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November 27, 2006, 3:43 am PST
11/24 Great School Debate
Quote From: gator__momThe concepts of either home or public school (we won't even speak about "unschooling"!) seems to be an either or type of situation. I am very frustrated with public school myself and have chosen to take my kids out. But I was worried about my ability to teach them as well as the professional teachers could. So I found a wonderful compromise! I found a public, home based school! It is called K12 and it is a free, public school with total hands on from parents. I don't feel alone, I don't have to wonder if my kids are learning what they are supposed to, I just follow the program, I have a teacher that works with me and my kids, and my kids have social interaction that the school sets up through all kinds of different programs. This is definitely for parents who want to have more to do with their kids schooling, without feeling pushed away or scared of the regular brick and mortar schools. An excellent merging of public and home schooling in my book! Check it out at www.k12.com if you are an interested parent. I can see how "unschooling" is a very uncomfortable term for many people to hear. Before our family embarked on this journey, I, too used to have all kinds of wild ideas about it. Needless to say, the reality has been worlds apart different from my preconceived notions.
"Homeschooling" is the word I use when people ask me, because so far on the ladder of acceptance, people at least have heard a few non-mythical things about it, and the shocked looks are fewer and fewer.
I actually know a family that is combining UNschooling (yes, unschooling) with public school. My friend's son decided he wanted to "try it out for a while" so they worked out the legalities with the principal and the board of education, and he attends school in 12th grade, but only for a few credit courses (which he's finding to be more of a formality than anything else, as the material was not terribly difficult for him) to have on his transcripts. The rest of the time, he does as he pleases, holds down a job, volunteers, etc etc.
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