Comments for Homeschool the Revolution

Comment 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!!!

Comment on The Ninja Video by Jaci

Jaci — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:25:27 +0000

Hysterical! priceless! And best of all: something to blackmail them with when they’re 21…

Love it!

Comment on The Ninja Video by Krystal

Krystal — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:24:21 +0000

Very creative! Tell them I enjoyed this very much! Krystal

Comment on The Ninja Video by gregjrsmom

gregjrsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:03:00 +0000

Very cool! Great job!

Comment on The Ninja Video by Deanna Piercy

Deanna Piercy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:31:23 +0000

Very cute. (Sounds like Noa had a cold when she was doing this.)

Comment on Tuesday Review: First Alphabet Blocks for the Budding Mad Scientist by Caryn

Caryn — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:54:55 +0000

Those are brilliant! My favorites are C is for Caffeine and P is for Peasants (with Pitchforks).

Comment on Never Let Them In by Caryn

Caryn — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:33:55 +0000

It seems so strange that a social worker would think that he or she had a right to barge into someone’s house like that. It’s also remarkable how quickly we all forget what our rights are. Nobody comes in your house without your consent or a warrant. Period. It’s all laid out in the U.S. Constitution.

Comment on Homeschooling or Homefooling? by Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:11:43 +0000

Hi! I happened on your blog while searching for a transcript of Joy Behar’s (The View) comments on homeschooling, after hearing about the unfortunate story elsewhere. I posted a short blurb on my own blog and linked to your post on JB’s comments.

But, what I really wanted to say that I thoroughly appreciate your time in posting the Homeschooling Q&A’s. I am bookmarking your blog so that when I enter into debate with those who say “There should be a minimum standard of competence to teach your own children” (my son’s cubscout den leader said that to my face… I think he meant in general, but still… I didn’t quite know how to respond to that one), and other such questions, I have more ammo

Thanks for posting what you have so far, and if there is more, I look forward to reading it! (If you don’t have time to blog it, please feel free to email it to me).

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

Comment on Homeschooling or Homefooling? by Carma

Carma — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:51:59 +0000

I find it very interesting that you specify that the homeschooled children you know have difficulty communicating with PEOPLE THEIR OWN AGE. That is, in fact, something I have heard before and to my mind it is a huge score FOR homeschooling. Public schooled children are, in very large part, socialized in a Lord of the Flies fashion, caught up in the latest fashion or fad, and swept up in the petty dramas of their particular social clique. Homeschool children, on the other hand, are socialized by families and communities, and as such are often far more comfortable communicating with adults or other homeschool children than with public school children their own age. When I see public school children my daughter’s age (13), I thank God that she is far more likely to communicate well with adults than with those particular peers.