Showing posts with label Benefits of Homeschooling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benefits of Homeschooling. Show all posts
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Homeschooling: Through the Bad and the Good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYAHR3mRiM&feature=youtu.be
This lady's views on homeschooling reflect my own!
This lady's views on homeschooling reflect my own!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The kids aren't the only ones who are learning...
Such a true statement! I graduated from a public high school on the Honors List. I was one of a small group of students that had graduated with a G.P.A of "A" (having an average grade score for the 4 year period as anywhere between 95 and 100%).
I felt like I had accomplished quite a feat. I had no idea of just how little academic knowledge I had actually acquired - until I began homeschooling my children. I quickly realized that there was so much I had not learned while attending public school, and so, I took this opportunity to learn right alongside my kids.
Homeschooling has given ME (the parent/teacher) the opportunity to learn many new things. My kids are all grown now, but my own education will continue as I help my daughter homeschool her children.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Homeschool Math in a Bucket...
Ahhhh! The beauty of homeschooling...You don't have to sit at a desk all day! Yay! You can do school just about anywhere and at any time you choose. This little scholar is very seriously working on his math lesson, as you can plainly see.
(photo courtesy of a homeschooling acquaintance of mine - Thank you!)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Homeschool Perks...
Where else but in homeschool can you eat cookies and do your lessons at the same time? Awesome!
(photo courtesy of a homeschooling friend of mine, who lives in a neighboring county - Thank you!)
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Plato...
"...knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Therefore, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover the child's natural bent."
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
A public school education is NOT "free", nor is it advantageous to your child...
On August 22, 2012, the Fox News program "The Five", as reported by Juan Williams, revealed (as I understood Mr. Williams to say) that the national average cost a family spends for public school "back-to-school" supplies per child, per year is $683. Wow! That doesn't even include the curriculum. On the other hand, the average cost a typical homeschooling family spends per child, per year is approximately $200 LESS - and that lower cost INCLUDES the curriculum!
On top of the "back-to-school" costs that the families of public school kids must pay in order to receive a "free" education for their children, the government spends $10,000 (or more) per child, per year of taxpayer money and still manages to provide a poor quality education to our children.
Studies conducted in recent years by the National Assessment of Education Progress have shown that two-thirds of 4th grade children in the U.S.A. cannot read at a proficient level; three-fourths of them cannot write well; and four-fifths don't do well in math. (source of my information: Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson, licensed psychologist and family counselor)
A former Secretary of Education, Dr. Bill Bennett who holds a Ph.D from the University of Texas and a law degree from Harvard said this, "In the third grade, in math and science, our children score near the top compared to third graders in other industrialized nations. In the eighth grade, they score in the middle. In the twelfth grade, they score at the bottom. In short, the longer you stay in school in America, the dumber you get, relative to kids in other countries." (from the book: Bringing Up Boys; emphasis mine) Dr. Bennett pointed out that standardized test scores reveal that homeschoolers out rank public schoolers by 37 points! The test scores of kids who attend public school average at the 50th percentile level, while the scores of homeschoolers average at the 87th percentile! Dr. Bennett went on to say that "It (the public school system of education) is a dumbing-down process...There is no competition in the system. There's very little accountability in the system." Could 'tenure' be one of the reasons for that? Think about it!
Then there is the bullying! A study sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation showed that 74% of kids aged 8 to 11 years, and 86% of teens reported being bullied or teased by their peers; and one out of every five children are actually frightened in the classroom. ( - Bringing Up Boys )
Homeschooling is more economical for the family than public school, and it saves taxpayers alot of money. Plus, homeschooling provides children with a better education (and much better social skills) than the public schools. So, parents, if your child is struggling in school, has become rebellious, or is being bullied and has developed fears; try homeschooling! You just might end up becoming pleasantly surprised at the positive effect upon your child.
On top of the "back-to-school" costs that the families of public school kids must pay in order to receive a "free" education for their children, the government spends $10,000 (or more) per child, per year of taxpayer money and still manages to provide a poor quality education to our children.
Studies conducted in recent years by the National Assessment of Education Progress have shown that two-thirds of 4th grade children in the U.S.A. cannot read at a proficient level; three-fourths of them cannot write well; and four-fifths don't do well in math. (source of my information: Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson, licensed psychologist and family counselor)
A former Secretary of Education, Dr. Bill Bennett who holds a Ph.D from the University of Texas and a law degree from Harvard said this, "In the third grade, in math and science, our children score near the top compared to third graders in other industrialized nations. In the eighth grade, they score in the middle. In the twelfth grade, they score at the bottom. In short, the longer you stay in school in America, the dumber you get, relative to kids in other countries." (from the book: Bringing Up Boys; emphasis mine) Dr. Bennett pointed out that standardized test scores reveal that homeschoolers out rank public schoolers by 37 points! The test scores of kids who attend public school average at the 50th percentile level, while the scores of homeschoolers average at the 87th percentile! Dr. Bennett went on to say that "It (the public school system of education) is a dumbing-down process...There is no competition in the system. There's very little accountability in the system." Could 'tenure' be one of the reasons for that? Think about it!
Then there is the bullying! A study sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation showed that 74% of kids aged 8 to 11 years, and 86% of teens reported being bullied or teased by their peers; and one out of every five children are actually frightened in the classroom. ( - Bringing Up Boys )
Homeschooling is more economical for the family than public school, and it saves taxpayers alot of money. Plus, homeschooling provides children with a better education (and much better social skills) than the public schools. So, parents, if your child is struggling in school, has become rebellious, or is being bullied and has developed fears; try homeschooling! You just might end up becoming pleasantly surprised at the positive effect upon your child.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Cost of NOT Homeschooling...
A great article:
"Remembering the Cost of Not Homeschooling" by: Naomi Musch, mother of 4 homeschool graduates and 1 still being homeschooled.
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/remembering-the-cost-of-not-homeschooling.11624788.html
I can't get the link to work, despite the fact that this is the link shown for the article. If my readers cannot get the link to work, then type into your search engine the title of the article and the name of the author, and it should take you to the link.
A little more trouble, but well worth the read!
"Remembering the Cost of Not Homeschooling" by: Naomi Musch, mother of 4 homeschool graduates and 1 still being homeschooled.
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/remembering-the-cost-of-not-homeschooling.11624788.html
I can't get the link to work, despite the fact that this is the link shown for the article. If my readers cannot get the link to work, then type into your search engine the title of the article and the name of the author, and it should take you to the link.
A little more trouble, but well worth the read!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Homeschooling: A great tool for fighting against the possibility of future tyranny!
He who controls the schools, controls the culture...
"Let me control the textbooks and I will control the state." - Adolph Hitler
"When an opponent declares, 'I will not come over to your side,' I calmly say, 'Your child belongs to us already...What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community.' " - Adolph Hitler in a speech given on November 06, 1939.
"Let me control the textbooks and I will control the state." - Adolph Hitler
"When an opponent declares, 'I will not come over to your side,' I calmly say, 'Your child belongs to us already...What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community.' " - Adolph Hitler in a speech given on November 06, 1939.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Public School (Institutionalized) Education Wastes Time...
"Of a 6 hour school day, an average of 3 hours or less are spent on actual instructional time."
A report by Kennesaw State University (Georgia, USA) says that "50% of classroom time is lost due to misbehavior and being off task."
Read more about it here:
http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com
Click on the link: "A few of our best posts" ; then scroll down.
Note: Perhaps this is the reason that many public middle and high school kids are having 2 to 3 hours of homework several nights per week! They don't get it done at school, obviously.
A report by Kennesaw State University (Georgia, USA) says that "50% of classroom time is lost due to misbehavior and being off task."
Read more about it here:
http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com
Click on the link: "A few of our best posts" ; then scroll down.
Note: Perhaps this is the reason that many public middle and high school kids are having 2 to 3 hours of homework several nights per week! They don't get it done at school, obviously.
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