Home school Kids like Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow Should Attend High school like Everyone Else

Playing Time is Earned During School Hours, Not Just Practice

By Lloyds Apple, published Jan 18, 2007
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Tim Tebow, Freshman backup Quarterback for the 2007 BCS National Champion Florida Gators, set several Florida High School passing records at Nease H.S. in St Augustine Florida. ESPN'sOutside The Lines recently featured him in a story concerning HomeSchool athletes playing sports.

Take one look at Tim Tebow, and it is obvious he is meant to compete. He is big, fast, has a cannon for an arm. But, as they say, he was taught in the kitchen. So far, 36 out of 50 states do not allow "those kids" to play for Public High Schools. I agree with all 36.

"Those names" are plenty and some have been successful. Guys like such as Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins and J.J. Redick of the Orlando Magic-just to name a few.

Parents in Alabama are seeking legislation that would allow those homeschooled to play the rest of us outsiders. They have dubbed this as the "Tim Tebow Bill." Nice, the American way; shamelessly promote an athlete to validate your opinion to the masses.

Homeschooling parents are delusional to cry foul. Kids taught at home have every built-in advantage. They get about an extra six hours a day to do whatever the parent pleases, if you consider the average school day is about 9 hours and a homeschooled kid is taught in 3. The remainder of they day can be spent to work on a certain craft, sport, and even a family job-then they can do that. Shoot, I wish I had the option of making money during school hours, but I didn't.

In my Junior and Senior years of High School I never missed a day. I rose at 7 a.m. and got home at 4 p.m. Basketball practice and lifting would keep me around much longer, most of the time. The reward for perfect attendance was an exemption from taking finals.

Getting picked on, teased, teasing others, laughing, presenting, talking, ignoring, observing; these are things most kids do every day. The rewards are extra-curricular activities. If one gets in trouble at school, then they are in trouble with the Coach.

 
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I will first say I went to public school, and I have never had any children of my own to raise. I have only had stepgrandchildren and adult stepchildren. Nevertheless, even though I received a pretty good education, it is a proven fact that homeschool children do better than those in the public schools--regardless what the public education school says. They have won national academic contests to prove it. Why then should someone have to send his children to an inferior public school? Especially considering his tax dollars go to the public system anyway? I absolutely disagree with your article, even though it was pretty well written.

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Posted on 05/24/2008 at 9:05:56 AM

 
WOW, you sound jealous. You wine about "Shoot, I wish I had the option of making money during school hours, but I didn't " You and your parents had the option. An option not taken is not an option unavailable. You also have the option to work hard and make millions, you obviously would rather moan about others that have done just that! Then you state "Then I hung with my friends in the hallways and hit on girls who would be nothing more than friends" Another BAD choice, maybe less hitting on girls or hanging with friends you could have invested in better grades, more money, perfected your Basketball abilities and then possibly gotten drafted instead of ending up writing inane whiney posts. The choices you list are just that choices, you chose poorly, tough! Homeschool parents still pay school taxes just like yours and therfore deserve the same services as you and yours. I wonder if you checked on the average scores of homeschooled students versus Public school students? The majority ca

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Posted on 05/01/2008 at 11:05:30 AM

 
The tone, logic and writing ability must have been learned in school. Exactly why I home school. As for my children's rights, when my tax money supporting public education is returned to me I will be happy to take my kids off the teams. For now, they simply will take advantage and excel,

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Posted on 04/11/2008 at 7:04:00 PM

 
Football is the only high school sport that I can think of that doesn't have a "club" equivalent outside of the school season. If a homeschooled student wants to play basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, or virtually any sport other than football, and even at the highest levels of competition, they can play for team that are part of organizations like AAU. We homeschooled both of our daughters through all twelve grades and never had a desire to have them play sports for the local high school because they could play sports outside of school without putting up with all the drama the author seems to think is a normal part of life. For me, the answer is not to have homeschoolers play for public schools, but for homeschoolers to continue to create outlets that are superior to public schools.

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Posted on 12/18/2007 at 9:12:47 PM

 
Mr. Apple, I respect your ability to state your own opinion in this article but you really should focus on your logic skills before stating opinions. You article definitely has logic fallacies. First, you used a "Straw Man" argument with your incorrect assumption that homeschooling ONLY requires 3 hrs a day. Second, by telling homeschoolers they should go to Big Boys and Girls School, you are basically stating that homeschooling is a form of education that coddles the student and they don't get a "true" education. Interesting enough, there are more then enough studies that show homeschooling students, on average, score higher on standardized tests then their public and private school educated counterparts. So, when you ignore the facts for your own opinions this is called arrogance or ignorance. The saddest part about your article is that it shows your spite and apparent non-acceptance of those who are different then you or had different opportunities than you.

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Posted on 12/06/2007 at 9:12:00 AM

 
Cindy - You are absolutely correct. We homeschool our two daughters and one of them is ADHD. She would never make it in public school. She's a brilliant child who just can't learn sitting down all day long. And yes Lloyds gave great examples why homeschooling is so desirous. I'm not going to feel guilty because my kids are homeschooled or because we save the public school system a whole lot of money. Anytime my kids want to be in a play we have to pay for that; it's not free. ARts and crafts - more money -- you get the picture. Worth every penny and worth if for eternity.

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Posted on 12/05/2007 at 1:12:00 PM

 
I have to totally disagree with you on this subject. I home school my 15 year old for one simple reason - she has ADHD and has a reading disability that the "public" school chose to ignore - no matter how many times I had meetings with them. What does my 15 year old miss the most about public school? Simple - participation in sports. During her public school years, she participated in cheerleading, basketball, and fast-pitch softball. She loved participating in these sports and these sports allowed her to learn discipline and other values that will help her throughout life. Now, you tell me - why should this child who works a lot harder than most children have to in order to learn be punished because a public school system chose not to fulfill her needs in the classroom. Oh - and by the way, it takes a LOT more than 3 hours a day to homeschool a child - homeschooling is an ongoing educational experience that can be incorporated into every phase of family life - from trips to lo

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Posted on 10/24/2007 at 12:10:00 PM

 
This article made me laugh. It read like an advertisement for homeschooling "Kids taught at home have every advantage......Shoot, I wish I had the option....but I didn't........I dreamt of having time.....getting picked on, teased, teasing others...these are things most kids do every day." Why would you want everybody to join in your misery? :) And if kids can be taught in three hours what it takes 9 hours to learn in an institution, isn't it a gross waste of time and resources to choose the 9-hour route? Could be that one reason parents and kids choose to homeschool is that they *do* want the extra time and freedom to pursue their interests and talents. Why is that wrong, and why should they be stopped from doing that? Seems like that would be ideal for everyone.

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Posted on 10/21/2007 at 12:10:00 AM

 
Until you've been homeschooled don't even try to pass judgement on what we do. I was homeschooled for 9 years of my education and I worked just as hard as every single student that went to public school. We definitely did more that "3 hours" of school work a day. I always studied for no less than 6 hours a day and was involved in other activities in my community. Just because you weren't lucky enough to have that opportunity don't tell others what you "think" it is all about because you are so dead wrong. And what are we so afraid of in public schools? I don't know maybe the shootings, drug selling, bias teachers, and foul language everyone has come to expect at public schools..just to name a few.

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Posted on 09/16/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
Agree 100% with you Lloyds! Great article because you give it to us straight... no dancing around your opinion. That's the way to be my man!

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Posted on 08/04/2007 at 9:08:00 PM

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