http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/ embracing the wild heart of parenting Wed, 16 May 2012 00:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3608 illyria bennett Sun, 13 May 2012 01:23:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/#comment-3608 As a former Jehovah's Witnesses (they are pacifist, neutral in all politics) I am so with you on the patriotism issue! Also, these are all excellent reasons.  (But you already know that...) High school was hell and I think "socialization" boiled down to learning the tough way about how nasty people could be. I would possibly enroll my children in public elementary school (although I went to a rough school where kids were having sex by grade 4 -- I'm all for sex-ed, but that still seems rather... young) and junior high, but I'd be on their side completely if they opted out of public school early on. As a former Jehovah’s Witnesses (they are pacifist, neutral in all politics) I am so with you on the patriotism issue!
Also, these are all excellent reasons.  (But you already know that…)
High school was hell and I think “socialization” boiled down to learning the tough way about how nasty people could be. I would possibly enroll my children in public elementary school (although I went to a rough school where kids were having sex by grade 4 — I’m all for sex-ed, but that still seems rather… young) and junior high, but I’d be on their side completely if they opted out of public school early on.

]]> http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 christa Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:13:38 +0000 http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/#comment-2001 Re: #4, Socialization;<br>Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some "gang activity" and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, "Well, there ya go! That answers the question-- How will your kids be socialized?--" But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should! Re: #4, Socialization;
Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some “gang activity” and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, “Well, there ya go! That answers the question– How will your kids be socialized?–” But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should!

]]> http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 christa Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:13:38 +0000 http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/#comment-1377 Re: #4, Socialization;<br>Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some "gang activity" and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, "Well, there ya go! That answers the question-- How will your kids be socialized?--" But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should! Re: #4, Socialization;
Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some “gang activity” and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, “Well, there ya go! That answers the question– How will your kids be socialized?–” But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should!

]]> http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 christa Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:13:38 +0000 http://childwild.com/2008/12/01/why-im-not-planning-to-send-my-kids-to-public-school/#comment-1253 Re: #4, Socialization;<br>Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some "gang activity" and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, "Well, there ya go! That answers the question-- How will your kids be socialized?--" But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should! Re: #4, Socialization;
Last year our local school district sent their annual newsletter. In it there was some concern expressed that within the (99% white) high school there might be some “gang activity” and therefore, the 15 minutes of free time between lunch and the next class (and the ONLY time for actual socializing, because you can't do that IN class and 5 minutes between other classes gives you only time to get your books and walk to class) was being canceled. Of course, as a home educator myself, I just laughed and said, “Well, there ya go! That answers the question– How will your kids be socialized?–” But what irks me most is that people even think they have a right to ask me that question. Or quiz my kids about what they've been learning. People don't go around asking public school kids these questions, but maybe they should!

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