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Homeschooling

In reply to the discussion: Let's keep this alive... [View all]

Sarah Ibarruri

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17. I'm not a homeschooler, nor a homeschooling mom or dad, nor do I even have kids
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 03:28 PM
Apr 2012

But I have a sister that began homeschooling back before the right wingnut Bible bangers hijacked homeschooling and made it their own, as if they'd come up with it.

In total, she has homeschooled 8 kids (3 biological, and 5 adopted). She's sold on homeschooling. Of the two who are now adults, one is an attorney and the other is a physician.

She's extremely frustrated by the homeschooling groups, though, because they are all right wing extremist groups, and push right wing politics and evangelical religion into them. If you ask me, that's probably one of the reasons why there aren't too many libs involved with homeschooling, because the homeschooling groups are (as far as I've seen) right wing religious nutjobs.

As I said in the beginning, I have no kids and have never homeschooled, either in teaching or being taught. In fact, my sister and I have discussed this issue before, and I kinda liked attending school. I wouldn't have wanted to stay home always, having to learn there.

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Let's keep this alive... [View all] GoddessOfGuinness May 2011 OP
amen to that! mzteris May 2011 #1
I agree (n/t). Maat May 2011 #2
I was wondering about that lbrtbell May 2011 #3
The group that I'm with may not be all liberal, but GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #4
Someone one DU2 made the same point... onpatrol98 Dec 2011 #5
Exactly... GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #8
I suspect that the alleged "social skills" advantage ... Boojatta Jan 2012 #11
Well said GoddessOfGuinness Jan 2012 #12
Best thing about homeschooling... onpatrol98 Dec 2011 #6
Yes! GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #9
I am a Liberal Homeschooler! miss_hope27 Dec 2011 #7
I'm sorry to hear that... GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #10
I'm a big supporter of this group. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #13
Thanks, NYC_SKP! GoddessOfGuinness Mar 2012 #14
I had to come and see if this group was still around qanda Mar 2012 #15
It's especially helpful when GoddessOfGuinness Apr 2012 #16
I'm not a homeschooler, nor a homeschooling mom or dad, nor do I even have kids Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #17
I can understand her frustration... GoddessOfGuinness May 2012 #18
Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #20
we were kids is to stay at home kaanguler Feb 2013 #19
+1 Joel thakkar Apr 2013 #21
K/R and I think it's unlikely that we'll lose this group. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #22
We need to let people know mzteris Jun 2013 #23
Have any of us posted a heads-up in the actual DU Education Forum? NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #24
I don't go there anymore mzteris Jun 2013 #25
Liberal Homeschooler in South Carolina (gasp!) Sdaniel0919 Jan 2014 #26
Good question! TBF Jan 2014 #27
hmmm mzteris Jan 2014 #28
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