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raeanna74 · 03-16-2005, 12:41 PM

The problem with putting a kid into public school or parochial school and then finding time to have quality discussions AND get their homework done in the evenings is that most parents get lazy with it. There is a huge temptation to do the same in homeschool as well. Neither way will work if the parent isn't disciplined and the child cooperative. The kids get home from school and unless the parent gets home at the same time or one parent stays home all day then they kids are on their own until Mom and Dad get home from work. This can be any time between 5:00 and 7:00 for an average work day - not considering a parent who works a swing shift, in a hospital, or factory. Then if perchance they are home by say 6:00, what do they do but eat supper. So many families eat supper in front of the TV. But if they do eat it at the table they can have quality conversations. If their kid is a teenager it can often sound like 20 questions. Then the kid who needs help with their homework and is the type who takes forever to get it done (That's me) goes back to their homework for the evening. Then the go to bed. What R&R is there for the kid??

One thing I loved about being homeschooled is that I DID have more time with my family as well as do other creative and fun things besides homework. I was the kind of kid, though in the accelerated group, gifted classes, etc. who had to spend most of my evening doing homework. Being homeschooled, my Mom was there the whole day to keep me on task, help with questions (which I usually had a lot of and couldn't get as much help in public school) and to just encourage me to get things done. My brother on the other hand was VERY fast with his schoolwork. All through elementary school he managed to get all his daily lessons done in half of a day instead of the whole day. Since we never had to stand in line for the bathroom, waterfountain, lunch line, after recess, going to art class, etc. Our day was spent doing more important things. When my brother got done early with his lessons (which in highschool included calculus at the local technical college) he would do other extracurricular activities. For example: my brother can sew - much more than a button - a whole outfit, he can knit, he can cook, he can fix a car, he can build a maple bookshelf... so many things that my parents taught him to do. Yet he and I had time to ourselves. We lacked nothing in our education or social lives.

03-16-2005, 12:41 PM	#33 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	The problem with putting a kid into public school or parochial school and then finding time to have quality discussions AND get their homework done in the evenings is that most parents get lazy with it. There is a huge temptation to do the same in homeschool as well. Neither way will work if the parent isn't disciplined and the child cooperative. The kids get home from school and unless the parent gets home at the same time or one parent stays home all day then they kids are on their own until Mom and Dad get home from work. This can be any time between 5:00 and 7:00 for an average work day - not considering a parent who works a swing shift, in a hospital, or factory. Then if perchance they are home by say 6:00, what do they do but eat supper. So many families eat supper in front of the TV. But if they do eat it at the table they can have quality conversations. If their kid is a teenager it can often sound like 20 questions. Then the kid who needs help with their homework and is the type who takes forever to get it done (That's me) goes back to their homework for the evening. Then the go to bed. What R&R is there for the kid?? One thing I loved about being homeschooled is that I DID have more time with my family as well as do other creative and fun things besides homework. I was the kind of kid, though in the accelerated group, gifted classes, etc. who had to spend most of my evening doing homework. Being homeschooled, my Mom was there the whole day to keep me on task, help with questions (which I usually had a lot of and couldn't get as much help in public school) and to just encourage me to get things done. My brother on the other hand was VERY fast with his schoolwork. All through elementary school he managed to get all his daily lessons done in half of a day instead of the whole day. Since we never had to stand in line for the bathroom, waterfountain, lunch line, after recess, going to art class, etc. Our day was spent doing more important things. When my brother got done early with his lessons (which in highschool included calculus at the local technical college) he would do other extracurricular activities. For example: my brother can sew - much more than a button - a whole outfit, he can knit, he can cook, he can fix a car, he can build a maple bookshelf... so many things that my parents taught him to do. Yet he and I had time to ourselves. We lacked nothing in our education or social lives. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.