By: thirteen
I get what you are saying, but I did not notice anyone (for various reasons) looking for a political solution, so it should come as no surprise that people that they are not trying to engineer one. The...
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funambulist, I think you and I agree more than we'd thought. You said, That's all I am hearing in this thread, not any suggestions for or references to proposals for reforms and changes within the...
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thirteen, of course there is nothing wrong with an individual level solution (I think this is the third time I have to say that!), it's just an individual choice, and if the debate is about a public...
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But it does become entirely defeatist the only alternatives given are individual-level solutions: send your kids to private schools if you can afford it, 'unschool', or homeschool them. That's all I...
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Articulating real problems with American public schools honestly and allowing room for alternative ways of educating our young are not calls to destroy schooling or anti-government paranoia. But it...
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LooseFilter, sorry I wasn't really too clear, didn't mean to project the "government regulated education = BAD! private initiative = GOOD!" argument on you specifically, but it's been thrown around and...
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Metafilter: Seldom is one's mind changed on significant issues, and rarer still via an online discussion.
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Good luck, Ynoxas! FWIW, my sister struggled with the decision of schooling with her first child. She's a former first grade teacher herself (stay at home mom currently), and she did a lot of reading...
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone in this thread, on both sides of the issue. Lots of very good information and things to consider from both POV I think. Seldom is one's mind changed on significant...
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funambulist, I see where you're coming from, but I think you may be projecting some: the general argument against government 'interference', against the concept of standards and requirements and so...
View ArticleBy: psmealey
I think a lot of people are getting this wrong. Obviously, everyone's MMV, but it seems that people are paradoxically depending too much on their school experience for their education. Or else, maybe...
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LooseFilter, I get what you're saying there, but the general argument against government 'interference', against the concept of standards and requirements and so on, seems to me an argument against the...
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Also, Ynoxas, as you consider these issues for your own--my distrust of public schooling should by no means be construed as distrust of teachers. There are still many bright, talented, dedicated...
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(And I truly don't mean to sound defeatist, but I can only be honest--the public dialogue about problems in education in the United States is woefully dishonest and incomplete. How can we solve...
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Why is that? Could it be - shockingly enough - that it has less to do with the concept of public schools themselves, and more with how they're managed? I don't think that anyone has explicitly...
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My state has almost no regulations regarding homeschooling. I have not memorized them, but it was not much more than letting the district know the child exists. I have not meet many religious...
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Thank you for the link funambulist. Good info. I had (obviously) suspected the religious angle to be much higher. On preview: Zed, I used the evidence of those I know personally who were homeschooled,...
View ArticleBy: It's Raining Florence Henderson
My gut has been socially maladjusted all morning. Excuse me!
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As to the assertion that homeschooled kids must be socially maladjusted, you could look it up, or you could ask your gut. I looked it up. Ynoxas, what's the evidence of your assertions? Or did you just...
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Ok, leaving aside the religious homeschoolers, can I ask why it is implied as a given that "public schools in the US are crap" (assuming that's true of most schools, again I can't argue there) equals...
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