Home-schooling

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-26-2017, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

A good education system costs $$$
That money would have to come from the upper class but they have no use for public education

yeah, it's essentially the whole "have or have nots" that we deal with. when they already have a good education why are they going to pay for others to do so as well? sad part is a lot of the issues they like to complain about i.e crime rate, minimum wage, and the homeless could all be helped out immensely by a better system.

awh well, such is life.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-26-2017, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Lol they don't care about crime and the homeless

They care about the minimum wage strictly because they don't want to pay their workers more that's money out of their pockets

just like they don't want poor people "mooching off the system" and worrying about criminals. they might not care about the people but they definitely care about the effects.

Pet_Sounds · 01-26-2017, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

we're having a huge issue in my province with public schools and it's led to teachers having a work to rule and nearly striking multiple times. the main disagreement between them and the gov is $$$ but there's also an issue of class size and dealing with children on IPP attachments (the kids who need quite a bit of extra help, like blank is discussing.)

I think it's an interesting issue because you don't want to segregate these kids from 'regular' classrooms but they're taking up the majority of teaching resources if they're there. definitely a tough one to deal with for both sides, and since neither have a definitive solution it's just a whole bunch of mudslinging.

Are you from Ontario, by any chance?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-26-2017, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Are you from Ontario, by any chance?

nope, Nova Scotia! are you guys having the same problem there?

**Frownland** · 01-26-2017, 06:04 PM

People who live in gated communities are the ****ing worst.

Pet_Sounds · 01-26-2017, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

nope, Nova Scotia! are you guys having the same problem there?

Not at the moment, but last year was certainly... interesting.

Xurtio · 01-27-2017, 07:55 AM

My wife and I considered home schooling our children, but we were aware of the social stigma:

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Home school kids are weirdos.

Which does happen to be the case, a lot. In my experience, though, home schooled kids have belonged to religious military families and it's been an opportunity for their parents to raise them in an isolated environment to construct their historical, moral, and political narratives for them.

Whereas.... I think homeschooling can be done in a way that includes integration with society and free-thinking, and being educated in mathematics, physics, and neuroscience (and my wife being educated in biology) I think we could provide a good curriculum.

BUT.. it's a lot of ****ing work and we wouldn't be able to do it while holding jobs and it's nice to get a break from being a full time parent. So public school it is! Yay free child care!

Mindy · 01-27-2017, 08:38 AM

when i was a kid there was a family across the street that had some kids they home schooled. we played football and baseball together and basketball. great people.

you could tell they were sheltered more though because they didnt get to experience public schools

they are all older now and are great people, so maybe home schooling it better?

Xurtio · 01-27-2017, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

when i was a kid there was a family across the street that had some kids they home schooled. we played football and baseball together and basketball. great people.

you could tell they were sheltered more though because they didnt get to experience public schools

they are all older now and are great people, so maybe home schooling it better?

I think some degree of sheltering is actually necessary and good. If you have none at all during development, you're going to have an increased chance of developing anxiety and neurotic behaviors because the world is a dangerous place.

Xurtio · 01-28-2017, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Is this not the argument behind nurture being bad

"The world is a dangerous place so make sure their upbringing doesn't resemble that at all that way they're completely blindsided as adults"

There are numerous ways you can traumatize children that will affect them for life (both physical and emotional injuries). Some amount of exposure and letting them deal with problems on their own is necessary for growth. It's a fine line you have to walk as a parent.

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I think it can be a good alternative to the public system under the right circumstances.	10	45.45%
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Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,023	when i was a kid there was a family across the street that had some kids they home schooled. we played football and baseball together and basketball. great people. you could tell they were sheltered more though because they didnt get to experience public schools they are all older now and are great people, so maybe home schooling it better?