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October 18, 2005, 2:37 pm PDT
10/18 "I Am Right!"
Quote From: irishmom I understand where you are coming from, but in regards to your last statement, I have never seen a parent who home schooled in "their" best interest rather than their child's. Homeschooling is a huge sacrifice! (Like you said, your children going to school gives you a much needed break...you don't get that break when you're homeschooling). As far as choosing the school that your children go to, in most places (and in Georgia where I live), you don't get a choice about where your children go to school and unless you can afford to spend $600 or more per child to send them to a private school, then your options are either send them to an awful public school, or home school them. I chose to home school. I'm not saying that ALL public schools are bad. In fact I lived in Vermont much of my life and if I still lived there, my children would probably be going to a public school there. Home schooling is not a burden on the parents. I know many home schooling parent who state it is so much easier for them (while they are standing in line with their children at a Walmart at 1pm) since the do not have to adhere to a school schedule. They make their own class schedules so schooling does not interfere with "Their Plans".. Some burden.
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