Comments on: So. . . who should be in charge of a child’s education? http://songsfromthebackyard.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/so-who-should-be-in-charge-of-a-childs-education/ Thoughts, ideas, songs, inventions, musings contemplated in the backyard Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:39:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: learningleads http://songsfromthebackyard.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/so-who-should-be-in-charge-of-a-childs-education/#comment-31 learningleads Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:09:56 +0000 http://songsfromthebackyard.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-31 I have mixed feelings about this issue...the students I know who were homeschooled were home due to medical issues, therefore this may be a different argument. One who I had in my classroom returned after being homeschooled for a year, and that individual was clearly behind the rest of the students. But is that a reflection of homeschooling in general, her experience, or her disability? I've also had to maintain lesson plans for several students who were homeschooled, and often times much of the depth of the lessons--which developed through interactive discussion--had potential to be lost. As I said, these situations are different from a parent who may just as well supplement a child's education. But in these instances, I believe those particular students would have benefited further from being in the classroom. I have mixed feelings about this issue…the students I know who were homeschooled were home due to medical issues, therefore this may be a different argument. One who I had in my classroom returned after being homeschooled for a year, and that individual was clearly behind the rest of the students. But is that a reflection of homeschooling in general, her experience, or her disability? I’ve also had to maintain lesson plans for several students who were homeschooled, and often times much of the depth of the lessons–which developed through interactive discussion–had potential to be lost.

As I said, these situations are different from a parent who may just as well supplement a child’s education. But in these instances, I believe those particular students would have benefited further from being in the classroom.

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