Mark and Rheta Wallingford

>>I just went and voted...I cannot believe that there are 27% of the
voters that think it hurts :o) Boy, they must not know too many
homeschooled/unschooled children!!!<<

I had to mention that a friend of mine went to visit the school her dc
would be going to next year (her dd wants to Homeschool because a lot of
her friends do) at the school her dd expressed her discontent at having
to go to school and mentioned her friends homeschooled. The teachers
response was "but think of all the new people you are going to meet next
year. All the kids that Homeschool will have to play by themselves,
they won't meet any new people!" I'm glad my eyebrows are attached to
my face because when my friend told me that I think they almost flew
off! I was a bit shocked that the teacher would tell her such a lie.
Some kids may stay home, but on the average, at least here, the kids get
to meet and know some really interesting people all year round.

Rheta



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Melissa

--- In [email protected], "Mark and Rheta
Wallingford" <wallingford@m...> wrote:

<<"but think of all the new people you are going to meet next year.
All the kids that Homeschool will have to play by themselves,
they won't meet any new people!">>

This is actually something that I get every time I tell people that
we homeschool. "But, how will she interact with other people." Or,
when I suggest that someone take their child out of school (after
they have complained over and over that they hate the school
systme) "But, she/he won't get to see other kids, I would feel bad
about that."

Of course, I then go on to explain that my DD gets to meet lots of
people, and not just kids "her own age." That we go to playgroups
and activites with other homeschooling families, "fieldtrips" to
lots of interesting places. And, that we get to do it all year
round and whenever we feel like it. I usually get shocked looks and
responses....not sure what they thought we actually did all day?

Melissa

Wife2Vegman

--- Melissa <melissa4123@...> wrote:
>
> Of course, I then go on to explain that my DD gets
> to meet lots of
> people, and not just kids "her own age." That we go
> to playgroups
> and activites with other homeschooling families,
> "fieldtrips" to
> lots of interesting places. And, that we get to do
> it all year
> round and whenever we feel like it. I usually get
> shocked looks and
> responses....not sure what they thought we actually
> did all day?


And then the next question is, "But with all that
activity, when do your children do school??" ROTFL!

Sometimes you just can't win...




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--Susan in VA
WifetoVegman

What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn't a school at all. John Holt

http://theeclectichomeschooler.homestead.com/TheEclecticHomeshooler.html

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