Dear sitetest,
I understand a little testy, and have been giving leeway toward homes schoolers on these threads for years, as have most of the others who have been called (at various times) evil, child abusers, witches, harpies, and a host of other inflammatory names (I only listed the nicer ones.) Heaven forbid, however we are to be granted even the slightest bit of common courtesy in return.
It has gone beyond time where a bit of respect should have been granted in return. For pete’s sake, I was attacked on this thread, WHILE I was defending the home schoolers. I’m sorry to say, but there seems to be a contingent of alleged home school supporters on FR that are hell bent on giving the rest of you a really bad name. I don’t know when open season on those of us with ties to public schools began, but it sure is obvious there are some here who fell free to call others anything they so choose and to make up any kind of facts and figures without proof of any of it.
Of course many of them are fairly new to this site and thus should be given a bit of a chance to understand how discourse and discussion take place - but they have all been here long enough to understand rules of common courtesy - something extremely lacking in the faction to which I refer.
While it is unfortunate you have had to deal with such jackals in public education in your life, I have yet to see any of them on these threads - the only jackals I have seen on these threads come from your side -— which is not good for what otherwise is a very worthy cause.
Have a peasant afternoon. (GO RAVENS)
“...the only jackals I have seen on these threads come from your side...”
Can't agree with that. There are a few “homeschoolers” who are over the top. Unfortunately, they're often the loudest and most prolific.
Many homeschoolers stay away from these threads (I know I do for the most part) because of the public school jackals who pollute these threads on a regular basis. Right here on FR. One of them in a recent thread actually said that the problems with public schools are in part laid at our (homeschoolers’) feet because we “abandoned” the public schools, and thus denied them of our... I don't know what it is of which we denied them, I guess our kids? Our involvement? As if public schools, the teachers, the administrators, the politicians, the industry, are going to welcome the input of homeschoolers with open arms. LOL! What an idiot! Most public schools won't even permit our children to be involved in extracurricular, after-school activities.
This was one of the single most stupid remarks I've ever read at FR.
I called the moron on his/her comment, but he/she ignored it and went on his/her merry way.
But back to my original comment, Gabz: Get back to me when you're threatened with social services coming to take your kids away because you sent your kids to public schools. Even here on this thread, there is one poster who seems to be intimating that how another poster chose to homeschool her kids was less than... legitimate.
Sickening and disgusting.
sitetest