So what are the common reasons parents do the homeschooling thing? Religious beliefs? School system sucks? Mother is a teacher?
I'd guess those are them, for varying definitions of each.
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Jesse - Nov 12, 2005 12:36:30 pm PST #3525 of 10006
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Gus - Nov 12, 2005 12:38:43 pm PST #3526 of 10006
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Jesse is a cruel bitca, which is why we lurves her.
tommyrot - Nov 12, 2005 12:39:24 pm PST #3527 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does anyone subscribe to Science magazine? There's a series of articles in the Nov 4th issue that I want to read.
Laura - Nov 12, 2005 12:40:49 pm PST #3528 of 10006
Our wings are not tired.
So what are the common reasons parents do the homeschooling thing?
Mostly religion, but I did it for other reasons. Bobby was not doing well in school. He was border line on the calendar and I decided he needed to be pulled out and put back in the same grade the next year. I gave him one on one schooling for half a year then put him back in school.
I know parents of children with learning issues that home school because it serves the child's needs best. It works better for some super brainiacs that need more challenges and it works for children with special needs if their parents have the skill to do it.
§ ita § - Nov 12, 2005 12:41:15 pm PST #3529 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's also the chance that the school system, while not sucking, can't keep up with little Timmy, who might be special needs in the broad sense which includes genius.
eta: y'know, like Laura said.
Theodosia - Nov 12, 2005 12:42:07 pm PST #3530 of 10006
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
So what are the common reasons parents do the homeschooling thing?
Don't forget, Parental Unit is a control freak who needs to approve every single little thing that enters Junior's tender mind.
Laura - Nov 12, 2005 12:42:21 pm PST #3531 of 10006
Our wings are not tired.
smooches Gus just because
Laura - Nov 12, 2005 12:43:39 pm PST #3532 of 10006
Our wings are not tired.
Oh yeah I see that too Theo. That type has issues with the notion that Johnny might make a friend they don't approve of too.
tommyrot - Nov 12, 2005 12:45:02 pm PST #3533 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gah! Stupid Science magazine.
For US$10 you can have access to one article from Science for the next 24 hours from the computer you are currently using.
So I can pay $60 to read all the articles I want to read from a single issue of the mag... Bastards!
sarameg - Nov 12, 2005 12:52:05 pm PST #3534 of 10006
tommyrot, I think have access through work. Remind me monday and I'll see if I can grab the text for you.
Most of the homeschooled kids I knew were such because their parents were off-the-grid hippies living in the middle of nowhere in the Gila or something. Or rather militant pacifists living in a military town.
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Yeah, I don't do this so well. Errands end up on weekends.