warriormom Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Please finish this sentence or something similar: 1 hour of homeschooling is equal to ______ hours in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 It may help if you look for a comparison of PS to one on one tutoring or instruction... something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I don't know if that can accurately be defined. If every public or private school was at the same standard, same schedule, and what have you and every homeschool was at the same standard, same schedule, and what have you then one could accurately define the statistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 All of that time that they waste in PS is wasted here too*... but she isn't away from her mama during that time. That makes me happy! Potty breaks for teacher, toddler breaks for teacher, WTM breaks for teacher, chores in the middle of class... potty breaks for kid, snack breaks for kid, brain breaks for kid, playing with siblings, doodling instead of working... oh and teacher and kid yelling. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You can't compare because as Parrothead said, there are too many variables. If you just want a comparison of time spent on one task, you could time how long it takes one lesson in math, for example in public school vs. how long it would take you to teach the exact same lesson in home school (minus the class activity, the raising hands, the handing in papers etc.). But - in real life, we rarely use the exact same lessons as those given in a public school. Plus, a comparison like this assumes that you do not have a child who is dawdling at home or has a melt-down or takes long potty breaks etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriormom Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I keep hearing some statistic or guesstimate that explains why you do not have to spend as many hours at home as you do in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 At home be sure to subtract all the time it takes to get up for snacks. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I googled "on task learning" and got one site that said that out of 600 hours of teaching time per year, that only 200 hours of p.s. time was "on task". Another site said that 50% of each p.s. day was spent in on task learning. But neither statement had anything cited to back it up (which is why I didn't link it). But I thought I'd tell you about it in case you wanted to spend time googling and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I've got a book from when I studied education that gives some time on task statistics. I'll see if I can dig it up. If I recall correctly, the 50% mentioned earlier would be high. The 200 hours would be closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It would depend on who's doing the teaching at home. If you compare my homeschooling to someone else's homeschooling, you'd get totally different results to fill in the blank in your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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