fwiw karate did Lara some good. Maybe a little too much. On 11/29/07, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had already taken steps while they were homeschooled. > > For Mike, I enrolled him in a tough-as-nails back alley boxing gym > frequented by the toughest kids and adults you could imagine. The kind > that > are so tough they don't have to flaunt it at all. The real quiet > types. He > would either learn to get along, or I could pick up the pieces > conveniently > packed in a cardboard box at the end of the day. He didn't put in enough > effort, just like at home. > > For Sarah, she was too young at the time, so I wasn't sure how I would > place > her for the experience (much easier for boys). > > Remember that I'm not using public school as a normal public school; I'm > using it more like a prison exercise yard. The fact that they have > so-called "classes" there is totally irrelevant to me or to them. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:20 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speling Be! > > If they HAD appreciated it, would they then have not needed the public > school experiences that you called extremely important in your earlier > post? > > Please don't go Dana on me, I'm just asking and trying to understand..... > > On Nov 29, 2007 8:02 AM, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > This just about says it all for me: > > > > http://www.secular-homeschooling.com/001/bitter_homeschooler.html > > > > They had been homeschooled for most of their lives, and everything was > > great > > except they didn't appreciate it enough, in my opinion. So we gave them > a > > taste of the alternative. > > > > They had enough positive socialization in their lives to choke a horse. > > Now > > it's time to throw them into the deep end of the cesspool and guide them > > how > > to survive. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > President > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:11 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Speling Be! > > > > Adam, > > > > How had you planned on recreating all of these essential experiences for > > your children while home schooling them? Or was eventually sending them > to > > public school always in the plans? > > > > > > > > > > > >
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