Ask A Homeschooler

[Birdjaguar]

I'll try to phrase my question in a way which doesn't address the topic that must not be discussed. There are facts in the world for all of us which disagree with world views. This is true for all of us. Do you think that homeschooling might shield you from certain ideas because often all that participate in homeschooling share a certain worldview, while in larger communities you're more likely to come into contact with more varied ideas.

Nicely done.

 

[Nick Carpathia]

(Hint, how old the Earth is makes no difference in our daily lives.)

Thanks for that, I'm going to drive home in a car powered by wishful thinking and dead arabs.

 

[Dirichlet]

I don't mean to actually bring evolution up again, but I noticed the "theory and not a law" bit, which apparently has actually been stated by your teacher. How was he selected and what is his scientific background? Have you actually been taught the definition of a scientific theory?

So some questions about how effective homeschooling has been for your, because I am curious.
What are you being taught Algebra 2 involve? What other math courses did you you take? How about physics? Did you discuss the ramifications of physics on the Young Earth hypothesis? Would you say these are among your better subjects?

 

[Luckymoose]

My belief in Christianity was not created by me being homeschooled, it was created by God rocking my world. Nothing my parents had done could ever make me be a Christian.

Except raising you in a church environment, familiarizing you with a community that all believes the same thing and at that point making friends for you that would judge you greatly if you denied their faith. Your parents are the reason you are religious in your youth because they taught you that from an early age, just as Muslims and Buddhists teach their kids. I personally followed my family right along in the church until I was 10 years old, at which point my brain kicked in and told me I didn't worship anyone and was my own human. From that point on I was free to study and believe what I wanted, and my family accepted my decisions. I chose to be a non religious person who focuses on the here and now rather than something I cannot possibly know. Now in my church, the Catholic church, God doesn't do all the same magic as in protestant churches and he certainly doesn't pick and choose academic subjects and call them false.

Perhaps I didn't received the same "rocking of my world" as you did because my God was way more serious and respected free will.

Now for a homeschool question: What have you been taught about the Catholic church in your schooling? Between the Bible study and history has the Church been negatively shown because of the Protestant leaning of your education? This is interesting to me as I have never met a Catholic homeschooled child to compare.

 

[NBAfan]

Perhaps I didn't received the same "rocking of my world" as you did because my God was way more serious and respected free will.

Now for a homeschool question: What have you been taught about the Catholic church in your schooling? Between the Bible study and history has the Church been negatively shown because of the Protestant leaning of your education? This is interesting to me as I have never met a Catholic homeschooled child to compare.

I'm a Catholic Homschooled kid. That doesn't really answer your question though.

So you aren't religious but you say you're Catholic? That's a strange mix.

 

[Luckymoose]

I'm a Catholic Homschooled kid. That doesn't really answer your question though.

So you aren't religious but you say you're Catholic? That's a strange mix.

I am catholic in that I was raised as such. I chose to not be, but still go to mass with family on occasion and help out for church fundraisers and other things. I am devotedly atheist and my priest knows it.

 

[RRRaskolnikov]

So you aren't religious but you say you're Catholic? That's a strange mix.

That's a pretty common mix imo. Many catholic families like to have their child baptized. But then let them choose freely to believe or not (and to practice or not).

edit: xpost

 

[NickyJ]

Thanks for that, I'm going to drive home in a car powered by wishful thinking and dead arabs.

I err... What?

Now for a homeschool question: What have you been taught about the Catholic church in your schooling? Between the Bible study and history has the Church been negatively shown because of the Protestant leaning of your education? This is interesting to me as I have never met a Catholic homeschooled child to compare.

I'm a Methodist who has been taught with a decidedly Pro-Baptist, Anti-Catholic curriculum, but, through the use of critical thinking, I typically don't believe in the Anti-Catholic statements they make. I know that the Catholics had a rather rough history because of the Inquisition, but I know they aren't really THAT awful. Heck, there some Catholic teachings that I actually believe in.

 

[timtofly]

Except raising you in a church environment, familiarizing you with a community that all believes the same thing and at that point making friends for you that would judge you greatly if you denied their faith. Your parents are the reason you are religious in your youth because they taught you that from an early age, just as Muslims and Buddhists teach their kids. I personally followed my family right along in the church until I was 10 years old, at which point my brain kicked in and told me I didn't worship anyone and was my own human. From that point on I was free to study and believe what I wanted, and my family accepted my decisions. I chose to be a non religious person who focuses on the here and now rather than something I cannot possibly know. Now in my church, the Catholic church, God doesn't do all the same magic as in protestant churches and he certainly doesn't pick and choose academic subjects and call them false.

Perhaps I didn't received the same "rocking of my world" as you did because my God was way more serious and respected free will.

Now for a homeschool question: What have you been taught about the Catholic church in your schooling? Between the Bible study and history has the Church been negatively shown because of the Protestant leaning of your education? This is interesting to me as I have never met a Catholic homeschooled child to compare.

My brain kicked in when I was 2, so my parents had very little control after that. Not sure why all the fuss over how environment is a problem. I am sorry that your brain did not start until you were ten. Maybe that is one reason why so many fear certain environments: they had none until later in life?

 

[Verarde]

I don't mean to actually bring evolution up again, but I noticed the "theory and not a law" bit, which apparently has actually been stated by your teacher. How was he selected and what is his scientific background? Have you actually been taught the definition of a scientific theory?

No clue. No clue. Yes.

So some questions about how effective homeschooling has been for your, because I am curious.
What are you being taught Algebra 2 involve? What other math courses did you you take? How about physics? Did you discuss the ramifications of physics on the Young Earth hypothesis? Would you say these are among your better subjects?

Currently, because we just started, I'm just going over some review of Algebra 1 stuff. I've taken 1, and Geometry. Have not taken physics yet. Can't answer because I haven't taken physics. I do enjoy math a lot, though maybe not my best subject.

Now for a homeschool question: What have you been taught about the Catholic church in your schooling? Between the Bible study and history has the Church been negatively shown because of the Protestant leaning of your education? This is interesting to me as I have never met a Catholic homeschooled child to compare.

It's generally portrayed to me as "The Church started out great, and was pretty much corrupt by the time Luther came along and nailed those theses."

 

[Luckymoose]

My brain kicked in when I was 2, so my parents had very little control after that. Not sure why all the fuss over how environment is a problem. I am sorry that your brain did not start until you were ten. Maybe that is one reason why so many fear certain environments: they had none until later in life?

You were not making major ideological and philosophical choices at age 2, stop trolling. Environment is exactly what shapes human beings in the first decade of life and it is why we have so many extremist adults around the world.

 

[madviking]

If your worldview is so unassailable, then why fret on whether certain colleges have a Christian emphasis or not? Certainly, if your faith was a rock, you could go to BU, UC Berkeley, and Vassar and still be Christian.

 

[Verarde]

Quite possible. But try to understand from my point of view. As an atheist (which I think you are, based on your comments in other threads), you wouldn't be terribly excited about going to a Christian college. I doubt how much you would even consider it.

So, it's a little different the opposite way around, but still the same. I'm not too terribly excited about going to a college where my beliefs would not be upheld.

 

[madviking]

Quite possible. But try to understand from my point of view. As an atheist (which I think you are, based on your comments in other threads), you wouldn't be terribly excited about going to a Christian college. I doubt how much you would even consider it.

So, it's a little different the opposite way around, but still the same. I'm not too terribly excited about going to a college where my beliefs would not be upheld.

The fault in your reasoning is that there aren't any "atheist colleges". For the purposes of this discussion, there are only Christian and non-Christian colleges.

 

[Maniacal]

And none of the non-religious colleges are allowed to discriminate against your beliefs either anyway. Neither are christian colleges but that doesn't always stop them anyway. It isn't the job of a school to coddle your personal beliefs or do anything about them (as long as it isn't illegal/racist/etc).

 

[Verarde]

The fault in your reasoning is that there aren't any "atheist colleges". For the purposes of this discussion, there are only Christian and non-Christian colleges.

I never said that there are atheist colleges. I understand that for this discussion, there are Christian and non-Christian colleges

 

[jtb1127]

This is not a troll: How many siblings do you have?

 

[Verarde]

Just one. A brother.

 

[jtb1127]

I have cousins that are home schooled and there are like six of them. I had some home schooled friend and he had around four siblings.

 

[Verarde]

Yeah, around here there are a lot of homeschooling families. With large amounts of children. Some families ranging from 8-12, maybe even 14.

They are literally taking the Bible verse "Be fruitful and multiply" to a whole 'nother level.