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 Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:06 am 
I think there is no blanket answer. Some people will do better in and prefer public school, and some people would prefer a private or home school education. This isn't really a black and white issue. It obviously has worked well for the DuPree family, but there are others for whom it went terribly. Public school works about the same way. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:31 am
I'm homeschooled, and it's actually better in my opinion, because you don't have like a certain amount of time that it has to be done it. so it's much more of a relaxed atmosphere, and yes, i hear, and know, that most homeschoolers excel far beyond public schoolers. i'm 16, and i'm a senior, so that's definately cool, but there's much more time to do stuff, and you can always get caught up when you fall behind. _________________ cynlovescandy wrote: kulvir wrote: I bet R. Kelly approves of peeing in the shower. The world is R. Kelly's shower. It's a golden world. Nowhere Man wrote: mr pine wrote: is there a difference between dubstep and techno?
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:35 am
I think it depends a lot on what your public school system has to offer as well. Like for me, I have no idea how I would've turned out if I was homeschooled. Not meant badly, but just because my school has a lot of elective classes that opened a lot of different doors for me. I would be a totally different person right now without that. But I know I HATE all the time I waste sitting around in class. It's really annoying knowing I could be doing something of much more value than just sitting and half the time not even doing anything. I know a lot of kids are homschooled kindergarden through 8th grade and then go to public high school. I'm curious, if anyone on here did that, how was the transition? I've always wondered about that. One of my best friends did that and she seemed to love it. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:12 am
homesick_alien wrote: Thats kind of interesting
I, personally am so glad I got to experience the good and bad of school, meeting friends and getting involved in stuff. I would of hated being homeschooled. Well, I went to public school in kindergarten and 1st grade, went to private school from 2nd-4th grade, went back to public school from 5th-11th grade and then went on independent study. So I've been in schools for 11 years and had plenty of time to make friends and socialize. I don't think I missed out on anything. Of course there's some people who are homeschooled from K-12 so that's different. And Boone's right, you didn't go to American public school.  _________________ 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: Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:43 pm
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:58 pm
I think that a big deal with homeschooling is your community. In Texas, especially the area I live in, there are tons of homeschoolers. Also, alot of it depends on your parents, the main reason my mom homeschooled us is so we wouldn't constantly be under the influence of teachers and other students with different beliefs, but at the same time she didn't shelter us...which is really important, I believe. _________________ But for now we are young Let us lay in the sun And count every beautiful thing we can see |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:03 pm
Music_Lover wrote: ...and yes, i hear, and know, that most homeschoolers excel far beyond public schoolers. A stab in the heart. - a "public schooler" |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:19 pm
excellent post Boundforglory! _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:06 am
treetops12 wrote: homesick_alien wrote: Thats kind of interesting
I, personally am so glad I got to experience the good and bad of school, meeting friends and getting involved in stuff. I would of hated being homeschooled. Well, I went to public school in kindergarten and 1st grade, went to private school from 2nd-4th grade, went back to public school from 5th-11th grade and then went on independent study. So I've been in schools for 11 years and had plenty of time to make friends and socialize. I don't think I missed out on anything. Of course there's some people who are homeschooled from K-12 so that's different. And Boone's right, you didn't go to American public school. Quote: Second, I feel that it's a tad bit unfair to exclude someone's opinion simply because they didn't attend an American public school. I would have to assume that there are shared aspects of public schools across the globe. Sure there will be some minor differences, but not enough to exclude the opinion of an Australian. I wasn't trying to exclude his opinion. I was just saying his opinion might be different if he went to a school here. Especially in California because we're one of the lowest states concerning education (partly because we're broke and partly because we don't score well on SAT's). Quote: Third, I think it's awesome that we haven't seen a post from a DuPree on this issue. As it would seem they were the intended target of this particular post. Why is this 'awesome'? I was really hoping they would. Quote: Despite my offensive opinions, I would like to close by saying that I am very thankful to the originator of this topic. It has been most thought provoking. I'm glad you enjoyed it  _________________ 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 5:15 am
I think different schooling works for different people. Personally, for me, school isn't so much about learning as it is about having experiences. I love highschool and all that slacking time we get, I don't care if it means I graduate at 18 instead of 16. I'd rather graduate at 18, anyway. I like taking it easy and learning with my friends. I love group projects and fieldtrips with my classes and walking around the hallway, having a locker, school lunch, staying afterschool, and even making relationships with teachers who become mentors through the years that I'm in that building. I think highschool is more about learning how to work together with people, and learning how to learn, a little more than it is just learning the information. Yesterday at graduation, our principle made a speech and it went kind of like this: "Name the last 10 vice presidents. Name the last 10 academy award winners. List the top 5 richest people in the United states" And he continued with a few more things like that. And he said, "How'd you all do?" And then he said, "Here's another quiz" "Name 5 teachers who have helped you in some way. Name three friends who helped you through a tough time. List a half dozen people who motivated you when you felt like giving up." ect... and then he said, "Now how did you do on that one?" And he went on about how all those people who are the richest, and smartest and most talented are big names in society, but they aren't the ones who will be remembered in your life as much as the ones they (the graduates) met through highschool that helped them out. And that was kind of random and off topic, but I thought it was a good point, and it made me glad that I get to experience highschool, no matter how much it might suck. _________________ my name's carrie and i love a good sandwich so if you have a sandwich, come roll with me! 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:55 am
okay. from my experience: homeschooled kids (K-12) are a bit socially ackward. Not that that's a bad thing. but they're all a bit whack. I don't understand: Why is it good not to "constantly be under the influence of teachers and other students with different beliefs"? It isn't like alcohol, they are beliefs, and people have them. I mean, at home you're constantly under the influence of your guardians... and that's not necessarily a good thing. At least at public school, you can hear a variety of stuff. It isn't black and white, there are some benefits to homeschooling... i guess but like I said, the kids I know that did homeschool, are kinda... it's like they're missing someone. Oh! But I forgot. I think that kids that are constantly picked on should be homeschooled, or something like that. Kids can be mean, and it leaves scars |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:09 am
homesick_alien wrote: excellent post Boundforglory! I second that! _________________ 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 7:11 am
The only people I've come across who were homeschooled K-12 are the DuPree's and from what I've heard/read of them, they turned out just fine. Sure they have their quirks, but so does everyone. In fact they sound more intelligent than most kids I know who went to public school. Their huge vocabulary comes from all that book reading. We know that they know their English, but what about math? 
English (reading and writing) and basic math (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) are the only things a person really needs to know to get by in life. A little science and history wouldn't hurt either. I'm curious about the difference between a public school educated kid vs. a homeschooled kid and how much they learn as far as common facts and such. You know that show "Street Smarts"? It'd be interesting if they had a competition to see who knew more random facts... a public school kid or a homeschooled kid. _________________ 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 8:12 am
Well. Okay. This is a mess. But interesting... The DuPrees have proven my old theory that homeschooling was looney incorrect... They have truly benefited from their schooling experience and if they would have went to public school things would definitely be totally different... HOWEVER, all of the people I know (personally) that have been homeschooled since young childhood are a bit off their rockers. I'm a big scientific thinker when it comes to relationships and personalities (and personality disorders...) and public education truly instills a lot of things that these rather "eccentric" home-schooled aquaintances of mine lack... socially and stuff, like previously mentioned. Now I'll reflect back to some previous posts... Some of my best friends and most trusted people are my ex teachers. Second mothers... second aunts and uncles... mentors. Some of my teachers have helped me through so many emotional problems. But then again, if I had been homeschooled and locked up all my life I probably wouldn't have these problems (seemed as they were mostly linked from social issues and other people). Ugh. Oh and friends. Friends are nice. Now, I know homeschooled kids have friends and party and all that too. But the ones I KNOW PERSONALLY... well, lets just say a lot of times it's not the student's choice... overprotective parents... "public school is the devil." So maybe the parents are off their rockers? Either way it's really messing some of my friends up. They don't know how to act around people... they get SUPER SUPER SUPER clingy around new friends and people of the opposite sex (or same sex, by preference)... Jealousy issues... trust issues... issues with sharing... just oodles of things that show signs of social underdevelopment that could have been helped at least a little bit by public schooling. The DuPrees have funtastic friends and have good lives and have a wonderful family and are well "read" and like good food, so I'm in NO way applying like... anything I'm saying or stereotyping about homeschoolers to them. They are musicians with incredible parental guidance, good moral values, and a good home. Okay, anyways, continuing... I don't think my one friend will ever be emotionally stable. She attaches herself even to like people she has no chance with, people she hardly knows... because her mother took her out of school before she could really develop like any social skills... and to this day her mom keeps her bottled up... so I think homeschooling can definitely be beneficial depending on if there is positive, supportive, not overprotective parental guidance... But the DuPrees are still the only "case" that I've known to be positive thus far... but hey, some of you on here are very well educated and I don't suspect you're "looney," so power to you. I'm glad that worked for you. But personally (a bit in reflection to previous posts), I'm very glad I'm public schooled... I have social anxiety a bit and my "peers" tend to drive me over the edge sometimes, but in the end its good. -Goofing with friends. -Meeting mentors. -MAKING friends. -Making pseudoenemies (I try not to have any...) -Gross lunch. -Staying after school. -Trying your hardest not to laugh so you won't get in trouble by mean teacher lady. -Passing notes. -Spitballs. 
-Getting caught passing notes. -Detention. -Up-sides to having the highest GPA in your class (Okay, so maybe that doesn't apply to but 4 people during a given year [me included. Aha.], but it has some pretty ritcheous benefits and makes me smile and glad I'm in public school [not just for bragging rights...]) -Growing up experiencing many electives and realizing by "trial-and-error" what you TRULY love and want to do in life... For example, if I was homeschooled I'd have never been randomly placed in French from lack of electives (at my old school) and I'd never had known my true passion... the French language (and culture). I've taken it 2 years and plan to major in it an college, do the peace corps in Africa to use it to help people, then come back and do more years of college for international business and more french... then travel, travel, travel. -Stressing over grades and state tests. -Stressing over final exams. -Essays. -Class parties. -Field trips. -PEP RALLIES. -HOMECOMING WEEK FESTIVITIES. Most of those "appear" to be negative, but in the long run.... after they have happened... it's what us public-shoolers (well the ones that aren't social outcasts... they need to be homeschooled in case of emotional scarring...) truly respect and love about our years in highschool and stuff. The memories. Oh, and with public schooling you learn a lot about who you can trust; reading people, realizing that most of the time there is bad in people even if they appear incredibly nice (cynical... sorry), having friends backstab you... It's a lot of teeniebopper drama but it helps you in the long-run. Okay, well, maybe scratch what I just said. Once you get into college the whole hesaidshesaid nonsense pretty much disappears and it's easier to trust your colleagues anyway. But still. Okay that was really rambly and gramatically incorrect but I don't care. Ciao. _________________ "Dang D, you ain't goin' up that hill is you?" "No fool, I'm goin' down it!" "GANGSTA." --Luvbeat. ______________________ Anthony. Yeah. http://myspace.com/ohstar |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:46 am
holland, 2005 wrote: I have social anxiety a bit and my "peers" tend to drive me over the edge sometimes, but in the end its good. I have social anxiety, but it's more than a 'bit'. I didn't get it from homeschooling because I did that AFTER I found out I had a problem. Maybe public school had something to do with it? All those speeches you have to give, and how I couldn't do them, so people thought I was weird. 
holland, 2005 wrote: For example, if I was homeschooled I'd have never been randomly placed in French from lack of electives (at my old school) and I'd never had known my true passion... the French language (and culture). I've taken it 2 years and plan to major in it an college, do the peace corps in Africa to use it to help people, then come back and do more years of college for international business and more french... then travel, travel, travel. I hated Spanish in high school, but when I took it for summer school at my local college, I discovered I was actually pretty good at it and started to really love it. Having a good teacher helped too. So yeah I can see where you're coming from about discovering somthing you're passionate about that you otherwise wouldn't if you were homeschooled. Anyway, I was planning on doing the same thing as you... major in it, use it to help people, and travel all over, but then this professor I had last semester totally killed my passion for it  It's sad how one teacher can have such an influence over you, unless it's in a positive way, then that's good.
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