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Dear Homeschoolers
Oct. 4th, 2010 03:02 pmCause I know there are a few of you on here. If you're in the US of A and were/are/know a lot about homeschooling, I need some infos.
- Where did your parents (or you if you are a parent/teacher thing) get your homeschool materials? This is especially relevant if this involved computers somewhat.
- Aside from learning to read and the basics, what sort of activities did your parents do for you (did you go to museums, church, run around naked in fields)? Which of those would have been easier/cheaper if you could do them on the computer?
- Which subject were your parents least prepared to teach and thus needed the most support on? What kind of support worked best (a book, a website, a forum, a laser show)?
- Did you get much STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) beyond what was required in your state? Why or why not?
Pointing me to communities/resources is also very helpful.
Edit: For those not on my f-list that may not know me that come across this: I work at a small educational gaming company, and this is kind of part of some informal market research I guess? You won't get spammed (we don't have the staff to spam anyone XD we've got just enough to make our games and do the research related to them) and I most certainly don't want personal info.
I just find that it really helps my research and creative process if I go to the internet sometimes. If the internet didn't exist you can bet I would be that annoying person asking questions of people at the bus stop. Just the internet is less intrusive and works quicker. XD
- Where did your parents (or you if you are a parent/teacher thing) get your homeschool materials? This is especially relevant if this involved computers somewhat.
- Aside from learning to read and the basics, what sort of activities did your parents do for you (did you go to museums, church, run around naked in fields)? Which of those would have been easier/cheaper if you could do them on the computer?
- Which subject were your parents least prepared to teach and thus needed the most support on? What kind of support worked best (a book, a website, a forum, a laser show)?
- Did you get much STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) beyond what was required in your state? Why or why not?
Pointing me to communities/resources is also very helpful.
Edit: For those not on my f-list that may not know me that come across this: I work at a small educational gaming company, and this is kind of part of some informal market research I guess? You won't get spammed (we don't have the staff to spam anyone XD we've got just enough to make our games and do the research related to them) and I most certainly don't want personal info.
I just find that it really helps my research and creative process if I go to the internet sometimes. If the internet didn't exist you can bet I would be that annoying person asking questions of people at the bus stop. Just the internet is less intrusive and works quicker. XD
