How do you home school? Do you hire someone? I was hoping my kid could re-teach me calculus, stats etc. I dont think I'd be any help in physics or chemistry with my D+ avg.
"the public school system in general is not geared towards boys"
Could you please expand on this?
I've known many home schooled kids including some in my own family who came out of homeschooling and were very socially awkward. Something to be said for being amongst the herd.
How do you home school? Do you hire someone? I was hoping my kid could re-teach me calculus, stats etc. I dont think I'd be any help in physics or chemistry with my D+ avg.
One thing to contend with no matter what is no matter how good the home schooling, the kid is going to be at a disadvantage with college applications. Even if they take the SATs and do well and do well with a GED, it will not be considered "as good" as attending a good private or public school and having that transcript with really good grade
Respectfully, my friend, this part is just completely inaccurate. Colleges love homeschool kids from my observation and from discussion with admissions folks. They are generally far ahead of peers in a lot of areas and generally don’t tend to explode freshman year in drugs and booze. Homeschool is way more popular than it used to be and admissions has become comfortable with it. We have friends at All ranges of schools, from UMD to the Naval Academy to the Ivy’s.
While I don't have any kids (that I know of at least), the indoctrinated attitudes towards what a boy should be have changed dramatically since I was a kid. For instance, we were taught (back in the 60s) that boys were to be gentlemen, and that included manners (social and table), showing respect for all elders and authority figures, opening and holding doors for girls while allowing them to go through first, standing when a female approached a table, offering a seat to either an older individual or a female, and with the ultimate goal of growing into strong, self-sufficient men who were protectors of their families and society.
Although there are exceptions due to strong and proper parenting, a look at the piss poor excuse for what passes for a man today coming out of the public education system, including colleges, it sure seems that America has been not just neutered but pussified to the extreme. I'm not advocating caveman emulation, but just look at the difference between POTUS 44 and 45.
When my son Tristan was born my Wife and I decided it would be best for him if we were able to make a way for her to be a stay-at-home Mom. We did that and then we had Gabriel. I believe our children have benefited from mom being able to raise them rather than sending them off to daycare or a relative.
We are now at a point where my Wife would happily return back to work because our two youngest are now in full time School, but problems that we see in the public school system has made us reconsider her staying at home so she can continue their education at home. We've been able to pull it off financially on a single income for 11 years now.
We can afford the co-op's and unbrella programs to homeschool our children. The private school option is completely out of the question for financial reasons.
Our boys won't be isolated. I recently enrolled them in trail life, which is a boy scout like program that is run by the church. Our boys do quite well socializing with other people, so well in fact our last trip to Williamsburg many of the actual homeschool families that were there thought that my boys worked for colonial Williamsburg as historical interpreters. The homeschool families actually thought that we homeschooled our children, but this group of homeschoolers were more of the granola type than my family.
As far as college goes, they will attend if they want to go. my father-in-law can easily make some calls and get them enrolled in Liberty with no issue whatsoever. My youngest is dead set on joining the Coast Guard via the Academy route, so perhaps that may pose some challenges but we'll see.
We are now at a point where my Wife would happily return back to work because our two youngest are now in full time School, but problems that we see in the public school system has made us reconsider her staying at home so she can continue their education at home. We've been able to pull it off financially on a single income for 11 years now.
We can afford the co-op's and unbrella programs to homeschool our children. The private school option is completely out of the question for financial reasons.