Communist Core math

[2manymustangs]

You do realize that even the homeschool curriculums will need to be adjusted to cover the common core processes? Home schooled children still have to pass state mandated assessment testing, which is being revised in most states to cover the common core curriculum.

I do agree that home schooling has many advantages if the parents are willing to put in the time and effort to do the job right. Unfortunately, most people won't put forth the effort or lack the skills required to do the job right. And many home schooled children lack in social skill sets due to their isolation from their pier groups.

Most of us remember the trouble we got into and the good times we had with other kids we went to school with. Kids need time to grow and be kids without constant parental control (not to be confused with parental awareness and guidance). Integration is a critical part of the social school life and most home schooled children lack in this area.

I would assert that the SUBSET of MALADJUSTED home school kids is far far far far far smaller than you think AND far far far far far far smaller than the droopie draws/dropout/nyne packin/chronic weed smokin kids in public schools...

It's up to the parents to ensure that home school kids have proper interaction with other kids through group studies/sports/social events/field trips/EXTRA CURRICULAR activities, league sports, YMCA activities, karate class... IF a parent doesn't grant all of this to their home school kids they are doing them a DISservice...

I think that you are discounting the highly organized state and level of commitment of these parents... I know many and have grown up with them and their kids over the last 25-30 years... 99% of the homeschool kids I know are amazing young people that are LIGHTYEARS ahead of most public school kids AND even most of the private school kids that I know...

We have been involved with my kids private christian school very closely for about 25 years now and I would choose home school over this school given the opportunity...

Keep in mind that not all kids learn the same and are cut out for cookie cutter teaching methods / schools...


I'm not telling you anything you dont know, I think I know you well enough


My personal experience and outlook would be to move to a modern version of the one room school house, I was scoffed 10-15 years ago when I pitched this idea at my relatives that are teachers and have bought in HOOK LINE AND SINKER to the teachers union way AND to the Common Core way of thinking...

[The Doctor]

The other day I was researching a topic and I typed in the words "What's wrong" and before I completed my typing What's wrong with common core came up with thousands of hits. This is simply an untested and unproven method of teaching. The fact that cursive is eliminated will negate future adults from reading historical documents which are nearly all written in cursive. This is but one of the myriad of things wrong with common core.

http://www.app.com/story/opinion/201...core/14822945/