vegetarianism and teachers/schools/homeschooling

[Guest guest]

Dawn--As to homeschooling, of COURSE you're " qualified " --you're his mother!

You've been teaching him since day one. Homeschooling is not anything more than

an extension of what you're already doing. Believe me, if you had to be

organized, have a teaching degree, be patient, be....fill in the blank

here....almost no one would do it! You can be SURE that I, a mother of nine

kids, six still at home, three of whom have special needs, do NOT have patience

enough to do this, nor do I have a teaching degree. But we sure do have a great

time, our family is really close and happy, our lives and schedule are our own,

and the kids are learning just fine, thanks. Most former teachers who

homeschool will tell you their education and experience was actually a liability

when it came to homeschooling. They have to unlearn a lot of institutional

school ways of thinking and doing things.

 

And as for socializing--there are more groups, clubs, organizations, and social

opportunities for homeschoolers than there are for kids in school, because we

can get together anytime, not just nights and weekends. Most homeschoolers find

themselves overwhelmed with the choices for their kids. It's really funny how

" socialization " comes up as one of the first questions asked by people who don't

homeschool--and it is the absolute LEAST thing to worry about, in reality!

 

Next comes " But what about algebra/quantum physics/college? " . And yes, there's

an aswer to those, too, but I simply refuse to give it to the mother of a

preschooler! LOL!

 

Just my viewpoint, FWIW. Marilyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have to totally agree!!! I just started " officially " homeschooling my 6

year old (1st grade) this year, but in all reality I've been homeschooling

him since he was born! I also have a daughter, 4 who I'm doing a little

pre-k with. We just moved to Las Vegas a year ago and like Marilyn said, I

am so overwhelmed at this point with all the homeschooling activities that

are going on in this town. I tend to skip the park play dates and just do

the educational things. But with co-ops, field trips, museums, tours etc,

on top of their regular dance, bowling, boy scouts etc...we never run out of

things to do and socialization is certainly never going to be an issue!

Plus I like the fact that my kids are growing up in the real world and not

isolated in a classroom, with 35 or so other kids of their exact same age.

We are vegan, so it's so easy to keep with that. We just bring snacks

where ever we go and even though we are the only vegan, most people who

homeschool tend to be very accepting of any alternative lifestyle, after all,

homeschooling also falls into that catagory, so nobody looks at us any

differently. And in my experience a lot of moms go out of the way to make sure

to

have healthy snacks at events and something vegan and gluten free for

those who do that. And since you really get to know the people in your

homeschool community, they get to know you and understand your diet. No one

has

ever given my kids any food with out asking me first if it was ok.

Although I do have a BFA, I don't think it is necessary to have a degree to

teach your kids. We follow a curriculum, everything is laid out for me

and honestly, nobody knows their own child more then their parents. You will

never find a one on one teaching environment in a school and how can a

child NOT succeed with that.

 

~Anna

 

 

 

In a message dated 3/26/2010 5:16:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

youhavehowmany writes:

 

 

 

 

 

Dawn--As to homeschooling, of COURSE you're " qualified " -Dawn--As to

homeschooling, of COURSE you're " qualified " -<WBR>-you're his mother! You've

been

teaching him since day one. Homeschooling is not anything more than an

extension of what you're already doing. Believe me, if you had to be organized,

have a teaching degree, be patient, be....fill in the blank here....almost

no one would do it! You can be SURE that I, a mother of nine kids, six

still at home, three of whom have special needs, do NOT have patience enough

to do this, nor do I have a teaching degree. But we sure do have a great

time, our family is really close and happy, our lives and schedule are our

own, and the kids are learning just fine, thanks. Most former teachers

who homeschool will tell you their education and experience was actually a

liability when it came to homeschooling. They have to unlearn a l

 

And as for socializing-And as for socializing-<WBR>-there are more

groups, clubs, organizations, and social opportunities for homeschoolers than

there are for kids in school, because we can get together anytime, not just

nights and weekends. Most homeschoolers find themselves overwhelmed with the

choices for their kids. It's really funny how " socialization " comes up as

one of the first questions asked by pAnd as for socializing-<WBR>-there are

more groups, clubs, org

 

Next comes " But what about algebra/quantum physics/college?Next comes " But

what about algebra/quantum physics/college?<WBR> " . And yes, there's an

aswer to those, too, but

 

Just my viewpoint, FWIW. Marilyn

 

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