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"Let me guess. You are a teacher in a public school, right?"

LOL.

I'm not familiar with this specific poster, but there are a surprising number of government school teachers posting FR. Some are quite thoughtful and have some very good points to add. And then there are others whom you can pick out by their shrill attacks on homeschooling.

What does that have to do with anything? All she said was that she was concerned with her nieces and nephews.

I am a public school teacher and I have encountered multiple homeschooled children in one way or another. Some have entered public school after home schooling--there are 2 homeschooled kids on my daughter's softball team--there are 5 or more at our church. Based on my experiences with these kids and many others over time, I find that some homeschoolers are wonderful kids with gracious manners and social ease and others are down right obnoxious.

At church today, I did not think it was cute today when a child (who is homeschooled) walked up to me and TOLD me in a loud demanding voice with his face pinched and his hands to his side in fists to "get out of my way, I want a cookie now." His mother was right there and laughed at him--she thought it was funny. I did not. Other kids avoid him as much as they can as he is rude, refuses to wait his turn in Sunday School and screams if he is not the first one called on every time.

...and yes, I've seen success and failures from public schools. It runs the entire gamut on both sides.

Parents have more control than they think in every situation. Just because a child attends public school, that does not mean they will grow up to be some drug and sex crazed addict. Just because a child is homeschooled, that does not mean they will grow up to be a stellar adult.

I'm a seven gun-owning (NRA Life and Endowment), meat-eating, tax-hating, hairy-chested, knuckle-dragging, straight white male. I like dependable cars, body surfing, and money-making investments. Former CPA and all-around lunatic, who wishes he had been in the armed services, but was too stupid to disregard his (veteran) Dad's advice and join up anyway. ("You don't want to be standing around being yelled-at by some Corporal from Tennessee" were his exact words)", and while he knew what he was talking-about, he didn't fully get it.

I have my own business. Once upon a time I worked for a Republican congressman. There's more.

Favorite poem: Kipling's, "If."

And, if there is anything in this world that I REALLY HATE, it is a public employee union. I hate most public employees, too, given the level of service they provide to me and the way they vote.

Jesus, I know I wasn't flamed like I could have been, but after all these years I think I should have a little bit of credibility on FR. "Come on. Throw me a bone here."