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I really want this to be a reality. When a kid learns how to find out information themselves and be a self-guided learner, I can easily see an average school da

I really want this to be a reality. When a kid learns how to find out information themselves and be a self-guided learner, I can easily see an average school day taking only a few hours, not 7 or 8. That leaves more time for extra curriculars, a job/internship, or even learning more about topics that interest the student. What I remember most from public school is how much time I wasted, and how little I actually learned. (I am from the US, if that helps).

DanielStraight 13y ago
I'm not trying to derail the comment thread here, so if you want to talk more about this, my email address is in my profile, but... This is basically what my experience was like as a home-schooled student. A lot of self-guided learning, school days significantly less than 7 or 8 hours, and lots of extra-curricular activities.
Consultant32452 13y ago
This was the most infuriating thing for me with my daughter. She was tested in kindergarten to read at a 3rd grade level. She also was beginning to learn multiplication, fractions, etc. I went to her school and asked her about special programs for her, potentially skipping grades, etc. Their response was essentially that in a couple years time the other kids would catch up. Well, of course the other kids will catch up, you're going to tie a big anchor to my daughter that she has to drag through a bunch of boring curriculum she already knows.
- jdreaver 13y ago
  I was in the same boat as your daughter, and the only reason I was able to skip grades is because my elementary school was awful (so I looked smarter), and my mother is excellent at dealing with bureaucracy. I know very bright people who would have very easily been able to skip grades; much of the material students learn is repeated about 3 times over the course of 12 years.

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I really want this to be a reality. When a kid learns how to find out information themselves and be a self-guided learner, I can easily see an average school da

by jdreaver 13y ago

DanielStraight 13y ago
I'm not trying to derail the comment thread here, so if you want to talk more about this, my email address is in my profile, but... This is basically what my experience was like as a home-schooled student. A lot of self-guided learning, school days significantly less than 7 or 8 hours, and lots of extra-curricular activities.
Consultant32452 13y ago
This was the most infuriating thing for me with my daughter. She was tested in kindergarten to read at a 3rd grade level. She also was beginning to learn multiplication, fractions, etc. I went to her school and asked her about special programs for her, potentially skipping grades, etc. Their response was essentially that in a couple years time the other kids would catch up. Well, of course the other kids will catch up, you're going to tie a big anchor to my daughter that she has to drag through a bunch of boring curriculum she already knows.
- jdreaver 13y ago
  I was in the same boat as your daughter, and the only reason I was able to skip grades is because my elementary school was awful (so I looked smarter), and my mother is excellent at dealing with bureaucracy. I know very bright people who would have very easily been able to skip grades; much of the material students learn is repeated about 3 times over the course of 12 years.