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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:04:24 PM
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maverickmom
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Judge not lest ye be judged. Wow. That comment was really mean. I did not realize there was a rule that said I had to be on the computer twenty four seven.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:06:43 PM
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zoebob
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Maverick:
It certainly appears as though you are trying to reply to certain posts but we have no ideas which ones. It might help if you quote the thread you are responding to. To do that simply hit "quote" instead of reply to the comment you are responding too.
Secondly, I am sorry we appeared upset with you but you certainly came across as "How could anyone think they are qualified to teach their kids" and as if you were opposed to hsing and only "qualified" teachers should be allowed to teach anything.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:07:30 PM
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maverickmom
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what would make you think I am a public school teacher or that I would morally debase myself by being identified with he cast of clowns and reprobates in the school district where i live, or anwhere else for that matter?
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:10:59 PM
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zoebob
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ORIGINAL: maverickmom
what would make you think I am a public school teacher or that I would morally debase myself by being identified with he cast of clowns and reprobates in the school district where i live, or anwhere else for that matter?
Because of this post
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I have many many concerns about home schooling in general. I have home schooled for short periodsof time with three of my four children, but mostly due to their health resons. Keep in mind that I followed the curriculae of each school district I lived in at the time, and also keep in mind I was at least a licensed teacher when I undertook this endeavor. I am interested in the basic fundamental reason why people feel inclined to home school their children. I welcome these responses. I also am willing to act as an advisor or resource if anyone needs there services.
That certainly makes it sound like you only think HSing should be done when it's impossible for the kids to be in PS and that parents should follow what the "qualified" people think should be taught and how.
Earlier in htat post you said you were trained as a school counselor which gives the impression you are in favor of public schools.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:16:25 PM
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zoebob
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We did read what you said in the post I quoted above. That's what made us think you were anti-hsing. Your post certainly sounds like it.
As for the hit and run poster comment. It is quite often that a new poster will come in, say something controversial, and then leave. It certainly appeared that that is what you did. You were new, did say something controversial (not sure about hsing and implied parents didn't know how to educate) and then appeared to leave since you didn't come on in 6 days.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:21:12 PM
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maverickmom
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zoebob i really do not understand why you think I am anti home schooling. Perhaps if i say that with all of my experience, and all of my following the rules and my licensure administrators would barely cooperate with me and made me feel stupid the whole time I was doing HS well perhaps I should have put that in.
And furthermre, I on't think HSing should have to be controversial. I think it shoud be supported.
When I asked the questions I did not mean to start a cotroversy, and I feared there would be people who wanted to attack, but I know to be an advocate of home schooling I need to be knowledgeable of every angle and outlook.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 12:24:16 PM
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cynthia
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People are responding to this post. It is quoted below.
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ORIGINAL: maverickmom
I am probably going to anger a slew of people with my responses on this, but God Bless all of you anyway. I am a School Counselor by training, and currently do a great deal of pastoral counseling.
I have many many concerns about home schooling in general. I have home schooled for short periodsof time with three of my four children, but mostly due to their health resons. Keep in mind that I followed the curriculae of each school district I lived in at the time, and also keep in mind I was at least a licensed teacher when I undertook this endeavor. I am interested in the basic fundamental reason why people feel inclined to home school their children. I welcome these responses. I also am willing to act as an advisor or resource if anyone needs there services.
You posted in a somewhat hostile manner. You started out by stating that you were probably going to anger people, which puts people on the defensive waiting to see how you are going to make them angry. You then identify yourself as a school counselor. You state that you have “many, many” concerns about homeschooling in general, which certainly does not portray a support of homeschooling. It is quite a negative statement that gives the impression that you do not think most people ought to be homeschooling.
You then go on to explain that you have homeschooled some of your children due to medical reasons, but did not deviate from the curricula of the public school. You stated you were “at least a licensed teacher,” which implies that if one isn’t a licensed teacher she isn’t qualified to teach.
Finally you ask why people would be “inclined to homeschool their children” and suggest that we need your help, which based on the previous sentences would imply that you know what you are doing and we don’t.
I’m not sure where you are coming from. The above post is writing from the perspective of someone hostile to homeschooling, unless it is done by a licensed teacher and follows the curricula of the public school, then you answer the questions and are offended by the responses.
Inconsistency breeds distrust.
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 1:26:22 PM
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 2:23:30 PM
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/24/2008 3:35:16 PM
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What are the basic, fundamental reasons why you homeschool?
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RE: MaverickMom's answers (why we HS) - 7/28/2008 1:28:09 PM
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JJB1222
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This thread has been very helpful to me, as I am new to homeschooling. In fact, I will bookmark it and use it as a point of reference when ever I am feeling doubtful about my own abilities to home school.
Recently, I can across to acquaintances (childhood friends) that both made the same comment, "oh, I love my children, but I could never home school them." I found it interesting that one of them was a 2nd grade teacher. My thought was, you can spend your days teaching other peoples children, but not your own? And it wasn't about the income. She and her husband just built a beautiful new home on 10 acres.
My reasons:
- incorporating the Bible into every subject and just making it an everyday part of life.
- DH travels a lot, so to spend time together as a family, we go with him. That means we spend a lot of time in our motor home (challenging, but fun)
- DD1 has special learning needs (focus and attention)
- Christian school was getting costly.
< Message edited by JJB1222 -- 7/28/2008 2:43:18 PM >
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"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost..." -J. R. R. Tolkien 
Maybe if your husband's brother had continued schooling him, he would have continued to improve instead of stalling!
