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A Canadian study has shown that kids who are home-schooled are, on the whole, smarter than kids who attend public school. These
A Canadian study has shown that kids who are home-schooled are, on the whole, smarter than kids who attend public school. These
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2011-08-28
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A Canadian study has shown that kids who are home-schooled are, on the whole, smarter than kids who attend public school. These findings are not surprising, but they do support the decision one will make to home-school their kids. Learn why you should make the jump to teaching your kids at home.
I don’t mean to brag, but I receive compliments on my kid all the time for two things: his intelligence and his good character. Many parents around the time their kids turn into teenagers are biting their nails hoping for the best. I don’t worry. I know my kid is comfortable enough in his own skin to hold his own out in the world. I attribute both of these compliments to a simple fact: I have chosen to home-school him.
Before getting into a discussion of the Canadian study that supports what home-school parents already know, I’d like to offer a few reasons why that I believe that home-schooled kids perform better on tests and why they tend to be more intellectually inclined.
First, home-schooled kids don’t learn to hate learning. In the public school environment, with the system of punishments and rewards, the fun intrinsic to learning new things about the world around us is diminished. Instead, public school needs to demonstrate an adherence to a certain body of knowledge. If your kid finds that he or she is excited by the study of the solar system, there’s no room for that in the classroom once the class has moved on. Sure, the student can pursue the study in his or her "free time" but when the student is home-schooled, the student could get as in-depth about this study as he or she likes.
With one-on-one instruction, students excel. There’s a reason parents hire tutors for struggling students—the one-to-one ration works when it comes to learning. When there is only one (or a handful) of students, there is more attention focused on knowing whether a student understands material or not. If the student doesn’t understand something, the parent-teacher can then stick on that topic until mastery is obtained. In the classroom, this is not possible. Teachers need to cover a set curriculum over the course of the year. The converse is true as well, if a student demonstrates mastery quickly, there is no need to have him or her study that topic longer.
Home-schoolers don’t learn to fear tests. They learn how to learn about anything. Even if my son doesn’t know what something is, he knows how to find references that will support his learning about that subject. These are key skills for lifelong learning. The Canadian study, originally reported in The Canadian Journal of Behavioral Health, followed 74 students—37 were home-schooled and 37 attended public school. The findings showed that while public school kids would test at grade levels, home-schooled children far above grade level. Generally, the home-schooled children would perform at least half a grade ahead when it came to math and two grades ahead when it came to reading. This may sound great but there are some things to keep in mind.
Home-schooling is not about competition. When you’re home-schooling your child, please try to avoid comparing him or her to other kids! Even if you’re teaching a fourth grader reading at a tenth grade level, but his or her friend is reading on an 11th grade level, do not look at home-schooling as a competition. If you start treating learning like a game to be won, for most children, this will take the love of learning out of the activity. When it becomes about besting the members of your home-schooling group, you’re losing focus on the real goal: making sure that the student has the tools he or she needs to be a successful adult.
Really, that’s what all schooling is about—it’s not about who crosses the finish line first. It’s not about who is smarter—your kid or the kid living down the street going to public school each morning. It’s about making sure that our children have the tools they need in order to get along in the world. It’s good to set goals. It’s unhealthy to use your child as a pawn to boost your self-esteem.
Not all kids progress at the same rate. Don’t freak out if your child is "behind" where you think he or she should be. One of the reasons that you’re choosing this method of education is that it allows for greater flexibility. This means that you can cater studies to your child. If he or she struggles in spelling, but excels in math, then you can adapt to that! That’s the beauty of it. You also have a better understanding of his or her strengths and weaknesses. Don’t push your kid just because you want to be ahead. Make sure that at every step of the way, you’re focused upon helping your child receive the education he or she needs.
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Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of the public school?
选项
A、Public schools own the system of punishments and rewards.
B、In public schools, kids should stick to a set body of knowledge.
C、Kids boast the nature of learning new things in public schools.
D、Public schools give kids no room for their own interest.
答案
C
解析
本题为细节题。根据题干可以参照文章第四段In the public school environment,with the system of punishments and rewards,the fun intrinsic to learning new things about the world around us is diminished.得知,在公立学校,有奖惩制度(选项A正确);学生对周围世界新事物的兴趣逐渐减少(选项C错误);然后文章指出public school needs to demonstrate an adherence to a certain body of knowledge.并且作者举出一个例子:如果你的孩子对太阳系比较感兴趣,而公立学校为了特定知识的学习在课堂上不对这方面进行教育,选项B和D都正确。综上所述应选择C。
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