Should Homeschooled Kids Play High School Sports?

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  1. BLAZER PROPHET

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    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebat...gh-school-team/arguments-and-counterarguments


    My opinion is that they should have the opportunity. For no other reason than their parents are paying taxes to support those schools, the kids (in most states) have to register with a school district for purposes of taking standardized tests and ensure their schooling adheres to other governmental regulations (and for good reason). To me, it's no different than a charter school.
     
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    Yes, but they should have to eat chicken nuggets just like the rest of the kids. And to be fair they should be tested regularly for turkey and cheese sandwiches.
     
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    Yes, without a doubt they should be given the opportunity to play.
     
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    All for it.
     
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    They shouldn't be allowed to skip real school in the first place just because their parents fear the truth.

    Home schooling = religious indoctrination of nonsense.

    Most of the lessons to be learned from school athletics (like teamwork and dedication) would be lost on kids who have no other relationship with their fellow athletes and just get to drop in for the "fun" part of school. Plus, their inability to think for themselves would be a severe disadvantage for the normal kids on their team.

    Home schooling is to education what McDonalds is to nutrition.
     
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    They are.

    Their parents chose to isolate them from society, not the other way around.
     
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    No.

    Maybe if they started a homeschool team. The HS sports are for the students of that school.
     
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    HAHA!!!

    You're in peak form today. Better posting thru drugs!
     
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    home schooled kids are 700% more likely to commit a hate crime

    home school hate crime epidemic
     
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    No. There are plenty of opportunities to play high school age sports outside of school itself.

    There are advantages and disadvantages to home schooling and if parents want to home school their kids, they can't expect that the kids be allowed to represent a school on the athletic field.

    About taxes, if a Jesuit high school kid wanted to play for Beaverton High School, should he/she be allowed because the parents pay taxes to the city of Beaverton?
     
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    Hmmm, you guys kinda got me re-thinking my original answer.
     
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    School funding is partially determined by enrollment size. If a home-schooled student participates in extracurricular activities he/she is placing an added burden on that school since he/she would not be counted in the school's enrollment
     
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    Home schooling kids is one of the stupidest thing a parent can do. Seriously, a majority of home schooled kids are socially retarded and it scars them for life.
     
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    OSAA rules prohibit this due to Jesuit offering similar athletic programs. It would be against OSAA rules for a home-schooled Beaverton kid to play at Jesuit, though, because of the tax money vs. tuition disparity.
     
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    I'm curious. Where did you go to college? You have a lot of opinions on education, and crime, and such, but I doubt you even graduated from a junior college.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

    I wasn't home-schooled, and went to public schools through my graduate degree, but I certainly don't have the information available to me to say that a majority of home-schooled kids are socially retarded, and that it scars them for life.
     
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    No offense if you were home schooled.
     
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    Most public school kids pay a participation fee for sports and extra-curriculars these days to offset costs. This applies even to kids that attend the school.
     
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    I'm just trying to figure out why you are so adamant about things that you obviously have no clue about.

    The "hate crime" thing was embarrassing for you, and you don't even realize it. If your gig is to be a jester, then I get it. If you're trying to add value, you look foolish.
     
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    I love when people tell me whether something was embarassing, or not. lol

    Anywho, I got repped twice for my posts in that thread.
     
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    That says more about the caliber of people repping you than anything else.

    Of course, if getting repped makes you feel proud about yourself to the point you need to brag about it, I understand.
     

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