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| Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:09pm |
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html
Very interesting. Particularly the difference in the middle to upper income kids vs low income.
"I personally feel children need the nurture of their parents and the home," she said. "Those early years, that's when they are bonding to their family. That nurturing, only the family can give that."
I tend to agree.
MM, WOHM to B&E, 7.24.03

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An example of a point you have failed to support is that you are actually homeschooling even by your own defintion. In several posts, you defined homeschooling as schooling at home that provides the primary education. (I assume this definition was to differentiate it from enrichment.) You have not shown that what your dd learns at home is actually the bulk of her education. From what you describe, it sounds pretty peripheral. A child NEEDS to know how to read, write, do some basic computations and have some grip on science on history. Learning about Chonese language and culture (one of the projects you describe) is primary only for children being raised in China. If she learns how to read, write, do math and understand evolution at school then SCHOOL provides her primary education.
In order to prove that you are homeschooling according to your own defintion, you must demonstrate that the things she learns through your homeschooling are MORE important than the things she learns at school. As it stands, they are simply supplementary. She could cease all this "homeschooling" and have a perfectly fine education via school. However, if she were to cease going to school, you would have to rapidly expand your "curriculum" to include all the things a child REALLY needs to know. Chinese calligraphy is interesting but not essential. Learning how to multiply is essential. And admit it- it's the school that is teaching her the true essential, the things she couldn't do without.
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Did you realize that gifted children have special needs just as children with disabilities do?>>
"Yes, many reasons. First, yours had nothing to do with my original question to you and you were just trying to deflect."
Actually, it has everything to do with your original question.
Unless you are trying to suggest that gifted children do not have special needs just as children with disabilitites do? If this is the case could you please elaborate?
"Second, common courtesy dictates you answer my question"
OK, Yes, I have spoken with parents of children with real disabilities. I have a long term friend who has twin sons one of which has Down's and the other CP.
I have also spoken with the parents of the autistic child that has been in my dd's class for the last 3 years.
Have you spoken with parents of children who are advanced learners?
"How about your #1556: "Homeschooling = the primary situation through which a child acquires his or her education". I see. If my children acquire their education through public school, then public school is by definition homeschooling? News to me."
Correction:
If the primary situation your children aquire their education is through PS, then PS is primary situation where they aquire their education.
OTOH, Seeing as the primary situation where my dd aquires her education is through homeschooling, then homeschooling is the primary situation where she aquires her education.
"Way to avoid attempting any real definition."
What is your definition of homeschooling?
Are you still of the opinion that homeschooling = no criteria / parenting / family day care?
"Questions such as? How about, "Who IYO does not homeschool?"
Parents of any child in which homeschooling is NOT the primary situation where he or she aquires his or her education.
"Which truth would that be? The one where you tell us just exactly what you consider homeschooling to be and therefore who, by your definition, does not homeschool?"
Again, parents of any child in which homeschooling is NOT the primary situation where he or she aquires his or her education.
"If she learns how to read, write, do math and understand evolution at school then SCHOOL provides her primary education."
The key word here being *if*, which is not the case, as she learns/learned these things at home.
In all honesty, school merely reviews the skills she has already learned at home.
"And admit it- it's the school that is teaching her the true essential, the things she couldn't do without."
Nope. The true essentials, the things she couldn't do without, are taught at home.
I'd be happy to post some records if you like.
"Creating a fictional persona and backstory isn't simple, but it definately happens."
Do you honestly think that this is the case susannah?
BTW, here's a list of my dd's homeschooling activities for last month:
March 2006 Reading Activities
1. Reading the following books from the Sequoyah Booklist: The City of Ember, Tale of Despareux, Minn and Jake, and Sahara Special.
2. Listening to the following books on cd: Peter and the Starcatchers and A Series of Unfortunate Events book 12.
3. Was read the following books: Lionboy III The Truth, Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code.
March 2006 Writing Activities
1. Writing, editing, and illustrating a collection of fables to make a book of fables.
2. Writing Book reviews for the books she read in March.
3. Writing, editing, illustrating, and typing a 16 page story to be sent off for publishing. (Illustory)
4. Reading a Child’s Introduction to Poetry / reading poetry by the first 5 poets in the book (i.e. Homer, William Shakespeare, John Milton, William Blake, William Wordsworth ).
March 2006 Math Activities
1. Addition and subtraction of fractions.
2. Simplifying fractions.
3. Changing improper fractions to mixed numbers.
4. Changing mixed numbers to improper fractions.
5. Multiplying fractions.
6. Renaming fractions.
March 2006 Science Activities
1. Conducting experiments on/with: viscosity, water displacement, surface tension, levers, gears, inclined planes, friction slopes, photographic paper, refraction, light, prisms, magnets, etc.
2. Paper Galaxy cut, fold, and paste creations including sunbursts, black holes, comets, galaxies, rockets, nebulas, supernovas, etc. to compliment dd’s study of space and the universe.
3. Building and painting various vehicles out of wood.
4. Building marble and domino runs incorporating several of the ideas above (i.e. levers, gears, inclined planes, friction slopes)
5. Planting/watering her own garden (corn, pumpkins, acorn squash).
March 2006 Art Activities
1. Making clay vehicles with working wheels and axles.
2. Chinese Brush Art
3. Making the following: A rain stick decorated like the Great Barrier Reef, a Japanese Fish Kite, a terra cotta clay lantern, a paper maiche globe, concrete stepping stones for the garden.
4. Learning about, identifying, and reproducing paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. (We study a different artist each month).
March 2006 Music Activities
1. Playing the guitar (lessons once a week - practice 3 to 4 days a week).
2. Learning a variety of songs in foreign languages (Spanish, French, and Italian).
3. Listening/identifying classical music by Mozart. (We study a different musician each month).
March 2006 Social Studies Activities
1. Labeling and coloring the countries of Africa with colored pencils on a blank map.
2. Labeling and coloring the states in the United States with colored pencils on a blank map.
3. Building 3D puzzles of the Empire State Building and the Met Life Tower.
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