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> On Feb 25, 2018, at 7:36 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > First thing to do is to see what the state requirements are for home > schooling. > > http://sde.ok.gov/sde/home-school > > One point of concern: "Academic progress must be established and maintained > for the child.” That means it’s up to you to make sure the student is > screened on a regular basis to make sure they’re learning and at he expected > education level for their age. If you slack off or don’t maintain this, your > kid is screwed - even more so if you toss in the towel and send them back to > public school. > > I say this with the most consideration for your wife - she doesn’t seem to > stick with stuff long term, and if that’s the case, home schooling is not for > her. You’re dealing with the education of a child and a developing mind. > You screw this up and you’ve got a person who may not ever recover from the > damage done - for the rest of their life. > > I know a couple of people who home school, my boss (four kids) and my next > door neighbor (one kid.) Both say it takes a major commitment of time and > effort to do, far more than they ever expected. My boss does it (I think) > for secular reasons, I don’t know what the motivation is for the neighbor. > > I know my boss’s wife is going full bore full time with their home schooling, > and they interact with a lot of other like minded home schoolers, so the > social aspect of it really isn’t an issue in their case. They also do a lot > of extracurricular stuff, like field trips and things like that. > > It is, for all intents and purposes, a full time job/commitment that can’t be > blown off. As a university trained teacher myself, I wouldn’t do it. > > An alternative - get really, really involved with their school and education. > It takes far less time but almost always yields benefits. Studies have > shown time and time again that parents who take an active role in their > children’s education have higher performing children from an educational > standpoint. > > That’s my professional opinion as an educator and parent. > > -D > > >> On Feb 25, 2018, at 8:23 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> The wife is wanting to start home schooling our kid. I’m not sure if that is >> a good idea. My main concern is being socially inept later in life. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 25, 2018, at 7:12 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Home schooling is not the answer for everyone - there were a lot of home >>> schooled kids that entered HS with our kids - some were very well prepared, >>> but most were left in the dust. Not all parents are capable of educating >>> their children, and a good number shouldn't have been parents in the first >>> place. . . . >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
