I didn't quite do home school, but I had my daughter do Geometry by correspondence over the summer after 7th grade, and pre calculus by correspondence after 9th grade (she skipped 8th grade). Rather than ask the remote teacher, she would come to me when she had questions. pre-calulus was easy - I am a physcist and engineer. Geometry was more work, as it had literally been 50 years since I had taken it. The schools did not give her credit, but they did give her placement. The principal told me that she would have trouble graduating because of the state requirements about years of math, science, English, ... I gave her hell - 'we will do it my way. I know what I am doing and I don't care if she graduates.
She didn't graduate. She dropped out after 10th grade to go the the State University, where she did her BS, and MS in civil / structural engineering. She was 3 months past 15 when she went to the University - commuting by bus and living at home.
These kids have good genes, but would not have accomplished what they did if they were not homeschooled (although presumably Bryan would have been a very invested parent after hours). Bryan knows environment matters but the argument in the book is more about how it doesn't matter as much as some would like to think.
Listening to them talk about what they were able to accomplish by leaving the public school system behind and cutting away all the fluff is amazing and inspiring. It also makes me afraid of sending my kid to public school. So much time wasted.
I didn't quite follow what Aiden meant when he talked about what he'd do differently from his parents. Like was he saying his parents were too conventional and concerned with what society thinks? Or did they feel both parents (or just mom) wanted to shape their interests too much? I'm assuming shaping their children's ideas and interests may have been one key unspoken reason for homeschooling.
I really think you should write a book on homeschooling, techniques, hacks, tips, edges, etc. Tremendous value in that.
I didn't quite do home school, but I had my daughter do Geometry by correspondence over the summer after 7th grade, and pre calculus by correspondence after 9th grade (she skipped 8th grade). Rather than ask the remote teacher, she would come to me when she had questions. pre-calulus was easy - I am a physcist and engineer. Geometry was more work, as it had literally been 50 years since I had taken it. The schools did not give her credit, but they did give her placement. The principal told me that she would have trouble graduating because of the state requirements about years of math, science, English, ... I gave her hell - 'we will do it my way. I know what I am doing and I don't care if she graduates.
She didn't graduate. She dropped out after 10th grade to go the the State University, where she did her BS, and MS in civil / structural engineering. She was 3 months past 15 when she went to the University - commuting by bus and living at home.
And genetics have zero to do with how well your kids have done?
Bryan wrote a book about how genetics are the primary influence on children.
These kids have good genes, but would not have accomplished what they did if they were not homeschooled (although presumably Bryan would have been a very invested parent after hours). Bryan knows environment matters but the argument in the book is more about how it doesn't matter as much as some would like to think.
Listening to them talk about what they were able to accomplish by leaving the public school system behind and cutting away all the fluff is amazing and inspiring. It also makes me afraid of sending my kid to public school. So much time wasted.
I didn't quite follow what Aiden meant when he talked about what he'd do differently from his parents. Like was he saying his parents were too conventional and concerned with what society thinks? Or did they feel both parents (or just mom) wanted to shape their interests too much? I'm assuming shaping their children's ideas and interests may have been one key unspoken reason for homeschooling.
These are some lucky kiddos.