because my experience is with christian private schools around houston being a complete waste of time for kids getting an education.
i said christian ones. If you want to show me one that teaches calculus or graduates any kids with AP credit I will gladly eat crow.
http://www.sths.org/staff/showdepartment.php?dptnm=mathematics The goal of the St. Thomas Math Department is to provide a curriculum that enables each student to be challenged to achieve at his highest levels. All students are required to complete four years of mathematics in high school in order to graduate. The courses offered extend from Algebra I to Advanced Placement Calculus. http://www.houstonchristianhs.org/school_life/advancedprograms.aspx The Advanced Placement Program, sponsored by the College Board, is an intensive program of college-level curricula and examinations that provides high school students with the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school. http://www.houstonchristianhs.org/school_life/departm_mathematics.aspx Courses Algebra I Algebra I PAP Algebra II Algebra II PAP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Finite Math/Statistics Geometry Geometry PAP Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus PAP Statistics AP
To be fair, you generalized all private schools. You pointed out that Christian schools in particular are worse, but you're still lumping the others in there.
those were just the first two that rattled off my head. my kids will go to public high school, in all likelihood.
Two comments. I benefitted greatly by being in public schools because of athletics that ultimately led to a full scholarship at one of the best universities in the country (worth about 20k/yr). There is no way that would have been possible outside of the public school system. This country is not setup to give adequate exposure to kids to receive extracuricular scholarships. Kids from private schools don't get athletic scholarships ...much less home schooled kids. My parents saved for my college education ...and used that extra cash to buy themselves a swimming pool once I was awarded the scholarship!!! So it was a win-win even for my dad. Secondly, home schooled kids definately face challenges related to lack of exposure. If you are home schooled, you can introduce your kids things yourself ...but you'll have a tendancy to show involve your kids in things you feel are "safe." Frankly, some of the best lessons I learned in life came from real-life situations outside of the classroom. If you hand-pick church events and summer camps for your kids, they'll have an alternate reality and will be forced to face the real world someday. If you are commited to ensuring your kid is introduced to a "rounded" social environment, then fine. But most home school parents chose that path for the explicit reason to protect their kid from the real-world because they feel it is inadequate for one reason or another.
I think this depends on the school. I know there are baseball players from Houston Christian getting a free ride at college....and I know Strake Jesuit plays in the same district as Memorial and Stratford, now. Same exposure as the kids from the public schools have.
1. That's because they get the education to get academic scholarships. Zing! 2. That's because their parents paid $20k a year for their high school education. I'm assuming college costs is not a huge worry.
Mathematics Department Believing that each student can be successful in mathematics and that each student ought to be comfortably challenged to achieve his or her full mathematical potential, the Mathematics Department provides a wide variety of college-preparatory courses from Algebra One to AP Calculus AB and AP Statistics; small class sizes; daily tutorials; technology-rich instruction; and talented, compassionate, and enthusiastic teachers. Our teachers are deeply committed to on-going professional development and to the use of innovative teaching methods and curriculum. We aim to inspire and nurture in each student a love for learning and to prepare him or her for a lifetime of learning, critical thinking, and responsible citizenship. http://www.ehshouston.org/ehs/Mathematics.asp?SnID=1819092777
Wow, there seems to be a lot of ignorance when it comes to Christian Schools vs Public. In California a lot of the major high schools are Religious based, and plenty of their athletes get full rides. Hell, there are some Parents who chose to put their kids in Christian schools just to try and "keep them out of trouble" Its all hogwash, private school just means the kids make fun of you for different reasons than in public school. I was homeschooled because my parents believe Evolution, Sex Education, and an overall "Lack of Godliness" made the Public School a complete non-option. I went to a Christian school for 2 years, and honestly it wasn't that much different from when I went to public school in kindergarten.
I think you mean "weird" And I'm quite proud of it. Normalcy sounds like something for public school drones.
Five children all home-schooled 3 have graduated 1 is a senior 1 is 6 grade First, it is hard if you do it right. Second, it is really hard, so do it right. Third, my wife cannot do Algebra and above so that falls to me and I don't like that. Fourth, There is plenty of socialization available to those who want it, like us (actually my kids were all over socialized) Fifth, We did it for reasons of establishing character in our children with moral values and we don't regret it one bit. Our kids are all more mature and loving that most kids, I say that because that is exactly the comments we get all the time from people. They are very service oriented working community service and such. We are very proud of them and very much attribute their value system to homeschooling However there is a big disclaimer- it is really hard because it takes alot of structure, dilligence and time, there are plenty of distractions. I've seen it done well and poorly- just like public school One thing we committed to from the beginning with all the kids was to stay on the public school calendar, to have an outside review of everything and to make sure they completed all the credits required by the state. I think if you have a moral reason or you just love to work your wife into the ground it is good if done right.
Basically the same for Strake. I knew a kid who placed into junior-level math (Algebra II) as a freshman, so by time he was a senior, he'd taken Calculus...they made him take Calculus II at a community college.
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Why would someone want to shorten their time in college by getting credits early? College was a blast, 4 years almost seemed to soon for me.
