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    Hmm...

    Could I add that Public Schools is another way to destroy the Family Model? Its not the only thing contributing, but it is playing a larger and larger factor as Public Schools are now demanding to know things about kids parents that they should not be asking, like Political Affiliation, and its deemed "homework". Every excuse in the book to take a parents rights to their children away from parents in general.
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    We home schooled. If I had to make the decision all over today, I would still home school.
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    @jllundqu go to private school I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    Homeschool.
    Ditto.

    I was pretty disappointed to find out that my local Lutheran school was pumping out governmentism, socialism, environmentalism, and social justice. A total NWO, one world religion curriculum.

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    "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of them are stupider than that."

    I find it hard to believe that a child would be worse for not being around the offspring of stupid people.

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    Don't be fooled into thinking your children will not be indoctrinated in a private school. I can think of only one reason to send children to school and that is if you want to be separated from them and don't want to take responsibility for them and believe all of your indoctrination.
    When you home school your children you bond more with them and you learn more yourself about learning. Children learn so easily do you want someone you don't really know setting your children's mind for them.

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    Been four years, hope it is turning out well.

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    Try homeschool for a couple of years. There's a Ron Paul Curriculum for home school students: http://www.ronpaulhomeschool.com/

    When he's older and needs teachers capable of teaching more advanced level material that can't be provided at home, send him to private school and see how that goes.

    I, personally, think you should also ask him for his input once he's old enough to formulate an opinion. Let him visit the private school, meet some teachers, and shadow a class to see whats it's like.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    I have a 4 year old that we are trying to decide how to educate. Public schools = crap. I would never send my child into the Arizona public school system.

    I am left with a few options.
    You are?

    1. Homeschool - My wife (stay at home mom) would handle the basics, but there would also be a homeschool Co-op, play groups, music class, karate class, sign-language class, field trips, etc...and plenty of the "socialization" that statists bitch about...
    This would be my option. I guess it comes down to how much you love you children and do not want to see them put through the meat grinder. Today's "culture" is just that, a meat grinder. The things to which children are exposed in schools are nothing I would allow, especially in the early years. As for me, I would not want any child of mine anywhere near schools I do not directly control, public or private. I went to military schools and the $#@! I experienced there I would not even want to speak of.


    2. Private school - We are fortunate enough to be able to afford a great (A+) rated charter school that is nearby. I know parents whose children attend this school and they rave on and on about how great the school is, small classes, advanced curriculum, activities, etc.
    A+ rated by whom? Perhaps I am just a snob, or and idiot of some sort, but I have yet to see a curriculum worth half a damn. The whole approach to most "education" is garbage, IMO.

    My wife wants to do 100% homeschooling as described above.
    Then you have a good girl on your hands. Let her and give her plenty of help. I am a really big fan of the trivium approach, which places great emphasis on linguistic/rhetorical skill, the single and by far most important thing any human being has ever learned. It is the foundation for everything else a human being ever learns. Then there is logic/reason, another essential building block. I don't give a rat's $#@! if my child is not the most computer literate by fifth grade. Can they think, would be my concern. All this nonsense talk about being "competitive" is very harmful, IMO. It steers parents in the precisely wrong direction. A well-trained sixth-grader should be able to utterly destroy the average adult in an argument. How often do we see that happen? I rest my case.

    I am on the fence.
    Well get the hell off. My opinion, something which you should ignore in toto.

    I am very very much pro-homeschool and I wish there were some combination of private school and homeschool so my son could get the benefit of both. If I choose private school, my son would still get many of the homeschool benefits since my wife and I are always teaching him something.
    What benefit do you think your child would miss? I can think of nothing but detriment. If you mean "socialization", I would have to call bull$#@!. It is a non-issue. Homeschooling is not the equivalent of locking your children in the attic until they are 45.

    My son is academically advanced for his age (he reads at a 2nd grade level, has wonderful vocabulary, and knows more sign language than I do). If I put him in school, I fear he would be immensely bored.
    I'd be worried about far worse than that.

    One of my hesitations is resting the entirety of my child's education on (mostly) my wife's shoulders.
    If she wants to do it, why deny her? You can always change your minds later.

    She is more than up to the task, she finished her degree before I did by a 2 years. But I know it's a big time-consuming committment with it's pros and cons to go with it.
    What cons? I see nothing but pros.

    I am a product of the public school system. I consider myself lucky to have made it out with some sanity and basic critical thinking skills. I want the absolute best for my son. So which is best? The highest rated and recommended private school in the state or homeschool?
    I can barely believe you are asking the question, given the premise. But the forest for the trees is a real problem when one is so close to a situation, so I will simply say that so long as your wife wishes to do it, let her. As a parent, I would not hand care of my children over to strangers for 7 hours every day. No way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    My wife wants to do 100% homeschooling as described above. I am on the fence. I am very very much pro-homeschool and I wish there were some combination of private school and homeschool so my son could get the benefit of both. If I choose private school, my son would still get many of the homeschool benefits since my wife and I are always teaching him something.
    There are lots of those around here. When they were younger, mine went to classes from 8am - noon three times a week and as teens they go once a week to do labs and get their assignments for the week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
    You are?



    This would be my option. I guess it comes down to how much you love you children and do not want to see them put through the meat grinder. Today's "culture" is just that, a meat grinder. The things to which children are exposed in schools are nothing I would allow, especially in the early years. As for me, I would not want any child of mine anywhere near schools I do not directly control, public or private. I went to military schools and the $#@! I experienced there I would not even want to speak of.




    A+ rated by whom? Perhaps I am just a snob, or and idiot of some sort, but I have yet to see a curriculum worth half a damn. The whole approach to most "education" is garbage, IMO.



    Then you have a good girl on your hands. Let her and give her plenty of help. I am a really big fan of the trivium approach, which places great emphasis on linguistic/rhetorical skill, the single and by far most important thing any human being has ever learned. It is the foundation for everything else a human being ever learns. Then there is logic/reason, another essential building block. I don't give a rat's $#@! if my child is not the most computer literate by fifth grade. Can they think, would be my concern. All this nonsense talk about being "competitive" is very harmful, IMO. It steers parents in the precisely wrong direction. A well-trained sixth-grader should be able to utterly destroy the average adult in an argument. How often do we see that happen? I rest my case.



    Well get the hell off. My opinion, something which you should ignore in toto.



    What benefit do you think your child would miss? I can think of nothing but detriment. If you mean "socialization", I would have to call bull$#@!. It is a non-issue. Homeschooling is not the equivalent of locking your children in the attic until they are 45.



    I'd be worried about far worse than that.



    If she wants to do it, why deny her? You can always change your minds later.



    What cons? I see nothing but pros.



    I can barely believe you are asking the question, given the premise. But the forest for the trees is a real problem when one is so close to a situation, so I will simply say that so long as your wife wishes to do it, let her. As a parent, I would not hand care of my children over to strangers for 7 hours every day. No way.
    Whoa. This post was from 2013. Interesting to read where my mind was at that point in my life. Shortly after posting that, we chose to jump in with both feet and homeschool. We have spent years researching and learning the best approach to home education. We are an eclectic hodgepodge of "Charlotte Mason", Waldorf, Earthschooling, and Unschooling. Heavy emphasis on science, as it is my little man's passion.

    Reading my own words from four years ago seems like an alternate reality. There is no way in hell I would choose anything but homeschooling now. My kids (I have a four year old daughter now, too) are thriving and have a passion for learning that most certainly would have been snuffed out in the assembly-line, or as @osan puts it "meat grinder", that is the public school system. Thanks for all who posted. I know we made the right choice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HitoKichi View Post
    @jllundqu go to private school I guess.
    We've been homeschooling now for 4 years. We would not change a thing. We've made incredible friends in the surprisingly HUGE homeschooling community here in Arizona. Our kids learn at their own pace, which is much faster than public school, but at the same time we are focused on letting them enjoy the beauty of being children. It took years of 'deschooling' and 'deprogramming' my public school brain for me to even realize what we were missing.

    I am now a homeschool advocate. I firmly believe the public school system in the West is antiquated and wholly insufficient for meeting the needs of the 21st century. We literally have the sum and total of all of human history and knowledge at our fingertips with computers and smartphones. The next 100 years will see a drastic change in how we educate our children and I know that homeschooling will be at the forefront. I feel like a pioneer.

    #HomeschoolWin
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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    We've been homeschooling now for 4 years. We would not change a thing. We've made incredible friends in the surprisingly HUGE homeschooling community here in Arizona. Our kids learn at their own pace, which is much faster than public school, but at the same time we are focused on letting them enjoy the beauty of being children. It took years of 'deschooling' and 'deprogramming' my public school brain for me to even realize what we were missing.

    I am now a homeschool advocate. I firmly believe the public school system in the West is antiquated and wholly insufficient for meeting the needs of the 21st century. We literally have the sum and total of all of human history and knowledge at our fingertips with computers and smartphones. The next 100 years will see a drastic change in how we educate our children and I know that homeschooling will be at the forefront. I feel like a pioneer.

    #HomeschoolWin
    You clearly know what is best for your kid. I have no opinion. Just roll with it and see where it takes you.
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    This was one of the videos that helped me come to the conclusion to homeschool.

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    I forgot that this was made 4 years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    We've been homeschooling now for 4 years. We would not change a thing. We've made incredible friends in the surprisingly HUGE homeschooling community here in Arizona. Our kids learn at their own pace, which is much faster than public school, but at the same time we are focused on letting them enjoy the beauty of being children. It took years of 'deschooling' and 'deprogramming' my public school brain for me to even realize what we were missing.

    I am now a homeschool advocate. I firmly believe the public school system in the West is antiquated and wholly insufficient for meeting the needs of the 21st century. We literally have the sum and total of all of human history and knowledge at our fingertips with computers and smartphones. The next 100 years will see a drastic change in how we educate our children and I know that homeschooling will be at the forefront. I feel like a pioneer.

    #HomeschoolWin
    Great to read this.



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    Quote Originally Posted by HitoKichi View Post
    I forgot that this was made 4 years ago.
    What name were you posting as on RPFs back then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    What name were you posting as on RPFs back then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    We've been homeschooling now for 4 years. We would not change a thing. We've made incredible friends in the surprisingly HUGE homeschooling community here in Arizona. Our kids learn at their own pace, which is much faster than public school, but at the same time we are focused on letting them enjoy the beauty of being children. It took years of 'deschooling' and 'deprogramming' my public school brain for me to even realize what we were missing.

    I am now a homeschool advocate. I firmly believe the public school system in the West is antiquated and wholly insufficient for meeting the needs of the 21st century. We literally have the sum and total of all of human history and knowledge at our fingertips with computers and smartphones. The next 100 years will see a drastic change in how we educate our children and I know that homeschooling will be at the forefront. I feel like a pioneer.

    #HomeschoolWin
    Be sure to take him fishing maybe go for a little hike once in a while.

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    Nice picture. I see where your one hand is. What orifice do you have the fingers of the other hand?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    Nice picture. I see where your one hand is. What orifice do you have the fingers of the other hand?
    The inside of your mothers cat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HitoKichi View Post
    The inside of your mothers cat.
    Well I'll be darn.
    ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Romulus View Post
    Is he an only child? If so, I would socialize him well if you do homeschooling. If it were me and I could afford it, I would do that private school. I'm all about the concept of homeschooling but it often leaves them real socially awkward.
    Depends on what you mean by "socialization". In my experience, the common and very fuzzily held notion of "socialization" is profound anathema to happy, settled, and prosperous living. I offer as my proof the world around us, rife with the anger, fear, disease, and poverty that derives in very large part from our "socialization". Our thoughts form our realities and our "socialization" plays a huge role in forming our thoughts.

    The proper "socialization" of a child has absolutely NOTHING (and I make this claim under the most careful consideration) to do with being in the company of his temporal peers. This is one of the great, filth-laden lies told us by those who are blind-ignorant and perhaps a few of the most profound malevolence. The only thing a child needs to become properly "socialized" (I quote the term because it is a vile and hideous lie, rife with the deceit of the innuendo it carries, poisoning the thoughts of those incapable of properly gauging its meaning and its resulting truth-value.) is to be taught proper manners and trained to their habituated practice. The simple fact that your children live with you provides the only environment they need to become properly adjusted to life among their fellows. Some will chafe at this, citing the need for children to be among "their own" in order that they become "well adjusted to the company of their "peers". This, too, is a huge and dangerous lie.

    If I recall correctly, it was Krishnamurti who pointed out the absurdity of the purported virtue of being "well adjusted" to this sick, fear laden, greed poisoned, violent world. The first time I read the assertion, it stabbed me through the third-eye like an ice-pick and I immediately saw the deep truth of what he had said.

    Training one's children to become "well adjusted" to the current social norm is strongly analogous to doing the same with them in a context of cancer or some other horrific disease. Why not train them to become a serial killer while you're at it?

    I strenuously submit that one should endeavor to make sure his children are not well-adjusted to the common social environment. Rather, teach them to be happy in themselves and to seek others of like disposition for inclusion in their lives. Such people are out there, and if parents would show the sense and courage to ignore the norms and train their children properly, rather than as the social pressures dictate, not only would their children live to thank them, the numbers of such people would steadily grow, generation over generation. I further submit that this is endlessly crucial in determining the quality of humanity's future. As of this moment, the stoogery of progressivism continues to advance toward total global domination. If it is not stopped soon, it may one day be too late to do so.

    Mankind must maintain a critical minimum mass of individuals who think as act as such, for without them the race of man is guaRONteed to face doom, all else equal. I claim this because it has always been the strong, motivated, talented, and skilled individual who has created the conditions that enable the great wad of inferior men to make it through yet another day. Without the individual, that hated bane of the collectivist authoritarian, the human race would stall and inevitably recede into pre-stone age conditions. It is this truth that destroys in toto the basis of the progressive collectivist-authoritarian model with such ferociously embarrassing perfection. In short, they have no credibility whatsoever with intelligent, thinking men.

    Raise your children right, without any regard for "social norms". Do this with the further element of making your children aware of the differences between what they know and that of most other people. Teach them to be good on their own and not to need others to any excess, especially in terms of their emotional lives. Especially important is to alert them to the potential hazards and the danger of refusing to accept their assigned positions as conforming mental and spiritual midgets. Choosing to be a Freeman carries with it grave risks of which all children of that fabric must be made aware. Do all this and they will grow into strong, well-adjusted (to the right standard) adults. They will stand above the rest, which in itself is a mixed blessing, but is nonetheless always better than growing into a Weakman.

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    Last edited by osan; 06-18-2017 at 01:17 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HitoKichi View Post
    Be sure to take him fishing maybe go for a little hike once in a while.
    Dude...

    I bought a brand new travel trailer and we take one trip a month to the great outdoors. Last trip was to Cortez CO to see the cliff dwellings, plus plenty of fishing. Next trip is to Lava River Cave in AZ... plus lots of fishing. LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
    Depends on what you mean by "socialization". In my experience, the common and very fuzzily held notion of "socialization" is profound anathema to happy, settled, and prosperous living. I offer as my proof the world around us, rife with the anger, fear, disease, and poverty that derives in very large part from our "socialization". Our thoughts form our realities and our "socialization" plays a huge role in forming our thoughts.

    The proper "socialization" of a child has absolutely NOTHING (and I make this claim under the most careful consideration) to do with being in the company of his temporal peers. This is one of the great, filth-laden lies told us by those who are blind-ignorant and perhaps a few of the most profound malevolence. The only thing a child needs to become properly "socialized" (I quote the term because it is a vile and hideous lie, rife with the deceit of the innuendo it carries, poisoning the thoughts of those incapable of properly gauging its meaning and its resulting truth-value.) is to be taught proper manners and trained to their habituated practice. The simple fact that your children live with you provides the only environment they need to become properly adjusted to life among their fellows. Some will chafe at this, citing the need for children to be among "their own" in order that they become "well adjusted to the company of their "peers". This, too, is a huge and dangerous lie.

    If I recall correctly, it was Krishnamurti who pointed out the absurdity of the purported virtue of being "well adjusted" to this sick, fear laden, greed poisoned, violent world. The first time I read the assertion, it stabbed me through the third-eye like an ice-pick and I immediately saw the deep truth of what he had said.

    Training one's children to become "well adjusted" to the current social norm is strongly analogous to doing the same with them in a context of cancer or some other horrific disease. Why not train them to become a serial killer while you're at it?

    I strenuously submit that one should endeavor to make sure his children are not well-adjusted to the common social environment. Rather, teach them to be happy in themselves and to seek others of like disposition for inclusion in their lives. Such people are out there, and if parents would show the sense and courage to ignore the norms and train their children properly, rather than as the social pressures dictate, not only would their children live to thank them, the numbers of such people would steadily grow, generation over generation. I further submit that this is endlessly crucial in determining the quality of humanity's future. As of this moment, the stoogery of progressivism continues to advance toward total global domination. If it is not stopped soon, it may one day be too late to do so.

    Mankind must maintain a critical minimum mass of individuals who think as act as such, for without them the race of man is guaRONteed to face doom, all else equal. I claim this because it has always been the strong, motivated, talented, and skilled individual who has created the conditions that enable the great wad of inferior men to make it through yet another day. Without the individual, that hated bane of the collectivist authoritarian, the human race would stall and inevitably recede into pre-stone age conditions. It is this truth that destroys in toto the basis of the progressive collectivist-authoritarian model with such ferociously embarrassing perfection. In short, they have no credibility whatsoever with intelligent, thinking men.

    Raise your children right, without any regard for "social norms". Do this with the further element of making your children aware of the differences between what they know and that of most other people. Teach them to be good on their own and not to need others to any excess, especially in terms of their emotional lives. Especially important is to alert them to the potential hazards and the danger of refusing to accept their assigned positions as conforming mental and spiritual midgets. Choosing to be a Freeman carries with it grave risks of which all children of that fabric must be made aware. Do all this and they will grow into strong, well-adjusted (to the right standard) adults. They will stand above the rest, which in itself is a mixed blessing, but is nonetheless always better than growing into a Weakman.

    In.

    My.

    Opinion.
    "It takes a village..."

    I have seen the village... and I don't want it raising my children. The 'socialization' meme is actually a running joke in the homeschool community. Commonly referred to as the "S" word. For some reason people think that homeschoolers are locked up in their parent's basements, devoid of all human contact, until the age of 18. I've had this discussion with a few people and socialization is wholly misunderstood.

    Simple question: Who do you want raising and influencing your children? The 'herd' and the 'herders'? The bullies and drug pushers? The soulless leftist teachers who wouldn't piss on the Constitution if it were on fire?

    Or the parents, the child's friends, coaches, and mentors who all meet the high standards chosen by the parents?

    I reverse the question on those that bring up 'socialization' as a reason to enter public school. Why on EARTH would you WANT your child 'socialized' in such a way.

    I found the quote from Krishnamurti equally third-eye-piercing. I will have to read up on that one.
    There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket.
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    Two-Time Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
    Author of, War is a Racket!

    It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
    - Diogenes of Sinope

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    Quote Originally Posted by jllundqu View Post
    "It takes a village..."

    I have seen the village... and I don't want it raising my children. The 'socialization' meme is actually a running joke in the homeschool community. Commonly referred to as the "S" word. For some reason people think that homeschoolers are locked up in their parent's basements, devoid of all human contact, until the age of 18. I've had this discussion with a few people and socialization is wholly misunderstood.

    Simple question: Who do you want raising and influencing your children? The 'herd' and the 'herders'? The bullies and drug pushers? The soulless leftist teachers who wouldn't piss on the Constitution if it were on fire?

    Or the parents, the child's friends, coaches, and mentors who all meet the high standards chosen by the parents?

    I reverse the question on those that bring up 'socialization' as a reason to enter public school. Why on EARTH would you WANT your child 'socialized' in such a way.

    I found the quote from Krishnamurti equally third-eye-piercing. I will have to read up on that one.
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    my kid has been doing homework for an hour or 2 everyday all summer (pretty much the entire first grade curriculum). Anyways, the other day when he was finished, he looked up at me and said,
    "you know what? one day when you are old and I'm and a daddy, I'm going to give YOU worksheets to do.", then turned around to play some games. There was no enmity or spite in his statement, just a point of fact. I'm still laughing about it.
    Last edited by specsaregood; 08-17-2017 at 11:44 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    my kid has been doing homework for an hour or 2 everyday all summer (pretty much the entire first grade curriculum). Anyways, the other day when he was finished, he looked up at me and said,
    "you know what? one day when you are old and I'm and a daddy, I'm going to give YOU worksheets to do.", then turned around to play some games. There was no enmity or spite in his statement, just a point of fact. I'm still laughing about it.
    That's funny right there.

    My boy loves school so much he doesn't even know he's DOING schoolwork. Everything is a game, is fun, or is interesting in some way to him. We are about done with 1st grade homeschool and he doesn't realize he's even started school.
    There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket.
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    Two-Time Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
    Author of, War is a Racket!

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