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Wed, 16 Jun 2004
Home schoolers - is it all about manners?
Greenspun is postulating on the relationship between home schooling and manners. I have no opinion on the matter despite the fact that we are home schooling our kids and the fact that I consider good manners desirable.
Today in a quiet moment in my office I overheard Abigail talking to Julie:
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Momma, can we study Spanish each day too?I hope that one effect of home schooling is to preserve my (almost) 6 year old's love of learning.
Tonight Ted directed my attention to Philip Greenspun who asked Do home-schooled kids have better manners?. When I was a girl, my mother cautioned me You become like the person you marry. I think that the truth behind this observation...
Posted by Trackback from Julie Leung: Seedlings & Sprouts at Thu Jun 17 01:16:42 2004
Posted by Trackback from Julie Leung: Seedlings & Sprouts at Thu Jun 17 01:16:42 2004
One of the consistent findings of education studies is that the most important correlator to how well a child does academically is how involved and committed the parents are to the child's education. While I don't personally agree with home schooling, I can think of few other ways to express that degree of committment, and you should be lauded for it.
As far as manners go, that's an interesting question. The classic example of "good manners" from the '50s is often set in a family environment we would consider very oppressive and dicatorial by today's standards; children are seen but not heard, otherwise they get a clip across the ear. This is still true in many home school environments (fortunately not yours, by the sound of it). In general, however, if you are polite to and around your children, they will be polite in turn.
(FWIW: I would rather home school than subject my children to the American education system too... but then, I don't live in the States)
Posted by Robert Watkins at Thu Jun 17 04:45:25 2004
As far as manners go, that's an interesting question. The classic example of "good manners" from the '50s is often set in a family environment we would consider very oppressive and dicatorial by today's standards; children are seen but not heard, otherwise they get a clip across the ear. This is still true in many home school environments (fortunately not yours, by the sound of it). In general, however, if you are polite to and around your children, they will be polite in turn.
(FWIW: I would rather home school than subject my children to the American education system too... but then, I don't live in the States)
Posted by Robert Watkins at Thu Jun 17 04:45:25 2004
Hi Ted -
One nifty thing about homeschooling is that children interact with adults quite often - field trips, guest teachers, other home-schooling families, etc. So I think there are more opportunities for manners to be developed and encouraged.
I was home-schooled for 4 years (6th to 9th grades) and I remember it as a very good time. My wife is beginning to explore homeschooling our children as well... good times.
Yours,
Tom
Posted by Tom Copeland at Thu Jun 17 07:19:49 2004
One nifty thing about homeschooling is that children interact with adults quite often - field trips, guest teachers, other home-schooling families, etc. So I think there are more opportunities for manners to be developed and encouraged.
I was home-schooled for 4 years (6th to 9th grades) and I remember it as a very good time. My wife is beginning to explore homeschooling our children as well... good times.
Yours,
Tom
Posted by Tom Copeland at Thu Jun 17 07:19:49 2004
Thank you for lowering the signal to noise ratio on java.blogs since your post is COMPLETELY off topic! Your rudeness is appreciated.
Posted by anonymous at Thu Jun 17 10:56:41 2004
Posted by anonymous at Thu Jun 17 10:56:41 2004
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