Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I briefly scanned it and didn't notice any typos right away but some of the grammar is off...>> Thanks for providing the link. I also did not notice any misspellings, but did notice the grammar problems. There were three flat out errors and a couple of times where his wording was awkward, even it if was grammatically correct. Nothing was blatant enough to be caught by the Word grammar check… it returned no errors. Not great; not the worst I've ever seen. I read stuff just as bad or worse every day written by college graduates... some PhD's!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Liberty Belle wrote: <<<Do you mean you believe if it hadn't worked for the older ones they would have continued for the younger ones? Sorry, I'm just not sure which part of my post you're referring to.>>> Oh no I think that if they did it and saw that it was successful, they would continute. I think that if they saw that it wasn't successful, they would make other arrangements. I wasn't speaking specifically about the Duggers. I wasn't clear, sorry. I was just referring to the one statment of <<<I do believe that most parents wouldn't choose to do it and then not teach their kids what they're supposed to. >>> I think this is in fact the case a lot more often than most people realize. I could be wrong of course.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Of course their idea of successful may be nothing more than he can read, write, and add. Who knows?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Of course their idea of successful may be nothing more than he can read, write, and add.<< And multiply. They're big on multiplication. ; )
Originally Posted By jonvn Actually, you know, if he did go to a school instead of being home schooled, he might be exposed to some different ideas, and maybe he'd realize that what he was saying was nuts. Maybe not, but by being home schooled, he has little to no chance of independent thought.
Originally Posted By wendebird I bet he is exposed to different ideas, most homeschool families interact with other people on a regular basis. Not just other homeschoolers or just other kids their age, but people. I don't know if this is a fact for the Duggar's or not though. It does seems the family travels quite a bit. I disagree that being homeschooled gives a child little to no chance of independent thought. I actually believe the exact opposite. Kids can think, learn, follow their dreams, without pressure from their peers that they're not cool because they do or like something different.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I'm not sure how many LP'ers on here remember the Prairie Family from Disneyland, but that is who this family reminds me of. And they were eventually banned from Disneyland for (among other reasons) stalking male CM's telling them that God had sent their daughters to be married to the CM's. I am positive that this similarity, to the Prairie Family, is another reason I am creeped out by the Duggars. And yes, there's probably a typo in here somewhere...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I disagree that being homeschooled gives a child little to no chance of independent thought. I actually believe the exact opposite. Kids can think, learn, follow their dreams, without pressure from their peers that they're not cool because they do or like something different.<< I agree. The opportunity to create more individualized lesson plans tailored to a child's interests and learning style can allow them more time to explore more possibilities. Of course, with an uber-controlling parent intent on forcing only a narrow world view on their child, the opposite could happen as well in a homeschool environment. We'll no doubt find out as this particular family will be featured in the media as their kids reach adulthood and pursue careers.
Originally Posted By jonvn "I'm not sure how many LP'ers on here remember the Prairie Family from Disneyland," Oh gee, did this really happen? The Prairie Family sounds familiar, but I don't remember this story. "I disagree that being homeschooled gives a child little to no chance of independent thought." It depends on what the kid is taught, of course. But by its very nature, going to a public school will introduce children to a variety of people and ideas they will not get in an otherwise cloistered environment.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Well, not a one of them was of legal age. And no, frankly, they weren't.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Whoa! Lots of posts. 313 was for 310... And yes, it really happened. Creepy.
Originally Posted By jonvn "And yes, it really happened. Creepy." Oh myy. More religious crazies. I hope the kids were taken from these people. But they probably weren't. "Vanishing Prairie." That is one of the worst. Thank you.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Of course, with an uber-controlling parent intent on forcing only a narrow world view on their child, the opposite could happen as well in a homeschool environment.<< Exactly. It seems that on this thread people picked their sides early on--those that thought it was ok to have this many kids, and those that don't. Now no matter what information comes to light (including the creepy revelations on birth control) people seem determined to defend this family. IMO, their version of homeschooling is most likely going to do more harm than good.
Originally Posted By wendebird >>Exactly. It seems that on this thread people picked their sides early on--those that thought it was ok to have this many kids, and those that don't. Now no matter what information comes to light (including the creepy revelations on birth control) people seem determined to defend this family. IMO, their version of homeschooling is most likely going to do more harm than good.<< I'm actually not defending them. I'm actually defending homeschooling. Because you feel one set of parents does it poorly is not enough to condem it as a whole. There are many who do it well & these kids excel, as Road Trip has pointed out. In my area we have a very large homeschool community. (I live in the "Bible Belt" of northern CA) We have park days, lake days, co-ops, charter schools, foreign language classes, college classes, sports teams, etc for social interactions & learning some of the harder sujbects to teach at home like chemistry. Someone also asked how these kids get into college. many colleges are welcoming homeschoolers. I only have time to post this one & I have to run for the day: <a href="http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1177" target="_blank">http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cg i-bin/display.cgi?id=1177</a>
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Because you feel one set of parents does it poorly is not enough to condem it as a whole. There are many who do it well & these kids excel, as Road Trip has pointed out.<< I completely agree. Since homeschooling is often associated (probably unfairly) with fundamentalist Christians who don't want their kids to be exposed to evolution and who want the Bible to be one of the textbooks, I wonder what the actual numbers reflect of why parents homeschool, what their backgrounds, belief systems, etc. are.
