On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Gabriel Sechan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:06:21 -0700 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Schooling funding debate ... again (Was Re: Wifi leeches > (Was: Multiple NAT layers)) > > > > > > > > > > > Why does she need to be equal to 10 educators? Homeschooled kids > > > do *better* than public school kids. That is a *fact*. Explain > > > why that is true *now* if homeschool parents *aren't* equal to 10 > > > professionals. > > > > > > > One thing to keep in mind though, education aside, is that public or > private > > school also lets the kids experience socializing with their peers, along > > with adults that aren't related to them. Peers/adults outside their > family > > and immediate neighbors, and it's usually a wide range of races, > religions > > and social backgrounds. Dealing with a variety of different people is a > > valuable experience to kids. > > > That's what most homeschoolers want to avoid. Apparently there's > exceptions on this list, but every one I've ever met were right wing > religious nuts who didn't want their kids to learn how to think or to > appreciate diversity- they wanted them to be carbon copies of their racism > and religion. They home schooled specifically so they wouldn't meet Jews, > blacks, hispanics, etc. > I find that statement incredibly idiotic. I don't know a single homeschooler with that view of the world, and I know a bunch. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
