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On 9/14/13 4:46 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:50:48 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:12:21 -0400, wrote:

I am not even sure the current batch of teachers understand it. We are
old. They grew up with a calculator in their hand. (anyone younger
than 45 or so).
In 1971 my Bomar "4 banger" cost about $100.
A few years later you could get one free with a "fill up" at a gas
station.

Number lines were on the walls of all the middle school math teachers when I was teaching. I can't
imagine a decent teacher not having one when introducing kids to negative numbers.

John (Gun Nut) H.

My daughter now has 2 of the 3 of her kids home schooled.
This is not the Jesus thing, it is a program run by the school board
and most of it is online. Kids need good grades to do it tho.

It all came up over that long division thing.

I am sure this will set Harry's hair on fire but it is not a new
thing,. Maryland was doing it in the 80s.

Back in my public school days, there were several private schools in the
area that catered to kids who couldn't make it for whatever reason in
the public schools. I'm not saying those kids were "slow." There also
was one Catholic high school that got the cream of the crop of bright
Catholic kids. I haven't kept up with what is happening in K-12 these
days, although I am very impressed with my grandson's progress in his
schools.

We have a family member who home schools the kids for "religious"
reasons. I wouldn't want to be those kids.

F.O.A.D.

On 9/14/13 5:59 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:58:51 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 9/14/13 4:46 PM, wrote:

My daughter now has 2 of the 3 of her kids home schooled.
This is not the Jesus thing, it is a program run by the school board
and most of it is online. Kids need good grades to do it tho.

It all came up over that long division thing.

I am sure this will set Harry's hair on fire but it is not a new
thing,. Maryland was doing it in the 80s.

Back in my public school days, there were several private schools in the
area that catered to kids who couldn't make it for whatever reason in
the public schools. I'm not saying those kids were "slow." There also
was one Catholic high school that got the cream of the crop of bright
Catholic kids. I haven't kept up with what is happening in K-12 these
days, although I am very impressed with my grandson's progress in his
schools.

We have a family member who home schools the kids for "religious"
reasons. I wouldn't want to be those kids.

This is the public school curriculum taught at home. The kids have to
be a B or above to even do it.
Some people may want a religious tilt but that is not the case with my
daughters.
The oldest wants to test into a special "arts" school and she won't
get all she needs from the public school. (it started with that
"division" thing)
The youngest is somewhat ADD and they would just want to drug him into
submission. He is smart but easily bored.
The middle kid may get bumped up 2 grades next year. She is already
taking 5th grade math and science. (in the 3d grade)

Our home schooling family member doesn't want his precious progeny to
mix with kids who don't believe in the same sort of backass christianity
he does or, worse, don't believe in jesus at all.

F.O.A.D.

On 9/14/13 8:30 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:18:11 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Our home schooling family member doesn't want his precious progeny to
mix with kids who don't believe in the same sort of backass christianity
he does or, worse, don't believe in jesus at all.

That is not a factor at all but I expected you to say so.

The kids still get to participate in the extra curricular activates.
The oldest is quite the basket ball star but she really wants to be in
"theater".

It may not be a factor with your relatives, but it certainly was with
the family member I was discussing. In fact, backass christianity was
the deciding factor for he and his wife to home school. They don't like
me much because on those rare occasions when we see them and they bring
up religion, I just giggle until I have to get up and leave. We're not
talking about the normal sort of religion with this couple.

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