Homeschool Support Groups in Little Rock Arkansas

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It's ARKANSAS. Too many idiots here are homeschooling, and the local graduate OS School of the Dining Room Table here don't have a 6th grade education. Stupids teaching more stupids.

AngeleaTragathon wrote:

It's ARKANSAS. Too many idiots here are homeschooling, and the local graduate OS School of the Dining Room Table here don't have a 6th grade education. Stupids teaching more stupids.

Home school students kick public school students asses on college entrance exams, both nationwide and in Arkansas. Look it up.

And the remedial rate of public high school graduates in Arkansas is absolutely appalling! 50% of Arkansas high school graduates are unable to perform at a high school level and must receive remedial training upon entering college.

All I can say is that if half the graduates of any learning institution fail to be propertly educated, something is seriously wrong with the institution.

Parents who choose to give their children a much better education at home are far smarter than those who subject them to the cess pool of crime and social debauchery masquerading as public schools.

Get a clue.

When it's done right, home schooling is much better than the public schools and probably better than most of the private schools, too, any more. The problem is the sorry welfare parents who say they home school to stay under the radar and then don't even try to educate the kids, who then continue the welfare way of life. Pitiful.

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Home school students kick public school students asses on college entrance exams, both nationwide and in Arkansas. Look it up.
And the remedial rate of public high school graduates in Arkansas is absolutely appalling! 50% of Arkansas high school graduates are unable to perform at a high school level and must receive remedial training upon entering college.
All I can say is that if half the graduates of any learning institution fail to be propertly educated, something is seriously wrong with the institution.
Parents who choose to give their children a much better education at home are far smarter than those who subject them to the cess pool of crime and social debauchery masquerading as public schools.
Get a clue.

Yep, cloister your kids away from the real world under mother hen's wing. Are you prepared to go with them to fight their battles,wipe their nose and butts and make sure the booger man don't get them? Do you have locks on their bedroom doors? Do you censor their TV viewing,media,mail, and listen in on their phone calls? Depriving a child from interaction with kids other than the other sterile minded homeschool victims is abuse.

ThomasA wrote:

Depriving a child from interaction with kids other than the other sterile minded homeschool victims is abuse.

I see, you can't argue that they receive a far better education at home so you're left attacking home-schooling on social interaction grounds. That too is a pitiful argument.

Kids don't need to have enormous pressure to have sex and do drugs by the time they're 13, which is exactly what happens in public schools.

They don't need to be subjected to bullying and cruel abuse at the hands of their class mates, like they receive in public schools.

They don't need to learn about every deviant and perverted sexual practice while in the 5th grade, which is what their class mates will teach them.

They don't need to smoke pot, smoke crack and inject meth while in the 7th grade, which many public school students do.

What they do need is a nurturing, healthy environment to grow and mature in. There is plenty of time in life for them to discover the putrid cesspool of society after they are mature enough to make an intelligent decision on how they will respond. What's abusive is throwing them to the wolves when they are 5 years old.

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I see, you can't argue that they receive a far better education at home so you're left attacking home-schooling on social interaction grounds. That too is a pitiful argument.
Kids don't need to have enormous pressure to have sex and do drugs by the time they're 13, which is exactly what happens in public schools.
They don't need to be subjected to bullying and cruel abuse at the hands of their class mates, like they receive in public schools.
They don't need to learn about every deviant and perverted sexual practice while in the 5th grade, which is what their class mates will teach them.
They don't need to smoke pot, smoke crack and inject meth while in the 7th grade, which many public school students do.
What they do need is a nurturing, healthy environment to grow and mature in. There is plenty of time in life for them to discover the putrid cesspool of society after they are mature enough to make an intelligent decision on how they will respond. What's abusive is throwing them to the wolves when they are 5 years old.

And then you hover over them through their high school years, then their their college age years ,unless you force them to go to college online, and pick their future spouses for them. Don't forget to pack your bags to go on their honeymoon with them just in case.Then you can come home, run their lives for them, tell them how to raise kids and raise another generation of introverts afraid of their shadow.

ThomasA wrote:

And then you hover over them through their high school years, then their their college age years ,unless you force them to go to college online, and pick their future spouses for them. Don't forget to pack your bags to go on their honeymoon with them just in case.Then you can come home, run their lives for them, tell them how to raise kids and raise another generation of introverts afraid of their shadow.

It's not like that at all. You're utter ignorance about homeschooling is quite evident. Obviously the public schools failed to teach you that it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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It's not like that at all. You're utter ignorance about homeschooling is quite evident. Obviously the public schools failed to teach you that it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

I have worked with the cloistered children in Boy Scouts,baseball,soccer,and Church. It's obvious that the kids are being hand puppets of the parents. My sister-in -law couldn't control the teachers at her local school so she struggled through home schooling. Her reward was that both children are grown and still live at home and neither will work because their attitudes won't let them get along with anyone. The ONLY good thing I see with home schooling is that it is not near as bad as trying to work with kids that have been subjected to the Montessori curriculum. Those kids are in a weird world of their own.

Your biased view based on your perceived anecdotal data means nothing. As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Far and away, homeschool students are much bettered educated. College entrance exams prove it time and time again.

Now if you believe the purpose of schools is to teach kids how to have sex, where to get abortions without their parents' consent, that deviant homosexual behavior is a normal lifestyle choice, and where to buy illegal drugs at the lowest cost, then you may have a point. Government controlled schools do a masterful job at that.

But if you believe the purpose of schools is to teach kids about geometry, physics, chemistry, history and language, well, there's no doubt the public schools are miserable failures. Just look at the remedial rate of any government controlled school in the state. It's absolutely pitiful.

Smart parents send their kids anywhere but government controlled schools. Those who are unable to afford the high cost of private schools do very, very well educating their children at home, plus they have the added benefit of instilling good moral values rather than having to battle the rancid deviancy that permeates government schools.

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Your biased view based on your perceived anecdotal data means nothing. As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Far and away, homeschool students are much bettered educated. College entrance exams prove it time and time again.
Now if you believe the purpose of schools is to teach kids how to have sex, where to get abortions without their parents' consent, that deviant homosexual behavior is a normal lifestyle choice, and where to buy illegal drugs at the lowest cost, then you may have a point. Government controlled schools do a masterful job at that.
But if you believe the purpose of schools is to teach kids about geometry, physics, chemistry, history and language, well, there's no doubt the public schools are miserable failures. Just look at the remedial rate of any government controlled school in the state. It's absolutely pitiful.
Smart parents send their kids anywhere but government controlled schools. Those who are unable to afford the high cost of private schools do very, very well educating their children at home, plus they have the added benefit of instilling good moral values rather than having to battle the rancid deviancy that permeates government schools.

You fail to understand there is more to education than 'readin,'writin,and 'rithmetic. If they are going to use their skills they need to know how to handle themselves in the real world situations by THEMSELVES and not from under mother hen's wing. It's like the knowledge of a good ole yard dog that learns to survive in a world of danger but a house dog heads right out in the street without worry and SPLAT!

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You fail to understand there is more to education than 'readin,'writin,and 'rithmetic.

That is the primary function of the school. As long as they are doing a pitiful job educating kids in the primary subjects, they should do nothing else.

If they are going to use their skills they need to know how to handle themselves in the real world situations by THEMSELVES and not from under mother hen's wing.

I seriously doubt there is any benefit to a 7 yr old being thrust into making social decisions like performing oral sex or doing drugs. There is a reason our society places age limits on certain activities, like smoking, drinking, watching R rated movies, etc. It's common sense to shield young minds from the putrid behavior of some in the world until they have matured sufficiently to make a sound decision for themselves.

If you want to throw your defenseless children to the wolves, that's your choice. Smart parents will choose to do otherwise.

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If you want to throw your defenseless children to the wolves, that's your choice. Smart parents will choose to do otherwise.

If that were so,there would be no public schools. Children would only be educated in their own religious,social, and geographical enviroment.

ThomasA wrote:

If that were so,there would be no public schools. Children would only be educated in their own religious,social, and geographical enviroment.

Maybe most parents are dumb and think it's the school's job to teach them how to have sex, where to get abortions without their parents' consent, learn that deviant homosexual behavior is an acceptable alternative lifestyle choice, and how to do drugs rather than teaching them about science, mathematics, history and language.

If that's what you want for your kids, go for it. But like I said, smart parents will not throw their kids to the wolves.

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Maybe most parents are dumb and think it's the school's job to teach them how to have sex, where to get abortions without their parents' consent, learn that deviant homosexual behavior is an acceptable alternative lifestyle choice, and how to do drugs rather than teaching them about science, mathematics, history and language.
If that's what you want for your kids, go for it. But like I said, smart parents will not throw their kids to the wolves.

Yep, Keep them fenced off from the world,limit what they see and read and feed them a steady diet of Andy Griffith and Leave It To Beaver re-runs. That's what life in the real world will be like.

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Yep, Keep them fenced off from the world,limit what they see and read and feed them a steady diet of Andy Griffith and Leave It To Beaver re-runs.

Yep, at least until they are mature enough to handle the nastiness of the real world. There's a reason we don't sell cigarettes and booze to 5 year olds, and don't allow 10 year olds to watch porno movies at the adult theater.

It's basically the same principle. It's far better to insulate toddlers from all the ills of the world until they are mature enough to handle it.

But like I said, if you want to throw your kids to the wolves and risk scarring their little minds for life, go ahead. Smart parents choose otherwise.

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Yep, at least until they are mature enough to handle the nastiness of the real world. There's a reason we don't sell cigarettes and booze to 5 year olds, and don't allow 10 year olds to watch porno movies at the adult theater.
It's basically the same principle. It's far better to insulate toddlers from all the ills of the world until they are mature enough to handle it.
But like I said, if you want to throw your kids to the wolves and risk scarring their little minds for life, go ahead. Smart parents choose otherwise.

Kids today are smarter and mature earlier than you think. By the time you think "it's time" you may be years behind. Good luck.

ThomasA wrote:

Kids today are smarter and mature earlier than you think. By the time you think "it's time" you may be years behind. Good luck.

They may be smarter about sex and drugs, but they're downright stupid when it comes to mathematics, science, history and language. You know, those things the government schools are supposed to be teaching them.

I know many people who were homeschooled as children. Today I call them doctor, counselor, nurse, business owner and Senator.

OTOH, I know many people who were "educated" in government schools. Today I call them alcoholic, drug addict, welfare recipient and convict.

Go figure.

I'm not sure about home schooling. How difficult is it to get into college with a "homeschool" diploma?

Chuck wrote:

I'm not sure about home schooling. How difficult is it to get into college with a "homeschool" diploma?

No problem at all when you score 30+ on the ACT. Homeschool kids absolutely kick ass on college entrance exams, consistently outscoring their government school counterparts by a wide margin.

Of course that could change if the ACT ever adds questions regarding the merits of homosexuality or tests the ability to slide a condom over a cucumber in less than 10 seconds.