tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post5945462479203029164..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Does Your Child Work for his Supper?Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-47509989366637482192015-01-14T07:57:24.422-06:002015-01-14T07:57:24.422-06:00I thought that would count as PE! Silly me for no...I thought that would count as PE! Silly me for not realizing such activities must take place in the school gym! :)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-90458262792034711752015-01-14T07:38:37.461-06:002015-01-14T07:38:37.461-06:00Seriously, though, some of the comments on that St...Seriously, though, some of the comments on that Star article are scary and have me glancing around when I go out in public ... who is judging me crazily when I take my kids to the pool at 1 p.m. on a Tuesday in January? SHOULDN'T WE BE HOMESCHOOLING IN A CONVENTIONAL MANNER?Kerrie McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357207300211730918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-12911615547886718672015-01-14T07:36:41.733-06:002015-01-14T07:36:41.733-06:00Who says homeschooling is only done during the day...Who says homeschooling is only done during the day? A kid can work all day if they like as a teen and then do their work at night. The opposite of what I did in high school but I'm a morning person! I did school all day (bo-ring) and then worked 25 hours a week at my job as a waitress/hostess. Somehow enough homework got done to squeak by with that B average. And here I am making decent money to write and edit WITHOUT a college degree ... on the job experience even in my 30s and 40s. Why be normal?Kerrie McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357207300211730918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-77017630117662508962015-01-13T16:32:02.194-06:002015-01-13T16:32:02.194-06:00Sometimes it happens during conventional school ho...Sometimes it happens during conventional school hours. So homeschooled children are getting an advantage employment-wise, no doubt about it. There are also "concerned" people out there who might think that because someone is working during conventional public school hours, that their regular studies must of necessity get short shrift. <br /><br />This is the same logic that insists homeschoolers only get to socialise with Uncle Charley and his imaginary friends, and the four children who attend church with the family each week on the compound. /sarcHappy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-22268055940501001842015-01-13T14:09:22.804-06:002015-01-13T14:09:22.804-06:00Seems to me those home-working children are alread...Seems to me those home-working children are already gainfully employed. Certainly they are learning how a business is run and that money must be earned and not just given. They are learning early what many struggle to learn after school and college is over and they are suddenly thrust into the workforce to search for jobs and earn a living. Many of the home-workers even get paid a small amount, when they become teens they get a proper wage, like any hired worker. How can this be seen as 'wrong'?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com