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I Pushed the Button: Online School/Homeschooling Mix
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2020 May 20, 12:31pm 544 views 10 comments
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Ceffer
2020 May 20, 1:02pm
Ceffer
2020 May 20, 1:02pm
Probably the only way you will get them to learn critical thinking skills.
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ignoreme
2020 May 20, 1:32pm
I was home schooled and wouldn't recommend it. A lot of people do it because they want to impose a certain way of thinking on their kids and shelter them from other ways of thought or "negative" influences. With my own kids, I think its better to expose them then explain why we disagree. Combine that with most parents are crappy lazy teachers and its a bad combo generally. I have plenty of horror stories I can tell.
I've seen it work. It worked for me academically at least (although I would have been fine in public school), but I still resent my parents a little because I feel like I missed out on a lot of common childhood experiences.
Not saying it can't work. I know of a few home school success stories, but for most kids I think the experience runs the gamut from mixed bag to child abuse.
I've seen it work. It worked for me academically at least (although I would have been fine in public school), but I still resent my parents a little because I feel like I missed out on a lot of common childhood experiences.
Not saying it can't work. I know of a few home school success stories, but for most kids I think the experience runs the gamut from mixed bag to child abuse.
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Rin
2020 May 20, 7:45pm
Rin
2020 May 20, 7:45pm
ignoreme says
That's because many parents are mediocre.
When I was a kid, if I wanted to take a Harvard class, ala night time extension program, I'd have to shell out a lot of cash even to audit it, w/o credit. Realize back then, even the handful of online content required funds upfront.
Right now, that same version of me can get it either from EdX, Coursera, or YouTube. There's even no need for an "active" Harvard University itself, to do such a thing, as a lot of material is already archived.
Not saying it can't work. I know of a few home school success stories, but for most kids I think the experience runs the gamut from mixed bag to child abuse.
That's because many parents are mediocre.
When I was a kid, if I wanted to take a Harvard class, ala night time extension program, I'd have to shell out a lot of cash even to audit it, w/o credit. Realize back then, even the handful of online content required funds upfront.
Right now, that same version of me can get it either from EdX, Coursera, or YouTube. There's even no need for an "active" Harvard University itself, to do such a thing, as a lot of material is already archived.
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Ceffer
2020 May 20, 7:57pm
Ceffer
2020 May 20, 7:57pm
Apparently you can learn to code learning online, even from You Tube videos. I know that I have tackled several home projects after watching You Tube videos over and over to purchase the tools and plan things so they go as right as possible the first time (no, they don't always, reality defies all).
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ignoreme
2020 May 20, 7:57pm
Rin says
Yup. But all the fuckit I’m homeschooling group thinks they’re above average which isn’t possible.
I knew a few kids who had above average intelligence taught by gifted parents who had a love for teaching. It really allowed them to guide their learning and lead to a lot of academic success. I’m talking like nuclear engineering phds by age 25 at Michigan.
But for everyone of those kids I knew like 3 who thought Noah’s ark literally happened and could barely read.
I guess I’d rather take the average, find a decent school district and trust the experts.
That's because many parents are mediocre.
Yup. But all the fuckit I’m homeschooling group thinks they’re above average which isn’t possible.
I knew a few kids who had above average intelligence taught by gifted parents who had a love for teaching. It really allowed them to guide their learning and lead to a lot of academic success. I’m talking like nuclear engineering phds by age 25 at Michigan.
But for everyone of those kids I knew like 3 who thought Noah’s ark literally happened and could barely read.
I guess I’d rather take the average, find a decent school district and trust the experts.
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Rin
2020 May 20, 8:27pm
Rin
2020 May 20, 8:27pm
ignoreme says
The problem is that the average will become underachievers in life, unless they're sort of business savvy outside of academics.
The so-called experts do not have a way of inspiring the youth.
I recall one of my friends, who'd encouraged his daughter, via my recommendation, to do a Harvard literature course online when she was only 13-14, pass/fail. Well, with a great deal of effort, she was able to keep up and when the course was over, she opted for homeschooling over regular high school. In other words, her confidence was spurned by virtue of simply being able to keep up at the Big H, a school which many ppl get rejected from regularly. No dickweed HS socialist instructor could keep her down with his antics after that.
Anyways, she's in college today and not even an adult.
I guess I’d rather take the average, find a decent school district and trust the experts.
The problem is that the average will become underachievers in life, unless they're sort of business savvy outside of academics.
The so-called experts do not have a way of inspiring the youth.
I recall one of my friends, who'd encouraged his daughter, via my recommendation, to do a Harvard literature course online when she was only 13-14, pass/fail. Well, with a great deal of effort, she was able to keep up and when the course was over, she opted for homeschooling over regular high school. In other words, her confidence was spurned by virtue of simply being able to keep up at the Big H, a school which many ppl get rejected from regularly. No dickweed HS socialist instructor could keep her down with his antics after that.
Anyways, she's in college today and not even an adult.
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AD
2020 May 20, 8:37pm
AD
2020 May 20, 8:37pm
ignoreme says
I was home schooled but also attended some classes (chemistry, physics, math, etc.) at the local church and played in sports leagues.
A lot of communities have home schoolers like Front Royal, VA whereas the catholic churches cater to them. So essentially it is 1/2 and 1/2, where 1/2 the instruction is at home and the other 1/2 is at the church.
I've seen it work. It worked for me academically at least (although I would have been fine in public school), but I still resent my parents a little because I feel like I missed out on a lot of common childhood experiences.
I was home schooled but also attended some classes (chemistry, physics, math, etc.) at the local church and played in sports leagues.
A lot of communities have home schoolers like Front Royal, VA whereas the catholic churches cater to them. So essentially it is 1/2 and 1/2, where 1/2 the instruction is at home and the other 1/2 is at the church.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2020 May 29, 6:51pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2020 May 29, 6:51pm
It's good. Doing ABCMouse.com, good shit. Kid likes earning tickets to buy virtual pets, teaching work = earnings = fun shit on top of phonics and math.
The have a bunch of clubs online for kids, Chess, Legos, even some Phys Ed Aerobics type stuff.
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The trigger was the school my kid was enrolled in, is run by a Psychologist from Argentina (where they consider Psych to be a science), and was all fluff & emotions (though not Tranny SJW crap, just all express yourself but don't learn 2+2 or Ph has an F sound). Two other couples at the school are having the same issues, the school is not concentrating on reading and math very much and our kids are a bit behind where they should be. The only reason my kid isn't behind in Math is because we do addition/subtraction rote flash cards with M&M "Manipulatives". If you guess right you get to eat one.