home schooled kids vs. kids in regular school

[slice bh compliment]

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LOL, Papa, that intentional mis-spelling was pure genius. I mean geniOus!
Hey, so, is it a Freudian slip when you make fun of yourself and it turns into toilet humor? ''Ja, vee beleefv ziss to be zum zort ofv anal fikzation.''

 

[papatenis]

LOL, Papa, that intentional mis-spelling was pure genius. I mean geniOus!
Hey, so, is it a Freudian slip when you make fun of yourself and it turns into toilet humor? ''Ja, vee beleefv ziss to be zum zort ofv anal fikzation.''

Hey, you didn't like my attempt at humor?
Yes, papatenis is stuck in his anal stage.

 

[momtogrif]

After home schooling our kids the past 3 years, I would not change a thing.

To each their own, I think my kids are turning out to be very amazing people and frankly I don't care what anyone else thinks about our choice.

I have met countless losers in life who went to prom, so I doubt that really matters at all in the big picture.

Hear, hear! I never even went to prom in public school b/c I just didn't want to. My parents had me get a job at 14, I was a dancer and practiced 5 times a week, and when I wasn't in school or working or at dance, I was sleeping. I didn't have time for boys or for my friends so I personally think school is over-rated.

I have chosen to homeschool my son many years before he picked up a tennis racquet. It was a personal choice b/c he had learning issues and a tic disorder and I was afraid he'd fall through the cracks of the system, so to speak. He has lots of friends from football, tennis, neighborhood, and homeschool group. He gets exposed to PLENTY via television and what kids talk about whether they're in school or not, so sitting in a classroom with his 'peers' really isn't a good fit for our family.

We also chose to homeschool b/c we loved to travel and have family all over the country and didn't want to limit visits to grandma or great-grandma to the summer months or winter break. Homeschooling gives us flexibility and allows him to grow at his own pace.

As for tennis, this was just something that came along in the past year. He has a long way to go, but tennis NEVER replaces schooling in our schedule and he is required to get his work done before I allow him to go out to his lessons or practices.

 

[usmeagle91]

For the people who say Prom isn't important, did you even go to yours? When I was in high school, my parents kept telling me how many memories you keep from going to prom, so saying that when your 45, you won't even remember prom, isn't a true statement. It may not be as important as making good grades, but being social is almost.

On the flip side, saying home-schooled kids are all socially awkward is also not a true statement. Some of my good friends are home-schooled. Whether you go the home-school route, or the public/private school route, you're always going to get the "socially awkward" kids.

 

[TennisCoachFLA]

For the people who say Prom isn't important, did you even go to yours? When I was in high school, my parents kept telling me how many memories you keep from going to prom, so saying that when your 45, you won't even remember prom, isn't a true statement. It may not be as important as making good grades, but being social is almost.

On the flip side, saying home-schooled kids are all socially awkward is also not a true statement. Some of my good friends are home-schooled. Whether you go the home-school route, or the public/private school route, you're always going to get the "socially awkward" kids.

I guess it is all relative. I went to the prom and don't have much of a memory either way. Since then I have traveled the world, graduated with a BS from one college and an MS from another, started and sold 2 businesses, semi-retired to coach kids on my terms, now raising my 3 kids and traveling the world with them.

I suppose if you graduate high school, take a job for the next 40 years, then retire, prom might be a big memory. With me and most people I hang with it is perhaps #150 down on their list of memories. Every trip I take with my kids creates about 20 memories that further obliterate something as trivial to me as a prom 25 years ago.

I do agree social awkardness is totally unrelated to anything as far as schooling. My home schooled kids look grown ups in the eye and talk to them on the same level. They respect all but take zero garbage from anyone, regardless of age or status. I would not put one regular schooled kid ahead of them in any way, socially or academically. In fact they are vastly superior in both those aspects.

 

[sureshs]

20 years from now, online learning will be so prevalent that the paradigm we are used to will appear to be a quaint practice. MIT is putting all its lectures on the Internet. The concept of lugging a bag to school and sitting thru period after period will be obsolete. For us old guys the nostalgia will always remain, but the new generation will not understand it.

 

[JoshDragon]

home school kids are socialy akward

Oh, so Home school kids are socially awkward but public schoolers who go around acting like 'gansta's' aren't? Or Goths? Or pot-heads? Did you ever go to a public school?

 

[usmeagle91]

I guess it is all relative. I went to the prom and don't have much of a memory either way. Since then I have traveled the world, graduated with a BS from one college and an MS from another, started and sold 2 businesses, semi-retired to coach kids on my terms, now raising my 3 kids and traveling the world with them.

I suppose if you graduate high school, take a job for the next 40 years, then retire, prom might be a big memory. With me and most people I hang with it is perhaps #150 down on their list of memories. Every trip I take with my kids creates about 20 memories that further obliterate something as trivial to me as a prom 25 years ago.

I do agree social awkardness is totally unrelated to anything as far as schooling. My home schooled kids look grown ups in the eye and talk to them on the same level. They respect all but take zero garbage from anyone, regardless of age or status. I would not put one regular schooled kid ahead of them in any way, socially or academically. In fact they are vastly superior in both those aspects.

I agree, its all relative. My dad met my mom at prom, and started dating. I guess its what you get out of it that makes it a memory.

However, just because prom is a fond and important memory, doesn't mean you have a boring life. Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but that's what I got from your second paragraph.

 

[GameSetNavritilova]

It's not fair to generalize and make comments about either side. Every situation is unique. It's also difficult to compare what the general population did as far as school is concerned versus today. It's a different world.

Tennis aside, traditional schooling has its benefits. Home schooling has its benefits. Every situation is different. Every kid is different. Every parental situation is different.

If you're on the fence, collect your information and make an informed decision that is in the best interest of your kid and move forward with conviction!

 

[origmarm]

home school kids are socialy akward

I laughed until I cried...

 

[Fintendo]

I went to private school until I was 11, I then went to a normal free, State school until I was 13 a tennis academy in Spain where I did 1 year of school I then missed 2 years of school, but it didn't affect me, I have always been quick to catch up, and quite clever academically anyway.I am now doing the IGSCE course at 17, I regret nothing that I have done. I have already got my A* in Spanish and now I'm doing both my english lit and lang. I will the do Spanish and English A level after. If I want to go to a top Uni I can go to night school for a year whilst getting a job and be done with it. It is very hard to train like a pro and do normal school too. Especially in England.

 

[tomas9848]

homeschool just to get to play more in week. I am public schooled. I play on weekend and afterschool. They just might be wealthier.