What about the tax money then? The public school should not have the right to the tax money of a homeschooler then. If a homeschooler is tested in the school system and passes because the tax money going to the school system that they live in the student should be able to try out for the school team.

What about the tax money then? The public school should not have the right to the tax money of a homeschooler then. If a homeschooler is tested in the school system and passes because the tax money going to the school system that they live in the student should be able to try out for the school team.

 

Good point.

Yes. The parents of home schoolers pay property taxes to support public schools just like every other parent. The difference is that they do not normally use the services that they pay for. Home schooled kids should be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at the schools in their tax districts.

Could we add a poll?

Yes. The parents of home schoolers pay property taxes to support public schools just like every other parent. The difference is that they do not normally use the services that they pay for. Home schooled kids should be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at the schools in their tax districts.

 

 

Get us out of P&R and we agree on a lot .

 

 

Could we add a poll?

 

Done.

Get us out of P&R and we agree on a lot .

I agree again.

 

We home schooled our kids for a year but they were not allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities. So, we paid $500 to participate in the Governor's Cup academic competition. Our "school" finished third in a region of 17 public schools. We could have done better with a bigger family.

 

Public school administrators and the NEA fear being shown up by home schooled children. They prefer pushing the same old tired stereotypes of home schoolers as they push for more unnecessary regulations. If they can force home schools to teach the same curriculum as public schools, while denying them the benefits to which taxpayers should be entitled, then the benefits of home schooling will vanish and kids forced back into the system.

Yes. The parents of home schoolers pay property taxes to support public schools just like every other parent. The difference is that they do not normally use the services that they pay for. Home schooled kids should be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at the schools in their tax districts.

 

I agree again.

 

We home schooled our kids for a year but they were not allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities. So, we paid $500 to participate in the Governor's Cup academic competition. Our "school" finished third in a region of 17 public schools. We could have done better with a bigger family.

 

Public school administrators and the NEA fear being shown up by home schooled children. They prefer pushing the same old tired stereotypes of home schoolers as they push for more unnecessary regulations. If they can force home schools to teach the same curriculum as public schools, while denying them the benefits to which taxpayers should be entitled, then the benefits of home schooling will vanish and kids forced back into the system.

I agree completely on both points. While our kids attended public schools my wife and I added things for them to study at home. We weren't happy with everything they were being taught.

Yes. The parents of home schoolers pay property taxes to support public schools just like every other parent. The difference is that they do not normally use the services that they pay for. Home schooled kids should be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at the schools in their tax districts.

 

I understand your viewpoint and feel confident that your kids are well educated. However, for the system that I work in this is not usually the case. Frequently, I am asked to give a test to a student joining our school that is coming from homeschool and has supposedly passed a certain class. I give a very basic, general test that any of my students that passed the class should do fine. These students typically do poorly. I would bet the results are similar for others in a low social-economic area.

 

If the KHSAA could put stringent rules on these athletes being tested by the public shcool system periodically, it would be a plus. Im sure a few schools would still manipulate this, however. In this case, I believe fairness to those that want to provide their kids with a better education, must lose to an unsupervised manipulation of the system.

Edited January 18, 200917 yr by JPP
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I understand your viewpoint and feel confident that your kids are well educated. However, for the system that I work in this is not usually the case. Frequently, I am asked to give a test to a student joining our school that is coming from homeschool and has supposedly passed a certain class. I give a very basic, general test that any of my students that passed the class should do fine. These students typically do poorly. I would bet the results are similar for others in a low social-economic area.

 

If the KHSAA could put stringent rules on these athletes being tested by the public shcool system periodically, it would be a plus. Im sure a few schools would still manipulate this, however. In this case, I believe fairness to those that want to provide their kids with a better education, must lose to an unsupervised manipulation of the system.

Home schooled students, on average score better on college entrance tests than public school students do. We only home schooled our kids temporarily to allow them to catch up with where we believed that their math and science skills should be - in other words to undo some of the damage done in public school. Both of my sons were National Merit Scholars - one a finalist and the other one a semi-finalist.

 

Home schooled children can be taught much more effectively - even by parents lacking a teaching certificate than in public schools. The reason is simply the numbers. My wife could easily work one on one or one on two with our kids and cover three times more material in the same amount of time.

 

Granted, there are parents who do a poor job of home schooling or are simply not teaching at all, but the same can be said of some teachers and some public schools. There parents are not representative of the great majority of people who are increasingly choosing not to send their children to public schools.

 

There is no good reason that home schooled children should be barred from taking advantage of some of the services for which their parents are paying.

Home schooled students, on average score better on college entrance tests than public school students do. We only home schooled our kids temporarily to allow them to catch up with where we believed that their math and science skills should be - in other words to undo some of the damage done in public school. Both of my sons were National Merit Scholars - one a finalist and the other one a semi-finalist.

 

Home schooled children can be taught much more effectively - even by parents lacking a teaching certificate than in public schools. The reason is simply the numbers. My wife could easily work one on one or one on two with our kids and cover three times more material in the same amount of time.

 

Granted, there are parents who do a poor job of home schooling or are simply not teaching at all, but the same can be said of some teachers and some public schools. There parents are not representative of the great majority of people who are increasingly choosing not to send their children to public schools.

 

There is no good reason that home schooled children should be barred from taking advantage of some of the services for which their parents are paying.

 

 

I totally agree with every paragraph but the last one. I would love to agree with you, because I believe that statewide most homeschooled students are receiving a superior education. However, a fairly large percentage are not held up to public school standards, there is no reasonable policing, and I feel the abuses would increase dramatically with this being passed.

Home schooled students, on average score better on college entrance tests than public school students do. We only home schooled our kids temporarily to allow them to catch up with where we believed that their math and science skills should be - in other words to undo some of the damage done in public school. Both of my sons were National Merit Scholars - one a finalist and the other one a semi-finalist.

 

Home schooled children can be taught much more effectively - even by parents lacking a teaching certificate than in public schools. The reason is simply the numbers. My wife could easily work one on one or one on two with our kids and cover three times more material in the same amount of time.

 

Granted, there are parents who do a poor job of home schooling or are simply not teaching at all, but the same can be said of some teachers and some public schools. There parents are not representative of the great majority of people who are increasingly choosing not to send their children to public schools.

 

There is no good reason that home schooled children should be barred from taking advantage of some of the services for which their parents are paying.

 

My first inclination is to say they should be allowed to play for their home district.

 

However, the lack of accountability in the area of grades is very troublesome. As you state, home schooled kids as a group do very well however that obviously doesn't mean they all do well. How do we set up a system that holds each home-schooled child accountable academically? Solve that and I'm OK with them playing.

We homeschooled our son for a year between elementary school and middle school. His test scores went up dramatically over just one grade year. If there had been an opportunity to participate in extra-curriculer activities, we may have been more inclined to continue the program.

 

I like the idea of having the student attend 2 classes at the school. The school would be able to monitor the situation somewhat, and the student would have to follow the other school regulations.

I voted yes. If they play for the district they live in, I don't have a problem with it. There are a lot of different reasons to homeschool your kids. I think religious views top the list. The whole creation vs evolution debate could make you keep your kids home. Private/Christian schools may not be available where you live, or maybe not in the budget. Poorly performing schools may be why you choose to home school your kids. My wife works for a public school. My kids attend and play sports at the same school district. That's our choice. But if I we decided to home school our children, my tax dollars would still be supporting the school district, and I would expect to get something back for my tax dollars by way of athletics.

Yes !! !

Let's see....I don't think they should be allowed to play.

 

The idea that a parent paying taxes into a school has the right to take only the good things from the district (athletics) and leave the bad (academics) upsets me. If you don't like the way academics are being handled at a school--work to change it. Become involved in the site based council, attend board meetings, volunteer your services, have an "Academic Booster Club." Heaven knows we have lots of athletic boosters that do good work.

 

The name of the team that I support is the "Elliott County High" team....not "Taxpayers of Elliott County."

 

A home school student is not enrolled in the school....how can they participate in a school sponored event?