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To: RosieCotton
If I want to learn about one particular thing, I'll take a class or read up on it, but I have no desire to go to university to do so.

I have no problem with that Rosie. Not everyone has to go to college. But I think you're an exception.

If you decide to homeschool your kids, I know from our conversations here, that you'll prepare yourself first and not just assume you can do it because you went to school. Am I making any sense with that?

As for higher education, I went to a private Christian school and am hoping my kids will do the same. But I also trust some of the public universities and depending on their field of study, I wouldn't mind if my boys went there.

35,322 posted on 10/18/2002 8:53:36 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
If you decide to homeschool your kids, I know from our conversations here, that you'll prepare yourself first and not just assume you can do it because you went to school. Am I making any sense with that?

I suppose so...but I still think people put far too much emphasis on "degrees". Someone from a GOOD highschool (or homeschool) may have a far better education (and thus be far better prepared to homeschool) than someone who went to a poor highschool and a poor college (and who has an advanced degree). Same goes for GPAs - they're meaningless, as different schools have different standards. Hence I'm somewhat bothered by your statement that "no one with just a highschool diploma has any business homeschooling", in addition to your comments to ksen about GPAs.

I'm shutting up now, though...this is outside our scope here.

(Frodo was homeschooled, right?)

35,343 posted on 10/18/2002 10:20:01 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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