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Post by scoutmom on Dec 8, 2009 11:04:36 GMT -5
It would be nice to connect with other folks. Sometimes we might have curriculum needs or questions we could help each other out with. I do realize that home school is two words, it is used in a variety of ways these day but most of my resources use it as one word.
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Post by Tommy Thompson on Dec 8, 2009 12:51:38 GMT -5
Scoutmom, we home schooled my son Jason in his last two years of High School. At home he was allowed for his shirt tail to be out....that's a long story. LOL
After we started home schooling, we discovered that the curriculum at Pell City High School was pitifully lacking in substance. I was fortunate to have known many of the kids at PC through my years of coaching and was able to compare the classes. One example was how bored he was in science when the teacher spent 6 months on ONE chapter because some of the kids just didn't get it. It was on one celled animals, something Jason had been taught at home since he was in diapers. The first word I tried to teach him was "endoplasmic reticulum"...and even today we laugh about that with his son Skylar who is 6.
I am a big believer in knowledge and really admire those who have a natural curiosity to learn and understand everything they can. One thing that I can't stand to hear is "oh...I don't need no more schooling....I already know everything I need to know".
I applaud you for home schooling...even a mediocre home school class is probably twice as good as a public school class.
Tommy
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Post by sara on Dec 8, 2009 17:37:22 GMT -5
Bless the home schoolers. I couldn't do it, but I really do admire people who can. It takes a lot of energy, organization, self-discipline and a lot of other good things that I know I lack. Home schooled children seem to excel in college too.
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