When I was in school in the 60s and 70s, we had boxing gloves. If you got into a fight an old navy boxing teacher would give you both gloves you would would duke it out. I thought it was great fun. But I generally came out on top. Literally. I would borrow the gloves and fight during recess for fun at times.
From: Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 11:44 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: online k12 homeschool options Why I'm there is another tangent and another category. When I was in school in the 80's, if Kid A was wailing on Kid B then an adult would step in and probably put Kid A in a headlock until he's under control. Today, they aren't allowed to physically touch the kids, and they're somewhat restricted in what they're even allowed to say to them. So today Kid A gets asked nicely to please stop doing that to Kid B. That's all fine and good unless you're Kid B. My son was Kid B. Kid A's mom was president of the PTA and refused to believe her special offspring could have done anything wrong. School did both jack and shit. So my wife said to hell with NY schools. On 4/7/2021 1:36 PM, James Howard wrote: So you tolerate the vegan’s diet as long as they tolerate your nudism? From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:30 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: online k12 homeschool options They do trend weird. In fact, I'd say homeschoolers range from a little weird to effin cray-cray. There are some whose kids have weird health conditions the school can't accommodate. Like an extreme allergy or an unusual disability. These are usually fairly sane. The religious homeschoolers are often trying to protect their children from the perils of the sinful world around them, and those are some of the less crazy ones. However, some of the religious ones are flat-earthers and young earth creationists who don't want their children brainwashed with secular sciences and/or have a persecution complex. The school teaches facts like evolution and the earth being round, so therefore it's persecution. There are also people with weird lifestyles that the school system won't accommodate. These could be vegans, nudists, or almost any other kind of weirdo you can imagine. I'm not judging, I'm just sayin that they are, by definition, weird. They're generally relatively safe and normal. I don't worry about them doing or saying anything too insane, and I get along just fine with the vegans in particular. You just have to make sure to make something they can eat when they come over. There are some who have, shall we say, "less mainstream" notions about how school should work. "Radical un-schooling" for example. If you read about unschooling I think it's a method that really could work well for the right type of curious and self-motivated kid & parent. It also may result in a kid who's 12 and can't friggin read because his "un-schooling" curriculum is video games and TV.....I exaggerate, but only a little. And finally, just to put the fear of God into you, there was one home school family in the co-op who I suspect are child abusers. You see, school is full of mandated reporters, but if you're at home then there's nobody to see the evidence (and I won't elaborate on this). So if you join a co-op or otherwise link up with other homeschool families just be sure to practice your poker face, because you'll hear some weird shit. -Adam On 4/7/2021 1:14 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: Home schooled kids trend weird. Are they home schooled because they're (and their parents) are weird? -or- Are they weird because they were home schooled? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Steve Jones" mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" mailto:af@af.afmug.com Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 10:29:16 AM Subject: [AFMUG] OT: online k12 homeschool options I have an incoming Junior and an incoming 8th grader Id prefer not to send back to Illinois brick and mortar for at least the upcoming year with all the covid games and politicking going on. The schools we deal with have obvious union pressure to have ensured the remote curriculum failed, dont want to play that game again the coming year. Have any of you personally dealt with or had customers relay any good solutions? Im looking for instructor led homeschool as educating without beatings isnt something im really capable of. there is a BYU curriculum I looked at but that gets some hefty pricing and i couldn't ascertain whether its acceptable in Illinois -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Control Panel Login To: ja...@litewire.net From: af-boun...@af.afmug.com You received this message because the domain afmug.com is on your allow list. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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