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ShaniFaye · 02-09-2004, 04:48 AM

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Originally posted by KazronVZ
I apologize if i have overstepped my boundaries and this forum was for parents only, however i did not find any such message in the forum rules. With that said, here's my input from a child's standpoint.

I'm 17 years old, almost 18, a senior in highschool. I'm extremely cynical of the school system, i agree that in most cases public schools are Terrible, and private aren't all that better usually. However, having stated that, you need to consider the reprecussions of homeschooling.

Every homeschooled kid i've come across has been so socially deprived it's almost sad. In addition, most people are not as well taught. I'm not trying to say that some of you would make poor teachers. I agree school systems are terrible, and many of you are probably very intelligent, but your children need a healthy social environment, and an even competitive learning environment.

Once again, im not sure i was supposed to post here, especially not being an adult yet, but i just felt you should look at it from the child's perspective. Yes, it would be great for you to control your child's life, limit their exposure to bad things, speed up their learning, etc etc. But all these things are what makes a person normal and balanced. I apologize if my view is a bit one sided, but i think homeschooling is a poor solution to a bad problem.

As I stated earlier....in some cases that may be the point, but these days with the advent of really good home school associations, like mine, thats not the "norm" anymore...If the child's parents think, oh hell the schools are crappy we'll just deal with this at home and leave it at that, yes it becomes a problem, but when you have a parent that realizes the potential for problems that could develop and cares enuff to see that it doesnt happen, its a great experience and opportunity for the child...I mean come on....when I was in school I was one of the geeks that was picked on constantly for being too smart, not having the right clothes etc...and I really had no friends until I hit high school and went from ugly duckling to swan so to speak....I was miserable from about the 3rd grade to the 8th grade and found any excuse I could to not have to attend school....how is that kind of situation better?