Comments on: Schooled – The Movie http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/ Curricula and Resources to Teach Your Teen at Home Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susanhttp://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Susan Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:48:07 +0000 http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/?p=50#comment-1949 I wish the curriculum had been this way when I was in school I wish the curriculum had been this way when I was in school

]]> By: carolynhttp://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-193 carolyn Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:50:45 +0000 http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/?p=50#comment-193 Cant find this movie on netflix or our local store. Was it an art house movie with limited release?http://www.londonunschoolingconference.blogspot.com/ Cant find this movie on netflix or our local store. Was it an art house movie with limited release?

http://www.londonunschoolingconference.blogspot.com/

]]> By: carolynhttp://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-192 carolyn Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:27:46 +0000 http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/?p=50#comment-192 I cant wait to see this movie. I've been homeschooling my three children and I am moving more and more every year towards unschooling. Why? Because I have grown up and learned that I my very expensive private education does not compare to what I've learned as an adult allowed to decide what and when I want to learn things. My knowledge is deeper, I retain it, and I own it. You cant get that kind of eduction by being told how and when to learn something when your not at all interested. This leads to memorizing, forgetting. The lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket. I hope to help spread the word to families willing to take the time out to take responsibility for raising their children.http://www.londonunschoolingconference.blogspot.com/ There are over a million homeschoolers in the USA, now we hope to help those in the UK understand they have a choice also I cant wait to see this movie. I’ve been homeschooling my three children and I am moving more and more every year towards unschooling. Why? Because I have grown up and learned that I my very expensive private education does not compare to what I’ve learned as an adult allowed to decide what and when I want to learn things. My knowledge is deeper, I retain it, and I own it. You cant get that kind of eduction by being told how and when to learn something when your not at all interested. This leads to memorizing, forgetting. The lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket.
I hope to help spread the word to families willing to take the time out to take responsibility for raising their children.

http://www.londonunschoolingconference.blogspot.com/
There are over a million homeschoolers in the USA, now we hope to help those in the UK understand they have a choice also

]]> By: joubesshttp://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-160 joubess Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:23:51 +0000 http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/?p=50#comment-160 Sandra,I don't see it as any more pigeon-holing than the current curriculum. It's almost strictly for college prep and doesn't help students who may want to pursue anything else after high school, including military service. When they finish high school now (if they manage to finish) they are not prepared to work if they decide not to go on and study more, whether it be trade school, vocational school or college.They are also not prepared to be independent and think critically on their own. Most of my students can regurgitate information but they can't analyze it or take the next step and draw a new conclusion from it. I find this very disturbing. They cram more into their heads but don't teach them how to use it, at least not locally.The other thing to do would be to go back to the high school curricula they had when we were in high school. There were three academic ladders: advanced placement/honors, college prep, and regular. If we did that it would help and a lot more kids would graduate again. Regular study helped prepare students for a career after high school by offering different shop classes, home economics, art and practical business courses, to name a few areas. Where you wanted to go after high school was decided after 10th grade at about age 16. Age 16 is when a lot of students drop out today.Maybe the vo/tech path should be offered after 10th grade. There is a big difference between ages 14 and 16.What I find with so many of my tutoring students is they are required to take subjects that will have nothing to do with what they plan to study in college and just beat their heads against a wall unnecessarily to pass extremely difficult advanced math and science courses in high school. All they learn from it seems to be that they are dumb because they can't pass physics, chemistry or precalculus.Everything you need to know to pass the GED exam and most of the ACT and SAT you learn by the end of 8th grade. If you want a really high score on the ACT or SAT, you will study honors and AP courses and be prepared to answer the difficult questions that separate the brilliant from the average. Otherwise, most students are able to get a 23-25 on the ACT if they study for the exam and can read and comprehend well. A study course and then taking the exam qualifies anyone to attend college later in life when they may be far better motivated to succeed.I find adult students tend to be more focused in college and get better grades even though they may be working full-time or part-time while attending. They also have a much higher college graduation rate than those who enter college directly after high school, especially if parents are footing the bill.We need to find something that works better than what we have today. Sandra,

I don’t see it as any more pigeon-holing than the current curriculum. It’s almost strictly for college prep and doesn’t help students who may want to pursue anything else after high school, including military service. When they finish high school now (if they manage to finish) they are not prepared to work if they decide not to go on and study more, whether it be trade school, vocational school or college.

They are also not prepared to be independent and think critically on their own. Most of my students can regurgitate information but they can’t analyze it or take the next step and draw a new conclusion from it. I find this very disturbing. They cram more into their heads but don’t teach them how to use it, at least not locally.

The other thing to do would be to go back to the high school curricula they had when we were in high school. There were three academic ladders: advanced placement/honors, college prep, and regular. If we did that it would help and a lot more kids would graduate again. Regular study helped prepare students for a career after high school by offering different shop classes, home economics, art and practical business courses, to name a few areas. Where you wanted to go after high school was decided after 10th grade at about age 16. Age 16 is when a lot of students drop out today.

Maybe the vo/tech path should be offered after 10th grade. There is a big difference between ages 14 and 16.

What I find with so many of my tutoring students is they are required to take subjects that will have nothing to do with what they plan to study in college and just beat their heads against a wall unnecessarily to pass extremely difficult advanced math and science courses in high school. All they learn from it seems to be that they are dumb because they can’t pass physics, chemistry or precalculus.

Everything you need to know to pass the GED exam and most of the ACT and SAT you learn by the end of 8th grade. If you want a really high score on the ACT or SAT, you will study honors and AP courses and be prepared to answer the difficult questions that separate the brilliant from the average. Otherwise, most students are able to get a 23-25 on the ACT if they study for the exam and can read and comprehend well. A study course and then taking the exam qualifies anyone to attend college later in life when they may be far better motivated to succeed.

I find adult students tend to be more focused in college and get better grades even though they may be working full-time or part-time while attending. They also have a much higher college graduation rate than those who enter college directly after high school, especially if parents are footing the bill.

We need to find something that works better than what we have today.

]]> By: Sandra Foythttp://homeschoolyourteenager.com/50/schooled-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Sandra Foyt Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:45:13 +0000 http://homeschoolyourteenager.com/?p=50#comment-159 You're argument sounds great in theory, but I would worry about pigeonholing children so early. At 14 years old, most kids don't know what they want to do with their lives. I'd hate to see kids limit their options at such a young age. You’re argument sounds great in theory, but I would worry about pigeonholing children so early. At 14 years old, most kids don’t know what they want to do with their lives. I’d hate to see kids limit their options at such a young age.

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