binodino24
I currently have only capacity for 2 people in my home theatre on 2 overstuffed chairs with footrest (that could fit 2 more and has been done but not ideal). My plan is to add seating for at least 2 more in the space i have. The main concern is width due to limited space in that department. With my current seating arrangement i could get something with a max of about 48" in width. I found one solution and that is to order 2 of these http://www.walmart.com/ip/Twin-Size-Studio-Chair-Sleeper-Black/10153954 and use them as just additional chairs. Keep in mind the sleeper function of these would rarely if never be used. Mostly middle school to high school aged kids will be using this area so it cant be too expensive and somewhat durable. If you think this is a good move or have a better idea (with product links) please tell me!
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I would look into some home theater seats that have what they call "space saver design." Space saver design is perfect if you have limited space. The seat can be place around 3 inches from the wall and can still fully recline. The site I listed in the source below has these kind of home theater chairs. They even have a seating distance / screen size calculator.
I would look into some home theater seats that have what they call "space saver design." Space saver design is perfect if you have limited space. The seat can be place around 3 inches from the wall and can still fully recline. The site I listed in the source below has these kind of home theater chairs. They even have a seating distance / screen size calculator.
Home schooled children anti-social?
fivekidss
I would love to understand where so many people come out saying home schooled children are anti-social and don't understand the real world. I would especially like to understand why people believe Christian home schooled children do not have full knowledge or understanding of Science?
I feel all of this is said in an unfair, generalizing way that needs to stop. Or perhaps you need education on something you don't understand?
Facts:
1 ) In my state ( and many others I've looked into ) there are home school co-op's and even sports. What does this mean? We have field trips, other classes are taught in groups that we can't teach at home ( i.e theater ) and sports like football and even cheerleading and such. There are also the usual outside activities like the park, gymnastics and ballet etc. Not all home school parents are anti-social and want to "protect" - in other words over protect - their children from the world.
2 ) I know many Christian's do not teach their children all theories and belief's. However, there are many that do. They teach it more as a theory, yes, but it is taught in full as to what the belief is and how it was established. It is not pressed, it is taught in a fairly straightforward manner, much as a non-Christian might describe Christianity to their children. In some cases much better since many don't use terms like "false belief" and "crazy idea" while making funny faces and turning their fingers and rolling eyes while speaking of it, unlike many non-Christian people do with Christianity.
Yes, I understand not ALL are this way. But to generalize is equally misleading and wrong, ignorant even. In a world of political correctness where everyone has to have proof to justify what they say, offer up the proof that home schooled children are all anti-social, poorly adjusted, sheltered children that don't know or understand Science.
Now, is it for everyone? No, I haven't said that it is.
Is it the only right way? No. So please don't come back with off topic criticisms that don't even apply.
Please stick strictly to answering the question in a mature manner, without sarcastic replies that do nothing to really answer this question except show your lack of education.
So far the answers I've received have made me think a lot. I agree with both 100% and consider them both to be great answers! I have though much on it though and feel I should add that in addition to those answers I feel that what people fail to realize is yes home schooled children are better in academics. Why? And why are some PS children much better as well? Parenting. Why don't we all just agree to say that children that have educated parents that want the honest best for their children, have children that tend to excel in all aspects of life. Parent participation is key and parent's should not leave it entirely to PS educators to teach their children all they need in life. Also, if in a co-op then the parent should be aware what their child/ren are learning in that class. To me, Science is important. Theories, hypothesis, conjecture are all important to discovery and proving what we believe in individually.
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Well, you answered your own question: They're ignorant. They're also parroting the party line, often with no or limited exposure to real homeschoolers. Consider this: the traditional school system has a vested interest in keeping kids in school. Every kid they lose means less money for them, and though I'm not one to throw money at problems even I realize that schools need money to survive and serve their students well. Plus, if everyone homeschooled their own kids, we would have an awful lot of unemployed teachers running around, wouldn't we? So educational professionals at all levels have a vested interest in keeping people in school. Did they actively start the rumors that homeschoolers aren't socialized? Probably not. I'm not enough of a conspiracy theorist to assume that. But with a few exceptions (John Taylor Gatto comes to mind) they're not doing anything to stop the rumors either.
You also have to consider the powerful pull of "the norm" for people. Since the late 1800s, the USA has had free public education in all states, and for a long time being able to send your kids to school was something to aspire to. When it finally got to a point where pretty much all kids were going to school outside the home, that became normal. It's been normal for long enough that most people can't imagine another way and see any other way (homeschooling, but sometimes also things like private schools) as abnormal. And in many peoples' minds, normal = good, the way to fit in, and non-threatening while abnormal = bad, the way to stand out, and threatening. People often look to others for validation of their life choices, and for some people the existence of homeschoolers makes them doubt their life choice of sending their kids to public schools. But instead of actually reevaluating that choice and making the decision that's best for their families regardless of what others are doing (that choice may be public school, or something else), they choose to attack that which they see as abnormal and threatening instead.
Are concerns over socialization and proper science education valid? Yes, I think they are. Children DO need socialization outside the home. Children DO need proper education in all subjects, especially math and science. I think everyone agrees on these points. The difference between homeschoolers/homeschooling advocates and the anti-homeschooling crowd is that the anti-homeschoolers assume that, since public school is normal, what takes place there must be normal/the best/required for proper child development, while what happens in a homeschool must be abnormal/not the best/detrimental to child development. They are often unwilling to examine their notions of normal and beneficial, or to examine their assumption that what happens in a traditional school setting is always what's best for children. They are also often unwilling to admit that the school system is failing rather large numbers of students in some way, whether you're talking about the students who literally fail or drop out of school or the students who are simply bored out of their minds because they aren't the perfectly average students the system is designed to support. And that doesn't even begin to touch the many problems with socialization in public schools, which many of anti-homeschoolers aren't willing to admit or examine either.
Well, you answered your own question: They're ignorant. They're also parroting the party line, often with no or limited exposure to real homeschoolers. Consider this: the traditional school system has a vested interest in keeping kids in school. Every kid they lose means less money for them, and though I'm not one to throw money at problems even I realize that schools need money to survive and serve their students well. Plus, if everyone homeschooled their own kids, we would have an awful lot of unemployed teachers running around, wouldn't we? So educational professionals at all levels have a vested interest in keeping people in school. Did they actively start the rumors that homeschoolers aren't socialized? Probably not. I'm not enough of a conspiracy theorist to assume that. But with a few exceptions (John Taylor Gatto comes to mind) they're not doing anything to stop the rumors either.
You also have to consider the powerful pull of "the norm" for people. Since the late 1800s, the USA has had free public education in all states, and for a long time being able to send your kids to school was something to aspire to. When it finally got to a point where pretty much all kids were going to school outside the home, that became normal. It's been normal for long enough that most people can't imagine another way and see any other way (homeschooling, but sometimes also things like private schools) as abnormal. And in many peoples' minds, normal = good, the way to fit in, and non-threatening while abnormal = bad, the way to stand out, and threatening. People often look to others for validation of their life choices, and for some people the existence of homeschoolers makes them doubt their life choice of sending their kids to public schools. But instead of actually reevaluating that choice and making the decision that's best for their families regardless of what others are doing (that choice may be public school, or something else), they choose to attack that which they see as abnormal and threatening instead.
Are concerns over socialization and proper science education valid? Yes, I think they are. Children DO need socialization outside the home. Children DO need proper education in all subjects, especially math and science. I think everyone agrees on these points. The difference between homeschoolers/homeschooling advocates and the anti-homeschooling crowd is that the anti-homeschoolers assume that, since public school is normal, what takes place there must be normal/the best/required for proper child development, while what happens in a homeschool must be abnormal/not the best/detrimental to child development. They are often unwilling to examine their notions of normal and beneficial, or to examine their assumption that what happens in a traditional school setting is always what's best for children. They are also often unwilling to admit that the school system is failing rather large numbers of students in some way, whether you're talking about the students who literally fail or drop out of school or the students who are simply bored out of their minds because they aren't the perfectly average students the system is designed to support. And that doesn't even begin to touch the many problems with socialization in public schools, which many of anti-homeschoolers aren't willing to admit or examine either.
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