Comments on: the reason why http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/09/04/the-reason-why/ digging deep, stretching up, reaching out Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mak http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/09/04/the-reason-why/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Mak Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:28:12 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/09/04/the-reason-why/#comment-2934 I don't lump homeschoolers together Robyn - but stereotypes exist and often for good reason, we all stereotype based on our experiences and I think we all know that when someone makes a comment in generalities they're not talking about every single person in that group. and actually, I didn't say anything about homeschoolers, I was referring to SOME in the religious RIGHT...that's a relatively small (but too large for my comfort) group. There are other homeschoolers who are judgmental against public schoolers for other reasons - like in our city where many are pagan hippies (and that's really what they are, not making a judgment about them) and want their kids to learn out in the woods in the mountains. I don't care if you homeschool or not, I really don't - it's not my thing and I think that many people I know do a bad job of it but homeschooling itself is not something I'm fundamentally opposed to I don’t lump homeschoolers together Robyn - but stereotypes exist and often for good reason, we all stereotype based on our experiences and I think we all know that when someone makes a comment in generalities they’re not talking about every single person in that group.

and actually, I didn’t say anything about homeschoolers, I was referring to SOME in the religious RIGHT…that’s a relatively small (but too large for my comfort) group. There are other homeschoolers who are judgmental against public schoolers for other reasons - like in our city where many are pagan hippies (and that’s really what they are, not making a judgment about them) and want their kids to learn out in the woods in the mountains.

I don’t care if you homeschool or not, I really don’t - it’s not my thing and I think that many people I know do a bad job of it but homeschooling itself is not something I’m fundamentally opposed to

]]> By: Robyn http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/09/04/the-reason-why/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Robyn Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:39:22 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/09/04/the-reason-why/#comment-2927 Great post Mak! Politics. They make my head spin and have turned me into a cynic. I admire that you are able to decide on a candidate. My bad attitude keeps getting in the way of my decision process. Remember way back when Dan Quayle *defined* family values and attacked a fictitious TV character for carrying an out-of-wedlock baby to term? Yet those same people praise Palin and her daughter's decisions. Aren't all 3 to be commended (if you can commend a fictitious person)? Older kids need adopting–– but god forbid they go to a stable and loving single parent or worse, a homosexual home! Don't even get me started on working moms. Some choose a career outside the home and are excellent nurturing parents. Some are forced into it by our wonderful non-trickling down economy. Oy with the christianized politics. I have had friends tell me they could no longer be my friend because I was not part of the Moral Majority and we no longer had anything in common. EXCUSE ME! What about Jesus?? See, I told you I am cynical. Speaking of Jesus––wasn't he a feminist? Mak, be careful you don't lump all homeschoolers together. I have done public, private Christian and homeschool. I never homeschooled for religious reasons. My least favorite form of educating my kids was the private schools that slapped christian lingo into their texts and called it education. This year I have one kid in public and one at home. I have never thought badly of anyone's choice of educating their kids. Well, I take that back. I disagree with isolating kids from the world or banning books so I suppose I have been judgmental. Sorry. My comment has turned into a soapbox. Consider it a compliment. You got me fired up! :) Great post Mak!
Politics. They make my head spin and have turned me into a cynic. I admire that you are able to decide on a candidate. My bad attitude keeps getting in the way of my decision process.
Remember way back when Dan Quayle *defined* family values and attacked a fictitious TV character for carrying an out-of-wedlock baby to term? Yet those same people praise Palin and her daughter’s decisions. Aren’t all 3 to be commended (if you can commend a fictitious person)? Older kids need adopting–– but god forbid they go to a stable and loving single parent or worse, a homosexual home! Don’t even get me started on working moms. Some choose a career outside the home and are excellent nurturing parents. Some are forced into it by our wonderful non-trickling down economy. Oy with the christianized politics. I have had friends tell me they could no longer be my friend because I was not part of the Moral Majority and we no longer had anything in common. EXCUSE ME! What about Jesus?? See, I told you I am cynical. Speaking of Jesus––wasn’t he a feminist?
Mak, be careful you don’t lump all homeschoolers together. I have done public, private Christian and homeschool. I never homeschooled for religious reasons. My least favorite form of educating my kids was the private schools that slapped christian lingo into their texts and called it education. This year I have one kid in public and one at home. I have never thought badly of anyone’s choice of educating their kids. Well, I take that back. I disagree with isolating kids from the world or banning books so I suppose I have been judgmental.
Sorry. My comment has turned into a soapbox. Consider it a compliment. You got me fired up! :)

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