That's a large part of why I'm looking also. If you look back, kid b is what becomes school shooters and miscreants. My kid already had a sitdown with dad and the resource officer about certain jokes.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 12:45 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why I'm there is another tangent and another category. > > When I was in school in the 80's, if Kid A was wailing on Kid B then an > adult would step in and probably put Kid A in a headlock until he's under > control. Today, they aren't allowed to physically touch the kids, and > they're somewhat restricted in what they're even allowed to say to them. > So today Kid A gets asked nicely to please stop doing that to Kid B. > > That's all fine and good unless you're Kid B. My son was Kid B. Kid A's > mom was president of the PTA and refused to believe her special offspring > could have done anything wrong. School did both jack and shit. So my wife > said to hell with NY schools. > > > On 4/7/2021 1:36 PM, James Howard wrote: > > So you tolerate the vegan’s diet as long as they tolerate your nudism? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf > Of * Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:30 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: online k12 homeschool options > > > > They do trend weird. In fact, I'd say homeschoolers range from a little > weird to effin cray-cray. > > > > There are some whose kids have weird health conditions the school can't > accommodate. Like an extreme allergy or an unusual disability. These are > usually fairly sane. > > > > The religious homeschoolers are often trying to protect their children > from the perils of the sinful world around them, and those are some of the > less crazy ones. However, some of the religious ones are flat-earthers and > young earth creationists who don't want their children brainwashed with > secular sciences and/or have a persecution complex. The school teaches > facts like evolution and the earth being round, so therefore it's > persecution. > > > > There are also people with weird lifestyles that the school system won't > accommodate. These could be vegans, nudists, or almost any other kind of > weirdo you can imagine. I'm not judging, I'm just sayin that they are, by > definition, weird. They're generally relatively safe and normal. I don't > worry about them doing or saying anything too insane, and I get along just > fine with the vegans in particular. You just have to make sure to make > something they can eat when they come over. > > > > There are some who have, shall we say, "less mainstream" notions about how > school should work. "Radical un-schooling" for example. If you read > about unschooling I think it's a method that really could work well for the > right type of curious and self-motivated kid & parent. It also may result > in a kid who's 12 and can't friggin read because his "un-schooling" > curriculum is video games and TV.....I exaggerate, but only a little. > > > > And finally, just to put the fear of God into you, there was one home > school family in the co-op who I suspect are child abusers. You see, > school is full of mandated reporters, but if you're at home then there's > nobody to see the evidence (and I won't elaborate on this). > > > > So if you join a co-op or otherwise link up with other homeschool families > just be sure to practice your poker face, because you'll hear some weird > shit. > > > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > On 4/7/2021 1:14 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > Home schooled kids trend weird. > > > > Are they home schooled because they're (and their parents) are weird? > > > > -or- > > > > Are they weird because they were home schooled? > > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Wednesday, April 7, 2021 10:29:16 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] OT: online k12 homeschool options > > I have an incoming Junior and an incoming 8th grader Id prefer not to send > back to Illinois brick and mortar for at least the upcoming year with all > the covid games and politicking going on. The schools we deal with have > obvious union pressure to have ensured the remote curriculum failed, dont > want to play that game again the coming year. > > > > Have any of you personally dealt with or had customers relay any good > solutions? Im looking for instructor led homeschool as educating without > beatings isnt something im really capable of. > > > > there is a BYU curriculum I looked at but that gets some hefty pricing and > i couldn't ascertain whether its acceptable in Illinois > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *Total Control Panel* > > Login <https://portal.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> > > To: ja...@litewire.net > <https://portal.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> > > From: af-boun...@af.afmug.com > > *You received this message because the domain afmug.com <http://afmug.com> > is on your allow list.* > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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