Anyone homeschool out there?

[ophiura]

I can't tell you if you're anywhere near me because I spent time in public school and we know every single one of them stinks and the teachers are money hungry idiots who couldn't teach me where my butt was on a chair let alone where the Genesee River Valley is relative to Texas.

No go. And the nuns in elementary school..well, let's not even talk about how much time and money was spent on the poor
Several people have tried to teach me to make pie. It has been a disaster each time. Too much fruit...too little whatever. Sigh.

 

[scotts]

Originally Posted by lovethesea
I gradiated public high school (looking pretty sleazy I might add)
Got any pictures???? :jumping:
Ok there are others but in the interest of this being a family website and all.....
Well since I went to a public college and majored in engineering (I know just screaming GEEK!) Let's look at coconut cream pie logically. Now the first word - coconut Yuck, Gross, Icky, Ewwwww. I hate coconut. That is why coclolate cream pie is so good, look at the first word there, chocolate. "Nuff said?
Maybe if you could make a coconut cream pie without the coconut it would be good.
I do make a mean apple pie though, gotta be served warm enough to melt the ice cream on it.

 

[scotts]

Mola, can you start them a little earlier, my daughter will definitely want to be here for the fart jokes.

 

[molamola]

Sorry I didn't get around to the fart jokes. I couldn't think of any because, as you may know, my public school education has not improved my creativity any

As for Ophiura's problems with geography and pie making, I would like to offer the following words of wisedumb:
You know that the world is flat and the center of the universe, and going out in search of a place you've never heard of is quite dangerous and irresponsible, in my opinion. You could fall off the edge and be set ablaze by that fiery orb that floats in the sky

which would hurt a great deal.
As for the recipe issue, you know that we Catholics/public school victims have poor reading comprehension skills and are incapable of reading things literally. Let me give you an example:
To a Homeschooled child/Christian, a tablespoon of sugar would equal to 14.8 grams of sugar or something like that (I failed metric system

)
Whereas I was once trying to interpret a pie recipe and it called for a tablespoon of sugar and I had no idea what it could possibly mean. I consulted the Catechism of Holy Cuisine for answers. According to St. Mary Poppins (Blessed be her name), a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down in the most delightful way. How this relates to pie, I have no idea. But I did learn that a robin sitting in his nest has very little time to rest, while gathering his bits of twine and twig.
I found this information to be rather disturbing. I knew that the only way to salavation was through works, so I abandoned the pie and the recipe (I'm waiting for Dan Brown to write a novel decoding the recipe), and set out to help the robin, so he could get some well deserved rest. Then I gave him $20.00 and a sack full of canned food.
So you see, that's why we can't seem to make pies successfully. I hope this has helped you. Also, Dan Brown's book "Angelsfood and Devil's Food," really helped me to understand the difference between the two. Apparently it's just egg whites and chocolate.

 

[ophiura]

I just don't know. I've prayed often to Mary in the little gold encrusted grotto I've made for her statue...also to the dozens of icons I've placed around my home. The Pope told me to do this during one of his secret mind control messages sent out to Catholics the world over (this IS common knowledge, isn't it??). The pies are still too soupy (and overflow) or just not right. The fruit often doesn't quite seem to cook even when the crust is. The bottom crust doesn't always cook, etc, etc. I think I will have to find a saint specifically for pies, or at least fruit, or for pastry chefs to be the focus of my adoration. That is my goal for the day.
The secret life of a Catholic non-pie baker living on a budget and the limitations of public education. Fascinating, ain't it?

 

[carshark]

sort of on this topic....anyone agree/disgree with bush's ideas to incorporate intelligent design to normal teaching and a requirement in public schools? i thought theory was taught only in college? who is to say that 75% of teaching, which involved history or science, isnt based upon theory at first then proven later, but the idea of pushing religion at that point in a public school is crossing the line?...man it seems there are loads of highschool kids in these boards a whole lot more than i anticipated, but never the less at least they start early..

 

[pimpmytank]

its a fact that learning from more than one teacher is a benefit to children.. when you only learn one set of views from a husband and wife, you are not letting a child see the dynamics of world situations or any given situation and come to a conclusion for him or herself. kind of like having blinders on.

 

[molamola]

I don't see what the big deal is with providing kids with that information. Heck, I learned about all world religions in my world history class and I didn't feel brainwashed or put upon. It was really quite interesting. Kids learn about Greek Mythology in lit class (as early as junior high) and it's chocked full of Gods and stories of creation, but nobody seems to be bothered by it. Toss it in there, the kids probably won't even notice, as they are going to public school and apparently kids in public schools don't learn anything anyway.

If you're looking for the patron Saint of Pie, her name is St. Julia Child of PBS.

 

[darth tang]

I have a read a bit in this thread where people think some home school children aren't "normal" or are "weird". You know, I bet I can find the same things with regards to children in Public schools. No matter what environment children are educated in you will still have a certain demogragh that won't be "normal" or are "different". That is life, not schooling.
Both have their advantages. Home schooling the student receives more one on one education. Something that can be very valuable if a student has difficulties with a subject.
Public schools offer things such as sports and extracurricular activities right on site. Eliminating the parents from activley searching out for specific "group" activities and are generally a lot cheaper to participate in.
Ultimately, if you can afford it, I would say Private schooling is ideal. It gives you aspects of both. But cost far more.
All three have their advantages and disadvantages. But ultimately how your children turns out is up to how the parents teach and raise them. Not which kind of schooling they get.
I can show you criminals that were schooled in all three programs.

 

[lovethesea]

Originally Posted by DSkidmore
I like Peach and Raspberry Jam and I'm off to make some right now!

OH NO.............I won't even go there. Temptation, sin, sugar, fruit. Yikes, it could be the devil re-defined.
Is is Jam or Jelly? :notsure:

 

[ophiura]

Originally Posted by Darth Tang
All three have their advantages and disadvantages. But ultimately how your children turns out is up to how the parents teach and raise them. Not which kind of schooling they get.

 

[lovethesea]

Originally Posted by Scotts
Got any pictures???? :jumping:

In reality it was more along the lines of "dickies" pants, whale sweaters, basket purses, or initial bags...goucho pants or palazzo pants OOOPPS, I showing my age

My public school forced me into the preppy look by hypnotizing us every morning and us chanting strange sayings and rolling around in the aisles all day :scared:

 

[lovethesea]

Originally Posted by Darth Tang
All three have their advantages and disadvantages. But ultimately how your children turns out is up to how the parents teach and raise them. Not which kind of schooling they get.
.

This is very correct. 100% parental/adult involvement is key.
Has anyone tried a Key Lime pie???????

 

[molamola]

I agree that all three have their advantages, and you know that kids all have different learning styles, i.e. auditory, tactile, visual etc. Some kids do better in public school, others in Montessori, others in homeschool etc. It's about nurture and needs. I happen to be an olfactive learner, which means I learn through smell. This became problematic, as smelling Shakespeare wasn't working for me, so I flunked literature. I passed lunch though

I had key lime pie once and spent ten hours in confession after because it was too sinful.

 

[jacknjill]

Originally Posted by MolaMola
I don't see what the big deal is with providing kids with that information. Heck, I learned about all world religions in my world history class and I didn't feel brainwashed or put upon. It was really quite interesting. Kids learn about Greek Mythology in lit class (as early as junior high) and it's chocked full of Gods and stories of creation, but nobody seems to be bothered by it. Toss it in there, the kids probably won't even notice, as they are going to public school and apparently kids in public schools don't learn anything anyway.

If you're looking for the patron Saint of Pie, her name is St. Julia Child of PBS.
i actually did greek mythology in 6th grade in social studies

 

[dskidmore]

Originally Posted by ophiura
I can't tell you if you're anywhere near me... where the Genesee River Valley is relative to Texas. ...
Several people have tried to teach me to make pie. It has been a disaster each time. Too much fruit...too little whatever. Sigh.
A) Sadly no-where near.
B) I forget the butter in the apple pie all the time myself, and it still comes out passable. I just inject it in before serving, and no-one notices. Fruit, sugar, butter, optional seasonings, optional top crust, cover the edges of the crust with tin foil, bake until fruit and crust are done. If your bottom crust isn't baking, your problem may be your oven or your pans, or you may not be rolling the dough thin enough.

 

[dskidmore]

Originally Posted by lovethesea
OH NO.............I won't even go there. Temptation, sin, sugar, fruit. Yikes, it could be the devil re-defined.
Is is Jam or Jelly? :notsure:
Jelly is jelled fruit juice. Jam has pieces of fruit and or mashed fruit in it. Hence grape is usually jelly, berry flavors are often jam, but can come as either.

 

[chrisnym]

I too am against home schooling unless under extreme circumstances. I think children must learn to coexist and grow up with peers.

 

[ophiura]

Its odd...I was treated TERRIBLY in elementary school - have no desire to know what ever happened to those people. I hated it. I hated them. The people who were my friends were other kids on the street and I did not go to their school anyway. There are ways to socialize kids and have them grow up with peers under most circumstances - the parents just need to be active in promoting that, IMO. I think the problem with many parents is that they DO let school teach their kids how to coexist, instead of taking the lead with it.

 

[sleeper]

I think your posts about pie are offensive to my religion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_...tti_Monsterism
I hope the Flying SPaghetti Monster touches YOU with his noodly appendage. That will cease all talk of public school pies. You filthy nonbelieving savages who have developed a systematic understanding of slow species change over millions of year, you...