Public Schools or Home Schools..

[Laudate_Dominum]

I think it depends on the quality of the public school and the quality of what the parents have to offer in terms of homeschool. In our country the public schools are so bad that I would definitely homeschool.
There are homeschooling communities too. I know families that homeschool their kinds together which is cool because some of the people I know were taught by Scott Hahn and other cool people like that growing up.

[qfnol31]

I have only been to public schools and homeschool. In homeschool I learned a lot more, keeping well ahead of school. However, I goofed off quite often, and my brother never did his work. In his case, it hurt him, and I ended up doing better in high school.

Public school was trashy for me, and it really was a pretty trashy school. However, I learned better how to deal with other people, an experience I lacked in homeschool. I did learn discipline my freshman year, but that went out the window. However, that discipline did come back for college.

It depends much on the parents and their commitment, my mother was always busy.

[ardillacid]

[quote name='Cam42' date='Jul 20 2005, 05:48 PM']Personally, I like Catholic Schools.....I am a product of one.....actually 4.
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what'd you keep getting kicked out for arguing with your teachers about true catholicism

[White Knight]

Reason why I didn't include Private Schools is because the onyl difference in Public Schools and Private Schools from what I know is, that one accepts and teaches or can teach religion in class rooms. Public Schools can't thats the onyl difference, and plus Private Schools can be just as Baiest as Public Schools or even home schools.

[scardella]

[quote name='White Knight' date='Jul 20 2005, 11:24 PM']Reason why I didn't include Private Schools is because the onyl difference in Public Schools and Private Schools from what I know is, that one accepts and teaches or can teach religion in class rooms. Public Schools can't thats the onyl difference, and plus Private Schools can be just as Baiest as Public Schools or even home schools.
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Yes, private schools can be just as biased, as can homeshooling, this is true. However, with public schools, you're pretty much stuck with the school you're zoned into, unless you qualify for a magnet school, if they exist in your area. You're also stuck with whatever craziness the school board decides, whether you agree with it or not. With private schools, you can at least shop around for a bias you find acceptable.

In practice, it seems public schools concept of disciplining the students is laughable, if it even exists. (I admit that my public school knowledge is limited.) In homeschool or private school, there is more leverage in the discipline, which alone can account for the academic differences. It's much easier to learn with nobody getting into shouting matches, ignoring the teacher, etc.

Being able to express religion is paramount, don't you think? In the current maligned interpretation of the 1st amendment, you can't pray in public schools or have any sort of religious gathering. If it weren't for my teachers and classmates evangelizing me, I probably would have forsaken Catholicism a number of years ago.

[White Knight]

[b]scardella:[/b] [b]Correct.[/b]

But its easier said than Done. sometimes you have to experience something inorder to know if there Baist or not, Private Schooling, Public Schooling, Home Schooling, Magnet Schooling, what ever.


Sometimes you can tell whos Baiest right off that bat, or other times you have to do alittle bit of work on your own part to discover baiestness throughout certian schools, Public, Private, and Even Home (Depending on the Parents.)

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[Crusader_4]

Alright...here is my take on this. I was very fortunate i had the opportunity to go to a small mennonite school for my k-8 and then to a very well run orthodox Jesuit school for now 9-12. So it was perfect for me and it is much better then the public schools or even some of the more elite private schools (they can be JUST as dangerous).

[Christie_M]

I think that homeschooling is better. you can go (unless you're in some of the charters) as fast as you want! I went though 2 greads in 4 months...my program is diferent then most: you take a test for the subject that you've finished (you can be in 8th gread math and 10th grade Science) and once you're finished, your perant checks what you need to study more, like addition etc. and that's how it works!!

A+ ALS
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[Matty_boy]

Are you kidding? That's like asking "which is faster, riding a bicycle forwards or backwards." If the public school system were a business, it would go bankrupt immediately.

[Soccer 15 SWC]

Public schools can be good or bad. It depends on where you live. For example. My public school is better then most private schools. Also What makes public schools better then home school is that it forces a person to interact and cooperate with fellow students to reach a commen goal which is a norm in most jobs. Plus they force you to develop public skills which are very important.

[Christie_M]

unless you're in a Park Group like I am...then you have Choir and a bunch of other stuff for us homeschoolers!!!

[kateri05]

homeschooling allows you to learn to cooperate for a common goal with people of all different ages, as opposed to those in your "grade level" which is ACTUALLY the norm in most jobs. and you can develop public "skills" lots of places besides school!

[Christie_M]

you tell em!

[homeschoolmom]

"Oh, hi. You're new here at the company? And you're... 22? Oh okay... well, the 22 year olds are over in that cubical section over there. So, go take one of those. Be careful of the 27 year old section-- they can be vicious to new people. Whatever they say to you, just ignore them. If you finish your project before 5:00, there are some extra credit projects to keep you busy until it's time to go home-- like find the company slogan in a word find, etc. If you need to go to the lavatory, please raise your hand really high (it's hard to see over the cubical) and if no one else has left to go, you can be excused to use it. Or you can wait until the bathroom break time at 11. At 12:00 we will all line up and march down to the cafeteria. Whatever work you don't finish today you will need to take home and work on until you are done. Your paycheck will come once a quarter. Enjoy your stay. "

[zwergel88]

[quote] Also What makes public schools better then home school is that it forces a person to interact and cooperate with fellow students to reach a commen goal which is a norm in most jobs. Plus they force you to develop public skills which are very important. [/quote]

I agree, I think public schools are good because aside from the fact that you get a great education, they do teach kids how to interact with each other, and how to cooperate. In a public school you are exposed to kids who may be very different from you but you still have to learn how to deal with them, which is how life is anyway.

[Nicole8223]

I went to Catholic school for K-8 at a small elementary school then to an "elite" Catholic high school for 9-12....they both taught terrible theology, and I learned nothing except how to research for myself...which was a good lesson anyway. I have had really bad experiences with liberal teachers and administration. Religion was the BOTTOM of the totem pole at both schools. It was bad....I pray that I can home school my kids.

[Christie_M]

[quote name='zwergel88' date='Aug 4 2005, 07:13 AM']I agree, I think public schools are good because aside from the fact that you get a great education, they do teach kids how to interact with each other, and how to cooperate.  In a public school you are exposed to kids who may be very different from you but you still have to learn how to deal with them, which is how life is anyway.
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that's why allot of homeschoolers have like, 7-8 brothers and sisters! like my friend Liam, he is a twin (and the only boy) whith his sister. He is the oldest and has 6more sisters!

[Matty_boy]

You get the same sort of thing with home school groups. A few kids in one classroom learning the same stuff. I don't know what you're talking about with the "great education" and "great social skills" argument towards public school. You get to learn all about how the US was evil and the Native Americans should get their land back. Or that there is no God and evolution (an unproven theory) is completely factual. Some of the most immature people I've met were public schoolers. I don't think I've ever met a homeschooler that became a complete nutjob drunk once they got to college. Public schools though seem to be a breeding ground for such behavior.

[Christie_M]

are you homeschooled?

[kateri05]

ahahah hsmom i'm totally using that for the "socialization" arguments!