[fml]

Have you been around public schoolers lately??

Yes, and they are great kids.

[wintertime]

Yes, and they are great kids.

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I work in a busy health clinic, and I can instantly tell who it the institutionalized child, and who is the homeschooler.

Those children who are institutionalized for their education, dress in sexually provocative ways. The most telling difference is the 20 degree off-centered stare when spoken to by an adult. It is the monosyllabic grunts and mumbles to questions directed to them by those who are there to serve their health needs. Should I mention the tattoos, the dog collars, the butt cracks and pubic hairs peeping from their low slung jeans, the peircings, and unnatural hair colors? They have the dull eyes seen in gorillas in our local zoo.

The homeschoolers in contrast, speak openly with all who are around them, young and old. Their faces are bright and open. They speak in full sentences. They are curious about what we are doing, and ask cogent questions about the procedures. Their skin is free of tattoos and piercings. They have normal and beautiful hair, and their dress is modest but fashionable.

What a difference!

[bluejean gal]

haha, but do they know anything? Are they vitally interested in their world ( I mean the one outside their games and TV) Are they able to make change without being told how much to give back?
Who are their heroes?? I know I severely generalized, but the vast majority of them are scary to talk to and find out how little they really know.