the greatest thing that came out of this, was that plenty of kids did well from home-schooling. naturally the left narrative is going to hate the idea of americans teaching kids, without their indoctrinating oversight.
That's not an inherent problem with homeschooling, that's the problem when you get homeschooling dropped on you with 0 time to prep. Nearly all communities have homeschool groups that plan activities for children to socialize in addition to their regular home classes.
"Parent-directed schooling" might be a better term than homeschooling which sounds kinda like keeping your kids locked up at home. Experienced homeschoolers have solutions to this problem and nearly every other one you might think of, its just that most people have a few years between when their child is born and when school starts to prepare.
It's a situational calculation and private Catholic school is a great option too, but you can't make a blanket statement about not supporting home schooling for all families.
We’ve been homeschooling my oldest son since he was 4. He’s 7 and has a shitload of friends. He also reads, does more complex math problems and communicates better than any of his friends. I’m not trying to make this a dick measuring contest at all, but your situation and experience is not everyone‘s. Some families homeschooling works great and others it doesn’t.
My wife and I get to control the curriculum and what he takes in and for us that is critical. We don’t shelter, but there is no reason a 7 year old needs to know that men want to chop off their docks because they think they’re women.
You're right, but you can homeschool your kids while still giving them ample time to socialize with their peers (in normal times/not during lockdown, obviously). Kids being forced to isolate and not socialize with other kids is an inherent problem with a forced lockdown, not with homeschooling. I'm certified to teach (quit after a short time in public school, which is what formed my current beliefs), and because of the experiences I've had, my fiancee and I will absolutely be homeschooling our kids, while using community-based programs and extracurricular activities for them to socialize and be around other kids. But their schooling and education will come directly from us/their parents
Parents who homeschool connect with other parents who homeschool and have their kids hang out at the park or library or something. Kids can also play with their neighbors. You can still make sure the kid is developing social skills while they're being homeschooled, it's not that hard. You just have to try.
As another person mentioned, it was hard to do the social bit when they were all forced to stay at home. You can't prepare for something like this when it's suddenly dropped on you.
As a father of a homeschooled child, the "school at home" is nothing like what a normal homeschool day is. All the homeschool resources are closed. All the supplemental resources are closed. No parks, no libraries, no nothing. We would take regular field trips that were related to the coursework. We do all sorts of extra programs at these resources, all not available.
This version of doing school at home was essentially "here's your homework, kid. you can ask me questions if you'd like, I'll try to be available. Just follow the homework given on this website...."
Just saying, I would never call this public version of school at home "homeschooling".
my notion of it was more akin to not going to a building everyday where someone is unable to ask questions cus muh narrative. at least at home, you arent going to tell them which bathroom they can or cant use or which pronouns. or that theres no gender.
it opens their minds up to the idea that an adult is willing to be there for them
as they learn. nothing more nothing less.
getting them used to feeling more empowered as an individual and less a
mindless droning sheep hoping to get 'good dog' petting from the only adult
allowed to indoctrinate them [at school]
Harvard already had a professor write an opinion piece that homeschooling is subversive and dangerous. Which is why my kids will be homeschooled and will study American civics, history, and the Constitution every year. And lots of PE time at the range.
whatever it takes to remove the narrative of 'necessary indoctrination' or 'lose out' fallacy.
i think it funnier still. cus they were caught actively discriminating against high performing applicants [lol, asians] so they could dope their attendees with 'the right distribution of skin color'
imagine hiring a 'harvard grad' to a prominent position, whos been a 1.9GPA student all their lives.
ivy league brought this on themselves. the world is moving on from their elitism/narrative-crafting
Kids that actually want to learn and have thought processes to know that they are at minimum risk will go and learn. The rest that are spending their parents hard earned money to smoke pot and get a comm degree just throw their hands in the air and join the riots.
My school, where I work and attend graduate school, essentially shut down and went virtual in... probably February. I've basically been confined to my house since then. Lockdown is lessening up, but still hardly anything is open and nothing to do, so between that, working from home, and class from home, I've basically been couped up. My mental health is getting worse and worse (no need to worry, I'm not in that bad a place, just noticing a slippage towards some boredom, anxiety and depression), and TD + Animal Crossing is about the only thing keeping me sane. I've been in recovery from addiction for about 7 years, and it's a miracle I haven't gone back just out of pure boredom. I know a lot who have, unfortunately, and I've admittedly had some insidious thoughts about ordering some treats online, because it's that easy, but I know where it'll lead and have fortunately kept enough sanity and mental health thus far, but yeah... my school's actions have had direct, and extremely negative, consequences to many of its employees and students who have been essentially forced to lock themselves in their homes.
and yup, mostly good over here, but definitely experiencing enough of the mental aspects of being locked inside like an animal to understand how much this must be affecting so many other people
Hang in there, pede. You're doing great. I'm lucky to be in a state that's opened up significantly but I feel for the folks who aren't. Get outside whenever you can!
the greatest thing that came out of this, was that plenty of kids did well from home-schooling. naturally the left narrative is going to hate the idea of americans teaching kids, without their indoctrinating oversight.
kek
That's not an inherent problem with homeschooling, that's the problem when you get homeschooling dropped on you with 0 time to prep. Nearly all communities have homeschool groups that plan activities for children to socialize in addition to their regular home classes.
"Parent-directed schooling" might be a better term than homeschooling which sounds kinda like keeping your kids locked up at home. Experienced homeschoolers have solutions to this problem and nearly every other one you might think of, its just that most people have a few years between when their child is born and when school starts to prepare.
It's also a case of home schooling while you're not allowed to leave home.
Yup. I was homeschooled. Had plenty of friends.
It's a situational calculation and private Catholic school is a great option too, but you can't make a blanket statement about not supporting home schooling for all families.
We’ve been homeschooling my oldest son since he was 4. He’s 7 and has a shitload of friends. He also reads, does more complex math problems and communicates better than any of his friends. I’m not trying to make this a dick measuring contest at all, but your situation and experience is not everyone‘s. Some families homeschooling works great and others it doesn’t.
My wife and I get to control the curriculum and what he takes in and for us that is critical. We don’t shelter, but there is no reason a 7 year old needs to know that men want to chop off their docks because they think they’re women.
You're right, but you can homeschool your kids while still giving them ample time to socialize with their peers (in normal times/not during lockdown, obviously). Kids being forced to isolate and not socialize with other kids is an inherent problem with a forced lockdown, not with homeschooling. I'm certified to teach (quit after a short time in public school, which is what formed my current beliefs), and because of the experiences I've had, my fiancee and I will absolutely be homeschooling our kids, while using community-based programs and extracurricular activities for them to socialize and be around other kids. But their schooling and education will come directly from us/their parents
i dont have kids. i dont know.
anecdotally, most of my colleagues here move around so much as contractors,
the best way to give their kids normalcy was homeschooling. so im told
the times i get to hang out with them. they seem rather awesome.
my comment, was towards that harvard professor who wrote an op-ed
claiming home-schooling was harmful to children.
to which i say, is it harmful to children or harmful to pro-indoctrination groups?
further. this has nothing to do with anything. but i think its funny that
lady gaga went to private all girls catholic school. [shrug]
Parents who homeschool connect with other parents who homeschool and have their kids hang out at the park or library or something. Kids can also play with their neighbors. You can still make sure the kid is developing social skills while they're being homeschooled, it's not that hard. You just have to try.
As another person mentioned, it was hard to do the social bit when they were all forced to stay at home. You can't prepare for something like this when it's suddenly dropped on you.
As a father of a homeschooled child, the "school at home" is nothing like what a normal homeschool day is. All the homeschool resources are closed. All the supplemental resources are closed. No parks, no libraries, no nothing. We would take regular field trips that were related to the coursework. We do all sorts of extra programs at these resources, all not available.
This version of doing school at home was essentially "here's your homework, kid. you can ask me questions if you'd like, I'll try to be available. Just follow the homework given on this website...."
Just saying, I would never call this public version of school at home "homeschooling".
right on.
my notion of it was more akin to not going to a building everyday where someone is unable to ask questions cus muh narrative. at least at home, you arent going to tell them which bathroom they can or cant use or which pronouns. or that theres no gender.
it opens their minds up to the idea that an adult is willing to be there for them as they learn. nothing more nothing less.
getting them used to feeling more empowered as an individual and less a mindless droning sheep hoping to get 'good dog' petting from the only adult allowed to indoctrinate them [at school]
Between that and the riots as an advertisement for the 2A, they've definitely significantly hurt their own positions on some things.
so much this.
anything that gives these kids more options im all in support.
structure and discipline, also yes.
Harvard already had a professor write an opinion piece that homeschooling is subversive and dangerous. Which is why my kids will be homeschooled and will study American civics, history, and the Constitution every year. And lots of PE time at the range.
whatever it takes to remove the narrative of 'necessary indoctrination' or 'lose out' fallacy.
i think it funnier still. cus they were caught actively discriminating against high performing applicants [lol, asians] so they could dope their attendees with 'the right distribution of skin color'
imagine hiring a 'harvard grad' to a prominent position, whos been a 1.9GPA student all their lives.
ivy league brought this on themselves. the world is moving on from their elitism/narrative-crafting
And in most of the western states, zero percent of kids under 18 have died from the Covid
iirc Nationally there have have been fewer than 100 deaths of people 24 or younger
I am working my way across the country state by state pulling the source info. Here is what i have so far.
ZERO PERCENT under 18 died of COVID 19 in:
California Oregon Washington State Idaho Utah Arizona Nevada
I am still researching the rest.
https://coronavirus-dashboard.utah.gov
https://public.tableau.com/profile/idaho.division.of.public.health#!/vizhome/DPHIdahoCOVID-19Dashboard_V2/Story1
http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/covid-19-dashboard/
https://public.tableau.com/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19#!/vizhome/OregonCOVID-19CaseDemographicsandDiseaseSeverityStatewide/DemographicData?:display_count=y&:toolbar=n&:origin=viz_share_link&:showShareOptions=false
https://www.doh.wa.gov/emergencies/coronavirus
https://public.tableau.com/views/COVID-19PublicDashboard/Covid-19Public?%3Aembed=y&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3AshowVizHome=no
https://azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php
Kids that actually want to learn and have thought processes to know that they are at minimum risk will go and learn. The rest that are spending their parents hard earned money to smoke pot and get a comm degree just throw their hands in the air and join the riots.
If Biden wins the election everything will magically go away.
My school, where I work and attend graduate school, essentially shut down and went virtual in... probably February. I've basically been confined to my house since then. Lockdown is lessening up, but still hardly anything is open and nothing to do, so between that, working from home, and class from home, I've basically been couped up. My mental health is getting worse and worse (no need to worry, I'm not in that bad a place, just noticing a slippage towards some boredom, anxiety and depression), and TD + Animal Crossing is about the only thing keeping me sane. I've been in recovery from addiction for about 7 years, and it's a miracle I haven't gone back just out of pure boredom. I know a lot who have, unfortunately, and I've admittedly had some insidious thoughts about ordering some treats online, because it's that easy, but I know where it'll lead and have fortunately kept enough sanity and mental health thus far, but yeah... my school's actions have had direct, and extremely negative, consequences to many of its employees and students who have been essentially forced to lock themselves in their homes.
Stay strong 'pede!
and yup, mostly good over here, but definitely experiencing enough of the mental aspects of being locked inside like an animal to understand how much this must be affecting so many other people
Hang in there, pede. You're doing great. I'm lucky to be in a state that's opened up significantly but I feel for the folks who aren't. Get outside whenever you can!
If they really want to trigger the wackos they will give credit to the power of prayer.......
Amen Good godly leadership
They didn't reopen, they never closed. Bravo.