I simply asked for the source so I could judge for myself. If you have the cite I'd simply like to see it otherwise for all I know its from some dim fantasy world.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled however to your own facts. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > you slander a community I've been part of for more than a decade in... > oh at least half a dozen states, then demand that I prove your > prejudices are ill-founded. > > whatever. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> why the hostility? I do not think that my comment merited a such a response. >> >> something pissing you off in real life? >> >> Your response is not your typical behavior on this list. >> >> If not then as far as I am concerned you can go take a flying... my >> life is too short to have to deal with that sort of foetid and well >> ripened manure. >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hah, you blather endlessly about your preconceptions and then bewail >>> MY biases? You were the first to characterize the group -- let's see >>> YOUR souces, and I insist, given that it's you, on a peer-reviewed >>> journal article. >>> >>> What the hell. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> interesting numbers where did you get them? pull them from something >>>> that agrees with your own biases? >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Bullshit. It's perhaps a quarter of homeschoolers who are religious, >>>>> Larry. They are merely the most vocal. >>>>> >>>>> Scott, try Ambleside and if that doesn't look like your cup of tea try >>>>> the google term "umbrella school." Or, there is Calvert, but they are >>>>> pricy. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My sympathies. I would think that given the landscape, you'd be doing >>>>>> good to find anything that's not religious in the home schooling >>>>>> market. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ...is finding quality, secular curriculum. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My wife and I have been looking into homeschool programs that actually >>>>>>> give the children diplomas and transcripts. Unfortunately, since a >>>>>>> large portion of those who homeschool do so for religious reasons (we >>>>>>> do not, BTW), most of these programs have curricula that are heavily >>>>>>> religious. This has not bee a huge bone of contention with me as most >>>>>>> of the programs allow you to substitute a curriculum for each subject. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yesterday that changed. We visited the main office for one of these >>>>>>> programs. Up until yesterday, we were impressed with their reputation, >>>>>>> cost and the fact that they were fairly liberal in what you could >>>>>>> substitute. For grammar school children, the only subjects you could >>>>>>> nit substitute was English and Religion. I was cool with that. >>>>>>> However, we were then told that for high school you cannot substitute >>>>>>> English, Religion and History. I immediately went and started looking >>>>>>> at the High School history books. They had titles like 'Christ the >>>>>>> King, Lord of History' and 'Christ and the Americas'. The first book I >>>>>>> picked up had chapters named 'Abraham' and 'Moses' - and the 'Moses' >>>>>>> chapter was twice as long as each chapter devoted to 'Ancient Greece' >>>>>>> and 'Ancient Rome'. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The main biology books were different volumes of a series titled >>>>>>> 'Exploring Creation'. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was disgusted with all the religious drivel that was included in >>>>>>> these books - and was immediately turned off to this program (We had >>>>>>> looked at it because of the ones with a good reputation that are >>>>>>> accredited, this one was Catholic) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My wife is a devote Catholic, I am not. We have discussed raising our >>>>>>> children Catholic, but these references in a history book concerned >>>>>>> even her. I have no issues with the children learning about >>>>>>> Catholicism, but to have those beliefs brought into subjects like >>>>>>> history and science is where I draw the line. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, now we must continue the search for a good program, like the ones >>>>>>> we have looked at, but that do not cram the religion down the kids >>>>>>> throats in every subject. There has got to be a happy medium >>>>>>> somewhere.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> </rant> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Scott Stroz >>>>>>> --------------- >>>>>>> The DOM is retarded. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://xkcd.com/386/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? 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