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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Most of my generation was HOME SCHOOLED in many ways.
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE."If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION."You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL."If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My father taught me LOGIC." Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC ."If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT."Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My father taught me IRONY."Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS ."Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM."Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA."You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER."This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY."If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE."I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION."Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY."There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION."Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING."You are going to get it from your father when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP."Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My father taught me HUMOR."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS."You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS."Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM."When you get to be my age, you'll understand.
25. My father taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE."If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION."You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL."If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My father taught me LOGIC." Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC ."If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT."Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My father taught me IRONY."Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS ."Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM."Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA."You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER."This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY."If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE."I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION."Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY."There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION."Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING."You are going to get it from your father when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP."Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My father taught me HUMOR."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS."You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS."Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM."When you get to be my age, you'll understand.
25. My father taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
I have a buddy with 5 kids. His wife is homeschooling their kids. The kids appear to me to be "normal" kids. They're certainly intelligent. But what I would have thought would be an issue would be their social skills. But they get along fine with other kids.
He said one time he was home from work for whatever reason, and the one daughter was just sitting there watching TV at 10am. "Don't you have schoolwork to do?" "I'm done." He was amazed at how little work there is to do at 8 or 10 or whatever. If you pick up a concept quickly enough, repetition isn't necessarily helpful - it's just a waste of time. 1-on-1 attention the kids get with homeschooling allows the teacher (the parent) to see that more easily.
He said one time he was home from work for whatever reason, and the one daughter was just sitting there watching TV at 10am. "Don't you have schoolwork to do?" "I'm done." He was amazed at how little work there is to do at 8 or 10 or whatever. If you pick up a concept quickly enough, repetition isn't necessarily helpful - it's just a waste of time. 1-on-1 attention the kids get with homeschooling allows the teacher (the parent) to see that more easily.
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The KSB
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IMHO If you have a gifted child either homeschooling or a high end private school are the best options. They will not have their abilities best served in a public school. At least not at the elementary level. That teacher will have anywhere between 20 - 30 students. If your child quickly learns the lesson the teacher will concentrate on the students who need more attention. Your child will basically have to sit there twirling her thumbs for long stretches of time with nothing constructive to occupy her time. This makes school boring and painfull. It helps dull the love of learning.
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Ha, yeah, my daughter has a couple friends that are homeschooled, one is on her soccer team, and the other is kind of her "Wednesday night pool buddy" - and the one thing that stands out is how polite and engaging they are.
They funny thing though is, my kid is fascinated that they don't have to go to school so she's always asking about what they do, and so the one girl's older brother is like, "Well, we mostly do reading and math every day, buuuttt, we're supposed to do a science unit this month, buuuttt we kinda dropped the ball on that... mostly because my mom's been sick... and some other things have come up...and... we're kinda behind on a couple other things."
Now there were a gaggle of homeschooled kids across the Street... as well... they have an awful lot of recess. But they were very, shall we say insular.
So, I mean, its all about why you're doing it I guess, I think that the soccer girl and her brother its because her mom really believes that's the best education they can get, the "pool" kids, I honestly don't know, I talk to their dad quite a bit, and have met the mom, and my guess is its about the same. The people across the street, its a religious thing, and I'll leave it at that, but it didn't seem like they were coping well with it. All of which is pretty different from the homeschooled kids I encountered growing up which generally were a "religious" issue, but, in that case it was code for "help on the farm" in reality.
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Deety
Head Coach
I worked with tons of home-school families who were involved in music. Many of them were practicing 8 hours a day (my programs generated lots of pros), and they were still ahead of the game in other studies because once they understood something, they could move on without waiting. There were a couple of cases where I had chats with the parents about pushing the kids too hard, but for the most part, these kids were extremely well-rounded, learned much faster, retained information better, and had fantastic social skills.
My sister-in-law just decided to quit her job to home-school (elementary levels), and my brother is working from home. Their children will have lots of opportunities to hang out with other kids. I can't wait to see the effect; I think it will be the difference between floating along with the current in school and really thinking about and engaging in the world around them.
My sister-in-law just decided to quit her job to home-school (elementary levels), and my brother is working from home. Their children will have lots of opportunities to hang out with other kids. I can't wait to see the effect; I think it will be the difference between floating along with the current in school and really thinking about and engaging in the world around them.
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If we're able to do so financially my baby mama and I will be homeschooling our daughter. They don't teach anything about beards in public or private schools. I was shocked, to say the least.
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