ok well... if you think all that is just fine, no wonder you are in favor of public education. I can assure you that nobody she associates with now thinks heroin is cool, or that there is no point in learning stuff, but it took her almost two years of de-schooling and the right boyfriend and one HELL of a lot of grey hair to get her there. I am just glad she had the sense to come out ok.
By the way, that was one of the "best" schools in town. I think it is normally ranked #2 out of about a dozen high schools. Also, nobody she talked to *before* she went back to high school thought that tagging was a good idea or that it was ridiculous to know the details on elizabethan intrigues. ::shrug:: Also by the way, she starts college in the fall. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > 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:316019 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
