On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > it's probably the most annoying FAQ ;) and considering the > socialization that kids in school *do* get.... of my daughter's close > friends one had an abortion and one went into rehab. Wow. And this was > a good school in a good neighborhood, mind you. In the circumstances > I'm almost glad she started smoking -- it's a horrible idea, but at > least it's reveresible, >
Personally, I'd say that that is good socialization. I think it is important for kids to see people who make poor choices as well as good ones, to see kids from well off families and poor families, different ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, etc. I really like the idea of home schooling but one of the things I do value about public schools is that they tend to be less homogeneous than private schools and home school groups, simply because private schools and home school groups are self-selecting. There is still a lot to recommend them, of course, but a school that has to take all comers often ends up being a more diverse place than somewhere that requires more choice, work and selection. I still don't know what we'll do with my daughter when she gets to be school age. Thus far, my wife has stayed home with her and they are active in a number of groups (my daughter is 3). She's doing great but she also really really wants to go to school. Fortunately, Portland has a number of opportunities, so I think we'll just start investigating them all and see which ones fit best. Cheers, Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:316144 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
