The WORST Advice

[SoniCido]

That children should be "out in the world".

I home-schooled my first 2 the longest (the 25 year old until 12th grade) and they are the most moral, successful, hard-working, respectful to authority kids I have.

The rest-spent most of their childhoods in public schools-learned about blow-jobs by 6 years old, learned all about sex, have little respect for authority (they've seen too many power-tripping idiot adults ruling over them), and have little ambition to do anything with their futures. My 3rd is an alcoholic as she found worldly, wise friends to hang out with, and my other two teens hate their lives and just want to party with the 20 year old and her friends. They are always in trouble in school.

Sounds like they are "fitting in" just  fine.

Soni 

 

[vanessadalton25]

Apr. 21, 2007 at 12:16 PM I don't think it has anything to do with the public school system. Granted there are plenty of bad seeds in the public school system. I think it is the responsiblity of the parent to police who their kids "hang with." Not to mention, all you kids are not going to be perfect molds of their brothers and sisters. Harsh I know but thats my two cents.

[crazydk7]

Apr. 21, 2007 at 3:42 PM I never thought i would be an advocate for home schooling until now. I have a 15 yr who has learning disabilities and to tell you the truth public schools are too interested in teaching to the stupid state tests to worry about whether or not a kids are learning anything. They do not have nor do they try to help a child with a learning dis. they push them through thinking that it's the next teachers problem. i am with soni we live in a sad time where our children are learning very adult subjects as early as 5 and 6 yrs old. schools are over crowded and understaffed. how are we to know what they are being exposed to when they are not with us. school is no longer about learn the three r's. 

[mommamoxie]

Apr. 21, 2007 at 3:44 PM Yikes!!! Yowza. Yikes!!!

[penguinsrock]

Apr. 23, 2007 at 10:00 AM What mommamoxie just said!

[SoniCido]

Apr. 23, 2007 at 5:07 PM

I agree mommamoxie and penguinsrock. Seriously.

To vanessadalton25-

well, I said the same thing you just did when my 25-year-old and my 23 year old were like yours-2 & 4 years.

Time is an authoritative teacher.

18 mo. ago, I took my twins out at 11 years old and began homeschooling them. They just turned 13 and are totally different boys, today. I'm policing them alright-and making sure that they are learning, respecting and working. Something I can't do when I rarely see them.

Huh. They are beginning to have the same positive character traits as the oldest two.

Harsh, but true.

And crazydk7- no one will love your child as you do. For example-should they die-would their teachers grieve for a lifetime?

Hugs!

Soni 

(Original Poster)