Comments for The Homeschool Jungle http://www.homeschooljungle.com Start Homeschooling Today! Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on An Education Isn’t by Luke Holzmann http://www.homeschooljungle.com/2010/07/an-education-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Luke Holzmann Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:28:25 +0000 http://www.homeschooljungle.com/?p=1120#comment-380 Definitely something to think about. ~Luke Definitely something to think about.

~Luke

]]> Comment on The Home School Jungle by Debbie http://www.homeschooljungle.com/2010/05/the-home-school-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Debbie Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:46:44 +0000 http://www.homeschooljungle.com/?p=1094#comment-361 I have homeschooled in the past and used a variety of curriculum. Im thinking of using the complete A beka video/ video streaming. Can any one who has used this help? Any advice would be GREAT! I have homeschooled in the past and used a variety of curriculum. Im thinking of using the complete A beka video/ video streaming. Can any one who has used this help? Any advice would be GREAT!

]]> Comment on Race to Nowhere by Luke Holzmann http://www.homeschooljungle.com/2010/06/race-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Luke Holzmann Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:58:25 +0000 http://www.homeschooljungle.com/?p=1692#comment-355 Jana, I attended a public high school. Sorry, guess I should have been more clear on that [smile]. ~Luke Jana, I attended a public high school. Sorry, guess I should have been more clear on that [smile].

~Luke

]]> Comment on Race to Nowhere by Jana http://www.homeschooljungle.com/2010/06/race-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Jana Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.homeschooljungle.com/?p=1692#comment-354 Thanks for your input Luke. You have a unique perspective. Did you attend a public high school or did you home school through high school? Jana Thanks for your input Luke. You have a unique perspective. Did you attend a public high school or did you home school through high school?
Jana

]]> Comment on Race to Nowhere by Luke Holzmann http://www.homeschooljungle.com/2010/06/race-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Luke Holzmann Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.homeschooljungle.com/?p=1692#comment-352 Our definition of success for kids may be off. But I don't think that's the race to nowhere they've portrayed in the rest of the trailer. In fact, saying that we need to redefine "success" as a group for children felt really out of place in the video. Why? Because the video is about how our current system has misplaced priorities, wasted lives and ruined education. So, perhaps it's about how schools have mis-defined success for themselves. Perhaps? But, more importantly, it's about how we've equated time/effort expended with learning. That's the theme I see throughout the video. Growing up homeschooling, I was done with school by 10am most days. In later years, typically by lunch. I never went until 3pm. In high school, I pulled 14 hour days on campus from time to time. I didn't often stop until 10pm. Did I learn more than I did at home? Nope. Did I do more? Absolutely. But not 12 hours more worth of stuff [smile]. The race to no where is the race to see who can spend more time in the pursuit of doing stuff. It's not about efficiency, learning or growing as people. At least, that's the message I got out of the trailer... ~Luke Our definition of success for kids may be off. But I don’t think that’s the race to nowhere they’ve portrayed in the rest of the trailer. In fact, saying that we need to redefine “success” as a group for children felt really out of place in the video. Why?

Because the video is about how our current system has misplaced priorities, wasted lives and ruined education. So, perhaps it’s about how schools have mis-defined success for themselves. Perhaps? But, more importantly, it’s about how we’ve equated time/effort expended with learning. That’s the theme I see throughout the video.

Growing up homeschooling, I was done with school by 10am most days. In later years, typically by lunch. I never went until 3pm.

In high school, I pulled 14 hour days on campus from time to time. I didn’t often stop until 10pm. Did I learn more than I did at home? Nope. Did I do more? Absolutely. But not 12 hours more worth of stuff [smile]. The race to no where is the race to see who can spend more time in the pursuit of doing stuff. It’s not about efficiency, learning or growing as people. At least, that’s the message I got out of the trailer…

~Luke

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