No problem, opinions were flying around, and my comment likely just came across as one more anti-homeschooling opinion.
My anxiety isn't quite as bad as a person afraid of snakes entering a restaurant where everyone had a snake, but that's probably the best I could explain it. Maybe a better analogy would be that every encounter with someone I've never met feels like a job interview--heart palpitations, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, the whole deal. Job interviews are absolute terror--I tend to stay employed in really bad jobs for far too long due to it. I also have lost out on some good jobs by blowing the interview because I was so anxious. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am not sure I could ever enter a restaurant if everyone had a snake > around their neck, so kudos to you for at least going that far. > > Sorry I came across like a pit bull, but when it comes to > homeschooling, I sometimes get a bit too defensive, especially when it > comes to the 'socialization' issue. > > Thanx for the support and kind words. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:04 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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? 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