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 Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:10 am 
This is a very interesting topic....even if the original question wasn't quite answered yet!! Being a product of (and now part/producer in) the public school system, my opinion is a bit biased. Like everything in life, there are definitely positives and negatives...to either form of education. Everyone is making very good points for what became a pretty good discussion. The only thing I really wanted to add to this is from the first post, it seemed like treetops12, you got through your high school courses? Congratulations!! 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:14 am
It's good for some, bad for others..I HSed the last 2 years of highschool and literally within the first week matured by leaps and bounds. High School is this made up world, you're surrounded by hundreds if not thousands, but you're lucky if you come out of it with one good friend. Looking back I wish I would have been homeschooled the entirety of my youth, and I plan on homeschooling my children. (I'm going to college to be a teacher, so that should help!  )Also, that "social retardness" that you all imply is a myth. Some people are shy, like myself, and I spent 11 years in private AND public schools, it's only more recent that I've become more open and connective with people and some of that stems from the confidence I gained in the home studying atmosphere..no worrying about fitting in, etc.. (the rest of course is realizing what other people think of you is irrelevant) Also a few of my friends that were homeschooled played sports at the local highschool, played shows at the local venues, etc..I think it's kind of silly to need some kind of controlled atmosphere to form relationships with others.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:16 am
I went to private school my whole life, and I do think that I would've been better off in either a public school or home schooling. Private school's in nyc are INSANE. They're very much like mini Harvards and Yales, filled with rich white students. It was really hard for me, having gone to the same school for 13 years, with mostly the same kids, who opinions and judgements never changed. Public schools in nyc aren't great though, but I feel the social atmosphere would've at least given me more outlooks on life. But it is hard, because I know the school I went to gave me such a good education, and enabled me to have a lot of the creative, and liberal ideas that I do have. I go back and forth, but the idea of being home schooled seems so awesome to me. Maybe just because my school experience wasn't great, but who knows? That's really the answer here if you ask me, WHO KNOWS?! _________________ Kyle ~ like a boy.. only I'm a girl (g i r l) www.myspace.com/smiliekylie (p r o o f) |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:33 am
LeslieAnnLevine wrote: Also, that "social retardness" that you all imply is a myth. Are you referring to "social anxiety"? Because that is no myth. It's an actual fairly common problem that I've been diagnosed with. There's a difference between being shy and being so shy that it ruins your life. You can see for yourself... Here's a general overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anxiety If you don't trust Wikipedia: http://socialanxiety.factsforhealth.org/ If you weren't referring to that, just ignore this  _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:49 am
I did went to publik skool and now i iz well edjamakated _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:17 pm
Mystic210 wrote: The only thing I really wanted to add to this is from the first post, it seemed like treetops12, you got through your high school courses? Congratulations!! Yep. Straight A's! And thank you _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:37 pm
treetops12 wrote: LeslieAnnLevine wrote: Also, that "social retardness" that you all imply is a myth. Are you referring to "social anxiety"? Because that is no myth. It's an actual fairly common problem that I've been diagnosed with. There's a difference between being shy and being so shy that it ruins your life. You can see for yourself... Here's a general overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anxiety If you don't trust Wikipedia: http://socialanxiety.factsforhealth.org/ If you weren't referring to that, just ignore this
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:39 pm
well, some homeschooled kids are really weird. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:11 pm
patrock wrote: well, some homeschooled kids are really weird. And some mothers try to "homeschool" their learning-disabled children out of the back of their cars, with very little discipline or structure, while they drive around and work for some newspaper business, and then their children end up not being able to read at the age of 13 and become juvenile run-away deliquents. But that's just the REALLY bad case of someone I know. Most homeschoolers do well. That lady just should have never kept her kids home. I actually LOVE the idea of homeschool, and will probably consider the idea when I have children. I think it helps people to have more focused studies, tackle larger projects earlier on, pursue personal interests and hobbies, and get a head-start in real life situations. I think I really would have benefited from some homeschooling at some points throughout my school career. Especially in middle school, where I wasted a lot of my time being lonely and bored and all-around miserable. That was an excruciating period of life, and I might have blossomed more if I had been able to tackle my own projects and delve more deeply into areas of interest rather than sit in mind-numbing classes all day and accomplish nothing. High School was much better though, and it was then that I got involved in Honors and AP classes, orchestra, newspaper and play production...and those are all things that have been invaluable to me. I have made great friends and been able to see what it's like to work on a journalism staff and to put on a large-scale production. I can definitely see many benefits of a public High School experience. I loved and hated it and everything in between. At this point, I'm ready to leave and move on to other things (just one year left)! But looking, back...I'm glad I got to experience the ups and downs of public High School. I've learned a lot that I might not have been able tp learn outside of the public-high-school environment. Like someone said, there really is no blanket answer. It's really a person-by-person, parent-by-parent deal. _________________ -Brooke |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:40 pm
I've been homeschooled since I was in 2nd grade, my oldest brother was in school through 8th grade. When I was younger my mom used to teach us at the kitchen table, but as we got older she just assigned us how many pages to do, or problems to do in a book and we did it. One of my brother's graduated college with an AS and my second brother is in his second year of college, I believe. My family is way too busy to be in public school, so homeschooling works for us. Plus my mom takes the things we actually like to do and counts it as subjects. All of my brothers and I play instruments, and we're a pretty artistic bunch. I doubt we would have turned out this way if we were in public school. _________________ myspace.xanga.deviantart.photography myspace. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:24 pm
patrock wrote: well, some homeschooled kids are really weird.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:28 pm
LeslieAnnLevine wrote: patrock wrote: well, some homeschooled kids are really weird. really? i didn't know. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:34 pm
patrock wrote: LeslieAnnLevine wrote: patrock wrote: well, some homeschooled kids are really weird. really? i didn't know. 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:34 pm
LeslieAnnLevine wrote: patrock wrote: LeslieAnnLevine wrote: patrock wrote: well, some homeschooled kids are really weird. really? i didn't know. i refuse to believe you. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:36 pm
This is really cool to read everyone's thoughts on the issue. Though honestly, some of you are just regurgitating the common myths and could do with some research first. For example, many seem to think that you would be 'stuck at home'. Why? It's not like you'll get suspended if you leave. _________________ Delmar O'Donnell: Oh, George... not the livestock. |
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