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Possibly, but the gym is not open during the day. Opens at 3:30. I am sure some girls home school bit that would be for parents preference not gym preference.Just because there isn't a homeschool program at the gym doesn't mean the girls all attend normal public school.
Again, that's presumptive. It may not be because of gym schedule but still because of gym. Training 20-30+ hours a week and still wanting a life of any sort leads some families to choose homeschooling who otherwise wouldn't. We've seen it personally. Is it for THE gym? No, but it is for gym in general.Possibly, but the gym is not open during the day. Opens at 3:30. I am sure some girls home school bit that would be for parents preference not gym preference.
I really have no idea why you want to argue with me. I know the girls and family's at my DD's gym. I know their circumstances.Again, that's presumptive. It may not be because of gym schedule but still because of gym. Training 20-30+ hours a week and still wanting a life of any sort leads some families to choose homeschooling who otherwise wouldn't. We've seen it personally. Is it for THE gym? No, but it is for gym in general.
To be quite honest, I really don't understand the "need" for so many gym families to home school, unless their athletes are seriously in the running for elite. I am not knocking the choice to homeschool in general, for personal reasons only (don't get me started how public school is lacking and has completely failed to evolve) but it has always been crazy to me to think that it would be considered rational just for a sport, even for successful athletes. It kind of drives me bonkers that some gyms have school programs built into their gyms and seem to encourage it. I KNOW gymnastics is "different" but it's possibly to be good without practicing more than a full time job. I don't think you see quite the same push in other sports, even in elite sports. Most other sports work around the reality that is public school. We are always making jokes about how people think our kids are going to the Olympics when they can do a BHS, but I think a lot of us buy into the idea a little more than we admit when our kids get started, and the culture seems to encourage it (at the same time telling us parents to stay out of it, lol).
To be quite honest, I really don't understand the "need" for so many gym families to home school, unless their athletes are seriously in the running for elite. I am not knocking the choice to homeschool in general, for personal reasons only (don't get me started how public school is lacking and has completely failed to evolve) but it has always been crazy to me to think that it would be considered rational just for a sport, even for successful athletes. It kind of drives me bonkers that some gyms have school programs built into their gyms and seem to encourage it. I KNOW gymnastics is "different" but it's possibly to be good without practicing more than a full time job. I don't think you see quite the same push in other sports, even in elite sports. Most other sports work around the reality that is public school. We are always making jokes about how people think our kids are going to the Olympics when they can do a BHS, but I think a lot of us buy into the idea a little more than we admit when our kids get started, and the culture seems to encourage it (at the same time telling us parents to stay out of it, lol).
To be quite honest, I really don't understand the "need" for so many gym families to home school, unless their athletes are seriously in the running for elite. I am not knocking the choice to homeschool in general, for personal reasons only (don't get me started how public school is lacking and has completely failed to evolve) but it has always been crazy to me to think that it would be considered rational just for a sport, even for successful athletes. It kind of drives me bonkers that some gyms have school programs built into their gyms and seem to encourage it. I KNOW gymnastics is "different" but it's possibly to be good without practicing more than a full time job. I don't think you see quite the same push in other sports, even in elite sports. Most other sports work around the reality that is public school. We are always making jokes about how people think our kids are going to the Olympics when they can do a BHS, but I think a lot of us buy into the idea a little more than we admit when our kids get started, and the culture seems to encourage it (at the same time telling us parents to stay out of it, lol).
You make some good points about gyms promoting/forcing homeschooling. In general, I think the "need" comes from the family's desire to have a somewhat normal family life.
I do think other sports are different in that most promote playing for their high school teams - That's how they are recruited. Gymnastics is not like that. Most other sports also do not require the amount of hours that gymnastics does, not year round either.
Not at all judgemental. I knew where you were coming from when asking it. no worries. I agree. There has to be balance and often times the homeschool programs place more importance on the gym than on the schooling.We are from a pretty much working class area
Both good points, for sure. I hope it didn't come across judgy. I just don't like how it's pushed and parents feel like if they don't, their gymnast will never reach their goals. But you do make a point about high school sports. To me school is necessarily more important but equally so and it feels like some programs don't understand that.
We are from a pretty much working class area
Both good points, for sure. I hope it didn't come across judgy. I just don't like how it's pushed and parents feel like if they don't, their gymnast will never reach their goals. But you do make a point about high school sports. To me school is necessarily more important but equally so and it feels like some programs don't understand that.
How many of you parents/coaches/whoever have seen girls that go all the way to level 10, and receive a gymnastics college scholarship WHILE going to regular public school. Meaning...not online courses, not modified schedules, but full on \, regular old-fashioned 830-330 public school.
I know the whole deal: Gotta be a STRONG level 8 by 6th grade, 5th grade preferably (poor little washed up 6th grade level 8s..please hear the sarcasm), level 9 by 6th, and a level 10 by ...well you've all seen it. And qualify for Easterns, Nationals...etc etc. I get all that.
But how many of these kids, percentage wise, do you all think or know that have done it while having a normal high school life? Not homeschool.
I'm truly curious.
As a side note, I like that my daughter has multiple things that she does including school. It lessens the impact of peer pressure, clique stuff.
I find by her having different things and sets of friends it lessens the impact of a bad day, week time at any one place.
Gym particularly challenging. She has school and her other activity to prevent her from it being all bad.
Kids at school being pills, she has her gymmie friends and practice to keep her from dwelling on school.
No one place is her be all end all.
In fact it's a way to help, "bullyproof" them.
As a side note, I like that my daughter has multiple things that she does including school. It lessens the impact of peer pressure, clique stuff.
I find by her having different things and sets of friends it lessens the impact of a bad day, week time at any one place.
Gym particularly challenging. She has school and her other activity to prevent her from it being all bad.
Kids at school being pills, she has her gymmie friends and practice to keep her from dwelling on school.
No one place is her be all end all.
In fact it's a way to help, "bullyproof" them.
Because you got defensive about homeschooling. You missed the point. The point was having different sets of friends and spaces, school being just one of them, gym, another, there are also a couple of other things thrown in for my particular kid.You do realize that kids who do online school can also feel good about school right? They don't have to go in a building to feel accomplished.