And it continues!
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conulyAs for being a mother, I cannot do this due to my nature as a man. So, I am free to admire motherhood in all its glory without it impugning me or my choices. And I do.
He thinks he needs a womb in order to change diapers and teach the alphabet? He's got another think coming!
as you can see by Pen’s reply, I was not the only one who saw a blanket condemnation of homeschooling.
Pen's reply runs, basically "I wish you had qualified that you were talking about homeschooling within this culture instead of all homeschooling everywhere. You know, there are a lot of reasons people homeschool." Pen was clear and direct, and didn't tangent off into what the OP should be thinking or doing about other people.
Lastly, I still maintain that unless there is real abuse, real coercion, and real slavery, that there are bigger fish to fry as a society. By her own account, people in these groups are as happy as the next group. By her own account, at least some women are allowed to go to college. By her own account, she made the choice to choose another path, as difficult as it was.
By her own account...? It's like he read something very different from the rest of us!
Of course, I’m not entirely opposed to homeschool regulations for the reason you cite. There are certainly those who abuse the system. I would not be averse to taking on the additional burdens to serve the greater good in this way if it came to it. It remains to be seen, though, if the abusers of the system are in a sufficient number to warrant more regulation. It’s a non-trivial matter, and we should have strong, hard data before we invest the government in it, IMO.
You might as well argue that homeschoolers are such a minority, it doesn't matter what they do with their kids. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect all children to be educated to some base level.
He also talked about how they want to increase homeschool regulations in his state of New Jersey. For reference, here is a summary of the laws about homeschooling in New Jersey. It doesn't sound that arduous to me. Here's another site.
Admittedly, I don't know much about comparative homeschooling laws, but the only thing I have wrong with it is it seems so vague it might be hard to tell if you're in compliance or not. Perhaps a homeschooler who's not a pain might be able to help out here?
He thinks he needs a womb in order to change diapers and teach the alphabet? He's got another think coming!
as you can see by Pen’s reply, I was not the only one who saw a blanket condemnation of homeschooling.
Pen's reply runs, basically "I wish you had qualified that you were talking about homeschooling within this culture instead of all homeschooling everywhere. You know, there are a lot of reasons people homeschool." Pen was clear and direct, and didn't tangent off into what the OP should be thinking or doing about other people.
Lastly, I still maintain that unless there is real abuse, real coercion, and real slavery, that there are bigger fish to fry as a society. By her own account, people in these groups are as happy as the next group. By her own account, at least some women are allowed to go to college. By her own account, she made the choice to choose another path, as difficult as it was.
By her own account...? It's like he read something very different from the rest of us!
Of course, I’m not entirely opposed to homeschool regulations for the reason you cite. There are certainly those who abuse the system. I would not be averse to taking on the additional burdens to serve the greater good in this way if it came to it. It remains to be seen, though, if the abusers of the system are in a sufficient number to warrant more regulation. It’s a non-trivial matter, and we should have strong, hard data before we invest the government in it, IMO.
You might as well argue that homeschoolers are such a minority, it doesn't matter what they do with their kids. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect all children to be educated to some base level.
He also talked about how they want to increase homeschool regulations in his state of New Jersey. For reference, here is a summary of the laws about homeschooling in New Jersey. It doesn't sound that arduous to me. Here's another site.
Admittedly, I don't know much about comparative homeschooling laws, but the only thing I have wrong with it is it seems so vague it might be hard to tell if you're in compliance or not. Perhaps a homeschooler who's not a pain might be able to help out here?
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Date: 2011-09-07 01:24 am (UTC)Thank God I have my husband instead of someone like him. Scott cuddled our son, changed his diapers, takes him to day care and picks him up most days, gives him hugs and playtime and chases around the house, reads him books and soothes him to sleep. My husband is more patient than I am, and he works closer to our house and has better, more flexible hours. He also was in better physical shape after the birth for about six weeks.
I hate to think what our family would be like if he didn't understand that it is parenting that is important, not mothering alone. Heck with what body our son came out of: he adores his Dad, and well he should.