Comments on: The Future of Education? http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/ A Web 2.0 mom working toward a sustainable lifestyle Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lisa http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Lisa Thu, 14 May 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/#comment-1235 I was homeschooled. :) I also went to public school until 4th grade. It was the best thing my parents could have done for me! I was homeschooled. :) I also went to public school until 4th grade.

It was the best thing my parents could have done for me!

]]> By: Corina http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Corina Tue, 12 May 2009 05:05:16 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/#comment-1232 I have a friend in California that home schooled all three of her girls. She did it in a home schooling team. There were about ten children and their parents. The parents took turns teaching what they were best at. They rotated as their schedules permitted, sometimes having the kids with one parent for a week straight before going to another parent's home for a couple of days. They were sponsored by the school district and received their textbooks from the local school district. They had to submit their lesson plans to the school district but it was well worth it to the families. This was, of course, in California. She began with the oldest who is now about 28 and finished with the youngest who just graduated last year. I don't know about Oregon home schooling but it would be worth some research. I have a friend in California that home schooled all three of her girls. She did it in a home schooling team. There were about ten children and their parents. The parents took turns teaching what they were best at. They rotated as their schedules permitted, sometimes having the kids with one parent for a week straight before going to another parent’s home for a couple of days.

They were sponsored by the school district and received their textbooks from the local school district. They had to submit their lesson plans to the school district but it was well worth it to the families.

This was, of course, in California. She began with the oldest who is now about 28 and finished with the youngest who just graduated last year.

I don’t know about Oregon home schooling but it would be worth some research.

]]> By: Native_Momma http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Native_Momma Tue, 12 May 2009 00:46:37 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/#comment-1229 I seen a segment on one of those news shows like dateline and a group of parents in..MA? who all had autistic children got to gather and chartered a school. It is like a better then public and cheaper then private school. I am sure there are rules about either $$ or volunteering. Apparently, making your own school isn't a big deal though. You just need others interested and a place to gather. Lesson plans for these autistic children included things like waiting in line for 3 minutes. I seen a segment on one of those news shows like dateline and a group of parents in..MA? who all had autistic children got to gather and chartered a school. It is like a better then public and cheaper then private school. I am sure there are rules about either $$ or volunteering. Apparently, making your own school isn’t a big deal though. You just need others interested and a place to gather.
Lesson plans for these autistic children included things like waiting in line for 3 minutes.

]]> By: thelittlefluffycat http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 thelittlefluffycat Mon, 11 May 2009 19:42:46 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/#comment-1228 It's not even a matter of wealthy or poor - in a decently-funded school district (I know people whose districts have run out of paper!) my teen is in classes with over 30 people. His teachers don't have time to deal with each one properly, and if one needs more time, even if they have ARDs or IEPs, how are they going to get it done? And there are constant expenses involved. Our 6th graders are required to spend a year in band, orchestra, or choir -- unless they're in choir, they're looking at $500 worth of extra expenses for that class alone, and the schools constantly send requests home -- send in tissues, send in hand cleaner, send in batteries -- and we comply, because the alternative is our underpaid teachers buying it with the very little money they have. I remember, and frequently tell people about, Jesse Jackson telling a group of students that if they won't *give* you an education, you better go and TAKE it. The more time I spend being involved with the fight to see our kids educated, the more I think he was right. We have to be responsible for giving our kids the skills to educate themselves, and the understanding that it's important. The system is broken and we can't win any other way. It’s not even a matter of wealthy or poor – in a decently-funded school district (I know people whose districts have run out of paper!) my teen is in classes with over 30 people. His teachers don’t have time to deal with each one properly, and if one needs more time, even if they have ARDs or IEPs, how are they going to get it done?

And there are constant expenses involved. Our 6th graders are required to spend a year in band, orchestra, or choir — unless they’re in choir, they’re looking at $500 worth of extra expenses for that class alone, and the schools constantly send requests home — send in tissues, send in hand cleaner, send in batteries — and we comply, because the alternative is our underpaid teachers buying it with the very little money they have.

I remember, and frequently tell people about, Jesse Jackson telling a group of students that if they won’t *give* you an education, you better go and TAKE it. The more time I spend being involved with the fight to see our kids educated, the more I think he was right.

We have to be responsible for giving our kids the skills to educate themselves, and the understanding that it’s important. The system is broken and we can’t win any other way.

]]> By: Matthew Amster-Burton http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Matthew Amster-Burton Mon, 11 May 2009 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/05/the-future-of-education/#comment-1227 I think the public school system is like many other institutions in American society (say, health care): schools serving wealthy families are the best in the world, and schools serving poor (especially black, Latino, and American Indian) families are among the worst. It makes me so angry I don't even know how to talk about it. I think the public school system is like many other institutions in American society (say, health care): schools serving wealthy families are the best in the world, and schools serving poor (especially black, Latino, and American Indian) families are among the worst. It makes me so angry I don’t even know how to talk about it.

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