Quote Originally Posted by Puckstop31 View Post
All in all, just my $.02. Our children will be homeschooled until at least age 12, at which time will be given a choice, if we think they are ready to really think for themselves. I'd be willing to guranteee that should they choose to go to public schools at that time, it will either be short lived or they will be way ahead of the others. Thats not me simply thumping my chest as a proud parent... Home schooling offers the ability to adjust curriculum to the childs learning style. Personalized education if you will. It takes a dedicated parent who has the time to do all the work involved. We as a family are fortunate to be able to provide that to Hannah and "the next one". Also, I am inspired by my best buddies kids. He has 4 home schooled daughters who are simply amazing. They are smart, polite, have many friends and do all the normal kid things. The oldest, 13, takes a college level Latin class.
DUDE!

I don't have any kids so this will come as BS and not worth much.

I was pretty much against home schooling from the standpoint of "only people in cults chose that road". The next opinion was the way of the over protective parent-I don't want my kids to get involved with XXXXXX- fill in your phobia here.

Not any more.

My parents spent GOOD money to send us kids thru the 'boot camp of Catholic School'. Only my sister got thru the k-11 experience, LOL she turned out the be the most defective.

The rest of us stayed in until they found it was way too expensive and the "your Third, fourth fifth six, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kids learn free!" coupons/offers were no good anymore.

My parents were not THAT prolific, but paying for two kids and getting the other two educated for free was a good deal.

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I went into Jr. High about two grades above what my peers were at. Because I came from an enviroment where you were taught to 'be smart' and compete for your grades, I was picked on because I made the people in my classes look stupid.

It wasn't that they were stupid. They just didn't come from the place that demanded they learn and take pride in it. I skated thru high school and the college courses that I took for my job.

Why? Sister Mary Torquemada's way of beating info into me.
Sister Mary H. Himmler's way of running the cam-ah, school.

I am being facetious here. Looking back on the experience? I didn't really enjoy all the BS around learning, but am thankful that I did attend that school.

I am a huge proponent of schools and probably could afford to pay another dollar or two-literally-for the local school system.

If everyone tossed a dollar into the hat, how much money would come from the community as large as the City of El Lay?

Even to save the 'small' classes like Music, Art and Science- I am a huge science geek and nothing would make me happier than seeing a few bucks get kicked down for THAT part of schooling....

Anyway,
With all the budget cuts and the teacher's getting beat down for trying to get kids to learn?

Keep the kids at home, where the parents can control what the kiddies learn!

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Here's a little side light to the topic.


TEACH KIDS CIVICS. I have nieces and nephews that are very bright and when we get into conversations about current events I cringe when they ask me an honest question about stuff I learned when I was a kid.

I could probably whip the arse of any fifth grader on paper, in a quiz or spelling bee?

But, seeing the 'adults' that should have two to three times the wisdom and smarts of the next generation, fail miserably when it comes to providing a good base for learning, competition and instilling a good work ethic for their children?

I am glad I have no children.

I am an 'intelligence whore' and probably would have had the kid who graduated college at the age of 11. Then died when the kid flipped out and stabbed me in my sleep, all because he would have been forced to learn 26 out of the 24 hours in a day.