I can see a large uptick in home schooling in some areas.

I can see a large uptick in home schooling in some areas.

 

I could too.

 

What about a kid that is not eligible for their GPA? Does he homeschool to get eligible?

When my kids were in grade school they were in a Catholic grade school. On every team, in every sport, that my kids played on, there were public school kids who belonged to the parish that played along side them. Frankly, I never even thought anything about it until I joined BGP. I honestly had no idea of the notion of kids "belonging" to a school or a district.

Would you be upset if you were paying tuition for Rockmom Jr to attend T and while attending he played football. Then 4 or 5 kids that were home schooled came in and played without paying tuition or even going to class at T. Then it came down that RM Jr wasn't getting playing time because two home schooled kids both beat him out knocking him from first string to third string?

 

If your fine with that, I understand...if you'd be upset I'd understand that too.

I could too.

 

What about a kid that is not eligible for their GPA? Does he homeschool to get eligible?

 

Well there you go?

 

Does a parent have to be the teacher or could me and three neighbors come together and buy the curriculum materials and have our kids schooled together by just one of us?

Would you be upset if you were paying tuition for Rockmom Jr to attend T and while attending he played football. Then 4 or 5 kids that were home schooled came in and played without paying tuition or even going to class at T. Then it came down that RM Jr wasn't getting playing time because two home schooled kids both beat him out knocking him from first string to third string?

 

If your fine with that, I understand...if you'd be upset I'd understand that too.

 

No. I don't think I would. I wasn't upset when kids who went to public school beat out my kid who'd gone to Catholic school in either grade school or high school. I didn't pay T tuition for a starting spot on a roster for TRock ( he actually has..or had...a BGP name.)

Well there you go?

 

Does a parent have to be the teacher or could me and three neighbors come together and buy the curriculum materials and have our kids schooled together by just one of us?

 

There are some homeschooled kids that get a good education but on the other hand I see parents withdraw their kid from our school to be homeschooled and it is a joke. Their parents couldn't pass any of the classes.

JD, covered in the first post.:lol2:

 

Didn't read it all :lol2:

No. I don't think I would. I wasn't upset when kids who went to public school beat out my kid who'd gone to Catholic school in either grade school or high school. I didn't pay T tuition for a starting spot on a roster for TRock ( he actually has..or had...a BGP name.)

 

But when he was in high school he was with other students that were on the same level playing field as he was. Not some kid that could work out all day or take a nap prior to practice.

 

Just saying there a lot of potential advantages to this for student/athletes.

 

But when he was in high school he was with other students that were on the same level playing field as he was. Not some kid that could work out all day or take a nap prior to practice.

 

Just saying there a lot of potential advantages to this for student/athletes.

 

I know several families who are home schooling their kids and the don't sleep all day...not even close.

 

As to a level playing field, there is no such thing. He worked almost full time while in high school and some of his teammates didn't. I wasn't upset by the fact that when they left practice, the kids were able to go home and relax while my kid went to Kroger and bagged groceries for 4 hours, 8 on Saturday and Sunday.

 

He played because he loved the game, not because he had the 'right' to.

 

And there is no such thing as a level playing field. Someone always wins, someone always loses. Some kids are exceptionally gifted athletically, some less so (in varying degrees). The list goes on and on.

I fully support the right of people to home school their children if that's what they feel is best for their kids but when you choose to do so you voluntarily give ups some things. The social aspects of attending school with your peers is one. Another IMVHO is the PRIVILEGE of playing interscholastic sports. I don't like this at all.

 

Let's think about the potential abuses. Who is going to be responsible for making sure the "home schools" are actually educating their kids? And what about private schools, as someone pointed out could someone that is home schooled decide to play for a private school, any private school and if not why not. Could a kid play for a school in another district that accepts students on a tuition basis? What school will the kid play for. In Jefferson County it is open enrollment. Could you pick what school you decide to play for or only be allowed to play for you resides district school?

 

This whole idea is rife for potential abuse and is an awful idea as far as I'm concerned. If parents feel that their child would benefit from playing sports then enroll their kids in the school.

I fully support the right of people to home school their children if that's what they feel is best for their kids but when you choose to do so you voluntarily give ups some things. The social aspects of attending school with your peers is one. Another IMVHO is the PRIVILEGE of playing interscholastic sports. I don't like this at all.

 

Let's think about the potential abuses. Who is going to be responsible for making sure the "home schools" are actually educating their kids? And what about private schools, as someone pointed out could someone that is home schooled decide to play for a private school, any private school and if not why not. Could a kid play for a school in another district that accepts students on a tuition basis? What school will the kid play for. In Jefferson County it is open enrollment. Could you pick what school you decide to play for or only be allowed to play for you resides district school?

 

This whole idea is rife for potential abuse and is an awful idea as far as I'm concerned. If parents feel that their child would benefit from playing sports then enroll their kids in the school.

 

I say let them play. I am all for kids everywhere getting the opportunity to play sports. It actually makes me a little sad when I hear of schools having trouble fielding certain teams because not enough kids come out. But they should not be able to play for a private school. They should be able to play only for they local public school. As far as districts with open enrollment go, that is where it gets tricky. It could be made easy and just say you have to play for the district you are in and attend the school you would attend if open enrollment did not exist in that school district. But I don't know if its that simple.

I say let them play. I am all for kids everywhere getting the opportunity to play sports. It actually makes me a little sad when I hear of schools having trouble fielding certain teams because not enough kids come out. But they should not be able to play for a private school. They should be able to play only for they local public school. As far as districts with open enrollment go, that is where it gets tricky. It could be made easy and just say you have to play for the district you are in and attend the school you would attend if open enrollment did not exist in that school district. But I don't know if its that simple.

 

It's not. While any opportunity to help teams without enough kids would be great, no home school kid from Louisville is going to start suiting up for Shawnee or Iroquois.

JMO, but I think anyone that has an issue with this takes youth and high school sports WAY too seriously. :idunno:

Transfers would be handled the same way they are now. Change of residence and it's an easy decision. No change of residence and it would need to be looked at.

 

Looks like most states are heading that way, anyway.

As some as stated above, it's a lot more complicated than saying "just let them play". There are all kids of aspects and considerations and possible "un-intended consequences" that can come into play. I'm kinda in the ball park with All Tell and tend to agree with his following statement..."I fully support the right of people to home school their children if that's what they feel is best for their kids but when you choose to do so you voluntarily give ups some things. The social aspects of attending school with your peers is one. Another IMVHO is the PRIVILEGE of playing interscholastic sports." With that said, I am constantly debating with myself about this opinion.