Comments on: Manhood: Chapter 8 - Making School Good For Boys http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/04/manhood-chapter-8-making-school-good-for-boys/ Thoughts from Australian cartoonist and pastor, Matt Glover Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Matt Glover http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/04/manhood-chapter-8-making-school-good-for-boys/#comment-68 Matt Glover Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:37:12 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=40#comment-68 I don't think things are as bad in Australia - it seems there are more options with both a private and public system and many schools becoming a central part of the community. But I've never been too the US to compare! Homeschooling here does happen, but it's pretty small. The only experience I've had with it was with a group of Amway sellers who somehow twisted the gospel of Jesus into a "get rich" program and indoctrinated their children with the "business" principles in the guise of faith. I was invired to their end of year celebrating and I could have sworn I was in a cult meeting. Hence, I'm a bit wary of homeschooling. I don’t think things are as bad in Australia - it seems there are more options with both a private and public system and many schools becoming a central part of the community. But I’ve never been too the US to compare!

Homeschooling here does happen, but it’s pretty small. The only experience I’ve had with it was with a group of Amway sellers who somehow twisted the gospel of Jesus into a “get rich” program and indoctrinated their children with the “business” principles in the guise of faith. I was invired to their end of year celebrating and I could have sworn I was in a cult meeting.

Hence, I’m a bit wary of homeschooling.

]]> By: Henry Cate http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/04/manhood-chapter-8-making-school-good-for-boys/#comment-64 Henry Cate Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:12:48 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=40#comment-64 I don't know how bad things are in Australia, but in the States I think that almost all the time homeschooling is much better than sending children off to public schools. With homeschooling you can have a much better education, the children will be more bonded with their family, children can retain their love for learning, and you can spend time teaching religion. Public schools exposes children to physical danger with bullies and crime. Thomas Sowell said in "Inside American Education" that many parents send their children off to school, telling them to listen to their teacher. Many teachers tell the children not to listen to their parents. And most students in K-12 are not getting a quality education. If things are as bad in Australia I home you seriously consider homeschooling. I don’t know how bad things are in Australia, but in the States I think that almost all the time homeschooling is much better than sending children off to public schools.

With homeschooling you can have a much better education, the children will be more bonded with their family, children can retain their love for learning, and you can spend time teaching religion.

Public schools exposes children to physical danger with bullies and crime. Thomas Sowell said in “Inside American Education” that many parents send their children off to school, telling them to listen to their teacher. Many teachers tell the children not to listen to their parents. And most students in K-12 are not getting a quality education.

If things are as bad in Australia I home you seriously consider homeschooling.

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