tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post6635432141684570872..comments2024-03-04T07:45:15.155-07:00Comments on Hackman's Musings: I Say NO to More School! - Teacher PerspectiveAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-61705675951458037572010-05-08T06:10:58.114-06:002010-05-08T06:10:58.114-06:00Hi Billie and welcome! I definitely think that wh...Hi Billie and welcome! I definitely think that when someone has the ability to homeschool their kids, and can do it well, it really is the best option. I have two children, and my wife & I have homeschooled them on and off over the years (one presently is HS the other is PS). I say my wife and I, but truly it is my wife who leads the charge.<br /><br />I do feel the PS does well for some. In fact, I think it could work well for most if we would make some changes. However, there is a lot of inertia to keep things as they are.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-84063896016575763952010-05-07T21:09:48.459-06:002010-05-07T21:09:48.459-06:00This was an excellent post. I home school my son, ...This was an excellent post. I home school my son, who is 7. If he were in PS, he would be in 1st grade, due to his birth date. Other children his age are in 2nd grade. When people ask what grade he's in, I tell them what they want to hear based on his age. It doesn't matter if we haven't "finished" all the curriculum. "Grade level" is not my concern. (I tell them that, too.) I would rather he learn the material thoroughly, enjoy learning, and follow his interests, when it seems that many fall into the trap of rushing through curriculum for the sake of passing the kids on to the next grade.billiec2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/03745014301881386896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-75883407709264588302009-12-22T21:34:20.071-07:002009-12-22T21:34:20.071-07:00Knowing the population you are teaching well and t...Knowing the population you are teaching well and these "reforms" that will supposedly make all the difference, I agree with you. I would also add the number one thing a student needs to progress at a good pace is support at home. I mean, every year can't you hand-pick the students who have support at home? I always could. That is where it really rests. In the home. As much as a child without support at home can progress during the year with a competent teacher, how much of that progress is lost over the summer or even over a weekend when no support at home is given. Student progress really all comes back to what's happening at home. And most definitely NOT by adding more hours to the school day or year.finauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057867031998061705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-31637556548274905672009-11-18T08:47:43.777-07:002009-11-18T08:47:43.777-07:00Andrew, I have said many of the same things. I th...Andrew, I have said many of the same things. I think the level of violence in our community has everything to do with a lack of parental involvement. The lack of progress in our educational system is the same. A committed parent who demands accountability from both the school and the student and who is accountable themselves make the difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142060911229450235noreply@blogger.com