For this experiment I will be using:
Two sets of twins
A sim with logic abillties of 5 or above
A high household income
Purpose: To understand whether keeping children home and home schooling them is more efficent than paying £1600 for Smuggsworth Prep.
Method: Using two sets of twins, 1 male and 1 female set. The female set I will be sending to Smuggsworth, while the boys will stay at home to learn many skills such as handiness and inventing. I will keep the boys off school by Xing out of the school bus interaction and letting their grades slip. Two days before the boys age up I will tutor them.
Results:
Child to Teenager skills
George:
A grade at school
Level 7 logic
Level 4 painting
Level 3 cooking
Level 3 haniness
Level 3 music
Dean:
A grade at school
Level 6 logic
Level 7 inventing
Level 3 cooking
Level 3 Handiness
Level 3 music
Girls:
Still not back for Smuggsworth will update when they are.
Accelerators:
Children used peg box and Xylophone.
To stop the automatic scold from the Adult sim to the two home school children I built a wall in his way which stopped and cancelled out his interaction of scolding them for not going to school.
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 12:15 AM
Teenager to Young Adult skills
Boys:
George:
Level 3 Music
Level 3 Handiness
Max Athletics
Level 4 Cooking
Level 8 Logic
Level 9 Painting
Total: 37
Dean:
Level 3 Music
Max Inventing
Max Cooking
Max Handiness
Level 8 Logic
Total: 41
Total boys:78
Girls:
Arial:
Level 4 Charisma
Level 1 Handiness
Level 4 Logic
Level 6 Writing
Level 3 Music
Total: 18
Sarah:
Level 3 Charisma
Level 3 Gardening
Level 4 Handiness
Level 7 Logic
Level 4 Writing
Level 3 Music
Total: 21
Total girls: 39
Both girls have a head start in Politics, Journalism, Business or Medical.
Accelerators:
Fast learning lifetime reward
Could have used- Skill gain drink and Energy drink mood drinks valid for 8hrs.
From this result I have found not only is home schooling cheaper, you can also gain far more skills than compared with Smuggsworth and you can choose their traits as well.
Boys:
George:
Level 3 Music
Level 3 Handiness
Max Athletics
Level 4 Cooking
Level 8 Logic
Level 9 Painting
Total: 37
Dean:
Level 3 Music
Max Inventing
Max Cooking
Max Handiness
Level 8 Logic
Total: 41
Total boys:78
Girls:
Arial:
Level 4 Charisma
Level 1 Handiness
Level 4 Logic
Level 6 Writing
Level 3 Music
Total: 18
Sarah:
Level 3 Charisma
Level 3 Gardening
Level 4 Handiness
Level 7 Logic
Level 4 Writing
Level 3 Music
Total: 21
Total girls: 39
Both girls have a head start in Politics, Journalism, Business or Medical.
Accelerators:
Fast learning lifetime reward
Could have used- Skill gain drink and Energy drink mood drinks valid for 8hrs.
From this result I have found not only is home schooling cheaper, you can also gain far more skills than compared with Smuggsworth and you can choose their traits as well.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 08:37 PM
Really interesting experiment. This is one of the great things you can do with the Sims. I appreciate the data. Thanks.
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Posted 23 August 2012 - 07:39 AM
So home schooling provided a relaxing education and allowed them to have the skills easily learned at home, but the girls were given socail abilities, as well as a head start in the career track. Both are effective in there own ways, from what I can tell.
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