(August 13, 2020 at 5:34 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: The parents and kids here were given a choice...remote learning or in school. Unfortunately my granddaughter and step-granddaughter went the way of in school. I wish they had waited till the next quarter to see how things go. If Georgia is any indication, it's not a good idea.
I do get that some parents either can't or won't step up to the challenge of teaching their kids but this could really be bad really fast.
I am glad it's not a decision I have to make...but I would have gone for home schooling...I was a pretty tough task master with my kids when it came to their schoolwork. I didn't just turn it over to the teachers and expect them to handle it.
I taught high school math and physics for two years. It takes parents, students and teachers working together for the student to get a good education. It's like a tripod- it's the least number of legs for stability. Less, and it isn't a good structure. It was easy to tell which kids didn't get support at home for their education. Given that the tuition in the mid-'90s was $9600 a year for high school, one would think that the parents would be invested enough to pay attention to junior's grades, at a minimum. But it was a haven for a lot of entertainment industry brats, so the kid's expectations of going to work at dad or mom's company may have had a play in it.
Parents who are interested in their children getting an education, and avoiding public school are the ones whose children do well. The only thing I've noticed is that they are not socialized as much as kids in large settings, and they don't always conform well. That last is not a judgment, just an observation. Non-conformist thinking generally means that they think for themselves, which I am all for.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
