http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/u...1364097600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
This is a very bizarre article!?!?
This is a very bizarre article!?!?
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
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JulySheMustFly
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Once I read that I refused to read further. 3 years of regular physical assault in plain sight of your younger child is not enough to remove your child from a violent situation?
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Meshavrischika
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that was my thought... there is a point at which your "right to be where you are" is trumped by the "obligation to care for your child when no one else will"... obviously they don't get that.:o
Once I read that I refused to read further. 3 years of regular physical assault in plain sight of your younger child is not enough to remove your child from a violent situation?
ugh.
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JBJoe
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No, it's not. Neither was the article nor any pity that is expressed here. That's a completely separate issue.
As a parent I'm outraged and I hope other parents who see this learn that there is an alternative to public school.
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As a mother I am appalled at this behavior both from the other boys and the school officials! I would do the same thing if I were in the position of Billy's parents....of course I think I would also find another school but that's just me....things like this are the things that make me certain that home schooling is the way to go!!!
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Birbitt
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As a mother I am appalled at this behavior both from the other boys and the school officials! I would do the same thing if I were in the position of Billy's parents....of course I think I would also find another school but that's just me....things like this are the things that make me certain that home schooling is the way to go!!!
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I don't have anything against homeschoolers. Really.
But everytime I see a "This is why I choose to homeschool!" or "This is why homeschooling is the only way to go" type of statement, it makes me cringe a bit.
I would say that IF your child is experiencing bullying or other social problems at school, then fine, quit your job and start homeschooling them. But I don't think it has to be a case where you homeschool out of fear that your child MIGHT become a victim of bullying or sexual advances from their teacher (I've seen this said in another thread).
If you were to extend the logic used by some of the homeschooler statements that I've seen, one would then expect their child to complete a university degree through correspondence and then get a job (if they choose to work) working out of their homes.
But everytime I see a "This is why I choose to homeschool!" or "This is why homeschooling is the only way to go" type of statement, it makes me cringe a bit.
I would say that IF your child is experiencing bullying or other social problems at school, then fine, quit your job and start homeschooling them. But I don't think it has to be a case where you homeschool out of fear that your child MIGHT become a victim of bullying or sexual advances from their teacher (I've seen this said in another thread).
If you were to extend the logic used by some of the homeschooler statements that I've seen, one would then expect their child to complete a university degree through correspondence and then get a job (if they choose to work) working out of their homes.
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marezee
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there is no alternative for us.
I don't consider myself smart enough to homeschool, and we cannot afford private school.
and just because you homeschool, that doesn't mean your child will not be a victim of bullying...say in a playground or at a friend's house.
I know a child who is being bullied by her own cousin!
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JulySheMustFly
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Are cyber charter schools not available in all the states yet?
As for the child being bullies by their cousin, why would a parent continue to put the child in a situation where it would continue? I don't think we can prevent all possibilities of bullying but we can take the action to prevent it from happening repeatedly once we know.
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Meshavrischika
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but when that's not an option, the parents are obligated to remove the victim...
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Meshavrischika
for Thy greater honor and glory
but when that's not an option, the parents are obligated to remove the victim...
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