[HSList] Survey: Need your help

[Suzie Steiner]

>Dear Madam/Sir,
>I am a grad student working on my thesis - Homeschooling. I have included
below
>a small survey. You are not obligated to answer the survey, yet your
>participation
>would be very much appreciated. Please note: ALL INFORMATION AND ANSWERS
>WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. If you do not care to answer the survey you can
>simply ignore this message.
>
>Thank you, in advance for your consideration...
>
>Jude.
>
>Name:Suzie Steiner
>Number of Children: 2 Children's age:4 1/2 and 2
>Parents level of education:
>Mother: finished degree Father:Some college
>Age Group: _X__20-30 ___31-40 ___41-50 ___51-60
>What race would you consider yourself:Caucation
>
>1. Are both parents working? If no which one is not working.
>____Yes, father works full time I work part
time._______________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>2. Who spends most of the time with the children's education?
>____Mother does______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>3. When did you decide to homeschool your children?
>______About six months ago
_________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>4. Why are you homeschooling your children?
>______I want them to always enjoy learning and not to be labled
as"problems" _________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>5. How did you learn about homeschooling?
>____I started researching it about a year ago.______________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>6. How did your friends, family members, support you in your decision
>(husband, wife).
>______My husband is fine with it. He enjoys sharing science and nature
things with our sons. _________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>7. Have your children ever attended the institution call school? If
>yes: when, until what age.
>_____We are part of a co-operative preschool. But they have never been to
real school.__________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>8. Until what age are you intending to homeschool your children?
>_____As long as they want to learn. Probably all the way.
__________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>9. Who evaluates your children education? Is the evaluator a certified
>homeschool teacher?
>________We haven't had to be evaluated yet. My children don't fall under
regulations yet. _______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>10. Do you keep a portfolio for your child level of education? What was
>your son or daughter last accomplishment?
>_______My four year old boy is reading.
________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>11. What do you do if a subject is unknown to you?
>______Research it! The ibrary or the internet usually.
_________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>12. In what subject would you say your daughter or son does well in,
>why?
>______Zach likes science. He enjoys watching nature videos and playing
science games and doing experiments, cooking.
_________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>13. How would you know what your child is expected to accomplish, to
>learn at a given age. What if your children is not at the required level
>for his or her age? What do you do?
>_____Find out what their peer group is learning in school or research it.
Encourage them if needed.
__________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>14.
>Are you receiving any type of help from your local public schools?
>(Books, lab, science project, etc.)
>_____No, but when our kids are older they may partisipate in music and
sports. __________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>15. If you were to send your son or daughter to school, which one will
>you choose: public, private or religious education, why.
>_____Private. The smaller class size and more one on one.
__________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>16. What would you consider the advantages to homeschool?
>_____They fmily is the most important peer group. He loves to share things
with others.__________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>17. What would you consider the disadvantages to homeschool?
>______Not as much peer group interaction.
_________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>18. How often do you take your kids on educational trip? (museum,
>library, concert, theater).
>______About every other week or more frequently.
_________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>19. Because your kids do not go to school, how do they get along with
>other kids other than family or relatives? Social activities.
>_______So far so good. ________________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>20. Does your kid participate in extracurricular activities, such as
>sports, church, little league, etc.
>________Church activities at least weekly. When they get older they will
also have boy scouts. _______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________________
>__________________________________________
>
>
>Thank your for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Please
>use additional sheets if needed.
>
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Suzie Steiner
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[DeborahRB]

Hi, Everyone

Anyone who is on this homeschooling mailing list that is answering the
questionaire
for helping a student doing a homeschooling survey. I don't think anyone
realizes
it but it promised to keep it confidental. If you click reply, it's gets sent
to everyone
on the homeschooling mailing list. So if you want it to be private, it's not.

Bye.