tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post115441012617437810..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: School is Out and Blog is SufferingSprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1154519599713025582006-08-02T06:53:00.000-05:002006-08-02T06:53:00.000-05:00Luckily, a fellow in Sweden can not, yet, dictate ...Luckily, a fellow in Sweden can not, yet, dictate what you do or do not teach your children.<BR/><BR/>despite her problems, I really do feel we live in the best country in the world when I look around and see what else is out there. Europe in general has a real problem with God. America is going that direction, yes. The growing Christian countries right now seem to be down in Africa. But they haven't yet taken away our right to believe what we wish, and to train our children up as we wish. And in many ways, this is stronger than it once was because homeschooling is getting more popular.<BR/><BR/>as the public schools go downhill (which they inevitably will because of what they are being forced to teach, and what they no longer have time to teach enough of) this will only grow stronger.<BR/><BR/>My sister and I were both public schooled. My mother has a bad misconception of what homeschooling is all about. And yet my sister is homeschooling her kids and I intend to homeschool mine.MommyLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608956553350425075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1154439224896484292006-08-01T08:33:00.000-05:002006-08-01T08:33:00.000-05:00I've been there (as I suspect have most other home...I've been there (as I suspect have most other homeschoolers.) It certainly is tempting to reply, and occasionally we do have to. In my case it came from my family members (who are all public school teachers, just as I trained to be). I finally learned to stay away from the subject and let the kids behavior and educational advances speak for themselves. (Which of course does not work in the logging comunity but works reat in my case.) It was only last year that my mom noticed that my kids were all doing everything much better at age 5 than any of her kindergarteners did. She also noticed some other things about them and even suggested that if she didn't have to share my brother (age 14) with my dad she would probably pull him out and homeschool him, since he was having so much trouble with school. Of course they just chalk it up to my own background as a teacher but for diehard public school teachers even that is a huge change. Anyway, don't let it get to you and trust the Lord for the right words when you must reply. (BTW your schools ouot sounds like our schools in!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com