but when they are "old enough" they've already heard about it, and not good things, before ure able to teach him that there is nothning wrong with homosexuality they will already know all about it... and they wont think its a good things... cuz most things u hear among ure friends are bad things... they call them "fags" etc. 😬
Re: I'm going to homeschool my kids, if I ever have any
Originally posted by Cosmic_Beings
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Sometimes it is needed to do that.But homeschooling kids do need to be iinvolved with other kids.Inleast I think so.JM 🙂
First of all i don't understand why Harry potter was banned. In our high school you can read harry potter or Hitlers book. The Bible or the Mormon Bible. Also note my high school has a majority of people who believe in other faiths. Even in our elementary school you could get harry potter and such. Then they are other type of books which would drive those Christian parents mad. For crying out loud, let all the books be in the library, and it would be up to the child to pick them. Just because you don't want your child to read those books, does not mean you others can't.
The gay topic should be talked about after grade 4. Even in Liberal Canada we don't teach kids about sex and stuff until grade 4.
i think that schools should not be teaching kids about sex issues that early. period. they are too young.
I dont disagree with it being taught however, but it needs to be at an older age. And the parents should be the ones who approve or disapprove of their children learning it in school, because it should be up to the parents to decide when and where they learn it.
The school needs to respect the wishes of the father. Whether or not they believe that his intentions are out of ignorance, it is HIS child, and HE is legally the one who is allowed to make these decisions, not the school. The school does not have the right to not remove the child from the discussion if the father has requested it.
But situations like this is no reason to homeschool a child. Important social skills can only be learned through interaction with other children, they cant be taught.
Originally posted by IceWithin
but why? I sincerely dont get it... why?
bcuz they'll ask questions?? kids ask questions about EVERY thing.. what's so special about homosexuality?
Beacsue its a topic of cebate and not all parents are comfortable with making a government employee, a virtual stranger to the family, tell the child what is right and wrong with a highly controversial topic.
Maybe these teachers should be more concerned about teaching the children something like maybe ...oooohhhh reading and writing? Perhaps math?
This country's tests scores are in the virtual arm pit of the civilized world, whats wrong with teaching the kids to be smart in their acedemics rather than shoving social doctrine down their throats when the real responsibility for that rests on the shoulders of the parents.
First of all, I think homeschooling is a bad idea. I've known three people in my life that were taught at home. All three of these kids were in one way or another totally socially inept. Two of them were brothers in my old neighborhood and the third was a guy I used to hang out with socially when I was older. All three of them were either totally out of control and hyper active or totally timid and afraid to open up around people. So, I would advise against it. I think the school experience not only teaches you academics, but social development.
As for the book. I think the parent does have a right to say what his child should or shouldn't be taught. But, if he doesn't want his kid to learn what they're teaching, then he can take his kid out of school. Hell, send him to catholic school. That's about as sexually repressed as you can get.
And the dad says that he doesn't have a problem with homosexuality, but if he didn't clearly he would have raised this issue. He's just afraid he might acually have to answer a question about it. Since he doesn't understand it, he is outraged by it. God forbid the kid understand another way of life. God forbid he not be raised to think it's evil or abnormal.
I disagree with your statement that homeschooling is harmfull. I think it is a given they should still have contact with peers their age and have friends but being hometaught does not equal someone lacking socialy like you suggest.
My good friend was home taught and he is probably smarter more articulate and more thoughtfull than a good chunk of people his age, you can site that on whatever you want, but he came out ok and had plenty of friends outside of his home he could hang out with after his studies were done.
I think as well if you home teach your kids you can give them real standards in learning, not this wimpy type of schooling you get in public schools. If your kids are smart enough they should be able to move at their own speed and progress as fast as they can for their age. If i have a highly intelligent kid I do not expect them to fidgit in class bored because the rest of the class is playing catch up with the level he is at. That is one reason i was very unhappy at school, is because they seemed to go over the same material over and over without really progressing at the rate i needed.
If i have a boy/girl or several i want to make sure some stranger to me is not teaching them morals as THEY see fit without my consent, and even more so I want them to be able to thrive and grow at their own rate. Simple as that
Originally posted by moviejunkie23
I disagree with your statement that homeschooling is harmfull. I think it is a given they should still have contact with peers their age and have friends but being hometaught does not equal someone lacking socialy like you suggest.
My good friend was home taught and he is probably smarter more articulate and more thoughtfull than a good chunk of people his age, you can site that on whatever you want, but he came out ok and had plenty of friends outside of his home he could hang out with after his studies were done.
I think as well if you home teach your kids you can give them real standards in learning, not this wimpy type of schooling you get in public schools. If your kids are smart enough they should be able to move at their own speed and progress as fast as they can for their age. If i have a highly intelligent kid I do not expect them to fidgit in class bored because the rest of the class is playing catch up with the level he is at. That is one reason i was very unhappy at school, is because they seemed to go over the same material over and over without really progressing at the rate i needed.
If i have a boy/girl or several i want to make sure some stranger to me is not teaching them morals as THEY see fit without my consent, and even more so I want them to be able to thrive and grow at their own rate. Simple as that
That's cool. We've met different people in our lives. But, I never said they weren't intelligent, I said they were lacking social skills. The hyperactive kid was the kind of guy that would ask you if he could have the new toy your mother had just gotten you. You know the type. I'm sure the parents have a lot of influence on how the kid taught at home turns out. I don't really think it's harmful. Kids grow up and they will eventually learn the social skills they didn't have when they were younger. At least I hope they do.
As for school, yeah, it was boring at times. That's why I got in trouble when I was younger. Because I would start talking and playing around.
Yea i guess it depends on each situation, if your homw taught and have no peers for friends in the outside world you are going to appear awkward in the least when you get older, that is true.
Yea i think public school is an insult, thats just me i guess. It treats the kids as if they all learn at the same speed (wich is bogus) and they tend to instill their own ideas of right and wrong within the child wich we have discussed ealier and i don't agree with that either
This is not to say you can't tunr out ok i guess its just my personal preferance if i ever have children myself
Originally posted by KlogzI'm just curious.. why does it say "[censored]" where you cursed instead of ****?
I won't homeschool my kids, but that's just 'coz I don't want the little [censored] running around the house all day. Get to school! *kick*but seriously, I don't think they should be getting taught about ANY sexuality at age 6!!
its amazing how many times its been stated that the 'gay lesson' was nothing more than incidental characters (two of many) in a book which was not assigned to those kids. it was never 'taught' or 'forced' only available as people like to repeat over and over.
so i guess this is an attempt at enforced ignorance?
Originally posted by PVS
its amazing how many times its been stated that the 'gay lesson' was nothing more that incidental characters in a book which was not assigned to those kids. it was never 'taught' or 'forced' only available as people like to repeat over and over.so i guess this is an attempt at enforced ignorance?
sure man this is to enforce ignorance, anyone who disagrees with how the teacher runs things should be hauled off and thrown into jail no questions asked and fined a thousand dollars if you don't like that they can have opened planned discussions on their view of a certain sexuality and teach if its good or bad as they see fit.. How else are we gonna have control in society and have the government determine what is acceptable in class and what is not? Afterall if you disagree with the government institution you should be repremanded imediatley.....right?