"Marilyn" and her "opinion" ???
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This Marilyn woman that criticizes the usefulness of homeschooling said:
I wonder a few other things about Marilyn's question. It would appear that
she is appealing to our good senses about just what kind of society we will
have if everyone is off homeschooling our kids and there isn't anyone in the
workforce to keep the country afloat.
This woman is certainly assuming that we are going to marry off our kids at
age 18 when they are done with high school. I say this because she doesn't
mention college or having a life after college. "Raising a rocket scientist"
can be just that, homeschooling a child that goes to college and post-grad
school and has a career and then may or may not homeschool. Where does she
foolishly get the assumption that there is just one track that a child will
be taking in life after homeschooling?
My daughter is being homeschooled and will attend college, as do many other
homeschooled children. I've read a few articles indicating that universities
SEEK OUT homeschooled kids because of the achievements of the h/s kids they
already have seen in their university or college.
Marilyn's logic is ridiculously short-sighted and narrow. If my child
finishes grad school and becomes a vet (as is her desire) then what is the
harm in her having a practice, getting married, having children and
homeschooling them? Marilyn needs to take a look at reality today and see
that we aren't in the "old days" where girls didn't have educational
opportunities. The education I received has helped me to educate my child.
The education she is receiving will help her educate her child(ren) I hope.
Leaving my child in the hands of public schools is the worst possible
treatment she can receive. Aside from one-size-fits-all academics, the peer
pressure to grow up fast, have sex young and be distracted from the freedom
to know who she is as an individual is rampant in school. I want to have
more influence over my child than a pack of 11 year old classmates! I
believe that I am better equipped to intelligently influence my 15 year old
daughter when she is at an impressionable and critical age. Homeschooling
allows my child freedom of having the best start in life. To think a school
would somehow "rob" her of anything is absolutely ridiculous, logically
fallible and dangerously close to a Big Brother era in our lives. I'm not
training her to be a homeschooler, I'm training her to be an individual with
wisdom, knowledge, self-esteem, security and maturity.
Kristine
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> This is a serious philosophical issue: If you stay at home and teach yourThe response already posted was good and I appreciated reading it. However,
> child rocket science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket
> science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket science, when
> does anyone
> ever become a rocket scientist? In short, home-schooling is easy to
> recommend for certain individuals, but hard to recommend for society..."
> (e-mail: marilyn@...)
>
I wonder a few other things about Marilyn's question. It would appear that
she is appealing to our good senses about just what kind of society we will
have if everyone is off homeschooling our kids and there isn't anyone in the
workforce to keep the country afloat.
This woman is certainly assuming that we are going to marry off our kids at
age 18 when they are done with high school. I say this because she doesn't
mention college or having a life after college. "Raising a rocket scientist"
can be just that, homeschooling a child that goes to college and post-grad
school and has a career and then may or may not homeschool. Where does she
foolishly get the assumption that there is just one track that a child will
be taking in life after homeschooling?
My daughter is being homeschooled and will attend college, as do many other
homeschooled children. I've read a few articles indicating that universities
SEEK OUT homeschooled kids because of the achievements of the h/s kids they
already have seen in their university or college.
Marilyn's logic is ridiculously short-sighted and narrow. If my child
finishes grad school and becomes a vet (as is her desire) then what is the
harm in her having a practice, getting married, having children and
homeschooling them? Marilyn needs to take a look at reality today and see
that we aren't in the "old days" where girls didn't have educational
opportunities. The education I received has helped me to educate my child.
The education she is receiving will help her educate her child(ren) I hope.
Leaving my child in the hands of public schools is the worst possible
treatment she can receive. Aside from one-size-fits-all academics, the peer
pressure to grow up fast, have sex young and be distracted from the freedom
to know who she is as an individual is rampant in school. I want to have
more influence over my child than a pack of 11 year old classmates! I
believe that I am better equipped to intelligently influence my 15 year old
daughter when she is at an impressionable and critical age. Homeschooling
allows my child freedom of having the best start in life. To think a school
would somehow "rob" her of anything is absolutely ridiculous, logically
fallible and dangerously close to a Big Brother era in our lives. I'm not
training her to be a homeschooler, I'm training her to be an individual with
wisdom, knowledge, self-esteem, security and maturity.
Kristine
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Shyrley
> This Marilyn woman that criticizes the usefulness of homeschooling said:Marilyn hasn't thought through her argument. By her reasoning, children who go
>
> > This is a serious philosophical issue: If you stay at home and teach your
> > child rocket science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket
> > science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket science, when
> > does anyone
> > ever become a rocket scientist? In short, home-schooling is easy to
> > recommend for certain individuals, but hard to recommend for society..."
> > (e-mail: marilyn@...)
> >
to school should become teachers.
Shyrley
Honored Babies
Not to mention the fact that parents (and both CAN home/unschool) can work
- either at an office OR at home (can she say "entrepeneur??!).
Home/unschooling doesn't have to be during PS hours!
~Paula
- either at an office OR at home (can she say "entrepeneur??!).
Home/unschooling doesn't have to be during PS hours!
~Paula
Lynda
The other side of the coin might be that the world would be a better place
if everyone just stayed home with their kids and lived an unschooling life.
Lynda
if everyone just stayed home with their kids and lived an unschooling life.
Lynda
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From: <balikris@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:10 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] "Marilyn" and her "opinion" ???
> This Marilyn woman that criticizes the usefulness of homeschooling said:
>
> > This is a serious philosophical issue: If you stay at home and teach
your
> > child rocket science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket
> > science, and he stays at home and teaches his child rocket science,
when
> > does anyone
> > ever become a rocket scientist? In short, home-schooling is easy to
> > recommend for certain individuals, but hard to recommend for
society..."
> > (e-mail: marilyn@...)
> >
> The response already posted was good and I appreciated reading it.
However,
> I wonder a few other things about Marilyn's question. It would appear that
> she is appealing to our good senses about just what kind of society we
will
> have if everyone is off homeschooling our kids and there isn't anyone in
the
> workforce to keep the country afloat.
> This woman is certainly assuming that we are going to marry off our kids
at
> age 18 when they are done with high school. I say this because she
doesn't
> mention college or having a life after college. "Raising a rocket
scientist"
> can be just that, homeschooling a child that goes to college and post-grad
> school and has a career and then may or may not homeschool. Where does
she
> foolishly get the assumption that there is just one track that a child
will
> be taking in life after homeschooling?
> My daughter is being homeschooled and will attend college, as do many
other
> homeschooled children. I've read a few articles indicating that
universities
> SEEK OUT homeschooled kids because of the achievements of the h/s kids
they
> already have seen in their university or college.
> Marilyn's logic is ridiculously short-sighted and narrow. If my child
> finishes grad school and becomes a vet (as is her desire) then what is the
> harm in her having a practice, getting married, having children and
> homeschooling them? Marilyn needs to take a look at reality today and see
> that we aren't in the "old days" where girls didn't have educational
> opportunities. The education I received has helped me to educate my
child.
> The education she is receiving will help her educate her child(ren) I
hope.
> Leaving my child in the hands of public schools is the worst possible
> treatment she can receive. Aside from one-size-fits-all academics, the
peer
> pressure to grow up fast, have sex young and be distracted from the
freedom
> to know who she is as an individual is rampant in school. I want to have
> more influence over my child than a pack of 11 year old classmates! I
> believe that I am better equipped to intelligently influence my 15 year
old
> daughter when she is at an impressionable and critical age. Homeschooling
> allows my child freedom of having the best start in life. To think a
school
> would somehow "rob" her of anything is absolutely ridiculous, logically
> fallible and dangerously close to a Big Brother era in our lives. I'm not
> training her to be a homeschooler, I'm training her to be an individual
with
> wisdom, knowledge, self-esteem, security and maturity.
> Kristine
>
>
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