My kids asked to go to public school!

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  1. Faith3

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    You haven't added any additional details. Usually people stop "discussing things" when the other party is no longer interested. :idea:
     
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    I'm busy giggling...because in spite of your claims that you haven't taken my advice...your other thread indicates that perhaps you have:)

    Still not sure why you're leaving them in school this year if it might cost them their immortal souls....LOL....but hey, baby steps!

    Glad to see you're finally taking some action. I think you'll be happier if you do.

    Good luck, btw. I hope you have a terrific home school high school experience. A lot of folks home schooled through high school here...and will have terrific advice for you.

    And as an added bonus...since we didn't home school in highschool, I really won't have much to contribute:) I know you'll miss my counsel...but hey...life goes on. LOL :)

    I really do wish you and your kids a good experience. Best Wishes.
     
  3. Jackie

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    WOW!!! I have just received a PM asking me if the sender was out of line, or if Crazy had (once again) crossed a line. I told her I had no way of knowing, since I had put Crazy on my IGNORE list, and cannot read anything she writes. But it makes me glad to know that it's not just me she argues with.

    No, she's not a troll. But she DOES like to argue. And, imho, the best way to handle it is the same way you handle a troll. You refuse to be baited and ignore it. That's my advice to you all!

    And it's wonderful not being tempted to be drawn into her drama!
     
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    *sigh* I do miss that little wildcat. Jackie....you know you miss me.:love:

    LOL:)
     
  5. Faith3

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    You are so crazy that I'm giggling! What advice of yours did I take? My issue was whether or not to take them out this year or wait until next year? Was I not clear on that?

    I'm sure you'll find some crazy way to participate in the high school thread, regardless! :lol:
     
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    Boob. Peanut. Armchair.

    LOL!

    Faith...I hope you wake up tomorrow and have a wonderful day. Truly. I mean that.

    :)
     
  7. Faith3

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    You, too! But you have to tell me what to do, first. J/K! :love:
     
  8. CrazyMom

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    Listen to Jackie! That is your primary assignment. If you do that, you should be ok;)

    But even more important...keep a sense of humor.

    We laugh to survive.
     
  9. Faith3

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    Jackie told me to ignore you. :lol:
     
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    No, Jackie said that SHE is ignoring Crazy, and you might consider doing the same if she was bothering you. I chose to do this because Crazy crossed a line and wouldn't back off. I feel that it is wrong for ME to continue arguing with someone who wants just to ARGUE, not to discuss, and I base that partly on Prov. 26:4 "Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself." Even when I refused to argue, she continued on. I really like Crazy, but cannot deal with her being absolute right all the time. It goes beyond expressing an opinion to actual bullying.
     
  11. Lindina

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    As usual, Jackie is right!! :D
     
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    No, there's plenty of times when I'm not right. (Just ask my kids :D) But I DO know what is best for ME, and it's best for me not to be drawn into arguments. I don't mind civilized discussions, but it's gone way beyond that and I no longer wish to help perpetuate the endless bickering.
     
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    I meant you're right to avoid the argument, and the Biblical reason for it!

    And I had a PM this morning thanking me for calling to her attention that there is an Ignore feature she didn't know existed. I think she's using it.

    I know MY life is calmer since I used it.

    Oh, and in case anybody didn't know, CrazyMom has driven away new members by jumping on their first post.
     
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    Wow, with psychic abilities like that, Lindina......you could make a killing working for Miss Cleo:)

    Oh Lindina, you're a hoot. Did you know you're one of my primary inspirations in life?

    Seriously. I wake up everyday and I think...

    What Would Lindina Do?

    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
     
  15. Faith3

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    I know, Jackie, I was really just teasing.

    I though of that Bible verse, and I don't want to argue. :love:
     
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    I just wanted some advice about my oldest two children and what is the best thing to do, but my thread turned into an unhelpful argument. I have pros and cons of both public school and homeschool. It's not as easy as Crazy Mom tried to make it and I didn't appreciate being called lazy or dramatic over such a serious thing in my life, but we are moving past that.

    My oldest ds was in all pre-ap courses last year and got all A's. He lettered for it, and is doing the same again this year. He is also taking two classes that will give him high school credits. He started playing an instrument over the summer and was able to skip two levels of band once he started this year. He says he wants to continue going to public school and says he has plans to go far in life. He wants to go to a really good college and the school has talked to them about how to do so (which makes him think ps is the route to go). He likes the social part, too. He wants to go to football games and he has a group of good friends.

    Last year, he was bullied a bit but those kids are now in high school (which I need to point out to him). He did change to fit in, but he seems to have found a good group of friends and seems to be doing much better this year. The biggest personality change was with dd, who will not be going next year. We may let her continue on this year since she is not in junior high school yet, but she is definitely our child that needs to be at home.

    Huge negative of ps: we heard kids are selling drugs in both the junior high and high school. DS has heard about it, but says he would never do drugs, and he got really upset when he thought I was pulling him out this year.

    As far as homeschooling, I would prefer both to come home. They were not exposed to all the crazy stuff when they homeschooled. Yes, I know they have to get in the real world, but that may as well happen when they are older and have already formed who they are. I just worry that oldest ds will miss out on something that cannot be provided at home (like band, scholarships, etc), which is why I need more info about homeschooling for high school.

    DH and I feel sending them to ps was the worst decision we have made. The changes were huge (less for ds), too much goes on in schools (intruder alerts for school shootings... so awful they have to worry about that). I don't like it at all. BUT, I understand ds reasons for wanting to go.

    This is not just a "get off your butt and homeschool them" decision. There is a lot at play.
     
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    It really depends on where you live too. Where we live, the public schools are wrought with serious drug problems. We live in a wealthier area, so it is stuff like heroin and cheese and prescription drugs. But, in the poorer areas, it is meth and prescription drugs. It is not just that it is available. It is done openly in class and the teachers turn a blind eye. The schools pretty much support it. When the state came down and said they were going to crack down on drugs by requiring drug tests of UIL students (UIL is what they call anything competitive from the public schools in Texas). Each school had to test X number of students, but they could pick who. So our schools skipped over all the athletes and tested the chess team. Then they went back to the news and made a big deal of how great the students were and how the testing was a waste. Yeah..they skipped all the sports kids, who are the ones known to be doing drugs. We have multiple deaths every year from drug use, and suicides.

    And many in our town are just downright stupid. A couple years ago, a 14 yr old got drunk, stole his parents car, and went joy riding at high speeds with some friends. He crashed and they died. Apparently, he had done this before, but this time, he died. The news coverage talked about how we all need to look at this and take this as a lesson as to why seats belts are so important. I was like WTF??? And I do not even say the F word... (and still did not). Seat belts? What about the underaged drinking, the driving without a license, the high speeds, the drunk driving? But they decided to use this as an example to use seat belts.

    If we moved back to the midwest, I would be more likely to send my children to school. Our schools are cold, smelling, the staff mostly does not care about the students, and many parents are just irresponsible. Many parents supply alcohol to their kids and their kids friends and see it as no big deal, and the local police won't do anything about it when a parent complains.

    When schools are how they are here, I won't allow my children to go. I know there are still plenty of good kids here, but the drug culture is considered too acceptable here, by kids, parents, police, and schools.
     
  18. Faith3

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    That is how it is here. Everyone has money and they are buying expensive drugs. It seems to be accepted by many (this is what other homeschoolers tell me). The parents want to be popular and friends with their kids, so they allow it. Very, very disturbing and there have also been several suicides.
     
  19. Lindina

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    You might investigate whether there is a homeschool band/orchestra in your area. There's a homeschool group some distance from us (within our state but too far to participate) that has one (and ballroom dance classes, and computer programming, and legos club, and a ton of other great stuff, and I WISH we lived closer to them! :) ) Or possibly a community orchestra. A town near us has a community orchestra, and they put on a concert or two a year, Christmas and spring. Most college bands accept by audition, but I don't know anything about scholarships for it, sorry. You might check with the college band director about that.
     
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    I'm not playing down the drugs in school at all, but really that's nothing new. I went to high school in the 70's, and was in newspaper staff. We had a photographer on staff that kept his marijuana in a film canister. Everyone on staff knew that. We would NEVER open a film canister in the presence of an adult, just in case we opened the wrong one. A guy I dated that went to a different school and would attend parties with pot hosted by a teacher. So really, it comes down to the values you've taught them, and how strong they are in that. One of the reasons I'm hesitant about Faythe attending a state school and staying at home the first two years while attending the community college is that I'm not sure she's "strong enough" to go out yet.
     

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