You report your sister and her children's experience homeschooling which is anecdotal evidence and not generalisable. There are plenty of kids from public, private and homeschools who do not know how to play nicely in the sandbox with others I am guessing that more than one kid from public or private school has been terminated from a job for "back talking". And teaching to the test...please! Isn't that what I hear teachers in public schools complain about having to do all the time?
Maybe check out a few other families who choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons before making so many assumptions?
Maybe check out a few other families who choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons before making so many assumptions?
Interesting thought on this.
Every year one or two homeschoolers are accepted into each of the SA. And they are able to compete well with the other candidates. Generally speaking, these homeschoolers come from rural areas where they work and learn on a daily basis within their family. Their MOC has very few students who apply for a SA appointment and the competition is low as compared to the Eastern Seaboard. Now this may or may not be your case, I do know across the board see one skill homeschoolers lack; social skills. My sister has home schooled all four of their kids. They are smart and eager to learn, however they don’t know how to socialize with kids their same age outside their church and family. This skill can be learned! How it affects a Cadet? I don’t know. Cadets live; work and play with someone in close proximity 24 hrs a day. Matter of fact, Cadets don’t exchange much information about their standings with each other due to the fact they are competing against one another for their goals. This is why sports are so important at SA. It brings out the competitive edge, fosters, team work, conflict resolution and leadership.
My sister’s son lost his first job at Mickey Dees, because he “back talked” his boss. He got away with it, with his parents, but the real world is less forgiving. My sister had a tendency to tech the ACT/SAT rather that learn up to these tests, even though they'll did very well.
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