I
know I wasn’t around yesterday, but I had one of those days where all I wanted
to do was sleep. They are becoming fewer and farther between lately, which is
good. Plus I had a deadline to meet for school work and before you knew it the
day was gone on me. Still working on balancing the new term with my efforts to
have an outgoing life. So far it is off to an ok start, but there is always room
for improvement. Eventually I will have the balance I want in writing,
socializing, and school. Of course probably by that time it will be time to
start all over again. But only time will truly tell. I’m also getting acquainted
with the new Microsoft Office Programs that were just updated over the weekend.
So far so good. It will still take some getting used to but overall the change
is good for me.
I was talking with an extremely
close friend of mine that I hope will become much more than a friend in the
future and we were talking about how she wants to homeschool her kids. On top
of that I got a call while spending time with my mom and played the part of
Superintendent to help get one of her kids on task. I was happy to help and it
was effective. But it has made me have to think about homeschooling and what I
think about it. And me and her have had discussions about it and I figure I am
secure enough in my views to go on the record. Plus I enjoy sharing my thoughts
with all of you, my readers, and getting your feedback as well.
I once knew a homeschool student and
she had a tough time adjusting to public school life when she got to high
school. But that shouldn’t be exemplary or all homeschooled kids. I’ve seen
play groups sprouting up for homeschool kids more frequently. Especially in
this digital age, where it is much easier to organize with parents around a
town or city. So that helps take care of the socializing aspect that was a
problem for many homeschooled kids before. Whereas back in the 80s and early
90s they interacted with mostly adults and other kids at like church or in the
stores. But they didn’t really know how to interact with their peers on a
social level outside of there. Now I see them getting more of a socialized
education in a more rounded sense in this day and age. And that is not to say
the parents didn’t try back in earlier times. It was just more difficult. And
some parents were more restrictive than others.
I can’t really blame them now a days
with some of the junk on television. Might be why I turned to Netflix and other
ways of viewing movies and television I want to outside of the mindless cable
box. But that is a discussion for another time, maybe even tomorrow. But for
now let’s get back to homeschooling. I find that homeschooling can give kids an
edge. Especially if the parent is willing to be impartial and go back over
stuff that needs going back over. As well as fostering passions if they are
apparent and stay that way. It can help the child tremendously in the future.
It can also give the child more freedom to learn in different ways than what
the publics schools are willing to teach in this current day and age. And make
it easier to keep the child’s imagination alive as well. While still teaching
all the fundamentals that a well-rounded education requires.
In many cases homeschooled kids can
come out academically more prepared for college than public or private schooled
children. And with the socializing going on with the digital age not in the
least bit handicapped in social groups heading into college. But at the same
time I don’t think homeschooling is for every kid either. I think it has to be
taken on a case by case basis to figure out what works best for every kid. Just
like we should do with many things for kids and adults instead of treating them
like one shoe fits all so to speak.
You’ll hear more from me about
television and adjusting things for people as needed as the week goes on. My
brain has found a wave and it is going to surf it for a while. But for now I am
going to grab a soda and relax for a bit with a good book. Feel free as always
to leave comments and questions below. *Tips his hat and walks out the door
grabbing a soda as he heads towards the library. *
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