It's easy--just imagine the next time you enter a restaurant that everyone has a snake around their neck.
But seriously, I admire the work you've put into educating your children. I didn't mean for it to sound as though I was jumping on the bandwagon that was jumping on you, I simply meant exactly what I said, that social interaction, or the lack thereof, is -my- #1 con against homeschooling -my- daughter. As to the topic at hand, I hope you find the resources you're looking for. Please keep us posted, I have not yet fully decided on what we're going to do with her yet. She turns 1 in 3 weeks, so I've got some time. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Morgan - > > I have a fear of snakes, but I imagine it is a lot easier for me to > avoid snakes than it is for you to avoid groups of people you do not > know. I cannot imagine how that makes you feel. I hope that it is > something you will be able to work through (if, indeed, you want to > work through it) > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Actually, I was talking about my own ineptness at being able to do what > > you've apparently accomplished. I could not get into a group to allow her > to > > socially interact. I know this about myself, and did not intend to > project > > that onto anyone else. I have panic attacks entering a restaurant, going > to > > the movies, attending the training classes at MAX, basically anywhere I > > -might- have to interact with people I don't know. > > > > Hell, I get panic attacks responding to threads on anonymous internet > > mailing lists. > > > > And I see now I've made a fool of myself 'cause you weren't even > responding > > to me. Oh well. > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> I am surprised it took anyone so long to bring up the 'socialization' > >> thing. > >> > >> Yea, because all home schoolers lock their kids up and never let them > >> go outside. > >> > >> My kids are more socially adept than most kids who go to public > >> school. We are part of a homeschool group that goes on class trips, > >> does activities together. Unlike public school where they would spend > >> all day with kids their same age, my kids 'socialize' with children of > >> all ages. When we go on a field trip or have a 'get together', there > >> are kids who are as young as 7 and as old as 17 - nd my kids can carry > >> on a conversation with each and every one of them , and their parents. > >> > >> My kids have learned to 'socialize' with people of all ages, not just > >> other kids their own age. > >> > >> The 'socialization' thing (or lack thereof) with home schooling is a > >> myth, usually propagated by ignorance. > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Eric Roberts > >> <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > It's socializing...it's part of human nature Scott... > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] > >> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:21 PM > >> > To: cf-community > >> > Subject: Re: The hardest thing about homeschooling..... > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Eric Roberts > >> > <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I think one clips their kids wings when they homeschool. > >> > > >> > And I think one clips their kids wings when they force them to spend > >> > all day, every day with the same children, year after year. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Scott Stroz > >> > --------------- > >> > The DOM is retarded. > >> > > >> > http://xkcd.com/386 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:316014 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
