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You're an ASSHOLE if you're not considering homeschooling at this point.
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[quote:Gratia Plena:MV8yMDgwOTE1XzM1MTE4NjY0X0UyQUNDNEY=] [quote:Milo Jeeder 28700278:MV8yMDgwOTE1XzM1MTE4NDQ4XzM2MkUzNjg4] Lanza was home schooled. [/quote] He was only homeschooled as a teenager I believe hearing, after he was having problems in traditional school. I remember hearing former classmates saying he carried a briefcase to class, so he was in public school at least for some time. [quote:AlkaliDesert:MV8yMDgwOTE1XzM1MTE4NDE3X0RCRTZERjVD] [quote:Gratia Plena:MV8yMDgwOTE1XzM1MTEwNTQzXzY1OEFBREQ4] However, one of those good homeschooling friends has kids that are 12 and 10. They are TERRIFIED to be away from home and their mom. They have homeschooling get-togethers or whatever you want to call them once a week with other kids and parents, and those go fine because Mommy is there. But these kids will NOT be left alone anywhere without Mom. At the age of 12. Really? I think by that time, kid should be getting used to spreading their wings a bit. They shouldn't be afraid of going to a birthday party without Mom. So seeing that, I am afraid I would be stifling my VERY sociable little girl by homeschooling. [/quote] That sounds like a family dynamic problem that is perhaps the reason they chose homeschooling, and probably exacerbated by homeschooling, not an inherent problem with homeschooling. (The people who are saying they would never let their kid out of their sight ever in the world today are likely to have this problem.) I don't personally know any homeschooling families with kids that clingy. Mine sure aren't. The good thing about homeschooling is that you have 100% total control over how you do things. Don't want your kid to be like that? Have her do activities where you aren't present. Have babysitters occasionally. Let her go over to friend's houses to play. But I agree that it's a big decision that requires a real commitment of time and energy. [/quote] Thanks for your response. :hf: It helps to hear all of that. It is something on which I am truly studying my heart, and I appreciate your views and experiences. You make a very good points on tips to teach them to be independent. Her kids regularly score 2 grade levels above where they need to be, and she is not some exceptionally gifted genius who was made for homeschooling. So I know I could do it. I just have that fear of the clinginess. Glad to hear that is the exception. [/quote]
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What the fuck is wrong with people who willingly put their kids in public school?
I would eat fucking DIRT in a cardboard box before my son sets one foot in a public school system.
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