I believe that children who are home-schooled do score better on standardized tests because they do not have as many distractions as those who do attend public schools. However, I am very against the idea of home schooling because I feel that these children are being contained in one place and not meeting the "social" standards of today's society. They do not have the same socialization skills as those who do attend a public school.
My favorite part of this chapter was the Adult Learning. I find it interesting that adults, especially, retirees are wanting to return to school to learn new things. I would love to teach in one of these classes because I see it as a great learning opportunity. These adults are wanting to learn, which make the teacher want to teach the class. It is not like other schooling, where the students have to take the course. In these type of classes, the students have a bad attitude about what they are doing and learning. These classes are the classes that would be less fun to teach.
As a mom, I allow my children to watch educational television and videos such as: Sesame Street, Super Why, and Baby Genius. There are many other educational TV shows and videos out there, depending on the age group and what you want them to retain. These are the few that I allow my daughters to watch because I feel that these are beneficial to their learning. As a result of these shows, my oldest has learned her ABC's and 123's by the age of 3. It is amazing as to what these educational TV shows, videos and music can do.
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