I'm sorry but this was starting to bug me

[sha_lyn]

I generally associate homeschooling with poverty ("There was no room to store my ciriculom in the trailer so I just took the kids to the Wal-Mart to learn math" What planet are you on?).

Cute dana real damn cute

What planet are you on? You seem to think that you are so much better than I am. Get a life.

I know you don't believe that using real world applications (yes the scales in Wal Mart) helped DS understand concepts that he didn't grasp the concept of in PS. I really don't care what you believe. Home Schooling works for us and that is what matters.

I j just hope you never have children, because I hate to think how you would treat or talk to them if they didn't live up to your Ivy League expectations.

 

[AirForceRocks]

All of the homeschoolers I know now are definitely NOT rich. We have a huge homeschooling community on this base because the DC public school system is so bad, and because many can't afford to send their kids to private school on a military salary.

 

[snoopy]

$35k in expenses is definately possible when working outside the home. I'm sure for the very affluent that work outside the home, the expenses are far more than $35k when you consider private nannies, tutoring, schooling.

I don't think that how much money one spends to work should factor in the decision to homeschool or not though. I think that decision should be based more on what type of curriculum the parent can offer that makes homeschooling more advantageous to the child versus sending him to school and less on how much money it might save if one parent quits work to homeschool.

 

[ScarlettO]

But the $35K really has nothing to do with the Topic on hand, does it?


The OP thinks everone feels HS's are rich, and most folks who don't HS don't think this.

But then lots of my relatives felt that everyone at my kids private school were "Rich Snobs", and the majority are middle class folks who work. It's funny how perceptions never are as they seem, huh?

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

According to the profile, the OP is 13 years old-maybe that is why the unusual perception?
The homeschoolers I know are not rich, in fact usually the opposite. The rich move to good school zones or send to private schools, IMHO.

 

[Blondie]

I agree with the majority here. Ive never thought of homeschoolers as rich, actually quite the opposite. Ive only known 1 family that did it and I wouldnt consider them rich at all. Maybe a little "snobby" since the kids would very rarely come out and play with the rest of the neighborhood and the parents never associated with the rest of us, but not rich.

Same here.

We have a family that lives behind us, one house over, and the only time their kids are out playing is when the other kids are in school.

I've never seen the parents and they've lived there for over 2 years now! I guess there are adults over there! They must only come out at night!

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by Toby'sFriend
so weekend Gambling trips are now a cost of working?
I never knew that!


I hope the child is happier now.

Gosh I'm a SAHM that has kids in public schools. DH and I always go to Atlantic City to gamble! You can be a SAHM and still have plenty of money to gamble!

 

[ScarlettO]

I think the DIS should have a policy that any very young person posting has a "T" for teen or "C" for child linked to their name.

 

[Jillpie]

I find it curious that the OP (TalkisCheap) posted this four pages ago and has not responded since then. Everyone has stated that her findings from the Debate board are false. So what is her response or was this to get the "goats" of alot of people?

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

Originally posted by danacara
I generally associate homeschooling with poverty ("There was no room to store my ciriculom in the trailer so I just took the kids to the Wal-Mart to learn math" What planet are you on?). The wealthy send to private school or move to strong public districts. Those with enough education to earn serious money do not readily foresake their jobs and lifestyles to sit at the kitchen table and try to teach with absolutely no training.

If you only knew how out of line and off base this statement is. Grow up!

 

[peg2001]

The California Home-Education Conference exhibitor brochure provided the following demographics on homeschool conference attendees:

Annual Homeschool Household Income:

30% earn from $20,000-$40,000
18% earn from $40,000-$50,000
26% earn from $50,000-$70,000
10% earn from $70,000-$90,000
16% earn $90,000 or more

It isn't accurate to portray homeschoolings as well off OR not well off. We run the full spectrum of household incomes.

Peggy

 

[Toby'sFriend]

That's about what I would expect Peg2001. Thanks for the figures.


74% of those families are earning under $70k. That is by no means poverty level, but it is also very difficult to afford Private School tuition for 2 to 3 children on that income.

 

[danacara]

Originally posted by peg2001
The California Home-Education Conference exhibitor brochure provided the following demographics on homeschool conference attendees:

Annual Homeschool Household Income:

30% earn from $20,000-$40,000
18% earn from $40,000-$50,000
26% earn from $50,000-$70,000
10% earn from $70,000-$90,000
16% earn $90,000 or more

It isn't accurate to portray homeschoolings as well off OR not well off. We run the full spectrum of household incomes.

Peggy

Peggy ... this is the distribution of incomes among those who have enough money to attend homeschooling conferences. There is a serious bias here. I hope you are not homeschooling statistics over there.

 

[danacara]

Originally posted by CJMickeyMouse
If you only knew how out of line and off base this statement is. Grow up!

I appear to have hit a nerve
It's 11:19 AM on Tuesday ... shouldn't you be teaching?

 

[peg2001]

Originally posted by danacara
Peggy ... this is the distribution of incomes among those who have enough money to attend homeschooling conferences. There is a serious bias here.

That's why I included the reference for where the numbers came from. Good for you for noticing.

Still, it served my purpose to show that homeschooling families can be found at all income levels.

Peggy

 

[ScarlettO]

Originally posted by Jillpie
I find it curious that the OP (TalkisCheap) posted this four pages ago and has not responded since then. Everyone has stated that her findings from the Debate board are false. So what is her response or was this to get the "goats" of alot of people?

The OP is a 13 year old Homeschooled child. Her mother should keep better track of how she spends her time, IMO.

 

[CindyKansas]

My aunt has 12 children and they homeschool and I can tell you right now they are far from RICH. The children are very fortunate that their mother wants to homeschool. My uncle is a math professor at a State University. 2 of the children are now married, one is getting married in May. The ones that are married have all went to college and graduated with honors. She still has 6 at home and the youngest is 4. And in the mean time thier 16 year old son was paralyzed in a diving accident 2 years ago this summer. My aunt and uncle were married in 1976 and to this day they go out one night a week, alone, on a date.

 

[Microcell]

My DH and I don't homeschool, but respect anyone who does! I know all too well just what a struggle it is for stay at home parents becasue we stay at home with DS and DD at great financial sacrifice. We are only going to Disney this year becasue Dh won the trip. We are always broke and constantly struggling. Unless one parent makes a killing at his/her job I figure anyone else who stays at home is struggling like we are. I would not change what I am doing, but Dh and I can't wait for the day where we can go to the movies without counting pennies to do it! I have not been out to dinner in I don't know how long!

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

Originally posted by danacara
I appear to have hit a nerve
It's 11:19 AM on Tuesday ... shouldn't you be teaching?

Ohh..... she can tell time! That will come in handy when you punch your time card!

 

[peachgirl]

When nearly 1/3rd of homeschooler's make less than 40k per year in a report that is tilted to reflect higher income homeschoolers, it's a safe bet that homeschoolers are, for the most part, in the lower income brackets.



The kid should get off the dis and hit the books......