tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post1947326009975223427..comments2023-10-26T04:53:21.986-05:00Comments on <a href="http://huckupchuck.blogspot.com">The Huck Upchuck</a>: Why I Don't Home School My KidsHuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878450464298055466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-33571268527138647312009-07-31T12:39:57.517-05:002009-07-31T12:39:57.517-05:00Hi, I'm a Conn writer doing a story on the pro...Hi, I'm a Conn writer doing a story on the pros and cons of home schooling. Have found lots of rah-rah stuff but not so much about the downside.<br /><br />Would you agree to a brief phone interview with me (5-10)minutes early next week?<br /><br />I was very impressed with the parents I spoke to in Conn who do this but there have to be some (social and other) drawbacks for kids going to college at the age of 10, as some do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-63047778142576675412009-07-09T09:05:10.057-05:002009-07-09T09:05:10.057-05:00I think there are good arguments for both sides. ...I think there are good arguments for both sides. For me personally, I don't homeschool because we live in a small community where I personally know and trust most of the people who work at the school. The thing I could not in good concience do is send my kids off to be watched by a bunch of strangers every day. That was a major part of the reason my wife and I moved back here after having kids: the small homegrown school system.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314671073556804015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-61119600756289942932009-07-09T08:39:51.839-05:002009-07-09T08:39:51.839-05:00Interesting. My decision to homeschool was based ...Interesting. My decision to homeschool was based mainly on my feelings about the mechanics of the educational process. I wanted my kids to have a more individualized, self-directed, and fun approach to learning than what is available at school.<br /><br />If there were one of those hippy-dippy alternative schools near us (and I could afford that kind of thing) I might have considered that, but only if they had many different age levels interacting with each other because I also think that the starkly age-segregated environment at school is unnatural and distasteful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com