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Feb 18, 2020
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Gentleman Stan
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Example: 5 kids, homeschooling assisted by two subjects privately tutored,
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I really do feel bad for most homeschooled children. So many common issues.
TCuz
Rules Committee President
2/18/20 9:32am
Lol about the reading. Even though she doesn’t read well doesn’t mean she isn’t
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 9:35am
She was 10 and basically couldn’t read at all. You don’t think that’s an issue?
TCuz
2/18/20 9:37am
Depends. I don’t the situation. However there are studies that show
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:09am
Can you cite some peer reviewed studies for us?
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:12am
Probably will take a while
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:14am
If you can barely read at 10 that's a problem, not a pedagogical preference
CommodoreCoug
2/18/20 9:38am
I'll have to use that on my boss. "I'm taking an alternative pace to learning."
TheWanderer
2/18/20 9:38am
I wrote a big paper on this once. My conclusion was that for kids with competent parents and an active social life,
HarlemCoug
2/18/20 9:36am
This is kind of what I would expect
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:01am
Exactly. I am familiar with a situation where
Gentleman Stan
2/18/20 10:07am
The usual home schooling I see is not like this, though.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:11am
How much do you actually see though?
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:25am
I have cousins who were home schooled. I have two families in my ward.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:33am
Seems like you’ve only seen poor examples
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:39am
Yeah, the good ol' 1700s when no public schools existed. Fun times.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:43am
Lol. You have nothing better?
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 11:40am
Right. Which is what I'm saying. Homeschooling cuts across a larger
Gentleman Stan
2/18/20 11:23am
Private Tutor ≠ Homeschooling
quikandskinny
2/18/20 11:11am
Some subjects were homeschooled. And the guy from
Gentleman Stan
2/18/20 11:21am
The only reason someone would say private tutor≠homeschooling would be if they
Submariner
2/18/20 12:42pm
Oh, and parents of kids on sports teams of public schools hate, and I mean
Submariner
2/18/20 12:53pm
Usually home schooling is correlated with the issues of having too many kids.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 9:36am
"Add in all of the issues that come from being raised in a large family" - I'd
cucciolo25
2/18/20 9:58am
Fewer resources to go around. Parental breakdown. Higher incarceration rates.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:09am
I would bet there is a strong correlation between those stats and single parents
Schultz is back
2/18/20 2:06pm
It's an interesting question, but maybe not the only factor.(Or the reason here)
TheWanderer
2/18/20 3:11pm
Aren’t paying their share of taxes. That made me laugh out loud.
pilot17
2/18/20 10:14am
Hopefully you were not flying an airplane when you laughed out loud.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 10:17am
Spot on.
Virginia Ute
2/18/20 11:01am
I know a family that homeschools and they only have 2 kids.
YSMACK
2/18/20 11:14am
Thank goodness I said "Usually." Very good choice of words.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 11:17am
Unfortunately, that wasn't all you said:
YSMACK
2/18/20 11:22am
Ahem:
Gentleman Stan
2/18/20 11:28am
Now can you show us a pig with wings?
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 11:42am
Wait, you want me to keep track of your wife now as well?
TheWanderer
2/18/20 12:09pm
Example: 5 kids, homeschooling assisted by two subjects privately tutored,
Gentleman Stan
2/18/20 11:27am
The ignorance is strong with this one
Schultz is back
2/18/20 2:08pm
All depends
Gustav
2/18/20 9:39am
My wife home schooled our 5 children and they in turn are home schooling our
vaquero
2/18/20 9:50am
"Latin" is a key word here. Very telling.
TheWanderer
2/18/20 9:55am
I've found that a lot of people think their homeschooled kids are adjusted well socially
TCuz
2/18/20 10:15am
We'll just have to disagree on this one.
vaquero
2/18/20 10:23am
Yea not sure what “normal” social behavior is these days
cougfanz
2/18/20 10:26am
I've found that a lot of people think their public school educated kids are
Submariner
2/18/20 10:31am
This is called the cycle of abuse. BREAK THE CYCLE.
BYUinTX
2/18/20 10:16am
Having just got back from a TDY with an academy grad who was home
pilot17
2/18/20 10:20am
Were this truly a broad representation, then the SAs would not be admitting an
vaquero
2/18/20 10:28am
That maybe true but what I’m saying is that LDS homeschooled guys/gals who then
pilot17
2/18/20 12:12pm
Also, some people home school because of made up fears of public school being too liberal/conservative or whatever
TCuz
2/18/20 11:10am
Especially in conservative places like Utah, Idaho or Texas. Imagine thinking those places are too liberal for a 6yrold
TEXAS
2/18/20 12:01pm
If you are only looking at test scores/grades, then homeschooling might be a
unctoothman
2/18/20 12:41pm
We pulled out our kids for last 2 months to home school
cougfanz
2/18/20 9:59am
Val Westover?
BYUinTX
2/18/20 10:20am
Odds your kids are college athletes? (Be honest)
pink22
2/18/20 10:24am
For one 100%. She Will be a high level recruit, likely to any school of her
cougfanz
2/18/20 11:51am
I watched that same episode and her homeschooling is laughable. The kids are
IceCreamButt
2/18/20 10:02am
"Most," "many," "rare." I think you're talking out of your assumptions.
panguitch
2/18/20 10:22am
I asked my MIL afterwards about the family
TCuz
2/18/20 10:25am
That is sad.
panguitch
2/18/20 11:12am
Given my sample size (roughly a thousand teens/preteens at any given time), I'd
unctoothman
2/18/20 11:30am
^^this!!
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 11:43am
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