The best homeschooling parents find ways to socialize their children. One of my friends who homeschools just came back from taking her daughters to a debate tournament. But sadly, it won't work on a large scale because many parents simply don't know what to do, or they would have an agenda, or there is already a strain on their relationship with their children.
But if public schools are the best alternative, then some major changes are needed. Schools should be smaller, class sizes should be smaller, teachers should have the time to develop a relationship with their pupils, and I am not altogether sure that segregation by age is the best way either.
I'd like to see small neighborhood schools, the smaller the better, run by teams of teachers who basically would teach all the ages, and were assisted by older students helping with the younger ones, and with parents also having to help out with their time.
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Date: 2014-02-19 10:38 pm (UTC)But if public schools are the best alternative, then some major changes are needed. Schools should be smaller, class sizes should be smaller, teachers should have the time to develop a relationship with their pupils, and I am not altogether sure that segregation by age is the best way either.
I'd like to see small neighborhood schools, the smaller the better, run by teams of teachers who basically would teach all the ages, and were assisted by older students helping with the younger ones, and with parents also having to help out with their time.
That's just a few of my notions.