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To: nw_arizona_granny
agree, for often when I meet a man, even years later, you can still see the strength they gained in the military.

I sure hope it does that for Zach. I feel we are a failure as parents, since he didn't get the inner discipline he ought to have. We certainly tried, but were outmaneuvered by a liberal education system and society. If I could do it all over agian, I would homeschool for more than just 1 year. All 12 years!
565 posted on 08/02/2009 3:05:41 PM PDT by CottonBall
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If I could do it all over agian, I would homeschool for more than just 1 year. All 12 years!<<<

Yes!!!

And then there are some that simply will not follow where we try to lead.

My daughter is like that, past 50 and still unable to even listen to the smallest helping hand and it has made her life a mess.


570 posted on 08/02/2009 7:46:05 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: CottonBall

“We certainly tried, but were outmaneuvered by a liberal education system and society. If I could do it all over agian, I would homeschool for more than just 1 year. All 12 years!”

We took out youngest out of public schools the beginning of 4th grade and homeschooled him 1/2 way through 5th grade. Then we found a good Christian school which he attended up till last year. It was the right thing to do for him. I said I would’t put him back in the public school again. Well, he is going to the public school this coming year, his senior year. I’m still a little bit nervous about it.

The Christian school is having some difficulties with the bank this year - they actually wanted to close them down. With the way the commercial real estate is going, I’m not sure they would be guaranteed to stay open for the whole year. Tuition is a factor as well and with hubby’s job situation, it would be a stretch for us, but probably doable. The main thing which allowed us to consider the public school is that he can graduate in January and only has to take 2 of 4 periods each day for those few months. The other 2 periods he can take 2 classes at the jr. college. He wants to be done with school early and take his college classes. He also plans on snow plowing this winter and won’t have to worry about school from January on. He can take college classes full time in the spring and will have 1 year of college done by June, when he officially graduates.


721 posted on 08/05/2009 9:07:50 AM PDT by Marmolade
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