Posted on 01/23/2002 7:52:29 PM PST by Mensch
I've never heard of the school you mentioned. The " RICHEST " school in this country ? It has THE largest endowment ; or did you mean something else perhaps ?
Oh yes, of course, you are teaching your son more than he could ever possibly learn in any other venue. Yep... okay... of course ... absolutely ; NOT ! LOL
You should known better than to make such grandelloquent, sweeping pronouncimentos. I feel very sorry for your son, and any other children that you have; I really do.
Really? I never would have guessed it from your posts!
How would you know?
I've never heard of the school you mentioned.
Why am I not surprised?
The " RICHEST " school in this country ? It has THE largest endowment ; or did you mean something else perhaps ?
Yes, the largest endowment
Oh yes, of course, you are teaching your son more than he could ever possibly learn in any other venue. Yep... okay... of course ... absolutely ; NOT ! LOL
For someone who has never homeschooled you seem awfully certain. The simple truth is homeschoolers get more individual attention then is possible in any classroom setting. I have a suspiscion you are feeling guilty cause thats something your kid never got... hence the vitriol in your postings.
You should known better than to make such grandelloquent, sweeping pronouncimentos. I feel very sorry for your son, and any other children that you have; I really do.
I guess my "grandelloquent, sweeping pronouncimentos" turned you off, as much as yours did me.
There is a goverment program for such children, in which an adult "helper" is provided during school hours. With that helper comes, goverment questionairs (intervention), a lack of parental control, and pressure to drug the kid. There is also the shame of accepting public funds.
I don't know if we have made the right decision. I doubt his education is as compleate as what he would recieve in school. Yet he is 7 years old, he can read and sound out words (thanks to his sister), and is doing math. For now I can live with this.
I would appreciate any input/advice, pro/con, that any of you might have. We are flying by the seat of our pants here.
Having money doesn't necessarily make a person an intellectual or a good parent. I've met a number of wealthy families in which the parents couldn't give 2 hoots about their kids...they just want to 'dump' them off on someone else.
ROTFL
I absolutely do NOT feel guilty for NOT homeschooling my child.
My child didn't get " personal " attention at school ? Oh, she didn't get PERSONAL attention in a class of five students ? REALLY ? When were you in her advanced ( AP ) French class ? I suppose that she didn't get any PERSONAL attention when she was the ONLY student in her jewelry making class, or as the ONLY student when she took classical guitar, or perhaps it was when she was one of eight students in her American History class, in which they read and thoroughly covered the Constitution, the Bor, The Federalist AND The Anti-Federalist Papers along with the complete history of this nation; without, I might add, LIBERAL bias. Of course, I am so very ashamed of NOT keeping her at home, where she couldn't have found out that she had great leadership potential, be a Senior Proctor, the co-editor of the yearbook, and met some incredibly devoted and fantastic teachers, peers from all over the world, and on and on. Yes, I hang my head in utter shame, that I do ... NOT !
Oh goody, that school has THE largest endowment. That it is NOT well know in the world of renowned boarding schools doesn't matter one whit. It just HAS to be superior to Governor Dummer, or Andover, or Grotten, or any of the other well known and respected boarding schools. How unforgivable , that haven't ever heard of it. Boo hoo.
I was correct, you posted this vanity, so that you could spew the usual garbage that most FREEPER homeschoolers always seem to. You have NOTHING to feel even a " tad" superior about.
I am a SUPERIOR mother, though. Just ask my kiddo. Yes, she IS a fellow FREEPER ; but I shan't say which one. LOL
I'm sure they'll be good and bored in school when they get there.
Probably.
But we have trouble just getting the electric bill stamped and out in the mail, much less taking on the state. What to do?
You won't have to "take on the state", in fact, most states have a homeschooling advisor working for the department of education who can help you with any legal questions you may have. As a matter of fact, I'm moving and I spoke with one of these advisors working for the state I'm moving to just yesterday. She was very nice, helpful, friendly and told me all of my options and even about different activities in the town I'm moving to and etc. and etc.
I have three daughters ages 9, 6 and 1. The two oldest are in a Christian private school and with tuition, dance lessons, music lessons, etc., I'm spending around $20,000 per year on their education. When the 1 year old reaches school age, I'll be paying around $30,000 per year.
My wife has an MBA but has never worked during the 11 years we have been married. We have a maid that comes once a week. We eat at restaurants on average about three nights per week.
I spend one hour each morning driving my girls to private school. My wife spends one hour each day picking the girls up and at least one additional hour per day tacking them to dance, music, Girl Scouts, etc.
My wife's reasons for not even considering home schooling are these:
1) With a one year old baby, she feels she doesn't have the time. From the little bit of research I've done, I can see that home schooling might actually require less time than we are already spending on their education. I would much prefer teaching, say, math to the girls each morning than making the one hour round-trip drive to school.
2) She likes having the girls out of the house from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. She says it gives her a break.
3) She's concerned that missing the social aspects of a school would be detrimental to our girls.
4) Even though we both have advanced degrees and were straight-A students, my wife feels that we could not teach our children as well as the teachers at our private school. IMO, while the teachers at the private school are very nice, they are far from rocket scientists. Both my wife and I would be much better teachers.
In any event, I'm dealing with a wife with very rigid, preconceived negative ideas about home schooling who doesn't seem willing to even learn the truth about home schooling. Some of her reasons could be considered rather selfish in the context of this thread.
I would appreciate any suggestions regarding how I can address my wife's objections to home schooling and how I can get her to a least make a real effort to learn more about home schooling.
But, I think that he is not the mother. Maybe I am wrong ? I assumed , from the Yiddish nic ( meaning a good man ) that the gender was male.
2 - Homeschooled children can be socially awkward or effeminate, due to less peer exposure than other children."
As a dad of 7...........including 5 boys.............and head of a household that has been homeschooling for over 18 years, all I can say to this drivel is:
You CAN'T be serious. If you are, just say you aren't. While you're at it, tell my 6'1, 200 lb. oldest son who's about to take his commission in the Army (Army ROTC & National Guard simultaneously) how "effeminate" he is to his face. I'll pop some corn and watch.
If you were to read my posts carefully , you would see that I have said that , and more.
Would you want those parents, who have THAT attitude, homeschooling ?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.