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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 10, 2016 16:40:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 0:32:27 GMT -5
What grade is he in?
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 11, 2016 4:53:48 GMT -5
He just went in in 12...he will be graduating.
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Post by jen51 on Oct 11, 2016 10:28:10 GMT -5
I guess I always thought of homeschooling as more than this...
Maybe it's the optimist in me? I've always thought of public school as being what he described homeschooling to be like.... sitting in a desk chair all day, looking at a computer screen, etc. I've always thought there should be much more to education. Is the public school he is entering different than most every other public school? I hope he's not disappointed. The grass always seems greener on the other side.
With homeschooling, creativity and good life experiences are available as much as the teacher/student wishes to utilize them. Homeschooling is good for the moral upbringing of children, but if done correctly I think it has a much greater potential than public school to instruct and mold the whole person.
As a boy that is on the brink of manhood, perhaps he's just feeling that itch to leave the nest.
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Post by Clotilde on Oct 11, 2016 21:04:56 GMT -5
Sometimes if kids have had a taste of school/secular society they wish to join it and immerse themselves.
We we all do what we can but I think we realize that things can be hard on homeschoolers, especially without strong sibling relationships, or even those with no siblings. There are so many different situations but it can be lonely if they have no friends and no social connections.
I'm not blaming the parents but sitting at the computer all day is not the typical method of homeschooling. Most homeschoolers have involved parents who teach them, and get them out doing classes, seeing new places, and meeting new people. I sometimes feel like we are always on the go and I look forward to days where we are just home whether school is in session or not.
It is sad to read this on many levels, not because I'm assuming I know the situation but homeschooling can be great and usually is!
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 11, 2016 21:05:43 GMT -5
You see Im of the opinion that the goal of early homeschooling is to ingrain in the mind of a child that education is THEIR tool...that school is there to help them. When we eventually moved our kids to the public school they were supported by us to know that they were directing things...that if the public sxhool told them or tried to pressure them to do something THEY werent interested in...they were under no obligation to the school. The school was there to help them. My nephew is loving school because there is no pressure to conform...at least none that would be effective.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 11, 2016 21:07:54 GMT -5
He was a student at home to PA cyberschool...and his parents did do extra curricular stuff as well
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 11, 2016 21:08:38 GMT -5
Hes a really solid and good young man
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 19:23:07 GMT -5
I'm glad it will work out for him. What are his plans post high school?
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 16, 2016 20:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 22:40:45 GMT -5
Speaking as a multi-generational military family I would discourage it if you can. The Corps has been thoroughly co-opted by the social engineers and is now a cesspool. I have heard that they are currently only accepting recruits into the infantry and it is rife with drug, alcohol, and sexual abuse, not to mention the questionable ethics of the things they have these young men do, even by wartime standards. It is NOT what the Corps was even 15 years ago. I had one son go in as a well-rounded young man who wanted to serve his country as his father and grandfather had before him and he came out... a mess, to put it politely. He was not naive by any stretch of the imagination when he went in (infantry); but he is still dealing with USMC demons 8 years later. I would give my eye teeth to undo those years he spent in the Corps. Actually I would give all of my teeth and a few other body parts as well if I could turn back the clock. The Corps no longer brings honor to our nation regardless of what his recruiters say. Recruiters LIE through their teeth to get what they want. If he is h*ll bent to join tell him NOT to take an open contract, he absolutely must have his MOS nailed down in writing with the exact job number written in the contract (no ___ /open) because they WILL try to force him into something he did not sign up for and even tell him that the contract is not binding on THEM, but it is and he does have recourse if they try to not honor his MOS. And no matter what stay OUT of the infantry. I will pray for him.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 19, 2016 5:30:05 GMT -5
I agree but his family are full on neoconservatives. They drink deep the promilitary propoganda. So yes pray he survives intact.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jan 24, 2017 22:00:23 GMT -5
Maybe with Trumps presidency our military could begin to clean up its act
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Post by Clotilde on Jan 25, 2017 7:46:59 GMT -5
I agree but his family are full on neoconservatives. They drink deep the promilitary propoganda. So yes pray he survives intact. I have a relative like that. He was able to use his skills to get an office job in the military but he would try to get all of us cousins to sign up so he could get bonuses. Funny thing though, he doesn't encourage his own kids to do the same, but for us it was patriotic and a duty. (a duty to line his pockets)
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Post by micah1199 on Jan 25, 2017 9:55:16 GMT -5
He should join the Air Force. It would be a more "normal" environment that the USMC. I wouldn't recommend any of the branches for reasons elucidated above, but if the person is going to join.
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