tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721658.post110761236705584452..comments2024-03-08T13:39:46.248-05:00Comments on Cityschooling: Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049312172726040439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721658.post-1108393727723952352005-02-14T10:08:00.000-05:002005-02-14T10:08:00.000-05:00Hi Angie. Thanks so much for your comments. I ag...Hi Angie. Thanks so much for your comments. I agree with you about the tests and the politicians. It's funny, a few years ago I was sure I would never homeschool. Never say never I guess. I appreciate your encouragement so much. <br /><br />CitymomNYCitymomx3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11052856678433480739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721658.post-1108335458657726882005-02-13T17:57:00.000-05:002005-02-13T17:57:00.000-05:00I hope you don't mind that I stopped by but I foll...I hope you don't mind that I stopped by but I followed the link on a friend's Live Journal and I find your experiences so far very interesting. Until recently I was working on my MA in education, fully intent on teaching high school English soon. That's taken a backseat for now because I was tired of hoop-jumping, but as a result I know a little about how children learn and how HORRIBLE those standardized tests really are. Your child is lucky because at least she won't be in the overly high-pressured environment in the weeks leading up to the tests -- when the teachers begin to freak out because their very livelihood is dependent on how their students do. And what sucks is that some kids just do NOT do well on standardized tests -- and they never will -- so their results reflect negatively on a teacher who couldn't have possibly made those kids perform better. <br /><br />It's all about giving some politicians NUMBERS -- because God forbid they take the time to walk through a classroom and actually watch learning take place. Or pick up a grade book and see what the kids really ARE capable of. Or read some essays, review some projects, go to a science fair and see what kids can do when you teach them the scientific method and then let them loose to explore their world. All of that gets lost in the "no child left untested" world we live in now. <br /><br />So, I was against homeshooling for a long time but I sincerely applaud you for taking your child out of that environment and giving her the kind of education that, believe me, probably 90% of teachers WISH they could give every student in their class. <br /><br />It sounds like the CM method is a really good, well-rounded approach that requires initiative on J's part -- and will give her a solid love of learning that will serve her all her life. I plan to look into it more - and perhaps incorporate parts of it when I get my own classroom -- as much as the state will let me, that is. <br /><br />Bravo!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605396934357215698noreply@blogger.com