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November 24, 2006, 8:09 am PST

Grammar/public, etc.

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    apparently you were brought up a lot different than i was.  i don't feel that children should be home doing nothing grow up being not as smart as children that go to school.  i went to grammar school, high school and some college and i feel that i am pretty smart about the world and other things. 
My children who are homeschooled in the traditional homeschool manner are hardly home doing nothing. They are very smart; in fact, they know to capitalize their "I's" a the beginning of a sentence.
 

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November 25, 2006, 3:40 pm PST

what????

Quote From: slick65

    apparently you were brought up a lot different than i was.  i don't feel that children should be home doing nothing grow up being not as smart as children that go to school.  i went to grammar school, high school and some college and i feel that i am pretty smart about the world and other things. 
 Have you read any of the posts from homeschoolers on this board at all?   Most of their children are active in a full schedule of activities and the ones who are old enough are attending college, many of which are on academic scholarships.  Anyone who is the least bit familiar with this subject knows that colleges are actively recruiting homeschooled students across the whole country.   The poster you responded to didn't say anything like that so I am assuming you are referring to the practice of homeschooling in general.
 Also, you may be pretty smart about "the world" but not much about written communication.  You could be a professional author but it doesn't matter if  your post is hard to understand.  The fact that it is on  the internet is no excuse.
The fact that you refer to 'grammar school' suggests that you went some time ago.  You would be shocked at the difference between school as it was years ago, compared to how it is now.  Parents often feel that their children's education is at stake and make the decision to homeschool out of sheer necessity.  Learn a bit more about a subject before you post on it.
 


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