Home school

The thought of leaving a known environment to walking into something completely new and different is overwhelming. Middle school was my home away from home for three whole years. Like many other incoming freshman students, I believe that a big fear is getting separated from the friends you grew up with. Yet, I understand that you meet new people and create more memories together which calms me down a bit. Another big fear/concern is being able to get to one class to another quickly in order to arrive

I needed a tune up for my Mustang, so, like any other person with a car would do, I decided to drop it off this morning at a mechanic near the school (about a ten-minute walk). My thinking at the time was, if I dropped it off now it should be ready by the time I’m finished with class. Expectantly, it didn’t go as planned. While I was walking, Mrs. Sorun, who happened to see me, stopped and asked me if I wanted a ride. At first I was hesitant, thinking she was turning her terrifying words from the

majority of my life I have moved from school to school, and city to city. Not only was moving annoying but it was one of the hardest situations I have been through in my life. I have changed schools multiple times, some experienced turning out better than others. At one school I resembled a astute student that everyone wanted to partner up with, while at another keeping up and learning was arduous due to the briskness lessons were being taught. In high school, I was enrolled in multiple classes that

So many reasons why parents choose to home school their children. Even though it has been said that the drop-out rate is higher than in public schools, it has been proven by the NHERI (National Home Education Research Institute) that home schooled children have a higher success rate for college education. NHERI conducts, collects and provides research on homeschooling and publishes the information in the Home School Researcher Journal. Home schooling has become very popular and some people believe

educating young minds is home education or home schooling. An estimated 2.3 million students are home schooled in the United States, which is an increased amount from 2010 when the home school estimate number was 2 million(Ray) It’s an interesting and effective choice that’s been popularized for a reason. Home schooling positively affects a child’s development by allowing them the chance to discover themselves instead of falling into the conformity that is instilled in schools. In the process, statistically

Bullying: School and Home “Childhood should be carefree, Playing in the sun, not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” –Dave Pelzer, “A Child Called It.” As you’re sitting in a class room with a sick feeling in your stomach is this the day I will be bullied or will I get away with one more day. The child in the corner who won’t look at anyone scared to death if they do, he will be hit or his or her stuff destroyed. The child that is yelled at home because they did not do the right

think that home schoolers should be able to play on public school teams? This professor gives his opinion on homeschoolers being able to play public school sports. Homeschoolers should be able to play public school sports because, they have to have the same itinerary as public schoolers, their parents also have to pay takes that pay for the public school teams, and they will gain a better opportunity to get college scholarships. Homeschool students should be able to play public school sports because

Home School vs. Public School There has been an ongoing discussion between parents and scientists about public school and home school. While homeschooling continues to grow in popularity, many people still have a negative view of it and it is not uncommon, even for friends and family, to criticize those who choose to home school their kids. Some say homeschooling your child will further them in their academic pursuits but hinder them in their social life. Each situation is different for each person

Tommy Dimitratos Professor Dolnick English 102 20 July 2015 Home School vs. Public School School traditions in the United States are changing rapidly and nowadays many parents consider home education to be a more suitable option for their children. Though homeschooling was not popular in previous decades, it is now winning supporters back. Society gives attention to the problem of necessity of home school education. Many parents question what is best for their child’s education. Though supporters

This past year, Mountain Home Junior High reinvented their after-school program. Throughout the year, several students in the program dropped out, and by the end of the school year, only ten students were being served. The ineffectiveness of the program, in my opinion, was due to a weak initiation phase before the program was implemented. A small committee was formed to write a grant from the program, set the program goals. There were no teachers, teacher leaders, or counselors on the committee