Are Homeschoolers really similar to Islamic Terrorists?

Creative Loafing,Charlotte ^ | BY QUINN COTTON

[TaxRelief]

Let's first acknowledge that the "Alternative Weeklies" are barf-level tabloids.

Then we neet to explore the fact that John Grooms, who frequently claims to be the most tolerant of all who are tolerant, is deeply prejudiced against all Christians, all conservatives and all Republicans--in other words, 70% of the population of Charlotte.

The only ones who pick up his FREE tabloid are single adults who are looking for the entertainment and party scene.

It's only natural that his hatred of those who are different from him would also include homeschoolers.

A Homeschool household in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area should sue this man for "hate speech".

[Tax-chick]

One would have to wonder whether any "alternative" readers give a hoot in h#ll about homeschooling. I would think not, so the writer would just be venting her spleen for personal reasons. It must be difficult being that obnoxious in real life.

[Mr. Silverback]

(........"I looked out and saw rifles everywhere. That's when I felt safe." .........)

May I ask where the quote is from?

[Mr. Silverback]

Notice she (?) doesn't ever mention MEN being involved in homeschooling; it's all a project of deranged, fundamentalist mothers.

I noticed that. I am the main teacher for my three kids right now, and my wife and I are mulling over whether we will take a team approach or leave it that way once she's out of nursing school. And I can guarantee you it isn't just my religious views that made me decide to homeschool; I used to hire people for entry-level jobs at two of the companies I worked for, and I've seen how far things have fallen in our school systems in just a short time.

[Mr. Silverback]

They will be more open minded than many here, don't pity them.

Please, enlighten me. Will they be open-minded enough to compare people they disagree with to terrorists?

[Mr. Silverback]

They're the most well-adjusted, productive members of their generation.

A few have now been accepted to the military academies, too. Of course, we all know those are just party schools, right?

[Mr. Silverback]

Good point. Since when is it "natural" to force 10 year old boys to sit in rows of desks for six hours a day, divided into arbitrary 45-minute learning segments?

What's your way of handling this? I'm trying to find the right balance with my nine year old as we move into tougher material. It was easier to take a million short breaks when he was doing little kid stuff.

[Mr. Silverback]

And yet many publik-skool stoodents can't pass those same tests that the home-schooled kids ace. Can the author of this tripe spell "socialist societal suicide"?

Yeah, and I really resent the implication that as a high school graduate, I don't have the ability to pass concepts on to a child that I've been using in my daily life for decades. Ed school degrees have their place, but to believe you need certification to teach a kid their multiplication tables is just dumb.

[Mr. Silverback]

Without a doubt, the most consistently clueless individuals I knew in college were the elementary education majors.

Ditto, with the exception of my pastor's daughter who is brilliant and just wants to work with kids, and one guy who I took a speech class with who was goofy, but I can just see him being the best darn math teacher ever.

When people talk about how great teachers are, it's because the really good ones stand out in your mind as life-changers who are cherished forever. In my case, I can remember one horror story for every fond memory. Of course, I was a pretty unhappy child, so take it with a grain of salt.

[fml]

No, they will be more openminded than people who say not to homescool is misguided and take pity on my kids for not being homeschooled. That is the original post I was responding to.

[Tax-chick]

It was easier to take a million short breaks when he was doing little kid stuff.

We have a similar situation with our 10yo, and have yet to find a solution. My experience is that he works best when he's exhausted :-). If we've done yardwork all morning, or cleaned the church for a few hours, then he settles right down after lunch!

The best suggestion I have (other than moving to the farm!) is to skip as much busywork as possible ... if he can do the multiplication, move on to the division. Cut down the paper practice. Drill on math facts while you're in the car, or analyze sentences. Teach him to type, so he doesn't have to sit and write.

And remember God made boys the way they are, so if they're driving us (parents) insane, WE have a problem, not the boys!

[EggsAckley]

It was a thread a week or two ago concerning, IIRC, bears. At any rate, the woman who was being attacked made that statement. Maybe it was one of the pitbull threads...........

Like 9-11, the Berg atrocity has sort of muddled my memory.

[livianne]

heehee.. got a link?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1576636&mesg_id=1576636

be sure to wipe your feet after wading around in there. The crap runs real deep...:)

[Diva Betsy Ross]

UPDATE: Letter form HSLDA to Editor of the is paper:

HERE