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Me and my sister were homeschooled and only one grade level apart. So this ancedote is kind of like a twin study. We both did great at reading, in most years o
by jdavis703 7y ago
Me and my sister were homeschooled and only one grade level apart.
So this ancedote is kind of like a twin study. We both did great at reading, in most years on standardized California Achievement Tests we'd be in the 98th or top percentile for reading. On the other hand for math we were always below the median, sometimes our score was so low we were in danger of the state forcing us to be in public school.
These results probably aren't surprising, we both had essentially the same educational experience.
Interestingly enough we both went on to different universities with full scholarships. She chose creative writing. I (he) chose information technology.
I don't know what can explain this aside from random variation, because this study certainly doesn't explain this well.
- jbob2000 7y agoWhen growing up, did you equally share duties around the house? One of the guys I grew up with was the middle child between two girls. Girls never had to do chores, he helped with garbage and dishes, and in later years, helped with renos and yard work. My point being that he was basically trained from birth to be productive, whereas his sisters were always allowed to explore their creativities (since they didn’t have to do chores). His sisters both have liberal arts degrees and have bounced around jobs, but he owns a very successful landscaping company.
- jdavis703 7y agoI like to think so. We were both essentially left with the order of "the house should be clean when I get home from work." From there we usually rotated dish washing, tidying common areas, etc.