OBAMA: I don't care about you. It's your kids that I want. Coming for the homeschoolers.

Yes but I think schooling is considered a civil right and, as such, it's subject to some Federal control. You have to fund it, but there are court decisions saying what you must fund. There's also Federal funding help, which comes with strings, and that way more control is exerted.

I grew up in the creepy religious environment that encourages it. Fortunately, I was smart enough to rebel against it, and got to go to school. None of the miserable slobs that were homeschooled in our religious institution went to college or ever had decent jobs or could handle be around "outsiders." So yeah, every single thing I said is patently true. don't live in denial.

poor kid'll never amount to anything.

I don't care if they're sheltered or not. The social benefits of school are not so important.

What I wonder is if you know enough history, science, math, English and foreign languages to give him a good high school level education. Because if you do, you are a rare parent.

No, I'm too stupid to be able to obtain all that information and make it accessible to my children so that they can learn it.

And if the kid has questions?

Yes it's all out there. It's magnificently out there now, with Kahn academy and, at a higher level, Coursera and EdX courses from major universities. Wikipedia.

And if your child has the self discipline to learn it all on his own, day after day, month after month, year after year, that is one self-directed child. My kids would be doing other things on the internet.

And the different perspectives one gets at school are not just about the damned social issues that don't belong there at all. They are about coursework, subjects, it can help to have other people to talk to about what you're learning, and to be in an environment where everyone is dealing with this material.

But some manage it well, and as I said earlier, they end up with stellar college acceptances. How is yours doing?

He's doing great. He was more than two grade levels behind in math when he left public school (5th grade), and he'll be starting pre-algebra next year (8th grade).
Public schools in my state are just awful. I never started homeschooling because of social issues. It was purely because the schools sucked so bad academically. All the rest is bonus to me.

Well here are some statistics that disagree with your "truth"...

[link to www.hslda.org]

Wow you're doing great!

If he's come so far so fast, why not try to accelerate him a bit in math over the summer and see if he can complete Algebra I by the end of next year? But you may have to be competent at at least the Algebra II level to help him learn this material.

School may get better once they go to middle school or esp. high school. Elementary typically sucks because the teachers are as much babysitters as academic, and they don't know much about any of the subjects usually. In higher grades they often have degrees in the subject they teach.

So you may consider letting him try school again. It's good if he can go back a year accelerated in math. I think every school system selects the better math students in sixth or seventh grade to accelerate a year of math, and then all of math and science is better for them and they are the ones who have a real chance to become engineers and scientists.

Really? You must have a great grasp of science and physics then. Answer this question for me.

If you were near the source of a black hole the mass of the universe, how much time would have passed for you, since the big bang until the present time?

Answer: About 7 days.

According to the 'latest' accepted theories of physics, time passes at different rates according to the gravitational field and the velocity of the reference frame in question.

A strong gravitational field slows down time. A mass about as large as the mass of the universe slows it down a lot. I wonder what God's reference frame is?

I think you still have a lot to learn, especially if you have been taught by government education camps.

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I'm sure these homeschooled blacks in the hood faired much better.

Has anyone compare todays revisionist history to what was taught 50 years ago???

Or even what is being taught in public schools about the OKC bombing or 911?

Trust me, you will puke (if you can find an old history book that hasn't been destroyed)

Oh, btw, those textbooks you pay $$$$$$$$$ for in taxes for your public school? They get burned, so no one can go back and see what has been re-written.

I could'nt give a flying fuck about you thick yanks. Praise satan u cunts all drop dead...hallelujah

Bullshit. My daughter has been home schooled for 12 years. She is not awkward or weird, and has plenty of friends that attend the public school. I hold a Bachelor's degree in education. I walked away from the public school system because I could not stand it anymore, for many reasons.
As a 3rd grade teacher, I kept my own daughter out of the public school system because it dumbs children down, more than you realize. My daughter is working on a 9th grade level in math and science. I know high school graduates who cannot even make change at their jobs or do basic alegebra. Some, can barely read.

My daughter functions quite well in society and is involved in two different types of sports and socializes with children of all backgrounds. I'm not like the Duggar family who isolates their children and only allows them to socialize with the approved people.

You have a lot of misconceptions about home schooling, and not everyone can be filed in the same category.

Grow up, the Federal Goverment has NO authority over anyones children.. It they harass you get a lawyer..

I am sorry - BUT YOU ARE NAIVE.

Read some John Taylor Gatto (former principal of a public school) and get a real education.

I don't think you have to worry about it .. he's making more enemies than he nos what to do with right now.

Sooooooooo similar to what American kids are NOT taught about the annihilation of the Native Americans. Now that is the true holocaust.

Just thought I would throw this in:

I homeschooled both of my kids K-12. One chose not to go to college and makes 50k++ (dyslexic), and one is in college working towards a doctorate in physics (is also high-functioning autistic).

Both of them continually "THANK" me for homeschooling them. They say they had a much better education than their peers, and are far better off for it.

If you want to - you can. No matter the obstacles.

That is so false I don't know where to begin. I was taught to read and write at a very early age; my mother put me in a private school. The private school was good, but my mother felt it would be more advantageous to homeschool.

I participated in ballet lessons several times a week. I was on the local softball teams every Spring/Summer session. I participated in spelling bees. I had music lessons. I took swimming lessons. I was around many children, I was not awkward. I went on to a university, where I got a degree in two majors and did a lot of theater work, debate, speech, etc. I run a business now and must deal with a wide array of individuals. I'm far from being "weird and unsocialized".

Your narrow mind might be incapable of comprehension regarding things that are different, but some of us know better.

Oh c'mon now. You make it sound like the public schools have qualified teachers handling these subjects. Read some articles in the Chicago Tribune's school section about the retards "teaching" in their system...teachers that can't pass eighth grade level tests, aren't qualified to teach the subject/s they are assigned to, etc. A loving, committed parent can/will obtain all information necessary to provide their kids with an excellent education. It's the lazy, stupid parents that would be risky to entrust with homeschooling, but then, I don't think many lazy, stupid people would take on such a responsibility.

It was awful what the colonists did to the native Americans, I agree. To compare it to the holocaust? Are you dull? It was largely a war and many people were slaughtered on both sides. I guess you forgot scalping, eh?

eat shit and die, bitch

who would want their kids in public schools in this day and age? then again alot of people dont know what it means to be a parent anymore either. this comes of no surprise, they want all the freedoms :P

NOT FEAR!

The time for fear is past.

The time for rage is at hand!

This is crossing yet another line. The TSA abomination should have been the line in the sand, and it is for some of us.

Stop this steamroller now, or be flattened forever.

Shut the fuck up, you stupid evil CUNT.

Maybe he won the election, maybe he didn't, but he and his ilk seem set on 'socialising' your country. Used to be a great country. Sad really.

It is.

during the english industrial revolution, they made it mandatory to have a 'teacher' at the work plants.... hence "teacher's scotch".... true story.....

another is when russia was going broke during the upheavale during parastroikia, they paid teachers in vodka.....


wooooooh.......

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Tell them to move to Los Angeles ASAP. Seriously, LA is a sanctuary city, ICE can't touch them