-=> Ruth Leblanc was yaking to James Prior all about Re: HOME SCHOOLING on 
14 Sep 96  08:25:00 <=-
 RL> James:
 RL> I don't normally quote a whole long message like this but you wrote
 RL> the following to Chris and Donna:
 RL> I, for one, really do not understand why you felt the necessity to
 RL> write this. I noticed that you also wrote a long message of the same
 RL> ilk in a previous posting.
 RL> Please take note that _I_ am not homeschooling my children - who are
 RL> grown up now ...and never did. I am also an Educator i.e. accredited
 RL> teacher and so is Donna.
 RL> You come into this echo and attack the parents that are homeschooling
 RL> without knowing anything about them or their reasons to be doing it.
 RL> I, however, have come into this conference to offer any assistance
 RL> that anyone need in the area of ideas for teaching etc.....as everyone
 RL> has here that is homeschooling their children.
 RL> Having been a participant on this echo for about 9 months I can say
 RL> that the majority of the posts here come from concerned parents who
 RL> have the best interests of their children at heart and have very good
 RL> reasons to homeschool.
 RL> Obviously something made you post this message and I would like to
 RL> know what. You obviously have an axe to grind but are sharpening it on
 RL> the wrong people.
 RL> -Ruth
Really?  Then you must realize that institutionalized education, along with
proper parenting is the most important part of a childs maturing.  You must
also realize that one or two "parent-teachers" cannot teach a child all there
is to learn if they are to have any hope of succeeding in our society.
There is a great difference between being an accredited teacher and an
educated teacher.  In most states, to be accredited you have only to fill
out a piece of paper stating how far you went in school, and what type of
work you have been doing since leaving school.  Infact, in most states,
the Superintendant of schools does not require any education whatsoever!!
I wonder how much education is required to become a "Homeschooler"?
No, I do not have an ax to grind, and I am not sharpening anything on anyone.
I had something to say, I said it and that is the end of it.  
Take care, luck be yours and God bless you and yours til next we met!!
James Prior
... Two things I can't stand, smart kids and their ignorant parents!
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