Is everyone entitled to their own schooling practices? Everybody has different approaches to education, and every child has different needs. There has been an increasing trend, at least in the United States, towards homeschooling. There are lots of different takes on this, some good, some bad. But let’s be honest, not every parent is qualified …
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Teacher shares stupid reasons why parents homeschool their kids: ‘No Crocs in PE, cafeteria doesn’t give kids chocolate milk, cell phone ban’
Those are not great reasons for homeschooling your kids. You’d be surprised how many parents think childhood ends the second their kid starts school. They believe that education marks the beginning of the end of innocence and a stress-free life, and that parents should keep their kids at home, away from other kids, for as …
Seguir leyendo Teacher shares stupid reasons why parents homeschool their kids: ‘No Crocs in PE, cafeteria doesn’t give kids chocolate milk, cell phone ban’
Homeschool parents lie to their 15-year-old, telling her that public school costs money and is too expensive for them: ‘I dropped out of school in the 3rd grade.’
Some parents just don’t care about their children getting a good education. In some countries, the point of a high school education is not to ensure everyone gets the same basic knowledge, but to separate the academically inclined from the not-so-academically inclined and put both groups on paths better suited to their strengths and weaknesses. …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool parents lie to their 15-year-old, telling her that public school costs money and is too expensive for them: ‘I dropped out of school in the 3rd grade.’
Homeschool mom gets upset when math tutor brother quizzes 6th grader on math curriculum: ‘He was having trouble recalling what they covered’
Should parents need to meet more requirements to homeschool? There are all kinds of different reasons that moms and dads may feel like their kids are better off learning with them than in the traditional education system. Maybe they have a child who doesn’t adapt well to the mainstream, or they feel like conventional school …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool mom gets upset when math tutor brother quizzes 6th grader on math curriculum: ‘He was having trouble recalling what they covered’
Manager schedules 16-year-old homeschooled fast-food worker for 40 hours a week, calls her a lazy teenager: ‘I cried at work 3 times today.’
She only asked to be scheduled part-time, but she’s working full-time. Any manager who expects teenage workers to have the same level of professionalism as adult workers is setting themselves up for disappointment. While some teens are incredibly committed to their after-school jobs, most are just doing it to get a little extra pocket change. …
Seguir leyendo Manager schedules 16-year-old homeschooled fast-food worker for 40 hours a week, calls her a lazy teenager: ‘I cried at work 3 times today.’
14-year-old tells her uncle she doesn’t want to be like his 10, 14, and 16-year-old homeschooled kids: ‘I don’t know if his kids are even gonna be able to go to college.’
Why would she want to be like his kids? You’d be surprised how many parents think childhood ends the second their kid starts school. They believe that education marks the beginning of the end of innocence and a stress-free life, and that parents should keep their kids at home, away from other kids, for as …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old tells her uncle she doesn’t want to be like his 10, 14, and 16-year-old homeschooled kids: ‘I don’t know if his kids are even gonna be able to go to college.’
Homeschool parents refuse to eat anything after 4 PM, even though their son begs them to eat dinner with him: ‘Listen to your child.’
Quality family time should be more important than an arbitrary diet. People don’t discuss how much extreme dieting can prevent you from being a part of normal human reactions. You can’t go out to dinner with your friends without counting calories, or not eating anything at all, in fear that you’ll go over your allotted …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool parents refuse to eat anything after 4 PM, even though their son begs them to eat dinner with him: ‘Listen to your child.’
Aunt refuses to homeschool nephew after discovering he struggles with school, despite being a homeschool teacher for her own kids, his dad calls her out
When people want to describe something that’s not extremely difficult, we usually compare it to rocket science. «It’s not rocket science» can be said about someone’s job, a minial task, or a college class. What one can take from that sentence is that we view rocket science as one of the hardest things a person …
Seguir leyendo Aunt refuses to homeschool nephew after discovering he struggles with school, despite being a homeschool teacher for her own kids, his dad calls her out
38-year-old mom of 5 keeps her part-time job a secret from her husband, he claims he doesn’t care to learn: ‘NEWSFLASH! It’s not all about you, bro!’
Sometimes in a relationship, it’s important to keep some things to yourself. Sure, you probably want to share most things, but not everything. You might want to hold some things close to your chest, just for you. Maybe it’s a memory, or a dream, or a piece of lore… You don’t have to give it …
Seguir leyendo 38-year-old mom of 5 keeps her part-time job a secret from her husband, he claims he doesn’t care to learn: ‘NEWSFLASH! It’s not all about you, bro!’
Entitled husband demands stay-at-home mom homeschool their 3-year-old daughter, despite the mom’s disinterest in homeschooling: ‘If it’s so important to him, let him homeschool.’
She’s not going to be a very good teacher if she doesn’t want to be one. Homeschooling is one of those things that you should only do if you’re fully committed. If you’re only feeling 50% about doing it, your kids would probably be better off in a public school. You shouldn’t homeschool unless you’re …
Seguir leyendo Entitled husband demands stay-at-home mom homeschool their 3-year-old daughter, despite the mom’s disinterest in homeschooling: ‘If it’s so important to him, let him homeschool.’