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Originally Posted by gprsh924
I've read a lot of ridiculous things on this forum, but this is one of the best. I went to high school with a lot of smart people, and a lot of dumb people. Of all the smart people, I do not know anyone who is going to be a teacher. A lot of those dumb people are getting their teaching degrees though. A lot. This in no way represents all teachers, but surely you know that the good come with the bad.
I would normally agree with your sentiment of don't home school, but in this case it seems they have plenty of socialization outside the home with their entertainment stuff.
Also, your community seems perfect for you.
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Yeah, the teachers I went to school with were a different sort. Some were VERY good [Irene Skulas, who I worship~] and others, like Anne Brautigan, who I hope died a lingering, painful death. While her phone in Brownstown township, Michigan ringed from a prank-caller.
But ALL of them were PROFESSIONALS. They all knew their stuff. Whether it was english [god I hated it, but I was always good at spelling, because I read 4 times as much as the other kids], or Mathematics....my teachers KNEW THEIR SUBJECTS WAY BETTER THAN MY PARENTS. My parents weren't the best in the world, in fact they were probably some of the worst [that's another story for another thread],but they knew that they couldn't effectively teach their children and they didn't try.
And then there is Austin. What about him? He's 15 now, and he likes to run around his house, yelling while he plays with his figurines. I normally don't care about this, but last year, I came home in the 928 and he was in front of my house with a ninja-turtle figurine thrown over the powerline on a fishing line. I had to say something- this was too ridiculous even for a fundamentalist christian.
"Austin....that's NOT a good idea! Pull that line down right now! You are going to get the **** shocked out of you!"
-The kid has no clue! He is soooo off into his little world of angels and saints and the other crap that his "parents" have filled him with that he has NO idea that it might be a bad idea to not flip his turtle figurines over the three phases that feed our house!
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These are right-wing repbulicans. Dumb. Dumb, dumb, and dumb!
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