's your right. i guess what i was trying to explain to you is this.

if you have only ever tried one apple. one kind. once. and you didn't like it. (perhaps it was a baking apple and not an eating apple and so it was very bitter)...

and so, your opinion of apples would not be a positive one.

then, if someone came along and offered you a banquet of apples. all the different kinds, the varieties. some galas, macintosh, fuji, golden delicious, granny smith, braeburn, jonagold, gravenstein, spartan, honeycrisp...

would you a) refuse to try them because apples are not good and even tasting a different type of apple is not something you are willing to do - or b) take a bite of each kind and open your mind to the possibility that the apple you tried years ago was not the kind of apple you liked but these varieties certainly have the potential to become a fruit you now desire?

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Um B....Cause Thats the only way to the granny smith apples. ...lol...Aside from kidding. B would be the choice cause like snake morphs all colors have diffrent trap doors. Or secrets if you will.

ah yes... nothing like an educated opinion!

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

ah yes... nothing like an educated opinion!

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Did I make one !! Oh yes!!!:carrot:

Aleesha your long post was very well said.. I agree with you all the way.

Being a homeschooled person no one has ever hinted at me that I am 'weird' or 'wacko' ..well until I tell them I have 30 snakes, but that is their problem. :)

My parents taught me about drugs etc.. and I've made my decisions (not to get involved with them) I did not need public school to teach me this.

I believe I am very much ready for the world.. I have a strong sense of my own values and so far I have done very well in the workplace.. I make more than most kids do out of college. I am in no way saying this to brag, only to try to show that homeschooling can produce intelligent, well-adjusted people. :)

With sports, there are plenty of classes to take and teams to be on that arent linked to any school. There is a homeschoolers association in our area, it strives to keep our kids active, and let them do things like organized sports...although some might argue against the whole sport thing to begine with.
But there are plenty of famous athletes that have been taught from home, to name a few: skater Tanith Belbin won the gold in the 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Chad Compton won the title of top Junior Surfer in the U.S., 14-Year-Old Alexa Glatch was named one of the top 5 Americans in the World Junior Tennis Rankings. So I dont think missing out on sports or other social events is really something that can be argued....and is something that for sure no one should worry about.

Sorry but I disagree on the sports and one shouldn't worry about it. Like I said it is a personal choice on if you homeschool or not and if you in your childs life think sports has some merit. The homeschoolers assoc can have all the sports teams they like but if your looking for a scholarship to a div 1 A school in football or basketball then public/private high school programs are where you need to be. Heck homeschoolers here even have to attend public schools for the sports programs in order to have recuit's see them.

No offense but the sports you named where all personal sports not team sports so would fit in well with the whole homeschool deal.

Again, my way of thinking or yours is not right or wrong it's a choice on what we think is best for our children.
My son has a very good chance at a scholarship at a Div 1 A or double A school for football or basketball, so sports programs are very important to our family since being a single mom I just don't have the 15-35k per year hanging around to pay for college. If he can get a good education and play sports which in turn will pay for his higher learning then I am on that bus. The sports he excels in happen to be team sports where reccuits look for talent at the public/private schools, at least around here that's the case.

And the reason a lot of tennis,skating and the like children are homeschooled is due to the amount of training, practice and competions they must be in along with the travel that comes with all that, homeschooled is the smartest solution.
Anyway not trying to start the great debate. We just have to remember there are two sides to every street. If you choose public, private or homeschooled the only thing that is important is that you choose what works best for you and that your child gets a good education to prepare themselves for the world.

Jason Taylor (NFL) was homeschooled

Joe Garolafo (ice hockey) the same.
Jonathan Loe (basketball) the same.
Just to name a few men that are on TEAM sports and were homeschooled.

It's a personal decision I understand that, one that isnt exactly all roses, it's not as easy as some might think it to be, but nothing great in life is.

I just dont agree with anyone who wants to talk about homeschooling as if they know anything about it...when in fact they dont. (not pointing fingers at anyone..but I'm sure someone will get mad about that remark)
And I mean "no one should worry about homeschooled children missing out on anything" there world is in fact more open for them....so dont worry about my daughter becoming some anti-social sports Nazi....homeschooled children have the same oppertunities as any public schooled child.

Out of curiosity, as I don't think it was mentioned yet, when does a home schooled child "graduate"? Do they take a GED exam or do they receive their diplomas via a "home school association"? Also, when applying for colleges, what do they use for transcripts, as I recall, waaaaay back when I was applying for colleges (in the early eighties..no old jokes), they looked heavily at things like GPA, class rank, extra curricular activities, etc....

I would think that if home schooling is as popular these days, as has been suggested by some, that the colleges would have to adapt their acceptance criteria to make it fair to the home schooled? Anyone have any insight on this, or am I going to have to Google?

I little bit from a great homeschooling site:

What about Socialization?


It is a misconception that good socialization requires children to spend most of their day with large numbers of children their own age. What happens instead is that these children become peer-dependent. They learn that to be accepted they must conform to what is currently considered "cool" on the playground. Individualism is punished, and contempt is shown for younger children and adults. Home educated children are socialized primarily by their families. They spend much more time with adults, and learn to value the adult world. Rather than being segregated by age, homeschooled children learn to enjoy children and adults of many ages. They experience much less of the harassment found on the playground, so they are spared many scars to their self-esteem. Tests have proven it, homeschooled kids are are kinder, more responsible, more confident, and more independent. Isn't that what we really mean by well socialized?