Joel Hawthorne

I was calm, I was reasoned....perhaps I was a little excited. I await the
editor's response.

Diana Asberry wrote:

> From: "Diana Asberry" <diasberry@...>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: MOFTAP@...
>
> I read this on another list and thought you guys might like to respond, too.
> Please forward to other homeschoolers if you wish.
>
> Becca
>
> Apparently, the following was a 1/4 page comic that appeared in the
> Stillwater Gazette (Stillwater, MN) last Thursday; there were no
> accompanying
> articles, just this comic:
>
> 1st frame: (Mom sitting in chair reading a book to child on the floor)
> "My mother says schools are too dangerous, so I go to school at home".
>
> 2nd frame: (Child standing outside, looking bored) "At recess I go out
> and stand in the back yard."
>
> 3rd frame: (Child going inside) "Then I go back inside"
>
> 4th frame: (Mom sitting reading again) "And we do more lessons"
>
> 5th frame: (Child looking out window) "Other recess times I just stare
> out the window"
>
> 6th frame: ( From the outside we see child staring out the window)
> "It's very safe here, away from the world. My mother says I can have my
> childhood later."
>
> End of comic-
>
> The email address for the newspaper's editor is:(stwgztte@...)
>
> Please take a moment to let the editor know how you feel. I think a calm
> and
> reasoned response reflects better on homeschoolers as a group.
>

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best wishes
Joel

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