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Are Homeschoolers really similar to Islamic Terrorists?
Creative Loafing,Charlotte ^
| BY QUINN COTTON
Posted on 05/11/2004 8:39:01 AM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross
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To: TheSpottedOwl
Second, I am giving serious consideration to homeschooling, or enrolling my youngest kids in a charter school. They are behind grade level, and even though we're moving to a different area, my youngest no longer likes school. Too bad...she still needs to master the core subjects. It takes time and committment. I made the leap from employee to employer so that I could spend more time with my son, age 5. My wife is a full-time mom. He gets plenty of socialization, thankyaverymuch. He comes into my (home) office every morning to learn about stuff (planets and space, these days). I don't set up an instruction period, we just go to websites and drive the mars rover, or watch videos about planets. Next month it may be crabs, or dinosaurs, who knows.
Kids are full of learning instincts, until it gets beat out of them (as happened to me and my wife both) by public school.
Third, I may not be up to this task,
I would worry if you were sure of yourself. Since you're not, I'll bet you'll do just fine.
And it's not like you're committing to twelve years - do it until you can't manage any more.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:30:47 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
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To: Moleman
some do however isolate their kids from the real world a bit too much IMOLook at post 55 and tell me how any of that typical government school BS has anything to do with the "real world."
In the real world, people work with and become friends with other people of all different ages, rather than being segregated into age-specific groups.
In the real world, assault is punished, not ignored.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:31:59 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Funny article if taken as satire.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:32:41 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
I bet they made damn sure the youngsters stayed off in a group together while they grunted gossip and drank their Cro-Magnon coffee. What a sorry opinion of women this person has!
Apparently the purpose of sending the kids to school is so the moms can gossip and drink coffee!
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:32:54 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: MontanaBeth
fml = fOAMING AT THE mOUTH lIBERAL
To: Tax-chick
Well she did give us men some credit...
"Like the Stepford robots, they're programmed to fulfill their husbands' fantasies, only in this case it's their role as the Ultimate Selfless Mothers."
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:33:22 AM PDT
by
Critter
(What ever happened to conservative principles?)
To: MontanaBeth
"True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated -- and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't." --Charles Colson
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:33:53 AM PDT
by
tx_eggman
(Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit softly. Teddy Roosevelt)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Im an atheist home schooler who does so because the educational system in the UK failed my Dyslexic son. I took him out of the state educational system at 14years and successfully complained to the Local Government Ombudsman that the Local Education Authority had by their actions denied my son an education. They also had to change their policy in providing alternative methods of writing for dyslexic children. When it became clear that my daughter was also failing in the state educational system I removed her at the age of 9yrs from that situation and home educate her too. Its been a steep learning curve and at times I have had a dark tea time of the soul when doubting my sanity and contemplating the enormity of the responsibility I had taken on. My son is now in Further Education and looking forward to studying philosophy, psychology and sociology at University. My daughter who believed she was too stupid to learn to read and write is now a bookworm who loves literature. I consider being able to homeschool an exciting experience which will also give me many advantages in the job market in the years to come (multi-tasking, organization, the ability to develop new skills and knowledge independently and the ability to pass on that information to name a few) Why do they always wheel out the old chestnut of socialization, the perceived notion that children, must be immersed in a mass of their peers so they can figure out what it means to function as a member of the larger group., that always had undertones of children should be seen and not heard for me. Sadly, yet another sweeping, generalized and biased article about home education
To: section9
"What tommyrot!"
I don't know if I've ever seen you this riled! Anyhow, I thought this article was a joke at first, but even if it were there are leftist zeolots out there who feel this way. We homeschool our kids and the world this writer portrays is completely foreign to us.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:35:16 AM PDT
by
paulsy
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Exactly, only thing I liked was the Cro-Magnon coffee (does it come in de-calf?).
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:35:43 AM PDT
by
norraad
("What light!">Blues Brothers)
To: mvpel
In the real world, assault is punished, not ignored. How is assault ignored?? Please explain. I went through public school and so far have not been on drugs, killed anyone, voted for our President and have a successfull career.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:36:19 AM PDT
by
Moleman
To: MortMan
Can the author of this tripe spell "socialist societal suicide"? And can you say it three-times-quickly? How about after a couple of drinks :-).
But seriously, homeschooled students in NC don't have to *pass* any tests ... they just have to take a nationally-administered test and keep the results. This is only fair, since school students don't have to pass tests, either ... just take them.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:36:37 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I can see you, but you can't see me.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross; Dataman; 2Jedismom; homeschool mama
Spoiled-rotten, self-absorbed, adult-bodied infant trying to make herself feel better about being a spoiled-rotten, self-absorbed, adult-bodied infant.
Dan
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:37:13 AM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: fml
They will be more open minded than many here, Since you agree withe the article (as you said earlier), then should I assume that you would teach your kid(s) that Homeschoolers are like terrorists?
And who here would you say is not "open-minded"?
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:37:50 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Moleman
See 55 for a variety of instances where assault was ignored by the administrators until the victim fought back.
I could recount many such instances from my own experience, but I'm not particularly interested in casting a pall over my afternoon.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:40:21 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Freepers, don't waste your time writing. "Creative Loafing" is one of those free rags you see in downtown cafes and avant-garde bong shops in Left Coast cities. We have one here in San Diego that spews leftist cr-p all the time and is hardly worth the paper it's printed on. Let Quinn Cotton write her trash. It's not changing anyone else's mind.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:41:00 AM PDT
by
tom h
(.)
To: All; everyone; SOMEONE; Everybody; Kim_in_Tulsa; diotima; TxBec; SLB; BibChr; JenB; ...
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:41:37 AM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
What's scary is that a lot of the homeschooling faithful are as fueled by a fanatical, religion-based belief in their mission as Islamist terrorists, and seem to be just about as brainwashed. Of course, Quinn. Do not let anyone tell you that you are intolerant and bigoted, OK? We would not want your bubble world to be popped.
Children who are homeschooled by religious parents are in good company and follow a tradition of homeschooled people, such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln...
To: Diva Betsy Ross
At least home schooling kept that daughter from getting knocked up in second grade as she might have in public school and the son wasn't prosecuted as a three time loser, in 8th grade, so home schooling proves it's benefits once again.
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posted on
05/11/2004 9:42:25 AM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Republicans who die between now and 2 Nov. will be voting for Kerry. Stay healthy!)
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