Homeschooling in the Tech Community
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@MattSpeller said:
I've always thought homeschooling to be a tad extravagant but lately I've noticed that I was exceptionally lucky to get a good run of teachers. It'll be something to consider should I ever have offspring.
It certainly takes a huge investment, but what is worth more investment than your kids? It's not just about giving them a better education but also controlling that education (avoiding cursive, not letting them skip programming), getting more time with them, safety, freedom to travel, etc.
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My daughter says that she is excited about having me teach some more programming this evening.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
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@IRJ said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Or some of the worst. Really depends on the kid.
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That being said, It really doesn't matter once you get in your 20s
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@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Or some of the worst. Really depends on the kid.
Yes I agree with that. I would guess that some of the kids that had a hard time in HS probably had a hard time socializing in general.
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@IRJ said:
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Although I've always wondered, is this because of school or because of the age? Will homeschooled kids say the same thing? Will high school traveling the world and not having to sit in class be more fun than highschool? Maybe, maybe not . It's something I've actually wondered about.
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@IRJ said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Or some of the worst. Really depends on the kid.
Yes I agree with that. I would guess that some of the kids that had a hard time in HS probably had a hard time socializing in general.
Each kid is very different. Having a child who is not a social butterfly (ok well he hides most of the time). High school would have been torture. However being allowed to socialize at his own pace and learn at his own pace made him love learning and he just does on his own now that he is done with school.
I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who knows if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
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@IRJ said:
Yes I agree with that. I would guess that some of the kids that had a hard time in HS probably had a hard time socializing in general.
Although tons of people who struggle with socialization in high school excel with it outside of high school because adult socialization is so drastically different than school socialization. And conversely, we all know the story of the high school popular kids who become the grocery store baggers with no friends and no future. Often what makes high school fun and successful cripples you later in life (later meaning very soon.)
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Although I've always wondered, is this because of school or because of the age? Will homeschooled kids say the same thing? Will high school traveling the world and not having to sit in class be more fun than highschool? Maybe, maybe not . It's something I've actually wondered about.
I think the answer to that is different for every kid.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who know if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
Same here, social butterfly but hated school. I liked seeing people all the time, but did not like anything else.
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@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Or some of the worst. Really depends on the kid.
Yes I agree with that. I would guess that some of the kids that had a hard time in HS probably had a hard time socializing in general.
Each kid is very different. Having a child who is not a social butterfly (ok well he hides most of the time). High school would have been torture. However being allowed to socialize at his own pace and learn at his own pace made him love learning and he just does on his own now that he is done with school.
I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who know if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
I hate to say it, but I think the system and teachers are both at fault. The quality of teaching can be so different from teacher to teacher. We have a state test called the FCAT and that is more important to the school district than teaching the kids a damn thing. As long as they pass the FCAT the school doesn't care about their individual grades or learning
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@IRJ said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@IRJ said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I just remember school as being hilarious. I was miserable for some of time, for sure, but the highs were magical. I never liked the lessons that much, but the football, the girl chasing and the messing around and getting in to mischief were some of the highlights of my life.
High School were some of the best times for most kids. Even if they didn't realize it at the time
Or some of the worst. Really depends on the kid.
Yes I agree with that. I would guess that some of the kids that had a hard time in HS probably had a hard time socializing in general.
Each kid is very different. Having a child who is not a social butterfly (ok well he hides most of the time). High school would have been torture. However being allowed to socialize at his own pace and learn at his own pace made him love learning and he just does on his own now that he is done with school.
I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who know if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
I hate to say it, but I think the system and teachers are both at fault. The quality of teaching can be so different from teacher to teacher. We have a state test called the FCAT and that is more important to the school district than teaching the kids a damn thing. As long as they pass the FCAT the school doesn't care about their individual grades or learning
Pretty much all schools are like this now. I know teachers who gave up the profession because of the "teaching to the test" mandates. The students who care the most and the teachers who cared the most are exiting the system, it has gotten that bad.
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I worked IT and taught a computer class for a middle school. I can tell you first hand that some teachers aren't worth half the salary they are paid and others are worth 4 times the salary they are paid.
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I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who know if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
I hate to say it, but I think the system and teachers are both at fault. The quality of teaching can be so different from teacher to teacher. We have a state test called the FCAT and that is more important to the school district than teaching the kids a damn thing. As long as they pass the FCAT the school doesn't care about their individual grades or learning
Most all that the schools are allowed to worry about these days is kids passing tests. There is no real teaching happening most of the time. I feel bad for teachers as they aren't allowed to really teach.
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Some teachers were very quick to write off problem children while others actually gravitated towards them and did all they could for them.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Minion-Queen said:
I was a social butterfly but HATED school, the learning part. As a kid that was labeled as learning disabled school was torture. Who know if someone would have taken the time to actually teach, what I could have learned.
Same here, social butterfly but hated school. I liked seeing people all the time, but did not like anything else.
I was the opposite. I didn't like school because I hated being around people. High school was generally fine but I hated middle school I was one of the kids that actually liked learning and was actively punished for it by my teachers and fellow students.
High school ended up being better, as I ended up tutoring a few upper class-men that were in the same classes as I was. I also ended up having a few teachers who actually encouraged teaching and allowed me to learn at a faster pace, I however didn't really apply myself so while I aced tests I rarely did homework so I was never accepted into any of the AP curriculum based on past performance. Still hated the whole social aspect of school though.
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Almost 100% of my teachers were freaking awesome right from K-12. My only complaint with the system is the challenge program was a joke, I didn't even know how to study when I left grade 12 - college was a big big shock.
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@coliver said:
High school ended up being better, as I ended up tutoring a few upper class-men that were in the same classes as I was.
Both high school and college I was tutoring seniors as a freshman, even not in the same classes
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@MattSpeller said:
Almost 100% of my teachers were freaking awesome right from K-12. My only complaint with the system is the challenge program was a joke, I didn't even know how to study when I left grade 12 - college was a big big shock.
I was lucky, had a very good high school and many of my teachers were quite good. Still the curriculum and needing to wait for the infrastructure of school made it boring even with good teachers who cared.
