I have no idea what you are talking about. My comment was fairly simple "interesting numbers where did you get them? pull them from something that agrees with your own biases? "
While "pull them from something that agrees with your own biases? " appears to be a bit over the top, it nowhere near justifies your going ballistic. As I said all I wanted was your source so I could judge for myself. As far as I can see, you're either unable or unwilling to provide a source your your numbers. So what do I conclude from that, aside from your uncalled for b*tchiness? So it appears that since you're ignoring the original comment and appear to be enjoying your temper tantrum, as far as I am concerned this discussion has ended. On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I asked for yours because you don't seem to have one, and considering > your next move that seems rather hypocritical. I have extensive > experience with many homeschool groups, religious and not, in quite a > few states -- Texas, Ohio, New Mexico, West Virginia, Michigan and > Maryland off the top of my head. > > I don't feel the need to fish around in my resources for the benefit > of a pompous pontificator who can't be bothered to back up the claim > he wants me to refute. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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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