This is the answer. We currently homeschool. It is worth it. I will gladly suffer the rest of my life to ensure that my children have a better start/life than me, and to ensure the commies don’t get their mind.
i always believed this. every person i knew that failed at math did so from a huge mental block; "i can't do math!"
with that attitude, you won't do math. not listening to instructions, not following procedure, refusing to try but complaining the whole time; didn't help.
society says "women are bad at math", "not everyone can do math", "be yourself, don't try anything hard", etc. it's not just the trauma of a friend or family member, it's the world of low expectations.
math teaches abstraction, logic and organization. skills people need more of, now more than ever.
Absolutely this. I took calculus in HS and was doing horribly in it. I got an old (1982) Mizrahi and Sullivan calc college book and it suddenly all made sense.
I've seen plenty of anecdotal accounts from homeschooling parents where the kid ends up going to college for a math degree even though the parents are not good with math. The idea is that once they reach a certain age the kids are able to follow the curriculum and teach themselves, especially if that's what genuinely interests them. They can spend as much time as they need with the concepts and theres no shortage of tutors/resources available for anyone needing extra help. I went to public school and suffered so much in math but once my grandparents got me a tutor I went from failing Algebra to maintaining a B average. I went from being completely lost to showing up to class knowing the lessons beforehand.
That said, glad you were able to find something that works for you guys. I took mine out and we're homeschooling. No way I'm sending my 1st grader to mask jail. No fucking way. If he does go back, we'll do private as well.
This is the answer. We currently homeschool. It is worth it. I will gladly suffer the rest of my life to ensure that my children have a better start/life than me, and to ensure the commies don’t get their mind.
God speed pede
Teachers union will never allow vouchers. You will have to destroy that before you can fix anything else
i always believed this. every person i knew that failed at math did so from a huge mental block; "i can't do math!"
with that attitude, you won't do math. not listening to instructions, not following procedure, refusing to try but complaining the whole time; didn't help.
society says "women are bad at math", "not everyone can do math", "be yourself, don't try anything hard", etc. it's not just the trauma of a friend or family member, it's the world of low expectations.
math teaches abstraction, logic and organization. skills people need more of, now more than ever.
Richard Feynman also says math is a lot easier than it is made out to be. You just need the good text books that are decades old.
Absolutely this. I took calculus in HS and was doing horribly in it. I got an old (1982) Mizrahi and Sullivan calc college book and it suddenly all made sense.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Calculus-and-Analytic-Geometry-Mizrahi-Sullivan-Solution-0534009808-0534028160-/254448143233
I've seen plenty of anecdotal accounts from homeschooling parents where the kid ends up going to college for a math degree even though the parents are not good with math. The idea is that once they reach a certain age the kids are able to follow the curriculum and teach themselves, especially if that's what genuinely interests them. They can spend as much time as they need with the concepts and theres no shortage of tutors/resources available for anyone needing extra help. I went to public school and suffered so much in math but once my grandparents got me a tutor I went from failing Algebra to maintaining a B average. I went from being completely lost to showing up to class knowing the lessons beforehand.
That said, glad you were able to find something that works for you guys. I took mine out and we're homeschooling. No way I'm sending my 1st grader to mask jail. No fucking way. If he does go back, we'll do private as well.
Great comment! God Bless!
I want them to add homeschool credits in the school choice proposal