Prison or Public School?

[azoomm]

I'm sure my daughters would be different if home schooled - but I'm a wee bit outgoing. I'm SURE I would be able to throw them into an environment that would give them social experience.

School is about an interaction experience. Home schooled kids need to be suplimented somewhere to create those interactions. That isn't necessarily with their peers - it's with elders without their parents as a direct daily buffer that may have more of an impact on their development. When that becomes less of a benefit than a bonus, it's time for you as a parent to evaluate and change.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by The Chi

I agree with you. No recess and no talking is not socialization at all. How much worse could home schooling be? Take'em to the playground for an hour every day and they'd get more.

Elves dave, elves.

Elves are supposed to be tall dear, funnier the other way

[Trip]

Originally Posted by The Chi

I agree with you. No recess and no talking is not socialization at all. How much worse could home schooling be? Take'em to the playground for an hour every day and they'd get more.

Elves dave, elves.

Playground won't supplement team building skills in a learning environment. That's the most important and useful skill you pick up for school. About the only damn thing you use besides basic language and math.

Youre too short to be an elf. They are suppose to be taller than humans.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Trip

Playground won't supplement team building skills in a learning environment. That's the most important and useful skill you pick up for school. About the only damn thing you use besides basic language and math.

Youre too short to be an elf. They are suppose to be taller than humans.

Ftr I always thought she looked like a pixie, I don't think those are lotr cannon though

[Switch]

Originally Posted by Trip

Home school kids are fucking weird, you need some social interaction with your own peers in an educational environment.

Truth.

If the schools are like this when I have kids, holy shit, the principal is gonna hate me.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Trip

Playground won't supplement team building skills in a learning environment.

Ooooh! Can we do that thing where you lean backwards and people catch you?

I love that one.

JC

[the chi]

One of my various nicknames is Tink...however you guys have your LOTR obviously wrong. While the movie version only showed tall elves, Tolkien actually created a variety of elven races, including some very tiny and petite ones...hobbits are NOT elves. Thats a whole other discussion however.

Sports could fill in the team work side of socialization...

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

ooooh! Can we do that thing where you lean backwards and people catch you?

I love that one.

Jc

trustfall!!

[Trip]

Originally Posted by The Chi

Sports could fill in the team work side of socialization...

Not for problem solving and a lot of mental aspects. The coaches do most of that for you.

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Ooooh! Can we do that thing where you lean backwards and people catch you?

I love that one.

JC

I prefer when they take team meetings to ropes/obstacle courses.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by The Chi

however you guys have your LOTR obviously wrong. While the movie version only showed tall elves, Tolkien actually created a variety of elven races, including some very tiny and petite ones....

Oh I have made it through the Silmarillion (that was a fucking nightmare), I wasn't refering to the movie adaptation of them. A lot of that shit can be attributed to his money hungry son Christopher. Just be glad we don't call you a dwarf, take your hobbitt title and be happy.