This poor kid is going to be behind in life because of his dad’s bad decision-making. 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 …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces 15-year-old son to drop out of high school and work for the family business, tells the state he’s homeschooling him: ‘He was bragging about how our state doesn’t check that an education is actually being provided.’
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Stepmother insists on homeschooling her 12-year-old stepdaughter because of her medical issues, going against her and her mom’s wishes: ‘We already homeschool our 6-year-old.’
This should be a temporary fix when her stepdaughter is too sick to attend school. People homeschool their kids for all different reasons, and one of them is because their child is too sick to attend school on a regular basis. If a kid is out of school for «too many days» because they’re too …
Seguir leyendo Stepmother insists on homeschooling her 12-year-old stepdaughter because of her medical issues, going against her and her mom’s wishes: ‘We already homeschool our 6-year-old.’
Single mom forces homeschooled 14-year-old sister to watch her 1-year-old baby all day every day, only pays her $40 for 2 weeks of babysitting: ‘I have to do school during the night.’
Nobody in this family is looking out for this girl. One of the drawbacks of homeschooling is that there are very few, if any, non-family adults looking out for the well-being of homeschooled children. They might have some at their church or in extracurricular activities, but not the kinds of adults you see five times …
Seguir leyendo Single mom forces homeschooled 14-year-old sister to watch her 1-year-old baby all day every day, only pays her $40 for 2 weeks of babysitting: ‘I have to do school during the night.’
16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: ‘They didn’t teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.’
She’s making pretty reasonable demands. Extreme circumstances require extreme measures to be taken. Being unable to do basic math at 16 is a pretty extreme circumstance, and a teenager in that situation will likely be desperate to obtain an education by any means necessary. That could include getting emancipated from their parents so they can …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: ‘They didn’t teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.’
Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: ‘I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!’
She just wants some guidance, and all the adults in her life have failed to give it to her. I believe that on a very primal level, all humans desire to learn and acquire an education. There’s a lot of speculation about how AI might eliminate the need for teachers and traditional methods of schooling, …
Seguir leyendo Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: ‘I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!’
5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’
It’s her job to teach her students. It’s not her job to teach her nephew and appease her entitled sister-in-law. Tons of parents think that any teacher can teach any grade or subject. While some teachers have transitioned from teaching middle school to high school to elementary school across various subjects, many remain in the …
Seguir leyendo 5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’
Parents force homeschooled 16-year-old to constantly play with his 11-year-old brother, refuse to let him make friends his own age: ‘I’ve only ever had one friend’
Both of these kids are desperate for a social life, and their mother won’t let either of them have one. Having a second kid doesn’t guarantee that your oldest will have a friend. A lot of parents have their 2nd child because they don’t want their 1st child to be a lonely only child with …
Seguir leyendo Parents force homeschooled 16-year-old to constantly play with his 11-year-old brother, refuse to let him make friends his own age: ‘I’ve only ever had one friend’
9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they’re keeping her up: ‘I wouldn’t care if they didn’t keep me up too.’
The «Abolish Bedtime» people don’t know how bad abolishing bedtime actually is. One of the most essential habits to instill in your Elementary-aged children is good sleep hygiene. I still feel grateful to my parents for making me go to bed at 8 PM until I was 10. I obviously hated that at the time, …
Seguir leyendo 9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they’re keeping her up: ‘I wouldn’t care if they didn’t keep me up too.’
Homeschool mom inquires about homeschool groups that go from 7:30-4 where she doesn’t have to do much teaching: ‘Do you mean school?’
Contrary to popular belief, homeschooling doesn’t always consist of a parent teaching their children by themself at home. This is the archetypal image of a homeschooling family: waking up late, doing math in their pajamas, with mom serving as the teacher. However, there are many other ways to educate children from outside of a public …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool mom inquires about homeschool groups that go from 7:30-4 where she doesn’t have to do much teaching: ‘Do you mean school?’
‘Do not homeschool your kids. You are NOT up to it.’: Former homeschoolers share why they think parents should not homeschool their kids
Homeschooling is one of those things that everyone has a strong opinion about. As a public schooler for life, I can’t speak to the experience of kids who were never in a traditional school environment, but I know for certain that I would’ve hated it. I love being around people, and I get kind of …
Seguir leyendo ‘Do not homeschool your kids. You are NOT up to it.’: Former homeschoolers share why they think parents should not homeschool their kids