Re: schooling, anyway that it works. . .

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I used to have my doubts about home schooling. My mom is a retired

teacher. But I can see that for some people it really works. God

bless all of you who get your kids schooled any way you can. I

don't think there is a right way or a wrong way,m just that no way is

easy.

Barb

-- In MSersLife , " n Rojas " wrote:

>

> As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

> at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

> gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

> blems since early childhood.

>

> Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

> schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

> there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

> Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily

through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled,

and tutored (by the county).

>

> Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

> tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

> schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

>

> I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

> FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

> our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

> medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

> school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

>

> We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled,

thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

> and different parents to teach the children of others.

>

> But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

> There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

> a variety of ways.

>

> I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

> also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

>

> One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others

of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a

series of each.

>

> It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

> by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do

think

> it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

> can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

> a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all

know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

>

> I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

> occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the

feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

> ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

>

> Love to all of you on our list, n

>

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I used to have my doubts about home schooling. My mom is a retired

teacher. But I can see that for some people it really works. God

bless all of you who get your kids schooled any way you can. I

don't think there is a right way or a wrong way,m just that no way is

easy.

Barb

-- In MSersLife , " n Rojas " wrote:

>

> As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

> at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

> gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

> blems since early childhood.

>

> Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

> schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

> there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

> Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily

through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled,

and tutored (by the county).

>

> Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

> tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

> schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

>

> I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

> FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

> our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

> medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

> school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

>

> We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled,

thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

> and different parents to teach the children of others.

>

> But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

> There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

> a variety of ways.

>

> I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

> also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

>

> One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others

of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a

series of each.

>

> It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

> by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do

think

> it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

> can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

> a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all

know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

>

> I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

> occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the

feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

> ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

>

> Love to all of you on our list, n

>

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Thank you n for a wonderful post giving us an insight into your feelings. I enjoyed reading it.love to youSharon Sharon (MSersLife Group Owner/Creator) It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line. ~Ashleigh Brilliant schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

[Guest guest]

All, too true! Some of my grandkids attend a small, caring private

school, but I have been tutoring them in writing and reading; their

poor mother, my daughter, was in fits, poor thing! Love, n

Re: schooling, anyway that it works. . .

I used to have my doubts about home schooling. My mom is a retired teacher. But I can see that for some people it really works. God bless all of you who get your kids schooled any way you can. I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way,m just that no way is easy. Barb-- In MSersLife , "n Rojas" wrote:>> As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio> at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have > gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro> blems since early childhood.> > Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home> schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when > there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD> Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).> > Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the > tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home> schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.> > I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either> FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of > our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then> medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to> school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.> > We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,> and different parents to teach the children of others.> > But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.> There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just > a variety of ways.> > I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but> also support those who choose a more conventional mode.> > One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.> > It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken> by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think> it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she> can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen> a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.> > I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare> occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri> ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.> > Love to all of you on our list, n>

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n, I did not know you had a child with TS. We believe our oldest has TS. Does your kid still take meds, and if so, can you share what they are taking? Love from , Trista

schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

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n, I did not know you had a child with TS. We believe our oldest has TS. Does your kid still take meds, and if so, can you share what they are taking? Love from , Trista

schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

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Thank YOU, Sharon, for being who you are, and for moderating this list.

Love, n

schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

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Trista, I sent you a private post, but am not sure that it got through.

Our child was on Haloperidol through secondary school, but does well

without it now. Love to you, n

schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

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I just got home. I got it. Thanks for the info. hugs, Trista

schooling, anyway that it works. . .

As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio

at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have

gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro

blems since early childhood.

Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when

there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD

Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, and tutored (by the county).

Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the

tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home

schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.

I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either

FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of

our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then

medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to

school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about it.

We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,

and different parents to teach the children of others.

But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.

There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just

a variety of ways.

I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but

also support those who choose a more conventional mode.

One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a series of each.

It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken

by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do think

it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she

can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen

a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.

I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare

occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri

ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.

Love to all of you on our list, n

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Awww, how very sad to hear the school is "shrinking". I hope it stays afloat! Challis mindythores wrote: -I'm going to chime in here. My son goes to small/very small Catholic School. He has only 8 kids in his combined 7/8th grade class. They get so much special attention. This is the same school I attended as well as my brother but when we graduated our classes were not combined and averaged about 20 kids per class. So, now,

our small school is struggling to stay alive. I wonder what happened to parents over the years? We used to want the best for our kids but I see something disturbing happen.Our schools classes hold ground from K-3rd grade and then suddenly the student population drops. What concerns me is I feel that parents are letting their kids make the decision on their schooling at a way early age. I remember in fifth grade my son came home from his first day of school to tell me only seven fifth graders were left. I was so surprised. He had 12 classmates the year before and 15 the year previous. After speaking to several parents, it was obvious the reasoning was all "social" in nature and not for educational concerns. One parent even went so far to tell me "my daughter is getting an A in math now." Of course she was because the CAtholic school has a harder grading scale (an A- begins at 94 and not 90 like in a public

school) Her main reasoning for sending her daughter to public was so that she would make more friends before high school began. The local public school is small too. They graduate about 90 kids per year but parents don't take in the statistics. Last year the Valedictorian and Salutatorian were both from our Catholic School. And even more important is that only three graduated from 8th grade into that same class. The third classmate was in the top ten. Amazing. Ok, I guess I'm rambling now...it's late. But this is a sore subject with me. When I was growing up and I asked my parents if I could go to the public school...well lets just say discussion wasn't an option. We did as our parents said. Now I feel like we are letting the kids parent themselves. Getting off my stool now...haMindy-- In MSersLife , Smyelin groovy

wrote:>> I met my husband in a small private school. I would have been twelve or thirteen. We're not each other's first spouses, but we are each other's first loves.> > I moved to that private school at the end of seventh grade. Boy was I mad about it! Not because I liked pubic school (I hated school lol), but because I had to wear a dress every day! LOL> > I ended those schooling years being Homeschooled.> > Later, college. And college I REALLY enjoyed!! Loved it and took twice as many credits as I needed, for the fun of learning and the wanting more, ending with a nice 4.0. I even walked through graduation with my Mother and my bother, who'd finished the semester before, but held off graduation so we could walk together. Very nice! )> > started in PS and ended at the private school.> > The boys began in PS,

then moved to HS years ago and the girls will only know HS. We LOVE it! To this day, I've not yet had one day of HSing as rough as one evening of PS homework. LOL I laugh, but it's the absolute truth. ) So many variations and choices, even in HSing alone. )> > More folks are going with HS than ever before. Kinda like returning to our roots? LOL Understanding may eventually grow with that movement? We can hope! LOL> > Challis> > > > n Rojas wrote:> All, too true! Some of my grandkids attend a small, caring private > school, but I have been tutoring them in writing and reading; their> poor mother, my daughter, was in fits, poor thing! Love, n> Re: schooling, anyway that it works. . .> > > I used to have my doubts about home schooling. My mom is a retired > teacher. But I can see that for some people it really works. God > bless all of you who get your kids schooled any way you can. I > don't think there is a right way or a wrong way,m just that no way is > easy. > > Barb> > -- In MSersLife , "n Rojas" <Rojas5915@> wrote:> >> > As many of you know, I have cystic fibrosis, arthritis, had polio> > at age 13 (despite my mother's best efforts to protect me), have > > gout and severe herniated discs in my back; I have had back pro> > blems since early childhood.> > > > Many, including me, with cystic fibrosis, were largely home> >

schooled, in order to avoid bacterial infection in an era when > > there were all to few antibiotics available, and as I have G6PD> > Deficiency, I could not take the sulfa drugs anyway. So, primarily > through the first five years of school I was primarily home schooled, > and tutored (by the county).> > > > Does not seem to have held me back; went to college at the > > tender age of fifteen. I am well aware that those who are home> > schooled do the best on college entrance exams, and in college.> > > > I do NOT belong to one of those categories in which one is either> > FOR or AGAINST home schooling. We home schooled one of > > our children who has Tourette's Syndrome for three years; then> > medications got better, and frankly, the boy was itching to go to> > school with his friends, so we caved in, but had doubts about

it.> > > > We had a neighborhood co-operative of parents who home schooled, > thus enabling the kids to socialise and to play sports,> > and different parents to teach the children of others.> > > > But no matter how one does it, it usually just does work out.> > There is probably no good nor BAAAAAAD way to do it, just > > a variety of ways.> > > > I strongly support those parents who homeschool their kids, but> > also support those who choose a more conventional mode.> > > > One of my grandsons is entirely home schooled and loves it; others > of my grandchildren just adore either public or private school--or a > series of each.> > > > It is important that we be supportive of all the approaches taken> > by those on this list, because that is the way this list IS. I do > think>

> it best if complaints be addressed to the moderator first, then she> > can address the poster, but on this friendly list, I have never seen> > a post critical of another person's post before, and as you all > know now, did not intend my own post to be one of those.> > > > I do think that the medium of private posting is useful on rare> > occasions so as not to involve every single one of us in the > feelings perhaps of only two persons, but I myself prefer that cri> > ticisms be sent to the moderator, as she is known for her fairness.> > > > Love to all of you on our list, n> >> > > > > ---------------------------------> > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.> Version: 7.1.406 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date:

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