Posted on 11/18/2008 10:26:20 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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This is “hate speech” and shows a complete disregard for tolerance.
I will be letting them know this and also that ABC will be less viewed in my house. I am also making a note of the advertisers of this show.
This is worse than “nappy headed ho” in my opinion.
Neither did I, until I started homeschooling my children. Then I had to go looking for them. Where we live, there are homeschool families of all different stripes. Most of the kids are nice. Of course, there are always a few bad apples in a bunch.
I'm sure I will. But, it's not really common in the circle of people I know. They either move to an area with good public schools or send their kids to private school. But I understand that may not be an option for some people.
Look for the well-behaved, polite & happy children out in public who aren’t screaming their heads off — who open doors for people — and who look right in your eyes when you say hello — and that’s where you’ll find them.
Probably wouldn't be determinative. Most of my friends' kids are like that.
I think its a function of living in the DC area. My friends are all pretty much two income households. They either move to areas with good public schools, or send their kids to private school. We live in DC now, but will probably either move to Northern Virginia or Montgomery County when our kids are old enough for school. Though, our neighborhood public school is supposed to be quite good.
You could bounce a quarter off that tummy!
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A common misconception about homeschooling families is that we cannot afford to send out children to private schools. It is a totally different mindset — families who choose private education over homeschooling. Most homeschooled families I know can absolutely afford private schools, but choose a different path, in wanting the family to remain intact, to offer our children more academic opportunities than any formal schools provide, and to allow them to grow and learn at their own pace, developing their own skills & abilities.
I have NEVER met any publicly schooled children who play well with my children. There are always fights and arguments that require adult intervention. I only know ONE (out of hundreds) of families who fit the stereotype of “weird”, in terms of socialization. The vast majority of homeschooled children I know (including my own) can easily interact with adults in a comfortable manner, and are interesting to talk with. We also have the luxury of giving our children the TIME and SPACE to actually learn how to learn — and to think — and to create — whether it is in the sciences, or literature, or creative writing.
No matter how expensive or well-funded any private school is, it still involves the herd-mentality, using standards of measuring achievement that don’t adequately evaluate skills sets or capacities for development. The home environment, where lots of friendship and love and support are offered daily, is a terrific place to raise children.
You probably know one or two homeschool graduates without knowing that you know them. Twenty years ago is when homeschooling really started taking off in the NoVA area - my mother and grandmother started the first homeschool group there. There are probably several twentysomething professionals you might pass on a daily basis and never know they were homeschooled.
Nobody knows I was (except people who have seen my resume) until I tell them. It’s not a tattoo on the forehead.
But you see, that is precisely why home schooling MUST BE DESTROYED. Citizens who can learn, think, and create are DANGEROUS to totalitarians.
My daughter is a senior this year. We homeschooled for seven years before she went back to school a year and a half ago.
She has a 3.8 GPA and scores slightly above her peers on standardized tests. She’s ranked 106 out of 253. Not as great as some.
But she’s also two years younger than her peers. She’s smart, stubborn, conservative, VERY moral and has tons of friends. When a friendship is ended, it’s her who does the ending. She refuses to be friends with people who don’t adhere to her standards of morality.
She had a party here about a month ago and some of the kids got stupid. (They were quite sneaky and I missed most of it.) She cut four friends out of her life because, “They showed disrespect for my mother, my home and my values.”
She doesn’t blink, she doesn’t hesitate and she doesn’t look back.
I’d sit in a foxhole with her over an ivy-league educated idiot any day of the week.
One day she’s going to be a *fierce* mama! :-)
Okay, I'll change my comment- I think homeschooling is attractive to people who fit into one of these categories (a) they can't move into a good public school district, for whatever reason, (b) they can't afford a private school, or (c) neither public school or pivate school is attractive to them, for whatever reason. I can understand that, though my family does not fall into any of those categories.
I have NEVER met any publicly schooled children who play well with my children.
That's unfortunate. I've met plenty of publicly schooled kids, including my two cousins, who were prefectly nice.
No matter how expensive or well-funded any private school is, it still involves the herd-mentality, using standards of measuring achievement that don’t adequately evaluate skills sets or capacities for development.
I disagree. Good private schools do a great job of meeting each individual student's needs. There is also the social aspect- the private school I went to has led to a lot of lifetime connections that have served me well in my professional and social life.
I wonder how many students she knows that are homeschooled? My guess would be little to none. I know many children who are homeschooled, none of them are “demented.”
Private schools can be great — I absolutely agree. My sisters and I grew up in one. Again, it’s not even close to what we offer our children to home teach them. As for “socialization” — homeschooled children are offered this in a unique and effective way as well. My children don’t have sibling rivalry because they KNOW each other so well, spending time getting to play and learn together. And homeschooling associations / coops are growing in number, so they have many playmates with whom they are building lasting friendships that will likely last a lifetime.
Maybe one day I’ll meet non-homeschooled children who can play nice with mine. I don’t doubt they’re out there. All the same — we’re loving our life as a homeschooled family, despite the many sacrifices I make (as a single parent at home with them).
Marie, God bless you for how you’ve raised your daughter. My children are showing all the same character traits of tenacity and honor and righteousness (although mine are much younger than yours).
Kudos...
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God bless you for how you’re raising the next generation!
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