tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852016698450560867.post1220947867636854755..comments2023-04-26T05:58:19.376-07:00Comments on This is the way we (don't) go to school: Homeschool isn't for everyonehipumpkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759320878655793066noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852016698450560867.post-38468969420261172412011-03-12T06:00:26.388-08:002011-03-12T06:00:26.388-08:00I agree with everything that you say. People don&...I agree with everything that you say. People don't get it. They don't get the "upside." I was recently asked if my kids were getting on my nerves yet. I told them that we have bad days (or really bad mornings or afternoons, bad moments) but, all in all, we are having a great time. <br /><br />My oldest daughter went to school through 1st grade. I gave the school system a try. I wanted to believe in it. But I could clearly see what my children needed and what they were getting and there were way too many disconnects; too many red flags.<br /><br />I recently commented to someone that I think the public school system is cannibalizing itself because parents complain and complain and do nothing. It's not just homeschoolers giving the system a bad name and "demonizing" it. Public school parents can do a find job of demonizing it all on their own!<br /><br />Yet, those same parents that complain and do nothing, scoff at me. If they complain to me (which sometimes I think I have a neon sign on my head that says "I want to hear your complaints"), I can't really say anything in return because then I'm trying to talk them into doing something "extreme." So, fine, sit around and be miserable for the next 12 years.<br /><br />I agree that parents will say "but I take them to museums." Hopefully those kids appreciate it. Too often, when we go places with kids that go to school, I see a lack of enthusiasm in them because doing anything educational is too much like going to school. Plus, parents can't really embellish what they've learned in school while at those museums because they are so far removed from understanding what their children may have actually learned. They can argue against that but, until you homeschool, you may not fully realize how disconnected you are.<br /><br />Oh, I could go on and on.... Good post. Thanks!!The Guptashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414751411801440010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852016698450560867.post-78692551246367225102011-02-28T20:09:13.318-08:002011-02-28T20:09:13.318-08:00I agree with you.I agree with you.hipumpkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759320878655793066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852016698450560867.post-16526453680508741662011-02-28T19:48:56.519-08:002011-02-28T19:48:56.519-08:00I find it really difficult to convey the joy, peac...I find it really difficult to convey the joy, peace, opportunity, learning and family fun that can result from a relaxed homeschool environment. I think we live the 'best kept secret' that I would be willing to share with anyone who wants to know.Janet Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801962952843906392noreply@blogger.com