Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Raastan

(266 posts)

21. Depends upon the parents and their pedagogy...

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 10:04 PM

May 2022

For some, it's fine; for others it's not.

Public schools certainly have issues, too. There are positives and negatives for each kind of schooling.

I'm a public school teacher and my wife taught at University. We chose to homeschool our kids. They are smart, curious, thoughtful, and logical. They understand more about stuff than most of the kids I try to teach everyday. They are not as social as most of my students, but I don't see that as a bad thing...

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

30 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Home schooling sucks [View all] Cyrano May 2022 OP

I am biased (former teacher) but totally agree. CurtEastPoint May 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #2

What makes you think they're "cloistered? vanlassie May 2022 #27

I was homeschooled vercetti2021 May 2022 #3

Exactly what is your experience with homeschooling? user_name May 2022 #4

My special needs grandson is graduating from a traditional High School in a few weeks. Tikki May 2022 #14

tell it to my son. magna cum laude bs, phd in math, social justice warrior. mopinko May 2022 #5

Tell it to mine, also Laurelin May 2022 #11

My nephews were home schooled by my drug addict sister so there's that JanMichael May 2022 #15

they werent schooled, they were neglected. mopinko May 2022 #17

I taught at the college level for 31 years BlueIdaho May 2022 #6

and how about the students who came from crap public schools? mopinko May 2022 #20

Maybe my community college was different BlueIdaho May 2022 #23

I totally agree with you. I was very active in high school. Sports, plays music etc. Maraya1969 May 2022 #7

I think it depends on the individual child. Homeschooling worked out well for my family liberal_mama May 2022 #8

I think Rebl2 May 2022 #12

Well, we all know that some forms of homeschooling aren't good,like religious fanatic homeschooling liberal_mama May 2022 #19

Home schooling can be done well but it is exceptionally hard to do so dsc May 2022 #9

Ironically, the 'Grooming/Indoctrination' bogey-man MyOwnPeace May 2022 #10

Testing is.... Laurelin May 2022 #13

Ha! Great 'definition' - MyOwnPeace May 2022 #22

I was always good at standardized tests. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #26

Much (not all) home schooling will end kwolf68 May 2022 #16

Home brainwashing. jeffreyi May 2022 #18

Depends upon the parents and their pedagogy... Raastan May 2022 #21

home school and charter schools were a reaction to intergration so i dont have to AllaN01Bear May 2022 #24

We did it for several years Chautauquas May 2022 #25

Seemed to work out ok here ornotna May 2022 #28

you need to add the word "some" to the beginning of your subject line Kali May 2022 #29

I was home schooled BarackTheVote May 2022 #30