Posted on 07/05/2005 5:31:57 AM PDT by Bon mots
Wow, I am trying very hard to not be offended that you would assume that I am either ignorant of these things and/or incapable of communicating to my children the importance of those events. OR that I wouldn't be able to educate myself (you know, taking some classes of my own!) in order to do so, or that my husband would be unable to. That's a pretty large leap to be making.
Public school (or schools in general) are not the be-all end-all of socializing your children. Besides which, I was educated in public schools, and still was uncomfortable with my peers. I didn't shed that until I grew up and went out on my own. Some folks are just naturally shy or introverted and never WILL be comfortable around others.
However, I think we are in danger of hijacking this thread, so if you care to reply, I suggest FReepmail, and I will respond that way as well. :)
I agree. Freepers who home school are a cut above.
It certainly will get you a s.s. Even insufficiently enthusiastic comments have had me fielding bombs right and left.
But what many are talking about is as much home DIRECTED schooling as actual teaching. They counter the obvious objections you raise by pointing out that they enroll them in community colleges for those subjects. Which begs the question as far as I am concerned.
I don't need to. My children can read, and they have library cards. They can check out books that will explain those concepts, and then they can check out more that will discuss whether the Reformation and the Enlightenment were a net gain or loss for humanity, and how ten different authors feel about Imperialism.
A child (or an adult) with good reading comprehension and a library card is a free educational agent, with no restrictions on what he can learn other than his own will. It's the difference between "schooling" as a tool of the state, and Education as the passion of a life.
Im sorry i offended you but most americans don't even know what the hell the Spanish Armada is. But like i said theres is no possible way for most people to teach their kids Calculus. I couldn't teach a person Calculus even though I got the highest possible score on the AP calc test, and I've taking 3 semesters of it plus a semester in Differential Equations.
Let me try to half a.s.s segway this into the real topic!
If the only socialization your kids get is threw youth groups, and you have a large amount of control over them, they will have a fun freshman year at college. The girls at school at the beginning of the year who were completly protect until then, ended up doing some of the most dangerous things I've ever seen people do. Trust me they will rebel like you wont believe. I've seen alot of nice girls (parton my french) become huge sluts. That kind of behavor is hard to stop and can lead to her not wanting to get married because getting drunk 5 nights a week is much better than having kids. Well that is until she gets pregnant and the kid has no father.
With men it's called ego. With women it's called vanity.
I still get a kick out of it! ;-)
Do you really think it's your looks? Come on now!
Spot the Rich Guy in this Photo:
We all know what the girls really want.
If that photo doesn't post, Here's another version of the same photo
Free Trade keeps economies competitive. Without it nations become economic backwaters. As the trade cycle works jobs move around or die. Imposing "fair" trade i.e. taxing all other workers to support those endangered just means the jobs will leave the country a little later.
Horse and buggy manufacturers were very upset by the automobile. Laws were passed to require a flagman to walk in front of the cars so as to not upset the horses. Your trade prescriptions are similiar.
A good and satisfying marriage is still workable for you, but you MUST win concessions from her or it will eat you up. If you let her define all the issues, not only will you have a bad marriage, she'll hold you responsible for it.
Your typing is awful. Your spelling is very poor; did you know Free Republic has a spell check function? You either have no concept of homophones, or you're just playing "homophonia" to amuse us; King Prout is much better at it.
May we deduce that you're a graduate of a fine, government school, as are most Americans ... those folks who don't know what the Spanish Armada was?
"Horse and buggy manufacturers were very upset by the automobile. Laws were passed to require a flagman to walk in front of the cars so as to not upset the horses. Your trade prescriptions are similiar."
Geez, alright with the horse and buggy! Can't you do better than that? That analogy damages your credibility. Not to say you aren't credible, but it makes it seem as if you are regurgitating the party line.
You don't know my prescriptions for trade, you assume. You are probably right, but it's not good to assume.
Hahaha now that';s a great photo! But don't be so cynical: my guess is that he 'makes her laugh' and that captured her heart.
As for my looks, I do look younger than I am but otherwise I was just hamming it up! Truth is, looks rarely work against a man when it comes to attracting and keeping a woman. It's only really a factor if a man is notably repulsive, which is in fact very rare.
;-)
Hahaha now that';s a great photo! But don't be so cynical: my guess is that he 'makes her laugh' and that captured her heart.
As for my looks, I do look younger than I am but otherwise I was just hamming it up! Truth is, looks rarely work against a man when it comes to attracting and keeping a woman. It's only really a factor if a man is notably repulsive, which is in fact very rare.
;-)
Just brush your teeth, take a bath, and do your laundry :-).
Hey, knock off the anti-Americanisms. We do too know what the Spanish Armada was. I just don't like to dance. But if I must dance, I prefer the Brazilian Lambada.
;-)
No kidding, the threshold for the way a man looks for a woman is almost rediculously low. You are right - just cover the basics as you said, dress ok, and be manly and that's 95% of the attraction game.
LOL! Bons mots, dude :-).
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