SPCOxion (2014-10-19 04:50:41)

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I was looking at the comments on this thread, and you guys started a half-assed conversation about the benefits and downsides of homeschooling.
I'm interested about what you guys have to say about it, and I think it deserves its own thread.

Discuss what you like/don't like about homeschool compared to public school.

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carlos11 (2014-10-19 06:24:14)

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Homeschooling wins every time.

This has been made before too, by the way.

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SackThing101 (2014-10-19 06:41:40)

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I'd rather go to a real school than to be homeschooled. Sure, you can stay up and sleep in, play video games after you got your "school" and "schoolwork" done, but I would rather prefer more education. Like, there's barely any work in homeschooling.

If I was public school'd, I'd have better grammar than that.

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HanShotFirst (2014-10-19 12:09:55)

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Having done both, I can safely say Homeschooling is a detriment to one's education if the parents are inept.

Also, homeschooling is not acceptable once Middle School is over, as many adults barely scraped through Highschool themselves.

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PhoenixDawn (2014-10-19 15:33:27)

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Public school.

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harfod (2014-10-19 15:53:12)

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My school has many benefits. Many benefits that homeschooling won't have.
and i'm in a public school

Free instrument lessons (you can borrow the instruments) recording studio (IDK why)
Many drama studios. Cooking classrooms, Textiles classrooms (for making clothes n' stuff) Wood,plastic,glass ect. worksop (IDK how many) My one has a 3d printer. Giant unnecessary garden. A lot of "computing" classrooms. Private lessons for music,maths ect.Too many clubs.

Idk when, but there's a skiing trip to somewhere which costs around $420 per person
(That inc. equipment+trip+food)

How the can the school afford this junk?!

¸σ-σ¸
Team homeschool

The recording studio is filled with apple comuters
I forgot a lot of stuff
Too Long; Did not Read!

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2014-10-19 15:58:13

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Lani (2014-10-19 17:03:25)

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It always comes down to the teachers and methods. Homeschooling can be far more in depth and strict, though it can also be extremely lenient and shallow. It simply depends on how your parents choose to teach, and what their knowledge consists of.

My brothers and I have been homeschooled our whole lives. My oldest brother is currently in his junior year of college, and my other brother will very likely be attending college this coming year. Missing public education hasn't proven to be detrimental to us so far but that's simply because of how we were raised. Everyone homeschools differently, so it's not entirely fair to generalize it....Some homeschoolers get online education or public classes specifically for homeschoolers---for subjects that parents might not be able to teach. There are plenty of resources that can teach you without parent or teacher help, which honestly is an extremely helpful skill to obtain (teaching yourself).

There are pros and cons of both, though being Homeschooled, I've never wanted anything else. I'm not entirely sure what education I'll give my own children someday (if that is to be a reality), but it will probably be homeschooling for at least their middle school years.

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Jason2k14 (2014-10-19 17:08:14)

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Although schooling in your own home may seem great, it will lower your socializing, especially in the future when interacting with your boss/teachers.

Although schooling in your school may seem great, it will lower your chances of playing Smash4.

I'll say more, but only if I wanted to.

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carlos11 (2014-10-19 18:02:14)

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>in depth and strict
>lenient and shallow
>Implying you can't have both depth and lenience in homeschooling.

You might want to cover up, darling, your ignorance is showing.

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Lani (2014-10-19 18:07:29)

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I was noting the polar extremes, Carlos. I also noted that you can't really generalize homeschooling, because everyone does it differently. I never intended to imply that you can't have both. I think you're trying to read between the lines too hard.

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SPCOxion (2014-10-20 00:07:13)

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@SackThing101
In my opinion, homeschool is more for people who want to learn.
If I weren't homeschooled, I wouldn't be interested in any of the things I do (algebra and trig, programming, speedcubing...)
I taught most of this to myself ( "to myself" means it wasn't on my curriculum. my parents couldn't teach me trig because neither of them learned it themselves )

@Phoeniawn
such contribution to the discussion

@Lani
Yeah, it really does depend on the parents. My mother knows I'll keep up with my schoolwork, so she just tells me what websites to visit and what books to read, then she tests me later. That gives me a lot of free time to get into stuff I'm interested in. Plus, in the future, I can probably skip driving school and have my dad teach me, as he drives for a living.

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PhoenixDawn (2014-10-20 00:35:12)

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I can be very vague.

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chriz (2014-10-20 01:51:02)

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how about no school?

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Jason2k14 (2014-10-20 21:44:52)

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I hope you have a wonderful life with no education. Be sure to dropout of school, being a crackhead to smoke and so forth.

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