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The article states:
"The report, which analyzed data from governments, research institutions and international agencies, found higher newborn death rates among U.S. minorities and disadvantaged groups. For African-Americans, the mortality rate is nearly double that of the United States as a whole, with 9.3 deaths per 1,000 births."
"Causes of death in the developing world were dramatically different from those in the developed world, the report said. In industrialized nations deaths were most likely to result from babies being born too small or too early, while in the developing world about half of newborn deaths were from infection, tetanus and diarrhea."
The point is that more care is not worse. It's that a segment of the US population is not getting enough medical care or has a higher level of medical issues.
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Interesting thread!
I have a few questions about the systems outside the US.
How does the medical system handle illegal immigrants? Do they also receive "free" care?
A few posters mentioned that some countries use the US for special medical procedures not available in their home nation. Also, some choose to visit the US for more timely medical procedures.
If medical care in the US degrades - for whatever reason, what does that mean to those other nation's medical systems?
If going out of country is no longer an option, does that mean some persons are not served?
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I'm happy to see others that have the same approach to family and finances.
We could take a much more aggressive approach to our debt. But, it would mean both of us having jobs (me traveling) and putting the kids in a brick&mortor school. Our time together would be greatly reduced.
We decided that we'd take the long road and enjoy our kids when they're young. I've met too many men that regretted the lost years with their children - all for finances.
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"But being in school teaches children to work in groups, and that's so important. Group projects are what the business world is about these days, and school is the best place to learn those skills."
Has he worked outside the school system?
Traditional school does not teach group skills.
Now that I reflect on it, I don't know any active public school teachers that have good group skills. Teaching was their first job in many cases. The school systems don't promote group skills within their own staff.
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Our family has no musicians. We enjoy music, but have no idea on the concepts of the how or why. So, learning to play an instrument hasn't been part of our educational goals.
Is there an advantage to learning an instrument?
For your children, do you consider it completely optional?
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Once your children have left the nest and you're no longer homeschooling, what do you plan to do with all your free time?
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On the second author, the article is embarrassing. I'll print and save it for the next homeschool critic I encounter. It's a perfect example of what's wrong with the public school system.
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If you send your kid to the city, at least prepare them for the amount of drug dealing, mental health issues, poverty, bad manners and racial tensions he'll encounter. Don't just throw him or her to the wolves!
Also trash - the Philly metro area has an absurd amount of garage on the street. It's filthy.
The other issues you mentioned are everywhere in some amount and form, but in Philly I've experienced that those issues are in your face all the time. It's hard to avoid them. And I wouldn't want to learn to be blind to them. It's an abrasive environment to say the least.
I'm not trying to knock Philly. I grew up there, but the environment is plain dangerous. I left because of this, and I wouldn't want my children learning to survive in that environment.
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We do a combination of SOTW listening, additional historical reading, co-op activities, and discussion, discussion, discussion.
The daily discussion is what cements the ideas in our son's memory.
Historical discussions touch on many ideas including inventions, morality, exploring, and leadership. Things my son naturally gravitates toward.
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Chemical Engineering textbooks
(I was a geek.)
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what makes the distinction so different between asking a school to educate your child vs asking an individual to educate your child?
A school's priority is to educate. An individual has many different priorities.
The only "fundamental" difference I can see is that homeschooling is probably more effective and eliminates the negative socialization of an institutional option.Yes, those are some of the good differences.
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Why is it ok for parents to pass the buck on education to a brick n mortar school, but it's somehow unethical or wrong for a parent to pass the buck on education to a possibly willing individual?
I think both are acceptable.
It's a personal decision.
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hmmm, don't MOST parents, like 96% of them, ask someone else (or a few someone elses) to have this important role in their child's life?
No. The woman asked the OP to homeschool her child.
I wouldn't call "brick and mortor" schooling homeschooling.
Homeschooling is fundamentally different than traditional school in my experience.
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Is the password for the latter part of the lessons available to homeschoolers or just "traditional educational institutions"?
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I would wonder why a parent would ask me to have such an important role in their child's life when they themselves are not up to the challenge.
I can't imagine asking someone else to homeschool my own child.
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No, we started homeschooling for academic reasons, but it's been such a great journey that I can't see our family stopping.
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Bowled for the first time in 20 years. The shoes were great.
My son wanted to buy a pair.
Probably due to all the rente's wearing them in.
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Do you find bowling shoes unusually comfortable?
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I have been unimpressed with most Disney versions of books!
That's an understatement for me. I'm trying to think of just one Disney adaption I liked...
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We went two years ago, the vendor area was big, but I wasn't impressed with the content. There is much more useful at the local HS store.
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I would also look at this from the perspective of the teen girl:
Why is she interested in a man in his 30's?
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A lot of VBS programs do not have the same 'hands off' attitude like a preschool at the same church. Attending a VBS program basicly says you're interested in being a Christian. Every VBS program I've seen pushes their material directly or indirectly for the purpose of gaining new church members. There is no way to 'gloss over' the material.
I wouldn't do it.
I am not BELIEVING this!!
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Block the calls coming from that phone number.
The instructions are on-line.