Comments on: Homeschooling or Homefooling Q3: Involved Parent v. Objective Teacher

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:07:57 +0000

Hi,
I ran across your website and wanted to post a comment about homeschooling.. I am a mother of 7, I decided to home school my younger 4.. My oldest 3… Lets see, my oldest is a single mom, cannot find a job, didn’t finish high school, got a GED, has about a 5th grade (realistically) education, hardly ever missed a day of school, a very shy girl all the teachers loved her, but what did they do for her?? I ended up teaching her (she at age 23) that Thank you is two words and not one… My 2nd born, She is now in the army (on a GED) a single parent, cannot spell, only knows simple math, has the lowest possible job that the army offers!!! She never missed school because she was the biggest social bug & couldn’t miss out on the latest!!! Now, as for my 3rd child, I was not going to let this happen to her, so, I called a teachers meeting (all of them) every week, No exceptions!!! I sat with her every night, we read together, I would have to say home schooled her while she was in school… It was a nightmare fighting the teachers, they did not approved of me trying to do their job so they really gave my daughter a hard time… She was so stressed out, I had to pull back from our studies together… She is now in college, but she has told me, she has a hard time with math & the other subjects that her teachers wouldn’t let her do with me!!! Lets talk about my now home schooled kids.. My 13 yr old has never been in the public school system, She skipped high school all together!! she is now on college level everything!!! Reads a 700 page book in two days!! Plays the guitar, black belt in karate, has done a few modeling shows, in acting, a very well rounded young lady… My 10 & 12 yr olds are 3 grades ahead & both in karate as well, one helps out at the vet’s office, knows how to give dogs, cats, horses & goats shots and meds.. My 10 year old is a professional drummer, travels around the US playing in his band… My 3 year old is already in the first grade and reading!! I am not an educator, I am a mother that knows best for my children!!! Bottom line is, just because they (educators) went to college doesn’t mean they can teach!!! Here is a question for you home school parents, you have kept your children from the “she said, he said” high school drama, now what?? If you would like to find out more info on how to teach your child a trade, a home based business, please email me at lindabos7@aol.com… Have a great week!!!

By: seo

seo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:47:56 +0000

Thats an interesting article – your blog is really good i keep coming back here all the time keep it up!

By: jacidawn

jacidawn — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:38:02 +0000

As always, kudos. Thank you, Carma

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Mom Is Teaching » Blog Archive » Home Education And Lenient Parenting — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:15:24 +0000

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By: Elena Margo Gould

Elena Margo Gould — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:00:07 +0000

I am so glad you are publishing these posts. You address these issues so intelligently and articulately, and I know from experience that they so desperately need to be addressed. The myths floating around out there are so off-base, and sometimes it is hard to even attempt to dispel them, because it seems that if someone had experience with homeschooling, it would just seem silly. That, on the whole, an educator trapped in an institution, however well meaning, would serve our children better than a dedicated and involved homeschooling parent! From an insider perspective it seems so counterintuitive that it is remarkable anyone would adopt such an idea. But yet they do, and thankfully you are here to present the reality of so many homeschooling families. The dialogue between our perspective and the “mainstream” or “traditional” assumptions about education is a vital tool for ensuring our rights as homeschoolers. Your voice in this dialogue is so important and effective, and I hope you will continue this work.