Seeking best Anti-Homeschool information/research, etc. - Page 3

[SundayCrepes]

Originally Posted by momofmine 

I totally agree!  And I had a homeschooling friend tell me once years ago that each year, she sat down with each of her children and asked them, what do you want to do, be, prepare for, learn about, get into, etc, not sure exactly how she worded it, but the basis was that she wanted to help them achieve their goals.  And together, she helped each child set a plan for the year on how they would spend their time and what they wanted to learn about and do.  I love that idea because that could include anything from getting through an algebra curriculum, if that's what the child is interested in, to learning to basket weave.  I mean, to me, that is what homeschooling is all about.  There is SO much information in the world.  It's endless.  No one can know everything.  Personally, I don't want some committee who doesn't know my child to decide what he should be learning at a certain age and by a certain time.  It just makes no sense to me whatsoever.

I feel really stupid because this is such a brilliant idea and it never occurred to me. My kids are still little (5.5 almost 3) so I can still do this and we haven't lost anything, much. I'm curious to see what my 5 year old wants to learn.

[Czarena]

YES!  I only want my kids to go to college if their passions lead them there.

Originally Posted by Wendy Kelly 

When I see a statistic saying the 50% of homeschoolers go on to college, I don't know how to interpret that, since what I think homeschooling removes you from institutionalized learning...and allows you to frame your life as you see fit. So not attending college for a homeschooler may be a wonderful thing; not an immediate "failure" of the "system" of homeschooling.

[Wendy Kelly]

We ask our kids what they want to learn at the beginning of the year, and we do love this...my eldest is nearly 14, and I can definitely see the benefits. He truly knows what he wants to learn, and is never bored...

Another benefit to this is that, quite honestly, the kids get some pretty ambitious ideas about what they want to learn...I do let them change their plan mid-year (they're kids, after all) but often they don't want to change, even when things start getting difficult.

[Wendy Kelly]

Originally Posted by SundayCrepes 

Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes

http://pjrothermel.com/phd/Home.htm

Fifteen years later: Home-Educated Canadian Adults

http://www.hslda.ca/cche_research/2009Study.pdf

We've Grown Up and We're Okay

http://www.illinoishouse.org/a05.htm

Welcome to the National Home Education Research Institute!

http://www.nheri.org/

That second link is awesome! Thank you so much!!