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Sociology > Education |
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"M a r k T wh@the000000000000000000015" |
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25 Dec 2005 06:27:24 PM |
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Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
From http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
Homeschool students lack easy access to college guidance counseling,
compared to their traditional school peers, and, to some extent, many of
these students and their parents look at traditional education--even that
found on the college campuses of most of our membership--with some
skepticism. College admission officers often mirror this skepticism, even
until recently,as the success of homeschoolers, upon their campus arrival,
is proving that they are capable students.
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To add to this stress,homeschool students still have to break through
barriers that some colleges and universities fence around admission. Too
often these students are stereotyped, both positively (as supersmart,
self-disciplined prodigies) and negatively (as severely introverted,
socially inept and awkward creatures), and these false impressions often
suppress opportunity. This fall issue of the Journal of College Admission
focuses on these concerns and others related to this small, yet significant
group of students.
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[Cartoon on page ... "For a homeschooled student you have an impressive
resume.volunteering at a hospital, playing the piano, dusting furniture,
emptying the dishwasher."]
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Next, in the cover story,"Homeschoolers on to College: What Research Shows
Us," Dr. Brian Ray researches and describes characteristics of
homeschoolers, such as age, how long they were home- schooled, how many
books they have read, how many of them voted in the last election, etc., and
how college and universities typically perceive this portion of the student
population.
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Regardless of rumors and statistics, the homeschool population needs and
deserves the help of colleges and universities. These students, though
learning outside the mainstream education system, should be treated in the
same way as their traditionally-schooled equals. After all, according to
statistics, this segment of learners is just as likely to succeed. We hope
that this issue will assist you, the decision-makers, in researching this
unique population of future college graduates.
Sarah E. Smith
Journal Editor
From http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
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| User: "Info Junkie" |
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| Title: Re: Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
25 Dec 2005 08:18:57 PM |
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On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:24 +1100, "M a r k T"
<wh@the000000000000000000015> wrote:
"snip"
For the US, college bound homeschooled students may review:
http://learninfreedom.org/
"...every person must be his own watchman for truth... -Justice Jackson
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| User: "Jani" |
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| Title: Re: Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
25 Dec 2005 08:37:33 PM |
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"Info Junkie" <bondrock@ifx.net> wrote in message
news:43af4d6f.2138299@news.ifx.net...
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:24 +1100, "M a r k T"
<wh@the000000000000000000015> wrote:
"snip"
For the US, college bound homeschooled students may review:
http://learninfreedom.org/
Pity you snipped http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
because it's actually very much in favour of homeschooling, even if Mark did
post it.
"...every person must be his own watchman for truth... -Justice Jackson
Quite.
Jani
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| User: "M a r k T thecatsatonthem@9079850979856515264" |
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| Title: Re: Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
26 Dec 2005 03:09:53 AM |
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"Jani" wrote:
Pity you snipped http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
because it's actually very much in favour of homeschooling, even if Mark
did post it.
I know. That's because i am in favour of homeschooling when done well.
Oh ... I forgot ... I'm supposed to be a troll that doesn't like
homeschooling. ;-)
--
misc.education.home-school.misc is a forum for the discussion of any
and all aspects of home-schooling: from completely unschooled and
child-directed to rigidly curriculum-based and parent-led; from tips
and experiences to meta-discussions of the nature of ideas and the
structure of society.
you should plan to use a threaded newsreader and/or kill
files before complaining about what someone else finds home-school related.
- Jon Shemitz (Founder of misc.education.home-school.misc}
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| User: "Kanga Mom" |
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| Title: Re: Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
26 Dec 2005 12:54:35 AM |
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Jani wrote:
"Info Junkie" <bondrock@ifx.net> wrote in message
news:43af4d6f.2138299@news.ifx.net...
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:24 +1100, "M a r k T"
<wh@the000000000000000000015> wrote:
"snip"
For the US, college bound homeschooled students may review:
http://learninfreedom.org/
Pity you snipped http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
because it's actually very much in favour of homeschooling, even if Mark did
post it.
Both of them are good sites. I read Cobranchi's blog from time to time
(just came across it a few weeks ago). For some reason I had the
impression that Cobranchi was in Canada, but I just looked at his
profile and his is in the US.
The way info-junkie worded his post, I wonder if he had made the same
mistake I did?
Here's Cobranchi's blog for those interested:
http://cobranchi.com/
Kanga
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| User: "Bob LeChevalier" |
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| Title: Re: Homeschoolers on to College:What research shows us |
26 Dec 2005 10:01:50 AM |
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"Kanga Mom" <kangamaroodoesntreadmailhere@yahoo.com> wrote:
Jani wrote:
"Info Junkie" <bondrock@ifx.net> wrote in message
news:43af4d6f.2138299@news.ifx.net...
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:24 +1100, "M a r k T"
<wh@the000000000000000000015> wrote:
"snip"
For the US, college bound homeschooled students may review:
http://learninfreedom.org/
Pity you snipped http://www.cobranchi.com/archives/JCA.pdf
because it's actually very much in favour of homeschooling, even if Mark did
post it.
Most of the statistics in the cobranchi article that Junkie quoted
seemed to trace back to nheri and the research of Dr. Ray. One can
examine that data more directly at
http://www.nheri.org/
lojbab
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