Quote:
Originally posted by aopirose
I thought about that too. The HS family struck me as the type that creates their own cirriculum. If that is the case then I can see why they may be behind. If daddy doesn't think that Earth Science is necessary, it doesn't get taught.
I have been HS my oldest for a few months now. We are using Calvert and we like it very much.
|
Hi Aopirose,
Per my prior posts a while ago, I have definitely seen some of the educational benefits of Home Schooling. However, I just can't help but wonder if it ever occurred to many parents to ask their *kids* if they'd like to go to school and interact with other kids in an academic setting or if they actually *want* to be schooled by their mom all day. I recall being a high schooler and a junior high schooler and actually *wanting* to go to school b/c going to class with my friends was FUN.
I guess I thought of that when you wrote "We are using Calvert and we like it very much." I thought - well, how do you know that your kid actually likes it very much and doesn't want to go to school with the other kids. What kid wants to spend all day with his/her mom? I guess that at the end of the day, I loved my mom (and dad) but I didn't want my mom as my teacher AND my mom. If your kids didn't like it, how could they ever tell you so? Mom, I love you but I don't want you as my teacher - hard to say for a kid.
Just some thoughts
SC