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Post by Tara on Mar 10, 2005 9:32:55 GMT -5
I really don't know all the methods of schooling, but there are things like Magnet schools, Waldorf, Montessori, Homeschooling, Public/local etc. Which one would you prefer for your children (or for yourself or whatever)?
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Post by dianaholberg on Mar 10, 2005 19:05:53 GMT -5
You have to ask?
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Post by Tara on Mar 11, 2005 14:21:43 GMT -5
Well, it would be interesting for conversation. After all, this is the family section. Besides, I like alternative schooling better than public schooling because I think the child would get more attention.
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Post by Amalcas on Mar 11, 2005 15:39:54 GMT -5
Public. Coddle the ones who need coddling, no others. I am overly cynical about schooling -- its a pet peeve of mine. In my opinion, the perfect school would be any that had the common sense (and power) to ignore the parents complaints when they are understood to be irrational. Home schooling doesn't develop for social development (and can contribute to "coddling"). Basically, I think that, due to parents, schools cant allow the partition of ability that there actually is, in all subjects except perhaps math. I can testify that the kids dont mind -- they, for one, know their own abilities (or, to be still more cynical, the lack thereof). The Magnet programs are one of the few almost untouched programs left. However, they are slowly losing their grip, too. Private schools aren't an answer, because you encounter the same thing as at colleges; dumbing down courses to allow students to pass (and thereby make more money). Yeh, I'm bitter.
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Post by Tara on Mar 11, 2005 16:13:43 GMT -5
Do you say the same for Montessori or Waldorf schools? Those were the ones I was getting at. Not the other private schools.
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Post by Amalcas on Mar 11, 2005 16:26:17 GMT -5
Montessori seems a noble effort -- about, though not quite, what I am going at. However, it too has been tainted by the whines of parents. Waldorf doesn't ring a bell.
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Post by Tara on Mar 11, 2005 17:57:12 GMT -5
Well, what is your ideal kind of schooling?
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Post by teancum79 on Nov 3, 2005 19:45:39 GMT -5
I'm a product of a lot of home schooling I can't spell to save my life nor can I do division in my head, but I can think and reason and look a person twice my age in the eye.
There are ups and downs of all forms of school Parents need to decide what is best for their kids.
In one of my limited public school experiences there was no real education going on (it was supposed to be a computer repair class) we just played games all day because we did not have the right equipment. One day the teacher was gone so we had a sub she did not even know how to turn a computer on.
Too much of school is just babysitting. There are problems in other school forms and they all need to be fixed.
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Post by Tara on Nov 4, 2005 21:58:19 GMT -5
I agree... many of them need to be fixed. I've come to the conclusion that it entirely depends on the child and what you think is best for them.
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Post by calyrelf on Jun 8, 2006 16:34:30 GMT -5
I taught kindergarten at a school where my son was in first grade. Then switched to being a librarian at the school, until he was nearly through third grade. I left that job and took him with me, but there was so little of the year left to finish out, that I homeschooled him for the rest of it. We wound up loving homeschool, so I have done it now for 3 years, and he just finished 6th grade.
There is a very good charter school not too far from us, so I am thinking of putting him in there for 7th grade. He is in need of more friends, and should get out a bit more. Since we moved, he's been isolated. The school is very small: 7-12 grade, only 57 students and 6 licensed teachers. But the teachers have excellent credentials and the school has been scoring top grades since its inception 7 years ago.
The only bad thing is that we would have to walk a mile and a half to the school....no bus service. But that shouldn't be a problem except in August heat. By the time late September comes, it should be a piece of cake.
They have an open house on Saturday, so I'll take my son in to see whether he likes it.
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Post by Tara on Jun 10, 2006 14:10:05 GMT -5
Yeah... maybe he should try the charter school and see how that goes. Seems like a good time.
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Post by calyrelf on Jun 10, 2006 20:57:17 GMT -5
Thanks, Tara. We took him to the Open House today and he loved it. There are only 4 other kids enrolled so far in the 7th grade class, and since they don't mix grades in the core classes, that means that he will have plenty of one on one time with the teacher in all of the core classes. And he liked the teachers that he met. He also found out that they have an incentive program there....if a child can stay on the honor roll for all 4 quarters (the entire year), then if he returns in the fall, they will give him a free laptop for his personal use (and can bring home...it's really his own.) The principal told me that it was a great incentive, not only to get kids to remain on the honor roll but to also get them to come back to the school the next year. Tommy's eye's popped out when he heard that, and he really, really wants that laptop. I think he will do well. So....looks like we've found what we need for him. I'm pretty happy I'll have more time to devote to the website I am working on with friends, at www.faerland.com
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Post by Tara on Jun 12, 2006 7:36:29 GMT -5
Man... a free laptop? I'd go too! lol I wonder if it's of decent quality though.
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Post by calyrelf on Jun 12, 2006 23:22:58 GMT -5
Well, I wouldn't expect a very expensive one. They probably couldn't afford it. But heck, free is good, so I guess it wouldn't matter too much, as long as it gets the kids motivated.
They also are going to Italy next year on a field trip with the honor's students. The parents are only expected to provide 1/2 the air fare. The other half, and food, sightseeing and lodging will all be provided by the school. It sounds like they do a lot, so I'm happy, overall.
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Post by Tara on Jun 17, 2006 13:56:11 GMT -5
Do you know what other places they've visited? It all sounds so interesting. I wonder if there is a catch...
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