Misty Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) Not sure if this has been shared here or not.. Just saw this article at Science Daily.. Structured Homeschooling Gets an A+ ETA: LOL.. I just re-read the article and noticed the socialization comment.. :lol: Edited September 10, 2011 by Misty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindyD Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The only thing I don't get is that everyone seems to be above average except for the unschoolers. If ps kids and structured homeschooled kids are both above average, then where's the average? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I love how they had to throw in the Li.e at the end about public schools playing an important part in socialization of children! :001_huh: Maybe they should do some more research. Otherwise, good article for structured homeschoolers. I don't think unschoolers would be pleased with what it says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 "Public schools play an important role in the socialization of children". :D Yep, and that' s the very reasom some of us homeschool! The results sound nice, but they only studied a few 5-10 year olds. Hardly scientific . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'd love to see this repeated with a bigger group of kids from the groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The way I read it was that the "average" students were the students that weren't tested: the ones in public school. The P.S. children in the study were all good students who scored higher than avg on their standardized tests (which would be in comparison with the avgs seen yearly in the tests given to kids in P.S. ) The homeschoolers scored even MORE above the average, higher than the above avg. P.S. students. The unschoolers in the study scored way below the other groups and below the avgs usually seen for their age. It is a nice study and one to be cited for those who question the scientific research of NHERI. It does back up their findings (which are done scientifically) But it is only a small start. I suspect they will find the same if the parameters are expanded for another study. Look at the results of the National Latin Exam and the SAT scores of homeschoolers compared to others. All of these non partisan results do add up, even if they are small. And yes, I loved her socialization comment. Totally her opinion, not tested in the research and having nothing to do with the study... very scientific :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I noticed that the children were all between the ages of 5 & 10. It's been my observation that many "unschooled" or relaxed HS children appear "behind" in the early years but by the teen years often have caught up to their peers who have been taught in a more structured approach. I wouldn't personally do "unschooling", but I don't think looking at 5-10 y.o.'s will give an accurate result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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