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Originally Posted by ravenlynne[_5_]
On 12/31/2010 10:51 AM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
sf wrote:
I'd be willing to bet they are also home schooling their children to
protect them from all that science blather they're teaching in public
schools today. As was mentioned earlier, otherwise reasonable and
intelligent people can get really stupid when the bible is involved.
Some home school for that reason. If they ever want their kids to get a
diploma they end up disappointed as a small amount of science is
required.
Some home school because the circulum has declined significantly over
the years. Teaching to an old ciriculum that includes the basics of
western civilization using new materials on the topics is a strategy
used by good private schools and good home schoolers. It's a lot of
work but I do have some acquaintences who do this.
Some home schoolers do it for what I consider political reasons not
religious reasons. The end result can be anywhere along the quality
spectrum, poorly correlated with whether they happen to agree with my
politics.
Most of the homeschooled children I know are well past the public school
educated kids...but their parents are highly educated and are doing it
because of the school systems and not due to religious reasons.
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Kids in my public shool who were home schooled for a time. Thos kidsa usually excel. I have others who drop out of my public school to be homeschooled by the same dysfucntional mess that enabled the kid to fail with no sweat. those kids turn inmate real quick. No mystery: good parents-good kids, shithead parenrts-shithead kids. Some will break the mold, and, in my district, we work very hard to give the kid who was raised by wolves a chance to pass and even excel.
I know what you're saying, though, as publuc universities have adopted the "you believe in feminsim or you fail" philosophy. I love going to my public U (Winona State U) but can see how a more conservative person might feel very uncomfortable there. This is why the Patrick Henry type schools have sprung up. I'm cool with that.
Climate change is also a "given" at the public U level. Can't even debate it. Sorry, my profs are the ones who trained me to beware of preconclusive research. Someoen have some more for me to read. I like research, and have access to a ton. Teach me where hypothesis evolved into theory.