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tkhunny
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USA
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 Posted - 04/26/2006 : 12:09:27
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Recently, I have encountered several students who state two things, nearly in the same breath:- I am Home Schooled
- No, I don't have a teacher.
Is it just my perception, or is this attitude totally wrong? Are parents leaving kids to fend for themselves at home, even after they have fought off the local school district? Maybe it's just that the kids don't think of their parents quite that formally?
No answers, today, just questions. |
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the_hill1962
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USA
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Posted - 04/26/2006 : 18:46:34
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I have not encountered this. It is always the parents that are asking how to help their child (student).
You point out one of the basic problems with Home School. A parent can't be an expert in all subjects. A Home School student is going to always have at least one or two subjects "glossed over" (unless it is one of these Home School "cooperatives").
This situation is especially scarey with the maths and sciences.
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pka
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Posted - 04/26/2006 : 19:06:17
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This is purely anecdotal. But in the last ten years, the home-schooled students have been among the best college freshman I have seen. I observed that these students are so well disciplined. In fact, in college where it is hard to get individual attention from an instructor, these students do quite well; it maybe that they are use to finding information on their own.
I am far more concerned by the number of students taking on-line mathematics courses for which they clearly do not have the proper background. These are the ones saying “I have no textbook and no instructor”. They say “Just answer my question. Do not give me any lip. I am taking geometry on-line but I have never seen a problem like A2=450, solve for A”.
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the_hill1962
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USA
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Posted - 04/28/2006 : 08:24:20
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What course(s) do you teach pka?
That is certainly interesting that you find HomeSchool students to be the best. I suppose it is not unlike what I find at the secondary school level. One of the best students that I have came from a HomeSchool environment.
I also find it interesting that students that recently immigrated to the U.S. have better math skills and are the best students.
I wonder what this says about the NCLB stuff that is going on in U.S. public education. |
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sahsjing
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USA
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Posted - 05/01/2006 : 18:43:39
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| Long time ago, I tutored a home schooled girl in geometry. The content, in my opinion, was deeper than that taught in local public high schools. By the way, home school doesn't mean studying at home all the way. Actually, as I remember, she went to some geometry class about twice a week. |
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tkhunny
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USA
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Posted - 05/01/2006 : 23:50:24
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| sahsjing, you have brightened my day. I am glad to know that someone observed a personal incapacity in mathematics and employed outside help. I really do not comprehend how one even could consider Home Schooling without a very clear plan for advancement in mathematics. |
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Home SCHOOLING
