| -CNN (AP): Homeschooled boy wins national science contest |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 05:13 PM |
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He sounds like a prodigy, but... |
Selatius |
Dec-05-05 05:15 PM |
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Liberal Home Schooler Here |
October |
Dec-05-05 08:26 PM |
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I'm not trying to pigeonhole all homeschoolers as religious zealots |
Selatius |
Dec-05-05 09:16 PM |
#71 |
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Stereotypes hurt comprehension |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 06:10 AM |
#83 |
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Thanks for putting two new faces to HS... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 06:05 AM |
#82 |
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Not all homschooling is bad. |
benburch |
Dec-05-05 05:16 PM |
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Why |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 05:50 PM |
#16 |
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Based on conversations with local teachers. |
benburch |
Dec-05-05 06:02 PM |
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Hard to judge the number of successes... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:09 PM |
#22 |
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:11 PM |
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Of course Teachers are going to feel this way |
dogday |
Dec-06-05 08:03 AM |
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Well the sucessful homeschoolers generally dont wind up back in public |
LeftyMom |
Dec-08-05 06:50 PM |
#206 |
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LOL |
proud2Blib |
Dec-05-05 10:50 PM |
#79 |
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ben, the bastion of tolerance? is that you? |
mopinko |
Dec-06-05 09:10 AM |
#100 |
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I based my opinion only on what I've seen and heard about. |
benburch |
Dec-06-05 09:28 AM |
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Thanks Ben. You made my day :-) nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 09:57 AM |
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Thanks, Ben. |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 08:51 AM |
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I was in a home school group growing up. |
antigone382 |
Dec-07-05 08:38 PM |
#162 |
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Thanks for adding your experience to the discussion. nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 11:12 AM |
#171 |
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I knew a family who homeschooled |
shrike |
Dec-09-05 10:07 AM |
#227 |
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Homeschooling is a privilege of wealth |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:08 PM |
#194 |
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Some of us are dirt-poor... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 06:42 PM |
#202 |
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Woah! I am FAR from wealthy... |
qanda |
Dec-09-05 09:30 AM |
#224 |
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It's not DU... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 10:23 AM |
#233 |
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Thank you |
qanda |
Dec-09-05 11:50 AM |
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Glad to help... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 02:10 PM |
#246 |
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The fact that you "make sacrifices" |
mycritters2 |
Dec-09-05 04:48 PM |
#248 |
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You have unique ways of measuring "wealth" nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 05:03 PM |
#252 |
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I know homeschoolers come in all different income levels, but... |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-09-05 12:21 PM |
#238 |
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How many move to cheaper areas? |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 02:09 PM |
#245 |
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we did too |
fight4my3sons |
Dec-10-05 08:31 AM |
#268 |
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Taking classes at a college while being homeschooled |
formernaderite |
Dec-11-05 01:57 PM |
#282 |
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May I refer you to reply 57... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 02:11 PM |
#283 |
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If he's that brilliant, homeschooling isn't the biggest factor... |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 05:18 PM |
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I agree. |
China_cat |
Dec-05-05 05:21 PM |
#4 |
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I wouldn't be so sure... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 05:28 PM |
#5 |
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The kind of mathematical ability that can surpass the judges' |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 05:32 PM |
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I agree |
Quixote1818 |
Dec-05-05 05:45 PM |
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Why not? |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 05:48 PM |
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The gifted can certainly be taught, but you cannot create a gift |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 05:54 PM |
#18 |
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"gift" is a label |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:06 PM |
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That ignores all of the research. |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:17 PM |
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I am always open to correction... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:28 PM |
#36 |
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Unfortunately... |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:42 PM |
#46 |
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hmm... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:56 PM |
#52 |
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Thats a stretch |
Realityhack |
Dec-06-05 06:06 PM |
#129 |
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Thanks for the link... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 06:56 PM |
#133 |
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Hoagies - my fave....... |
mzteris |
Dec-06-05 07:18 PM |
#134 |
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Sortof. |
Realityhack |
Dec-07-05 06:06 PM |
#160 |
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Intellectual gifts can be recognized very early in life... |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 07:03 PM |
#55 |
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but... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:19 PM |
#59 |
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The studies of brain development are not observational |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 07:30 PM |
#62 |
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Thanks for the suggestion... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:35 PM |
#65 |
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I was a "why" child |
hyphenate |
Dec-07-05 01:21 PM |
#149 |
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Mozart would've been Mozart... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:08 PM |
#289 |
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there's a big of a horse hockey in there... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:12 PM |
#290 |
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No child is born with knowledge... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-12-05 11:22 AM |
#298 |
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No, it can't be taught |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 05:53 PM |
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Yep... except... |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:18 PM |
#29 |
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I don't believe religion is the #1 reason |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:28 PM |
#35 |
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Um... |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:31 PM |
#39 |
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Um . . . |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:36 PM |
#42 |
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Actualy I said... |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:46 PM |
#49 |
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more stats |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 07:22 PM |
#60 |
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Hi and thanks... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:47 AM |
#89 |
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Thanks. |
Realityhack |
Dec-06-05 05:39 PM |
#128 |
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No... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:42 PM |
#47 |
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True. |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:47 PM |
#50 |
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lol |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:00 PM |
#54 |
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Every single family I know who has chosen to HS |
proud2Blib |
Dec-05-05 11:35 PM |
#81 |
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"I realize this isn't scientific..." |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:31 AM |
#87 |
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Let's ignore all the good news, shall we? |
proud2Blib |
Dec-06-05 06:18 PM |
#130 |
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Hey, if you need a permanent poverty-stricken/crime-riddled under-class... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 06:45 PM |
#131 |
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Sorry but we aren't failing |
proud2Blib |
Dec-06-05 06:47 PM |
#132 |
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You left out the header to that article, p2bl.... |
mzteris |
Dec-06-05 07:31 PM |
#135 |
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I don't have a problem with you mzteris |
proud2Blib |
Dec-06-05 07:40 PM |
#137 |
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I always find it interesting that |
phylny |
Dec-07-05 02:03 PM |
#151 |
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personal anecdotes aside... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-07-05 03:43 PM |
#155 |
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I am no more "insisting" that may personal experience must |
phylny |
Dec-08-05 05:29 AM |
#163 |
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You don't see the contradiction in... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 05:58 AM |
#164 |
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How many times are you posting your "Whereas" quote. |
phylny |
Dec-08-05 03:49 PM |
#183 |
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"..rampant opinion that homeschooling is always superior to public school" |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 04:48 PM |
#186 |
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My bad, it's the tone on this and other threads. You win, okay? |
phylny |
Dec-08-05 04:59 PM |
#189 |
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If we understand each other better, we both win :-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 05:31 PM |
#191 |
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NO one said |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 07:46 AM |
#215 |
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The solutions to those numbers... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 05:14 PM |
#297 |
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And what should the people in Kansas do between now and the next ... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-12-05 11:25 AM |
#299 |
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Sorry but thats way off. |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:14 PM |
#27 |
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Perhaps |
MountainLaurel |
Dec-05-05 07:04 PM |
#56 |
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Good for him! |
qanda |
Dec-05-05 05:29 PM |
#6 |
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So FUCKING what? |
devilgrrl |
Dec-05-05 05:29 PM |
#7 |
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Huh? |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:20 PM |
#31 |
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They may have opted out |
elfin |
Dec-05-05 05:30 PM |
#8 |
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You said it! |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 05:35 PM |
#11 |
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Unfortunately, it isn't just what we do to them in school... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 05:38 PM |
#12 |
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Lucky guess |
Yupster |
Dec-05-05 05:31 PM |
#9 |
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Try googling the story, someone else may have mentioned it nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 05:39 PM |
#13 |
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Here's math problem BUT. . . |
Lena inRI |
Dec-05-05 06:12 PM |
#25 |
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I am -so- glad I have no ego ;-) nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:38 PM |
#44 |
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Homeschoolers can often take college courses |
MountainLaurel |
Dec-05-05 07:07 PM |
#57 |
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Is the answer four? |
Yupster |
Dec-05-05 08:29 PM |
#70 |
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Your message to me yesterday when I talked |
countingbluecars |
Dec-05-05 05:54 PM |
#19 |
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That was not the point of my OP... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:26 PM |
#33 |
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Next step for young Mr. Viscardi |
chaplainM |
Dec-05-05 06:11 PM |
#23 |
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LOL......... |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:14 PM |
#26 |
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Yep. |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:25 PM |
#32 |
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I love the word, autodidact |
chaplainM |
Dec-05-05 06:27 PM |
#34 |
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My son loves that word, too....... |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:29 PM |
#38 |
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He already did. . .see my comment #25 |
Lena inRI |
Dec-05-05 06:20 PM |
#30 |
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obviousLy his parents heLped |
sniffa |
Dec-05-05 06:29 PM |
#37 |
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Yeah, |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:31 PM |
#40 |
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ROTFLOL |
Realityhack |
Dec-05-05 06:53 PM |
#51 |
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The success of homeschooling |
stanwyck |
Dec-05-05 06:34 PM |
#41 |
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Sort of like parenting ;-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 06:36 PM |
#43 |
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True...... |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:39 PM |
#45 |
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The advantage with public school |
stanwyck |
Dec-05-05 06:46 PM |
#48 |
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Contrary to popular opinion |
mzteris |
Dec-05-05 06:59 PM |
#53 |
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"And introduce that student to avenues they might never have experienced" |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:10 PM |
#58 |
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But isn't there a fair amount |
stanwyck |
Dec-05-05 09:22 PM |
#72 |
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DeKalb's schools |
ulysses |
Dec-05-05 10:35 PM |
#78 |
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regarding parental hubris... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:00 AM |
#85 |
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There's no "failing grade" |
stanwyck |
Dec-06-05 09:22 AM |
#103 |
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Correct |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 09:53 AM |
#109 |
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Good luck to you |
stanwyck |
Dec-06-05 12:04 PM |
#116 |
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Thank you... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 02:09 PM |
#124 |
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Well, a child who has "failed" at learning to walk gets physical |
phylny |
Dec-07-05 02:12 PM |
#152 |
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If it's really that bad... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-07-05 03:47 PM |
#156 |
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Hey - |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 09:22 AM |
#145 |
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I homeschool my 2 children |
danimich1 |
Dec-06-05 09:41 AM |
#108 |
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Thanks Dani, and welcome to DU :-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 11:15 AM |
#113 |
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Welcome to DU |
qanda |
Dec-06-05 11:42 AM |
#115 |
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Welcome to DU! |
mzteris |
Dec-06-05 07:36 PM |
#136 |
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Anyone else notice |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:19 PM |
#195 |
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Check again... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 06:47 PM |
#205 |
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There is a modicum of truth |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 08:58 AM |
#217 |
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Hey, you're not allowed to make sense! |
bklyncowgirl |
Dec-08-05 06:12 AM |
#165 |
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Parents are only as good a teacher as his/her education is. |
rman |
Dec-08-05 03:19 PM |
#182 |
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Poverty doesn't mean "stupid" |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 06:01 PM |
#193 |
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Straw man; i did not say poverty means stupid - you did. |
rman |
Dec-09-05 05:09 AM |
#211 |
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"Children of parents with a poor education"... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 06:18 AM |
#212 |
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This reminds me of the "Amazing Immigrant Graduate" stories |
Sabriel |
Dec-05-05 07:23 PM |
#61 |
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Exactly right. It seems to me the OP has a big ax to grind. |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 07:32 PM |
#63 |
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do we really have to sink to this? |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:45 PM |
#66 |
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I'm not "Sinking" to anything. |
mcscajun |
Dec-05-05 07:49 PM |
#67 |
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I'm wedded to parents parenting... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 10:35 PM |
#77 |
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Actually... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-05-05 07:33 PM |
#64 |
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Very, very true |
ComerPerro |
Dec-07-05 08:54 AM |
#142 |
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Who are this kid's parents? |
freethought |
Dec-05-05 08:10 PM |
#68 |
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Wouldn't you rather know... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 08:10 AM |
#95 |
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If you read the article from the OP |
hyphenate |
Dec-07-05 01:35 PM |
#150 |
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Kid could be self-taught.... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:17 PM |
#291 |
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As a former homeschooling mom, thanks for posting this |
buddyhollysghost |
Dec-05-05 09:50 PM |
#73 |
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So true, and you're welcome... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 06:15 AM |
#84 |
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Wow- good for him. I'd be hesitant to read this as a great vindication of |
Marr |
Dec-05-05 10:09 PM |
#74 |
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Absolutely... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:15 AM |
#86 |
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Odd how CNN emphasizes homeschooling |
depakid |
Dec-05-05 10:15 PM |
#75 |
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which wouldn't be happening had the kid been in the PS system nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:33 AM |
#88 |
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Depends on the district and the University |
Viking12 |
Dec-06-05 12:40 PM |
#120 |
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Thanks for the correction... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 02:13 PM |
#126 |
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My kids can take college courses and they're in the public |
phylny |
Dec-07-05 02:15 PM |
#153 |
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The University of California |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:24 PM |
#196 |
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See Reply 57 "Homeschoolers can often take college courses" nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 07:49 AM |
#90 |
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good on him. |
ulysses |
Dec-05-05 10:16 PM |
#76 |
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Zing!! |
proud2Blib |
Dec-05-05 10:56 PM |
#80 |
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His mother is a Ph.D. in neuroscience |
MrBenchley |
Dec-06-05 07:53 AM |
#91 |
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from a "typical HS family" I know |
mzteris |
Dec-06-05 08:57 AM |
#98 |
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Not an embittered high school dropout? |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-06-05 12:30 PM |
#119 |
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Care to speak a little more plainly?... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 02:12 PM |
#125 |
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His schooling may be... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:53 PM |
#295 |
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There is a movement on today by Parents |
dogday |
Dec-06-05 07:57 AM |
#92 |
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Teaching a gifted genius should not be confused or compared |
triguy46 |
Dec-06-05 08:05 AM |
#94 |
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Some clarity... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 08:31 AM |
#96 |
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legalize drugs |
mopinko |
Dec-06-05 09:03 AM |
#99 |
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good for him |
JI7 |
Dec-06-05 08:43 AM |
#97 |
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Adding the word "homeschooled" to the headline just got this ignored |
Mr_Spock |
Dec-06-05 09:13 AM |
#101 |
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You actually came in here to say that... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 09:20 AM |
#102 |
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No, my point was that there have been a string of threads about this |
Mr_Spock |
Dec-06-05 09:37 AM |
#107 |
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Yes, you're wrong, I'll explain... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 10:17 AM |
#111 |
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Of course I'm right - this thread IS about HS and I'm not interested!! |
Mr_Spock |
Dec-06-05 11:24 AM |
#114 |
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"I am not interested in any more of these threads" - ho hum, cya |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 01:43 PM |
#121 |
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His mentor was Prof. Peter Ebenfelt, Dept of Mathematics.... |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-06-05 09:22 AM |
#104 |
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See Reply 98 by Mzteris |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 10:42 AM |
#112 |
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What if his talents outrun yours? |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-06-05 12:22 PM |
#117 |
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answers... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 02:08 PM |
#123 |
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Good for him! |
Stockholm |
Dec-06-05 09:24 AM |
#105 |
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What did he present for his project? ...his backwoods still? |
Jara sang |
Dec-06-05 12:29 PM |
#118 |
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You might try reading the link in the OP nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-06-05 02:19 PM |
#127 |
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Pretty impressive |
FreedomAngel82 |
Dec-06-05 01:46 PM |
#122 |
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Another SLANT to this whole story |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 08:16 AM |
#138 |
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Quite a diverse list! |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-07-05 08:25 AM |
#139 |
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Let me repeat...... |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 08:49 AM |
#140 |
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I'm not a teacher. |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-07-05 12:46 PM |
#147 |
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Exploding another myth... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-07-05 04:40 PM |
#158 |
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Yeah, teachers, don't worry |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:31 PM |
#197 |
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Some of us don't believe in abandoning the poor...see reply 77 |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 04:00 AM |
#210 |
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Please check these out.... |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 09:18 AM |
#144 |
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Could it be, maybe, because home-schooled kids have more time |
ComerPerro |
Dec-07-05 08:57 AM |
#143 |
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yes and no |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 09:28 AM |
#146 |
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Actually, |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:34 PM |
#198 |
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"Can't happen in a public school, though" - oh really? link |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 03:42 AM |
#208 |
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Yes |
hyphenate |
Dec-07-05 12:57 PM |
#148 |
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Another misconception....... |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 03:24 PM |
#154 |
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well he is different than the hs families I have... |
trixie |
Dec-07-05 03:53 PM |
#157 |
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ah but in Kansas PS they're going to teach supernatural explanations... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-07-05 05:36 PM |
#159 |
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Hey - what's wrong with |
mzteris |
Dec-07-05 08:12 PM |
#161 |
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Why don't you do both? |
trixie |
Dec-08-05 09:44 AM |
#166 |
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My child is NOT isolated! |
mzteris |
Dec-08-05 10:09 AM |
#167 |
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For those of you that homeschool, I would really appreciate your opinion.. |
BeTheChange |
Dec-08-05 10:47 AM |
#169 |
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It's hard to comment |
mzteris |
Dec-08-05 11:21 AM |
#172 |
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Thank you .. |
BeTheChange |
Dec-08-05 11:35 AM |
#175 |
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There's a great book |
mzteris |
Dec-08-05 11:45 AM |
#176 |
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I bought it for Christmas :) |
BeTheChange |
Dec-08-05 02:24 PM |
#179 |
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Yikes! |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 06:59 PM |
#257 |
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Thanks for asking... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 11:34 AM |
#174 |
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Im obviously not an expert.. |
BeTheChange |
Dec-08-05 02:19 PM |
#178 |
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I'm so sorry I couldn't do more... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 04:33 PM |
#184 |
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You did so much by listening.. |
BeTheChange |
Dec-09-05 07:11 PM |
#261 |
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I agree with everything you wrote! |
danimich1 |
Dec-08-05 12:07 PM |
#177 |
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This is a trait I see |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 06:53 PM |
#255 |
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How can I find the homeschool group on DU? |
danimich1 |
Dec-09-05 07:00 PM |
#258 |
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well........ |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 07:23 PM |
#262 |
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Public school is only a choice |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:37 PM |
#200 |
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Wha??? |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 07:42 AM |
#214 |
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Establish a monopoly, tax away all the dollars, and then say ... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 08:39 AM |
#216 |
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Why don't you do just that - in Canada? |
proud2Blib |
Dec-09-05 09:08 AM |
#218 |
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Don't look now but your vested interest is showing ;-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 10:11 AM |
#228 |
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And I want to know why you are so interested in American education |
proud2Blib |
Dec-09-05 10:18 AM |
#231 |
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lol, you've -got- to be kidding :-D |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 11:38 AM |
#234 |
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YOU'VE got to be kidding. |
countingbluecars |
Dec-09-05 11:50 AM |
#236 |
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My so-called "grudge against teachers"... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 07:00 AM |
#278 |
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LOL |
countingbluecars |
Dec-11-05 03:32 PM |
#285 |
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Here's the only part relevant to you... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 03:41 PM |
#286 |
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LOL |
countingbluecars |
Dec-11-05 03:51 PM |
#287 |
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Given the number of times I've been misrepresented, one never knows ;-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 04:01 PM |
#288 |
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You have issues and energy |
proud2Blib |
Dec-09-05 12:21 PM |
#239 |
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Not the response you hoped for, was it ;-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 06:00 PM |
#253 |
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Oh look, Toto! It's Dr. Frist and ...-another- Dr. Frist! Oh my! ;-) |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 01:51 PM |
#243 |
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So School Vouchers are the answer? |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-09-05 10:16 AM |
#230 |
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Good point... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 11:46 AM |
#235 |
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Good point, part II |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 02:06 PM |
#244 |
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Serious students are useless... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:21 PM |
#292 |
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Here are a couple of links to |
mzteris |
Dec-08-05 10:43 AM |
#168 |
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Just to let you know.. |
trixie |
Dec-08-05 10:54 AM |
#170 |
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Au contraire |
mzteris |
Dec-08-05 11:29 AM |
#173 |
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How much does it cost to send your child to a charter school? |
trixie |
Dec-08-05 02:45 PM |
#180 |
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Interesting argument |
danimich1 |
Dec-08-05 04:43 PM |
#185 |
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Yes you should give to food closets |
trixie |
Dec-10-05 09:17 AM |
#270 |
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You're kidding, right? |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-10-05 11:20 AM |
#272 |
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"That was the dumbest thing I ever heard." |
danimich1 |
Dec-10-05 11:22 AM |
#273 |
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Schools of Choice |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-08-05 06:34 PM |
#199 |
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I will ignore the Canadian and I love Canada |
trixie |
Dec-10-05 11:32 AM |
#274 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Dec-10-05 02:55 PM |
#275 |
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Charter schools |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:15 AM |
#219 |
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One more time, Trixie |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:22 AM |
#220 |
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Oh no you don't... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 04:42 PM |
#247 |
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I forgot . . . |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 06:13 PM |
#254 |
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forgot to mention |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:53 AM |
#225 |
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One HS kid I know, |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:40 PM |
#201 |
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My son is learning to read at three as part of his HS therapy... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 03:51 AM |
#209 |
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That is a theory of even some |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:24 AM |
#221 |
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Some hsers learn to read "late", as well as some students at Sudbury |
kath |
Dec-09-05 06:56 PM |
#256 |
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So lemme guess, teacher is irrelevant? |
rman |
Dec-08-05 02:49 PM |
#181 |
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Individualized attention and |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:26 AM |
#222 |
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Smaller class sizes and |
countingbluecars |
Dec-09-05 12:32 PM |
#240 |
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Yep. |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 12:34 PM |
#241 |
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You KNOW the parents did the work for him... |
Xenotime |
Dec-08-05 04:49 PM |
#187 |
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you obviously didn't read the article |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 09:28 AM |
#223 |
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I home-churched my kids |
stanwyck |
Dec-08-05 04:55 PM |
#188 |
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here's the scary thing |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:42 PM |
#203 |
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We love all you liberal ministers |
stanwyck |
Dec-08-05 08:07 PM |
#207 |
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"man lives to 110 on a diet of nothing but beer and pretzels!" |
enki23 |
Dec-08-05 05:00 PM |
#190 |
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Doesn't that just say a great deal? |
Nobody |
Dec-08-05 05:38 PM |
#192 |
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Yeah, |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-05 06:43 PM |
#204 |
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A nice quote from a homeschooling friend |
eridani |
Dec-09-05 06:42 AM |
#213 |
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I'm late to this thread |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Dec-09-05 10:05 AM |
#226 |
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Better late than never... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 04:56 PM |
#249 |
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My "radical" concepts have to do with the current |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Dec-09-05 07:06 PM |
#260 |
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Sounds like Montessori! |
mzteris |
Dec-09-05 07:27 PM |
#263 |
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This is true of gifted students everywhere |
Nobody |
Dec-11-05 09:23 AM |
#279 |
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I recall special projects... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 01:44 PM |
#280 |
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I truly bow before your wisdom... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 07:49 PM |
#264 |
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I LOVE this quote, and said something very similar in a discussion over |
kath |
Dec-09-05 07:01 PM |
#259 |
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Better home-schooled than schooled in Kansas |
mainer |
Dec-09-05 10:12 AM |
#229 |
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Actually we have great schools here in Kansas |
proud2Blib |
Dec-09-05 12:57 PM |
#242 |
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"So there is plenty of time to fix the mess"... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 05:01 PM |
#251 |
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Yep... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 05:00 PM |
#250 |
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There are Publicly Educated Children winning scholarships |
bleedingheart |
Dec-09-05 10:22 AM |
#232 |
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My sister in law teaches in a private school... |
Bridget Burke |
Dec-09-05 12:17 PM |
#237 |
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Excellent points, Bleedingheart |
stanwyck |
Dec-09-05 08:32 PM |
#265 |
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Who Watches the Watchers? |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-09-05 08:57 PM |
#266 |
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You're over-reacting |
stanwyck |
Dec-10-05 08:17 AM |
#267 |
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I doubt it... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-10-05 09:57 AM |
#271 |
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Wondering what Home School College will get the $100,000 |
B Calm |
Dec-10-05 08:57 AM |
#269 |
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CAn go both ways |
BoneDaddy |
Dec-10-05 02:59 PM |
#276 |
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same as teachers... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-10-05 04:53 PM |
#277 |
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The kid's mother was a math professor |
Generic Other |
Dec-11-05 01:47 PM |
#281 |
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Define "typical"? nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 02:12 PM |
#284 |
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If you are among the top 98th percentile in intelligence |
Generic Other |
Dec-11-05 04:38 PM |
#293 |
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The point being made here is that there is no such thing... |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-11-05 05:04 PM |
#296 |
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What's not mentioned.... |
Hypatia82 |
Dec-11-05 04:42 PM |
#294 |
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last chance kick nt |
Robert Cooper |
Dec-13-05 02:17 PM |
#300 |
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