Home schooling vs public school

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Home schooling vs public school

R.L. — 9/18/2004 7:43:15 PM (archived)

Tom, you are partly correct- parental involvement is important no matter how you are educated. Self motivation is also essential.

But ask your self this: How long would it take you to read and digest a social studies text book? maybe 2 days? Now look at how many weeks are spent doing the same in public school.... it is a waste of time for anyone with a brain. In a 5th or 6th grade science class I had to make a model of the solar system that was the size of a shoebox... I got references and gave the vital statistics of each planet ( number of moons, mass, distance from the sun, etc) I got a B- because it 'wasnt pretty'. Kids that couldnt even get the order of the planets right got A's...

In Jr high I had a cool science teacher that would give silly essay assignments like "write about the importance of the moon", she let me write about neutron stars and black holes instead... I could choose my topic... She was fired quickly because she said that evolution was supported by the facts.

Public school is a joke... A high school educatin qualifies you to operate a cash register, nothing more.

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terribly annoying - Beth - 9/16/2004 7:53:52 PM
- Freedom of speech - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/17/2004 10:54:21 PM
- re: terribly annoying - Marcia - 9/16/2004 11:25:00 PM
- Oh my... I mean, "Oh *his* God!" - Fox - 9/16/2004 11:15:42 PM
  - Homeschool and science: not all it's cracked up to be, and also not all crack-ups - Mary Anne - 9/17/2004 6:25:12 PM
    - Your stats are based on those you've seen - alcaray - 9/18/2004 2:41:55 AM
      - True, and yet... - Mary Anne - 9/18/2004 3:04:22 AM
    - re: Homeschool - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2004 9:42:55 PM
      - Home schooling vs public school - R.L. - 9/18/2004 7:43:15 PM
    - re: Homeschool and science - Fox - 9/17/2004 8:37:38 PM
  - Religion and homeschooling - R.L. - 9/17/2004 5:37:22 AM
  - Odd religions - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2004 2:50:12 AM
    - Huh? - Fox - 9/17/2004 5:24:54 PM
      - If I have to explain it, there's not much point. - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2004 9:36:45 PM
        
        You might get away with a "Man, if you have to ask what it is, youâ€™ll never know.â€ (Louis Armstrong)... - alcaray - 9/18/2004 3:54:41 AM
        
        It wouldn't be so bad if I haven't already explained it about thirty times. - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 12:34:36 AM
- re: terribly annoying - Philip - 9/16/2004 10:14:56 PM
- I, for one, wouldnt mind Tearing him a new one (ALSO A NOTE TO MY CRITICS) - R.L. - 9/16/2004 10:06:22 PM
- I, for one, wouldnt mind Tearing him a new one (ALSO A NOTE TO MY CRITICS) - R.L. - 9/16/2004 10:06:20 PM
  - A note from one of your critics - Robert - 9/17/2004 3:10:24 PM
- Terribly sad - Dave M - 9/16/2004 9:35:02 PM
  - re: Terribly sad - REB - 9/17/2004 1:05:15 PM
  - re: Even Einstein thought of God in his leater years.... Science is a git and so is the universe. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/16/2004 11:30:31 PM
    - I think(?) Einstein died an Atheist - Gary - 9/17/2004 3:46:35 AM
      - Occam's Razor - Art Martin - 9/17/2004 5:35:43 PM
        
        My problem with atheism - Gary - 9/18/2004 6:03:07 PM
      - re: I think(?) Einstein died an Atheist - LJK - 9/17/2004 3:19:17 PM
        
        Religion - Gary - 9/17/2004 5:12:30 PM
    - re: leater/later....lol (n/t) - Marcia - 9/16/2004 11:35:48 PM
- Wull, then, tell me this! Why do they call God the "Creator"!! Just answer that, young lady! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/16/2004 9:34:18 PM
- was his title "President of Scintillating and Babbling Research"? (n/t) - Art Martin - 9/16/2004 9:25:19 PM

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