On 4/15/2010 2:15 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > That is exactly my point Ian. > > Eric >
No, I'm afraid you missed the point. My point was that *I* could not home school. Don't have the time, don't have the aptitude. But I also *recognize* that I am a lucky parent. Through no effort in my part, I just happened to be living in the foot print of a good school when our children where born. My oldest is advance, my youngest is challenged. They both have had great teachers to date. They both have received great support and encouragement from the schools system so that neither has been held back. The grade school is right across the street and is a 'residential' school, meaning there is no busing. It only servers the immediate neighborhood in walking distance around the school. Thus small class sizes and plenty of parental participation. The youngest in under an IEP and receives significant help from that program. The oldest was advanced to the 1st grad math program when he had completed the kindergarten level work and was getting bored. He is now in a Charter School that strongly embraces the arts. *Creative Connections Arts Academy* incorporates art into his academic curriculum. And I count myself lucky that this school is within walking distance of our home as well. But I know all of that is quite lucky on my part. I live within range of great public schools so that I don't have to consider home and|or private schooling. But if all of the above was not true, I would be! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316009 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
