When did kindergarten change from being a fun place where kids mostly learned to socialize to a prison where discipline is the most important thing? And considering how many children aren't neurologically ready for academic work even in the first grade, forcing it on them in kindergarten is just appalling. What better way to start children off with a sense of their own inadequacy than to force them into a situation where their failure is guaranteed? Schools aren't just glorified baby sitters; they're prisons. If I were raising my own children today I'd refuse to send them to kindegarten. If it was legally required, I'd do my damndest to find some way around it.
Legally, I don't have to send him to school until he's six. And then, there are ways around it if I register to homeschool.
What better way to start children off with a sense of their own inadequacy than to force them into a situation where their failure is guaranteed?
Exactly. Instead of receiving support to do the things in which he is capable and encouragement to work on social behavior, maturity is now the code word for how well someone will put up with sitting in a desk being bored all day.
My mom was at first against us homeschooling my boy's but now fully supports us. She has not only seen how well the boy's are doing but also how bad schools are now. My younger son would never make it in a school setting. He is a very social child and needs that interaction. I believe he would be labeled as a trouble maker. Not only that he is a very hands on learner and not a visual or audio learner. So again he wouldn't do well in a school setting. Homeschooling him has done wonders for my youngest son. We do a lot of hands on learning with him.
Actually, I suspect that this one would do well in a classroom once he matures more, as long as they keep up to his level. He's a very independent little boy, and I suspect he just wouldn't put up with being bored. If he's interested, however, I think he'd do quite well.
My parents have never really supported me homeschooling. They think it's simply me coddling the older kid, and that my kids "just need to learn to behave". Again, the implication being someone actually takes the time to teach them. Of course, they raised all girls...
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What better way to start children off with a sense of their own inadequacy than to force them into a situation where their failure is guaranteed?
Exactly. Instead of receiving support to do the things in which he is capable and encouragement to work on social behavior, maturity is now the code word for how well someone will put up with sitting in a desk being bored all day.
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My parents have never really supported me homeschooling. They think it's simply me coddling the older kid, and that my kids "just need to learn to behave". Again, the implication being someone actually takes the time to teach them. Of course, they raised all girls...
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