tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post468307182980404984..comments2023-05-23T08:30:31.300-04:00Comments on Living and Learning at Home: Should Christians Prefer a Classroom School? Teaching the Trivium Ch. 3Amy Mazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-44723750259488629442014-01-30T22:56:32.233-05:002014-01-30T22:56:32.233-05:00Thanks for chiming in! No problem being late. I ...Thanks for chiming in! No problem being late. I don't mind going back and talking about previous chapters, so jump in whenever and wherever you want to!<br /><br />Great insight on that 8th point. I don't think that anyone (even proponents of classroom schools) could deny that large class sizes are less effective than small ones...one-on-one tutoring being even more effective! You are right, as much as a teacher wants to be there for her students, she is limited.<br /><br />You mentioned a great word there: discipling. Homeschooling is so much more than just imparting information (educating/teaching). As parents we have a greater responsibility and a stronger desire to help our children grow in every aspect of their lives and homeschooling gives us a great venue to do that!<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and experience!Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-87300460320827301302014-01-30T21:46:44.144-05:002014-01-30T21:46:44.144-05:00I'm behind a little, but wanted to chime in he...I'm behind a little, but wanted to chime in here about Chapter 3. P. 70 talks about the 8th problem with the classroom, that being the contrast between "tutorial-discipleship model and the teacher - classroom model." As a classroom teacher, I wasn't able to invest as much as I am able as a homeschooling mom in discipling these three children God set in my life. They receive plenty of tutoring from the Daddy and others in family and church, but "I'm commanded by God to tell the next generation of His faithfulness. That's all mentoring is." (The quote I found from a Dayspring inRL meeting stated by Roseanne Coleman. I consistently aim to mentor, tutor and invest. Dee Paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096580695515331364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-39868036992642057332014-01-30T15:39:45.504-05:002014-01-30T15:39:45.504-05:00Thanks for sharing your perspective of the time fa...Thanks for sharing your perspective of the time factor being that you have experienced both sides. My kids have not been away for school and I don't remember feeling one way or the other back when I was in school. I know that I really never did anything with my brother, though and I'm sure the lack of family time played into that.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the gender separation. That is definitely a tricky subject to think through!<br /><br />So, the school your daughter was going to was making her stay in her grade even though academically she would have done better in another class? I know growing up, we had whole classes of advanced kids, but we were still all the same age. I guess the size of your school determines whether you can accommodate for different levels, but it really still doesn't do anything for the issue we are talking about here =)<br /><br />Thanks for reading along! Hope to hear from you again tomorrow!Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-26386895988316405672014-01-24T13:53:33.140-05:002014-01-24T13:53:33.140-05:00I really enjoyed this chapter, and you commented o...I really enjoyed this chapter, and you commented on what I thought were some of the more interesting parts as well. I can say that the time away from family part was something I did not take note of until recently. With my daughter being at school all day, at dance almost every day after school, and working on homework when she was actually home and awake, I felt like she was missing out on being a part of the family. Our relationship with her was not as strong as it had once been. All that has changed in the few months that we have been homeschooling her, and it has been amazing and wonderful. A true blessing.<br /><br />I am horrified by the things that children are exposed to at such young ages now. Yes, that stuff is out there, but can't we let them just enjoy being children for the little time that they have to do so?<br /><br />Like you, I am a little torn by the point about separating children by gender…especially when they just finished saying that peer grouping is bad. Well, gender grouping does not happen in the real world either. The flavor of the argument is a little extreme for my personal taste. However, research shows that in middle and high school students perform better when the genders are separated. Boys are not being stupid trying to impress girls. Girls are not hiding their intelligence because they are afraid to look too smart in front of the boys. The hormonal drama is removed from the classroom (well, a chunk of it). <br /><br />I also particularly liked the comment about the peer grouping of the classroom setting not being a realistic life scenario and how it reduces academic rigor. The insistence on age grouping to the detriment of the academic development of the student. This ended up being our top reason for finally choosing to homeschool.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com