The kids shouldn't be punished because the crazy parents home school them.

 

What makes all home school parents crazy?

Kinda funny. I guess it's all in your experience. But I know roughly a dozen homeschooled kids, some have graduated, some still in H.S. and each one of them has a 30+ on their ACT.

There are as many crazy misconceptions about homeschooling as there are private schools. :lol2:

 

Let them play. For the love of God, let's stop trying to exclude some kids and trying to claim ownership of others.

The kids shouldn't be punished because the crazy parents home school them.

 

I have a friend who is homeschooling her kids. She's about to have 5 kids. And she has crazy smart, talented, bright kids. She is a hero in my eyes. She started homeschooling as an alternative to having to put her oldest on Ridalin. Guess what? The kid has no behaviorial issues because she's able to accommodate the differences of his attention needs, rather than having to medicate him so that he fits the traditional mold. He is insanely smart, and tests ahead of his age. He actually has taught his younger brother and sisters how to read. He is a little mad scientist and has far more science knowedge that I do as an adult.

There are as many crazy misconceptions about homeschooling as there are private schools. :lol2:

 

Let them play. For the love of God, let's stop trying to exclude some kids and trying to claim ownership of others.

 

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I'm sure at some point someone will abuse this rule just like every other rule ever invented. I'm willing to let to happen for the overall benefit of the vast majority of kids that wouldn't fit that criteria.

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I'm sure at some point someone will abuse this rule just like every other rule ever invented. I'm willing to let to happen for the overall benefit of the vast majority of kids that wouldn't fit that criteria.

Amen

Kinda funny. I guess it's all in your experience. But I know roughly a dozen homeschooled kids, some have graduated, some still in H.S. and each one of them has a 30+ on their ACT.

 

Amen. I was going to take offense being called a crazy parent. FWIW, my aforementioned daughter, has a respectable 26 on her ACT and is much better off being homeschooled. Ironically, her public school sister has the same 26.

Amen. I was going to take offense being called a crazy parent. FWIW, my aforementioned daughter, has a respectable 26 on her ACT and is much better off being homeschooled. Ironically, her public school sister has the same 26.

Just consider the source of the crazy parent comment.

Kinda funny. I guess it's all in your experience. But I know roughly a dozen homeschooled kids, some have graduated, some still in H.S. and each one of them has a 30+ on their ACT.

 

Same here. When one of my sons were struggling in math I took him to a home school mother who helped him" get it " in one sitting. Their kids are extremely bright, well manered and intelligent. The first to graduate scored 30 on his act.

Same here. When one of my sons were struggling in math I took him to a home school mother who helped him" get it " in one sitting. Their kids are extremely bright, well manered and intelligent. The first to graduate scored 30 on his act.

 

That honestly makes me think of this TED Talk:

 

Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? | TED Talk | TED.com

 

 

 

Sometimes the one size fits all aspect of schools do not bring out the best in students, which is why homeschooling works better for some. I think we agree on this.

Kinda funny. I guess it's all in your experience. But I know roughly a dozen homeschooled kids, some have graduated, some still in H.S. and each one of them has a 30+ on their ACT.

 

While I don't know what kids may have scored on SAT's , as many kids than not (admittedly a small sample like yours) that I have had interactions with that were homeschooled have come across as...lets just say lacking in some basic educational aspects. Enough so that it makes you question their schooling. Now with that said I coach a young 8th grader right now that has been homeschooled the past 2 years and he really loves it and is a very smart young man and socially very well acclimated. But then he was smart while in the public school system as well. He will probably be going back into the public school system next year, a decision both he and his dad agree on.

 

Home schooling is probably a mixed bag, just like public school. It's probably...even undoubtedly, good for some kids, but it's not the panacea some advocates of home schooling would lead you to believe either.

Let the kids play...

Would they be able to play wherever they want? Would they have to play for the home school? Could they play for a Private school?

 

I relate the home schooling issue to this issue. If a kid goes to a school without football, but wants to play football, can he just play football for the nearby school while attending the school without football?

 

This topic is deeper than just allowing home school kids to play sports at local high schools.

There have been students attending one school play varsity sports for another school before so it isn't like this has never happened.

 

Really? Because my understanding is this would be considered a blatant disregard of KHSAA rules and I would love to hear of some specific examples (minus player names of course) because I just have a hard time believing this happens.

Really? Because my understanding is this would be considered a blatant disregard of KHSAA rules and I would love to hear of some specific examples (minus player names of course) because I just have a hard time believing this happens.

 

If I'm not mistaken, if a school doesn't offer a particular sport, students have been able to play at other schools that do. I'm pretty sure I've heard of that occurring before.

 

Regardless, there is absolutely zero harm done in allowing home-schooled kids to play sports. None.