I am not sure I could ever enter a restaurant if everyone had a snake around their neck, so kudos to you for at least going that far.
Sorry I came across like a pit bull, but when it comes to homeschooling, I sometimes get a bit too defensive, especially when it comes to the 'socialization' issue. Thanx for the support and kind words. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:04 PM, morgan l <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's easy--just imagine the next time you enter a restaurant that everyone > has a snake around their neck. > > But seriously, I admire the work you've put into educating your children. I > didn't mean for it to sound as though I was jumping on the bandwagon that > was jumping on you, I simply meant exactly what I said, that social > interaction, or the lack thereof, is -my- #1 con against homeschooling -my- > daughter. > > As to the topic at hand, I hope you find the resources you're looking for. > Please keep us posted, I have not yet fully decided on what we're going to > do with her yet. She turns 1 in 3 weeks, so I've got some time. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Morgan - >> >> I have a fear of snakes, but I imagine it is a lot easier for me to >> avoid snakes than it is for you to avoid groups of people you do not >> know. I cannot imagine how that makes you feel. I hope that it is >> something you will be able to work through (if, indeed, you want to >> work through it) >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM, morgan l <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Actually, I was talking about my own ineptness at being able to do what >> > you've apparently accomplished. I could not get into a group to allow her >> to >> > socially interact. I know this about myself, and did not intend to >> project >> > that onto anyone else. I have panic attacks entering a restaurant, going >> to >> > the movies, attending the training classes at MAX, basically anywhere I >> > -might- have to interact with people I don't know. >> > >> > Hell, I get panic attacks responding to threads on anonymous internet >> > mailing lists. >> > >> > And I see now I've made a fool of myself 'cause you weren't even >> responding >> > to me. Oh well. >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> I am surprised it took anyone so long to bring up the 'socialization' >> >> thing. >> >> >> >> Yea, because all home schoolers lock their kids up and never let them >> >> go outside. >> >> >> >> My kids are more socially adept than most kids who go to public >> >> school. We are part of a homeschool group that goes on class trips, >> >> does activities together. Unlike public school where they would spend >> >> all day with kids their same age, my kids 'socialize' with children of >> >> all ages. When we go on a field trip or have a 'get together', there >> >> are kids who are as young as 7 and as old as 17 - nd my kids can carry >> >> on a conversation with each and every one of them , and their parents. >> >> >> >> My kids have learned to 'socialize' with people of all ages, not just >> >> other kids their own age. >> >> >> >> The 'socialization' thing (or lack thereof) with home schooling is a >> >> myth, usually propagated by ignorance. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Eric Roberts >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > It's socializing...it's part of human nature Scott... >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:21 PM >> >> > To: cf-community >> >> > Subject: Re: The hardest thing about homeschooling..... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Eric Roberts >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I think one clips their kids wings when they homeschool. >> >> > >> >> > And I think one clips their kids wings when they force them to spend >> >> > all day, every day with the same children, year after year. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Scott Stroz >> >> > --------------- >> >> > The DOM is retarded. >> >> > >> >> > http://xkcd.com/386 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:316018 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
