Sounds like real life...though some of those things sounds like common things to kids...like thinking certain things are weird.
-----Original Message----- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:37 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: The hardest thing about homeschooling..... Ha, public school does not, in my experience, bring much to the table. I'm sure I'll be flamed for that, but here is what my daughter learned at a public school: yes you can be suspended for defending the developmentally disabled student in your art class smoking is cool adults are allowed to take things from you and not give them back tagging is a good way to express yourself It doesn't matter how well you read, because the class will be taught at a 6th grade level anyway parents are clueless so-and-so knows the number to get heroin delivered Knowing anything about history is wierd If you have ever been a champion at something, you do not want to admit it Don't get me started. Dana - On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Quick survey here. > > How many people had parents that ADDED homework to your list? > Who taught them subjects at the kitchen table, usually years before the > schools did? > Who took them to the library a couple of times a week, and provided a full > set of encyclopedias at home (pre cdrom and internet)? > > When I hear about ONLY homeschooling, I usually feel bad for the kids, who > miss out on all the things that public school DOES bring to the table. And I > cannot imagine not getting part-time home schooling to fill in the corners, > and test to make sure it is all sticking. > > Just wondering if my experience was normal (as I always assumed), or not the > norm. > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Matt Williams <mgw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >I don't think that homeschooling should be legal, unless you are a >> teacher. >> > >> >Eric >> >> >> Right, because you can't teach anything unless you've been taught how to >> teach it. It's a wonder that homeschoolers can even read. >> /end sarcasm >> >> You know nothing of homeschool teachers (moms and dads) until you've seen >> it in action. Schools and universities advertise low student to teacher >> ratios as a plus. It's pretty hard to beat one on one. Some higher education >> may be helpful if you are teaching Calculus, but a MAEd is not necessary for >> teaching K-12 curriculum to your own children. >> >> -Matt W >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316011 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
