Already I have been bombarded with the patronizing of many. They say, "Oh am happy for you. You do what's best for your family...I just hope you put your children in social activities." Well, these may all be well intentioned, but it seems the indoctrination of compulsory public education has really taken hold when people feel that social activities provided by public education outweigh the degradation and government controled curriculum provided as well.
Outside of sports, the many experiences with reality that children are exposed to in public education are rather like those experienced by inmates; bullying, sexual harassment, scheduled yard time, limited access to information, state controled diet, state controled curriculum, etc. People feel these social activities prepare students for the real world, well if our country continues to turn into a corporate fascist/communist socialist society, then by all means public education is preparing them quite well.
I on the other hand wish to see students learn independence. They must learn how to learn so they can self-educate, this is a major component of education that is really non-existent, with the exception of some experiential learning curriculums. Knowing how to teach one's self leads to freedom. With the internet and libraries a person could learn anything he/she wants, that is if he/she knows how to self-educate with external resources.
Homeschool is not about laziness, social inaptitude, or extremism. It is about freedom to explore and learn without rigid boundaries determined by the government as to what should be taught or learned. Here is an enlightening and entertaining video, please watch and enjoy.
Outside of sports, the many experiences with reality that children are exposed to in public education are rather like those experienced by inmates; bullying, sexual harassment, scheduled yard time, limited access to information, state controled diet, state controled curriculum, etc. People feel these social activities prepare students for the real world, well if our country continues to turn into a corporate fascist/communist socialist society, then by all means public education is preparing them quite well.
I on the other hand wish to see students learn independence. They must learn how to learn so they can self-educate, this is a major component of education that is really non-existent, with the exception of some experiential learning curriculums. Knowing how to teach one's self leads to freedom. With the internet and libraries a person could learn anything he/she wants, that is if he/she knows how to self-educate with external resources.
Homeschool is not about laziness, social inaptitude, or extremism. It is about freedom to explore and learn without rigid boundaries determined by the government as to what should be taught or learned. Here is an enlightening and entertaining video, please watch and enjoy.
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