Homeschool vs Public School

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Concepts of Education

Home School vs Public School

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In this paper I plan on describing education and how it has shaped me. How education effects

everyone depending on their situation, whether they are rich, poor, white, black, healthy , or

disable . There is a type of education for everybody. In all three essays the authors taught us

through the characters they used, the hardships and discrimination that they insured trying to seek

an education if they were not considered in the right classification in society. They have taught us

that nothing can stop us and we can reach to the stars for anything we want to do as long as we

have the will power. As you read my essay you will see some of my own mothers hardships that

she went through for us so we could get a good education. The essay tells you how you should go

about to choose your education too. It proved in the essay "Finishing School" by Maya Angelou,

how hard it was to be poor and black and get an education or be recognized in society. Even

though her Mistress tried to dishonor her by changing her name and disgracing her in front of her

friends Angelou had no intention on standing still for it. She might be black but she was not to be

put down . She was just as smart or smarter as her mistress as far as she was concerned and no

one had any right black or white , rich or poor to discriminate or change anything about her. This

was a lesson Angelou taught us to do standing up for ourselves no matter how hard it may be

Our education is well worth it and so are we. In the essay "Indian Education" by Sherman

Alexie, he had it hard on the reservation. First he was picked on in school by his peers,,which is

something a lot of us go through. As he got older he turned the tables and went through many

hardships in his education. Finally to succeed and going to public school. He had to change his

ways and get a proper education in order to become something in life. Alexie learned from

discrimination and peer pressure. He learned what he had to do to make his life better and how to

improve it . All the hardships Alexie, Angelou and Smith-Yackel went through did not stop any of

them, they kept going and that is what is I think what makes our education the same Teachers

have a way with teaching as told in the essay The Banking "Concept of Education "by Paulo

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Friere. As told in the essay Friere points out how "Four times Four is Sixteen" can just be

words unless put to use by the student . It is not just up to the teacher to teach us but up to us to

take in what the teacher is trying to teach us. However, at the same time it goes without saying if a

teacher knows only one way of teaching which may be memorization then that may be the only

way a student can learn . So as student I think it is up to us to learn as much as we can. The

teacher can only do so much, we have to do the rest . I think that is what Friere is also trying to

point out to us. It is not only up to the teacher but up to us as the student too.

The essay written by Bonnie Smith-Yackel "My Mother Never Worked", is the one that really

touched my heart the most. This is my favorite one. My mother was like Martha in many ways.

Although my mother had epilepsy all of her life she volunteered to do everything for everyone. My

mom was on disability but did not let that keep her down. It was society that tried to keep her,

down but she refused to let them hold her back. She was a stay at home mom and did everything

for us . She babysat for neighbors, friends and family. She was there at a moment’s notice if

anyone had a sick child and needed her. She was a wonderful mother and wife. She went to

college for child development and got her associates degree. When we started school she went

to school with us every day and volunteered from eight in the morning till we got out of school

each day. My moms dream was to be a teacher but because of epilepsy and disability she could

not. She could still volunteer though but not get paid for her services. This did not bother my mom.

To her she was still fulfilling her job as a teacher.

\ When I was a child I went to public school. I learned a lot while in elementary school and some

of middle school. As I got older I cared less about my education and more about fitting in. I grew

up in Michigan and went to school there until the middle of the eighth grade. Starting in about the

seventh grade school started being more about who was more popular and who likes who, or look

at those cheap shoes that girl is wearing. For me I was more concerned about being cool and

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fitting in, than caring about my education. In the middle of eighth grade my family moved to

Arkansas. This was very hard on me. I missed my friends very much and didn't want to start a

new school. My grades did improve for a while, but that was only because I didn't have any friends

to focus my attention on. I focused more on my school work. However this did not last long. I

didn't fit in because it was a very small town and I was a shy kid. I then started skipping school.

When my mom found out she decided to put me in home school.

Education was important to her and my dad. She always wanted to make sure I succeeded in

life She got me up every morning just like as if I was going to school. I had the same hours as

any other student in public school. My vacations were based around the public school. If the

public school had a snow day or holiday I was allowed to have that day off. Home school was

good for me because I had one on one teaching which I did not have in the public school. I

needed that because of me being so shy and at times I would not raise my hand if I had

questions. In home school I had my mom and dad to help me. I could focus better on my school

work because I was not distracted or afraid of not getting anything done . I had hands on

learning with my mom, and my dad incorporated projects to go with her lessons. I remember my

dad and making a computer out of sugar cubes and Styrofoam , volcano, castles out of toilet

paper rolls and a lot of other projects. I was never really good in English although believe it or not

my mom was very good . My mom taught me the basics of school work, while my dad taught me

about cars , how to plant a garden, and taking care of animals such as pigs, chickens, cows. We

had a garden with fruits and vegetables, I learned to cook for large family. I was in FFA and I won

the BBQ chicken semi- finals. I learned how to live in society. I worked and had a job too. My

mom taught me much more then what you can learn in a book . She taught me lives lessons just

like Martha taught her children in My Mother Never Worked. She gave me the skills I needed. I

learned to use those skills and so here I am today working at Lakeland Hospital now for 10 years

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and finally going to college and studying for a nursing Career.

Audience Analysis

With education comes how we the parent, teacher and student will educate or be educated.

One of the toughest decisions that you're going to face as a parent is that you're going to have to

decide where to send your kids to school. However, most parents at least consider the choice to

choose either private school, home school or public school. You as a parent can weigh the

options of what you think would be better for you and your child's education. To do this you and

your child might want to weight the factors that play a part in the pros and cons of public school

and home school and what is best for you and your child. As a parent you may feel that public

schools have too many peer problems. Kids may argue with peers or pick up bad habits in public

schools.

There are so many children to one teacher it is hard to give one on one to the child that is quiet

and needs help but won't ask and they get lost in the school system. Your child may have health

issues, like diabetes or other disabilities therefore when lunchtime comes it is hard for your child if

he or she has diabetes or foods he or she can not have and is forced to eat what there or just take

a sandwich from home and be the outsider. As a parent or student you need to weigh what is

best for the both of you. Home schooling may be the answer in this case. Home schooling is a

great way to bring a family closer together, but you have to make sure your kids (and you) are

getting the social interaction they need. You can set a school schedule that suits your family,

travel together when it's best for all of you and enjoy more family and life together. You also

need to make sure you have the type of relationship with your child to listen to instruction from you

as a teacher instead to a parent, You as a parent have the option to teach your child anything

from bible (which most public schools do not allow) to the basics school book skills to life skills. As

a working parent public school is probably better . Transportation is provided, so there is no need

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to worry about having a car. School buses will pick up your child to and from school. For some

parents the choice is easy because of the funds and the availability of the parent's time. Public

schools provide the kids with an opportunity to great activities , this is important to many of you as

parents and as students . Many of you want your children in activities and think this is important. Public school gives you this option , so this you might want to take into consideration also. All

around development is easier in public schools. If you are worried about feeding your child at

school and you are low income, they have low cost or free breakfast and lunches for your child

too. So basically it is up to you on the education of your children. There are pros and cons.

In Conclusion: Some kids do best when they are able to combine different options to complete

their education. In order to choose the right type of school, you need to weigh all of the options

open to you. My sister Amy went and graduated from public school with honors. My sister Christal

received a GED., she choose to work. School was hard for her. I have an adopted sister Janice

who was in special ed , she went to public school but was in special classes and received a

special diploma .Now days you can do both of two worlds my sister (Chasity) has PCOS and

Diabetes which made her miss a lot of school so she is doing through Coloma High School , a

Coloma Virtual Academy which is a home school but works with the public school too. . She goes

to school to pick classes, participates if she wishes, can graduate with her class, but her Doctors

appointment’s and her health problems will no longer prevent her from her education. So my

mom is home schooling her in a different way than she did me. They made a different choice of

education for her. They both were good choices but for different reasons. That is why you should

look into the situation before deciding what to do. As a parent your child is not the same as

anyone else so they may require a different type of education just like my sisters and I did. It is

you and your child's choice