Posted on 02/12/2019 1:50:01 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff
Looks like a hoax.
A student telling his father who relays the story to a credulous media.
Lots of other students in the class.
Where is the verification?
Didn’t some of Lt. Gov Fairfax’s staffers resign recently?
Ha this is so hilariously perfect of what we are going through as a country right now.I can’t stand it.People believe the schools or the media are too left so they seek alternatives, but end up believing wackadoo stuff like this and false flags and crisis actors. They are so uncomfortable and threatened by the truth they have to
I’m conservative, but you people are hard to deal with sometimes
Yes, I’ve homeschooled everyone since 1995. Five graduated, five to go.
I’m glad your child is doing well, and you are comfortable with the positives and negatives of her school. I don’t think it’s possible for any professional educators to avoid open borders, Columbus is bad, and disdain for Trump; those positions are rife at our community college, too, except maybe in the auto-tech program.
I get impatient with people who are serially outraged by incidents in the public schools, yet can’t consider any other method of education.
“I get impatient with people who are serially outraged by incidents in the public schools, yet can’t consider any other method of education.”
I agree with that 100%. Drives me insane when people complain about government education. “Enjoy your 4 hours at the DMV?” I ask. If you cannot stand government services like that, why would you subject a child to 12-14 years of it? Children spend nearly 13,000 hours under government instruction and emerge barely able to read and write. Shameful isn’t the word. Why would anyone subject a child to years of that? They often say I cannot teach the child everything. I am unconvinced that government schools can teach a child ANYTHING. By me teaching something, I’m already miles ahead.
I also reel when people tell me homeschooling or private schooling is expensive. What is the price of ignorance? One man, in particular, had a huge jacked up truck, a jet ski, a Harley, scuba gear, and numerous other toys and complained private education was too expensive. It is sinful. We forego a great deal to make certain this girl has good opportunity before her.
Two of the biggest problems are parents who believe that the education of their children is someone else’s job. The other is that school is a means to get a piece of paper to get a job. It becomes a contest of give me this piece of paper so I may get the next piece of paper to get a job to get lots of stuff. At best, they are people who collect information but no real knowledge. It is shallow, and does not produce self-educators who pursue knowledge for the love of it.
Thank you for your reply and all the best.
Excellent discussion. I would have said many of the same things!
It doesn’t bother me when people honestly evaluate their available options and make decisions that I consider suboptimal. Hey, that’s life. However, it does bother me when people pretend they don’t have options, that they “have no choice,” and expect others to agree with that nonsense. Is it really fun viewing yourself as a victim of external forces rather than a responsible agent?
And as you observe, the “can’t afford” excuse is usually laughably disingenuous. I get Realtors’ flyers in my mailbox: I know what people paid for their house.
But if you have children, you make sacrifices. Yes, there are limits but you figure out the best way.
For us, we were very fortunate. Our girl is a water polo fanatic and we invested in that and homeschool. She caught the eye of a mother whose child attends a high-end catholic school. She wanted our child to play for the team.
The circumstance was suboptimal in that this woman was more interested in polo than the child’s well being but it was a fantastic opportunity. She was instrumental in getting her into this school at a rate we could afford. My teaching was validated as she hit the ground running and performed well in algebra, physics, English, and religion (She struggles in French. Tips appreciated if you have any.). She has seen that success equals preparedness meeting opportunity. It is a good step too in that she is outside my continual guidance and must find the drive within herself.
Good schools want performers that make them look good. IF one makes themselves a performer there will be a way.
Well, I wouldn't be too surprised about the difficulty. According to Steve Martin, it's like the French have a different word for everything ...
TC, you taught me years ago, in my late middle age, that in life that is is no such thing as “no other choice”.
There’s always a choice. It might one that is hard to swallow, but it’s a choice none the less.
Thank-you, teacher.
music teacher ROTFLMAO
Funny, I just watched School of Rock last night.
It sounds like a great opportunity, and it also sounds as if you’ve got the right perspective on the academics and the sport: the latter being a means to the former.
I once got a prize from my college choir for the worst French accent ever. However, it’s not really a complex language. I suggest she get on YouTube or Netflix and watch French tv shows/movies with English subtitles, or on some DVDs, you can watch a familiar movie overdubbed into French. Since you have a pretty good idea what the characters are saying, you can understand how it’s being said in French, and it helps with getting their phrasing and sentence structure into your mind.
When I was taking Spanish and Japanese at the same time, I used to watch “The Fugitive Samurai,” in Japanese with Spanish subtitles.
For verb conjugations or vocabulary, nothing beats carrying around your flash cards. However, I understand one can often find quizzes online, too.
Thank you, Rb! I’m glad to know I handed someone a useful tool for life.
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