Comments on: What do children need? http://journeyoflearning.today.com/2009/01/12/what-do-children-need/ Your site for a lifelong love of learning! Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:00:14 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: erikamomof3 http://journeyoflearning.today.com/2009/01/12/what-do-children-need/#comment-6 erikamomof3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:08:59 +0000 http://journeyoflearning.today.com/2009/01/12/what-do-children-need/#comment-6 I attended public school my entire educational career, except 1 semester in 2nd grade. I had to attend a private school because that was the days of bussing the good kids into the poorer districts and vice versa, in the late '70s. My mom didn't want me in a downtown public school in a bad neighborhood or on a school bus for more than 1 hr each direction. Between 8th & 9th grade we moved from CO to CA and I had to repeat 2 classes that I took in 7th-8th grades and they were the same exact books too (Algebra 1 & Biology)! My husband attended private schools until high school and he too felt he got an inferior education due to the public school system. My oldest son did attend the public school for early intervention from age 3 to 4.5yrs and they had already given up on him. Telling me he was not ever going to get out of special ed and that he would probably never speak. Well my son is now 16 and yes he still has difficulties, but most people don't even know he's autistic unless I tell them. So, my public school experiences have not been the best but I do not base my opinions on just personal experience. Have you seen the state of our educational system? Why does it take $14K+ per student/year to teach the same thing I can for $300 per year. I currently have 3 students, all my own sons ages 16, 14 & 10. They are all twice-gifted and have been homeschooled by myself and my husband since 1997. I've also been advocating, writing, speaking & consulting about homeschooling and special needs homeschooling since 1999. I've continued to watch the system fail children from my own siblings/relatives to many children that are typically developing, those that fall through the cracks and those that have severe disabilities. I've run into some great teachers & great administrators, some in my own family, but as a whole the governmental educational system has failed for many years. Just my point of view. I attended public school my entire educational career, except 1 semester in 2nd grade. I had to attend a private school because that was the days of bussing the good kids into the poorer districts and vice versa, in the late ’70s. My mom didn’t want me in a downtown public school in a bad neighborhood or on a school bus for more than 1 hr each direction.

Between 8th & 9th grade we moved from CO to CA and I had to repeat 2 classes that I took in 7th-8th grades and they were the same exact books too (Algebra 1 & Biology)!

My husband attended private schools until high school and he too felt he got an inferior education due to the public school system.

My oldest son did attend the public school for early intervention from age 3 to 4.5yrs and they had already given up on him. Telling me he was not ever going to get out of special ed and that he would probably never speak. Well my son is now 16 and yes he still has difficulties, but most people don’t even know he’s autistic unless I tell them.

So, my public school experiences have not been the best but I do not base my opinions on just personal experience. Have you seen the state of our educational system? Why does it take $14K+ per student/year to teach the same thing I can for $300 per year. I currently have 3 students, all my own sons ages 16, 14 & 10. They are all twice-gifted and have been homeschooled by myself and my husband since 1997.

I’ve also been advocating, writing, speaking & consulting about homeschooling and special needs homeschooling since 1999. I’ve continued to watch the system fail children from my own siblings/relatives to many children that are typically developing, those that fall through the cracks and those that have severe disabilities. I’ve run into some great teachers & great administrators, some in my own family, but as a whole the governmental educational system has failed for many years.

Just my point of view.

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