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I visit the Dr. Phil message board from time to time when I need material or a good laugh. Honestly some of the statements the public school advocates make are sooooooooooooooo stupid they are funny. Here are some gems from Teachsmiles (who claims to be a public school teacher).
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More Misconceptions About Homeschoolers
I visit the Dr. Phil message board from time to time when I need material or a good laugh. Honestly some of the statements the public school advocates make are sooooooooooooooo stupid they are funny. Here are some gems from Teachsmiles (who claims to be a public school teacher).
I believe parents who choose to homeschool their children are selfish and lack confidence in their parenting skills. The parents who decide to unschool are just plain uneducated, as most of us agree. I too would love to homeschool my youngest child, 8 years old, but it is absolutely for selfish reasons. I would enjoy spending more time with her and protecting her from life's difficulties.I am so tired of hearing how homeschoolers are selfish. Since I covered this in a previous post I'll just give you the link to my post The Other S Word . Now for the uneducated part of her statement. Many of the homeschooling parents I know have Masters, Bachelors or Associates degrees. I myself have an Associates degree and my hubby has a Bachelors, so maybe Teachsmiles can explain how she could possibly consider us uneducated? Could it possibly be because my husband was Valedictorian of his public school class? Or maybe it was because I only graduated with honors from my public school?
Homeschooling & going to school are NOT the same thing done in different measures. Homeschool (as you say) may be better for some children, however, homeschooling is not good for the adult that child will become. That parent will forever be raising that child or feeling the crippling left by the child "flying the coup". I believe the child can be successful in any environment of education or be unsuccessful, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PARENTS!Oh PLEASE! My goal as a homeschool mother is to see my children go to college and embark on successful careers. I was thrilled when my 16 year old gained early admission to college. At 17 he is in his second year of a Computer Science Degree, he made the Dean's List and he works part time at Sicily's Pizza. His “flying the coup” certainly does not cripple me; I am enjoying the extra free time I have. And he is more then capable of taking care of himself as I raised him to be self-sufficient. Most homeschool parents I know have made "plans" for what they are going to do once their homeschooling journey ends; for some that means going back to a full time career they put on a back burner in order to homeschool, for others it means going back to working full time instead of part time and for others it means getting more involved in charity work or pursing hobbies.
Parenting is the biggest job in society and if you are too afraid to parent fully then you are not doing your job. Part of parenting is preparing children to function as contributing educated citizens of society, not parenting "willy nilly as you please". Stand up and be proud! Have the faith in how you raise your children that they will prosper and succeed in PS education. Do not be a controlling feeble minded person who fears & controls all 24 hours of their child's life. "How will they survive without you?"I pity the students who get stuck with Teachsmiles as a teacher. Her remarks show how bigoted she is against homeschoolers. Homeschooling parents prepare their children to function as contributing educated citizens of society. We instill them with things like a work ethic, and the knowledge that punctuality is important, two things employers find very desirable. We teach them to be self-sufficient so they can survive without us. We allow them to make choices and explore the world and offer a helping hand when they ask for our guidance. What's the problem with that?
- Giving Homeschooled Students Wings
The goal of every parent should be creating an independent adult capable of thinking for themselves and taking care of themselves. So how do homeschool parents teach their children to be independent. We teach them to think for themselves. To critically...
- Not The Only Homeschooler Who Is Tired Of Being Lumped In With The Fundies
Read Walking with dinosaurs, and eating salad with them too And here we go again. Homeschooling must be a form of indoctrination, and its primary purpose must be to make our children in our own images. Homeschooling parents work diligently to protect...
- Homeschooling In Mississippi
I have really loved homeschooling in Mississippi. It has been a wonderful experience for my family. But what do other people think about homeschooling in Mississippi? Natalie at the Homeschool Cafe ask How do Mississippi public school superintendents...
- Here They Go Again Bashing Homeschooling
A small minority of homeschoolers hold a very public Creationist Science Fair, and now the general public thinks all homeschoolers are creationist and that homeschooling should be strictly regulated on a national level or altogether banned. Carlo elaborates...
- Things To Ponder
Would You Let Them Scan Your Child? One family said NO, but their child was still scanned. Still, a substitute teacher's mistake proved just how vulnerable children who opt out can be. "They rounded up all the kids in our son's class and they...