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Homeschooling

WovenGems

(776 posts)

10. What?

Reply to mzteris (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 11:02 AM

Jun 2013

A liberal mom homeschools even if the kids spend all day in a public school. Museums, concerts, Scrabble and lots of other mind expanding yet fun things. Nothing tops an Earthshoe wearing mom. I read my first novel at six (Call Of The Wild). The living room featured a bookshelf with reference books on it. I was always light years ahead of my schoolmates when it came to knowledge.

Home schooling seems to be about isolating not educating.

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Open Thread for Night Owls: Can home-schooling really promote progressive values? [View all] Liora24 Feb 2012 OP

Our state is sensible in its approach exboyfil Feb 2012 #1

absolutely. mzteris Feb 2012 #2

it depends all on the parents, doesn't it? TimberValley Mar 2013 #3

yes. and nazi parents will give their kids an education that's nazi. and that's what they're doing. HiPointDem May 2013 #4

They would teach them mzteris Jun 2013 #5

bullshit. being outside the insular family circle teaches alternatives to naziism, and children HiPointDem Jun 2013 #6

Actually, mzteris Jun 2013 #7

nazis who homeschool teach naziism. public schools don't. all your blah-blah is diversionary HiPointDem Jun 2013 #8

You know, you don't belong here. mzteris Jun 2013 #9

It sounds like you are making the assumption homeschoolers never leave home AllyCat Jun 2013 #12

What? WovenGems Jun 2013 #10

Well, since you have absolutely no idea mzteris Jun 2013 #11

In today's school environment, there is little time for the activities that your family AllyCat Jun 2013 #13

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