Joseph Fuerst

> Homeschool mystery solved!!!
>
> The only family I know that does school-at-home with ease is the one that
is
> featured in the following vignette:
>
> 5yo says "yuck" to squash for dinner. Father makes 5yo eat the entire
> family's servings of squash. Mother proudly states that none of the kids
> have said "yuck" in the 18 years since.
>
While this story is interesting, the question I still have is "How?"

Did he beat the child to get him to eat a tub of squash?

If a parent whips out a spelling workbook and the child balks, what happens?

"Come one, it'll be fun."
"No."
"Do it or lose your allowance/toy/whatever."
"No."
The beatings begin?

I still don't get it.

Nance


Nance:
It reminds me of the MANY parents who claim that their children 'learned' to
stop biting people because they (parents) bit the child back! (I hear it
lots.....since so far 3 of 4 have been biters)
"well, when Courtney bit me, I bit her back,,,,,,,that tught
her.....she never bit again"
People swear this......I cannot believe it to be true.....some wierd
justification that they are "good" parents is all I can figure.

Susan