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Topic: school advice
Posted By: libbyalex
Subject: school advice
Date Posted: December 31 2005 at 8:39pm
I think I'm going to pull my 3 year old out of his two-mornings-a-week nursery school class. He's a young three, not potty-trained yet (!), and having a bit of separation anxiety. Add to that the fact that these little ones are walking germ factories... And then the whole AI possibility. Does this make sense to other parents out there? Am I over-reacting and stunting his learning opportunities? -- Libby


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 31 2005 at 9:12pm

Libby, my one and only child is a grown adult now, expecting his first child.  But when my husband retired he taught our son at home for his 7th & 8th grades.  It was the most rewarding thing for both of them and they had a grand time.  Our son was always a bit of a square peg in a round hole kinda kid and those two years were just what he needed to get through a difficult time for him.

I no longer buy into the fact that shipping our children off to a government school (read: warehouse) is good for them, and actually does a certain amount of damage.  We as parents, if circumstances allow, we would do much better by them ourselves.  Now there are group activities for home schoolers & all kinds of community and internet support that we didn't have when we did it.  My six year old niece is currently being home schooled and she participates in home schooler's ice skating lessons & karate lessons, each once a week.  These children are the most self aware, comfortable, out-going, confident children you could ever want to meet!

It's an option well worth exploring, in my very biased opinion anyway!! 


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 01 2006 at 2:32am
My wife and I have raised 32 children.  That includes hers, mine, ours, adopted, waifs and long term foster. After adopting a bunch, we ran out of money to make the lawyers rich and decided to take in troubled foster children. At least that way we would be reimbursed for some of our expenses.

With the "hers, mine, ours and adopted" we home schooled.  Some through 4th grade, some through 8th grade, some through 9th grade and some through high school.  The foster children had to go to public school as mandated by the state foster care rules and regulations.

The difference in their ability to function in adult life has been marked with the home schooled kids all doing excellent in life (honor students in college, managers in all their job positions).  The public school students all turned out to be average.  They learned in public school how to go with the flow and continued to do so in adult life.

Time invested in your children is not wasted.  The benefit of keeping your child away from far too many illnesses can not be overstated.  I was public schooled as a child (through high school), and I came down with every illness known to man due to my exposure (All right, I exaggerate.).  I was a skinny little thing and just seemed to catch everything that went through school.

In looking back, it would have been far better had I been spared that exposure.  My public school years were in the Fifties and Sixties when there was so many illnesses that we have inoculations for now.  So, I was sick from things that your child should not experience now because of modern protective shots in childhood.  There are other illnesses out there, though, and you can spare your kid(s) from that. The limitation, of course, is financial. Can you afford to have just one income? Most parents can not now-a-days.

There is another issue, and that is that some parents just do not have the temperament to be teachers.  If there is strife and too much stress that develops, it is best to use another teacher(s).  At the age of your child, that is almost never a problem.

I'd say spend as much time as possible with your kids.  The years you have are so short with your growing children. Love them. Nurture them. Teach them patience and obedience to a higher spiritual, moral and ethical cause and you will be able to rest at night knowing that you did your best.

Posted By: meewee
Date Posted: January 01 2006 at 5:56am

Libby;

I home schooled both of my sons from the 4th grade through the 10th. Not only was it one of the most rewarding experiences that we had, I was amazed at the wealth of knowledge and support that our local home schoolers assn. provided. Our children were well adjusted and polite and behaved. And both of my sons graduated with honors from high school in advanced classes because of being home schooled. If you can afford it , I highly recommend it. Both Of them are doing very well now in their careers.

Meewee



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