tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post2220324929358558053..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: You Cannot Walk Away.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-90466063830966797542012-01-27T10:01:02.500-06:002012-01-27T10:01:02.500-06:00Well, I certainly agree that there is a problem.Well, I certainly agree that there is a problem.Onlythemanagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531176840769484642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-16484001283177826292012-01-26T13:32:57.087-06:002012-01-26T13:32:57.087-06:00Well, I loved school in elementary. I was a strai...Well, I loved school in elementary. I was a straight A student and did very well.... till the bullying started. Till my school made a mistake and made me repeat 8th grade twice and didn't catch their mistake till I finished it twice. Till getting shoved around in high school and the school coach trying to get the football team to corner me in the lockers and molest me. Till I had guys waiting after school to rape me once I'm approaching the ally. Till two of my teachers called me stupid and dumb in front of the class. Then I hated it and begged my parents to let me drop out. I homeschooled myself for a bit and then went on to get my GED and then go to college. I loved education. I hated the schools.Virginia Revoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426979985073932937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-77209357374936720472012-01-25T22:12:41.987-06:002012-01-25T22:12:41.987-06:00Blondee, I still love "roo-roo." It'...Blondee, I still love "roo-roo." It's just so... fun to say.<br /><br />Brains, thank you so much! :)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-15276774124368138752012-01-25T19:02:02.382-06:002012-01-25T19:02:02.382-06:00Important post. You've nailed it.Important post. You've nailed it.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-69008283653675781372012-01-25T18:53:33.360-06:002012-01-25T18:53:33.360-06:00Sad that our options for the next president are a ...Sad that our options for the next president are a womanizing roo-roo and an imp who has no idea what most American's lives are really like. <br /><br />In a perfect world, yes, let's have our perfectly capable children not be able to stop their education until they are 18. It only makes for more employable people, smarter and brighter futures, good all the way around. But back in the real world of single parent households, kids with disabilities and those who learn better with hands on experiences rather than hours and hours of books and tests. I am all for education, for the kids who CHOOSE that education.Blondeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827536147609261504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-68433296952013983552012-01-25T14:38:03.527-06:002012-01-25T14:38:03.527-06:00Deb, CHUCK NORRIS will make sure Gingrich is in go...Deb, CHUCK NORRIS will make sure Gingrich is in good shape to roundhouse kick all enemies of freedom, truth, justice and the AMERICAN WAY!!<br /><br />No. I couldn't actually *watch* Obama speak for more than two minutes put together, are you kidding me??<br /><br />Ganeida: I've heard that what you are really supposed to do is "salt the oats" but that seems kind of mean to the horse. I can see giving 'trouble makers' second chances if they have taken some time out to reform or whathaveyou. Otherwise, I'd agree that having them there is counterproductive or worse.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-38485472811919673062012-01-25T14:20:35.155-06:002012-01-25T14:20:35.155-06:00Do you know what the biggest problem is in this [b...Do you know what the biggest problem is in this [because we have it out Bored kids forced to stay in school when it is the last place they want to be. Not only do they not learn anything; they prevent anyone else from learning anything as well. I want to kick all the trouble makers out so everyone else has some chance at an education.Obama is nuts. Cumpulsion cannot forve anyone to become educated unless they want to be themselves. The old, <i> You can lead a horse to water</i> thing]?Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-55023447563832825662012-01-25T11:35:31.342-06:002012-01-25T11:35:31.342-06:00Chuck Norris is what clinches it, isn't he?
D...Chuck Norris is what clinches it, isn't he?<br /><br />Did you actually WATCH the SOTU? Gah. I've tried before, but can't sit through more than 4 minutes before screeching and scaring people.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766716788178729762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-9466386522726532962012-01-25T10:50:41.321-06:002012-01-25T10:50:41.321-06:00BTW I am not the only one freaking out about the p...BTW I am not the only one freaking out about the president's remarks.<br /><br />"Ultimately, a formulaic and compulsory approach to education fails to instill in children a love of learning or a quality education." This article outlines the idea that compulsory education expansion is a threat to homeschoolers everywhere:<br /><br />http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3272718776.html<br /><br />(That link was posted by HSLDA to facebook this morning.)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-63998116731104896452012-01-25T10:48:12.571-06:002012-01-25T10:48:12.571-06:00I agree, FedUpMom. I am concerned about the lines...I agree, FedUpMom. I am concerned about the lines between school authority and families' rights becoming way, way too blurry. It needs to be that it is easy and work-free to opt out of "the system" entirely. Otherwise, I should say that if you're asking me to pay for the schooling, that the child ought be there. <br /><br />I just can't say that if there is no good, easy, work-free way to opt out entirely. I'm talking send a note (not certified) saying that thanks, we don't want to send our children to school and that's the end of all contact. :PHappy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-12713311636781599392012-01-25T10:14:02.574-06:002012-01-25T10:14:02.574-06:00Forcing a child to spend more time in school solve...Forcing a child to spend more time in school solves nothing. <br /><br />And you know that all the anti-truancy stuff will just be a headache for parents, who will be harassed over every little late morning or family vacation. Argh!FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-73632311183081529002012-01-25T09:20:47.000-06:002012-01-25T09:20:47.000-06:00From my distance, I am more sad and overwhelmed fo...From my distance, I am more sad and overwhelmed for you and praying for the return of your prodigal. <br /><br />But yeah. WHY can't they quit school and get a job? Or when a child asks "why am I learning this" sorts of questions, why can't we apprentice them in any way, let them take school sabbaticals to work... ohh, any number of things that might prove instructional for our children. :)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-56420683861645852362012-01-25T09:18:26.836-06:002012-01-25T09:18:26.836-06:00And see I come across it from even a more pessimis...And see I come across it from even a more pessimistic view. Why should we try to educate bored, tuned out young people? Learning something new is sometimes hard and boring. Let them quit. Allow their parents to declare them incorrigible and let them try uneducated, independent living for a while. <br /><br />Yes, I am in that kind of mood today.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875561671945374840noreply@blogger.com