Comments on: Repost: More on Homeschooling http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5818 Dan Edelen Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:50:09 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5818 I'm turning off comments on this post because they're getting out of control. I've never had to do that on a post before, so I'm not happy about setting that precedent. :-( You can bet I'll be blogging on this when my hiatus is over. I’m turning off comments on this post because they’re getting out of control. I’ve never had to do that on a post before, so I’m not happy about setting that precedent. :-(

You can bet I’ll be blogging on this when my hiatus is over.

]]> By: jettybetty http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5800 jettybetty Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:32:18 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5800 Annette, First I don't consider my terminology *meaningless*. It actually offends me that you do. I could consider your terminology just as *meaningless*--but prefer not to refer to it that way because I would like to respect you. The definition of public school you seem to insist on using is that of the state. Do you accept every definition of the state? If the state defined worship as bowing down to a statue would you say that defined worship? I believe the state's definition is mumbo jumbo. I believe I can distinguish between fact and opinion--what you seem to want me to do is agree with you--you seem to think you have the right opinion and mine is wrong because you understand the facts and I don't. What is the discussion here about? All I have said is a small group of homeschoolers to do not have the right to be exclusive in their definition of homeschooling. For some reason your small group thinks you get to decide who is and who is not homeschooling. In my opinion that is absurd--not to mention not very encouraging for someone starting to homeschool--which is what this original post was about. I see your group straing gnats and attempting to gain power. You can strain your gnats if you want to, it seems you would have better things to do, but you get no power with me. You can continue this discussion, if you so desire by email: jettybettyblog@hotmail.com Annette,
First I don’t consider my terminology *meaningless*. It actually offends me that you do. I could consider your terminology just as *meaningless*–but prefer not to refer to it that way because I would like to respect you. The definition of public school you seem to insist on using is that of the state. Do you accept every definition of the state? If the state defined worship as bowing down to a statue would you say that defined worship? I believe the state’s definition is mumbo jumbo. I believe I can distinguish between fact and opinion–what you seem to want me to do is agree with you–you seem to think you have the right opinion and mine is wrong because you understand the facts and I don’t.

What is the discussion here about? All I have said is a small group of homeschoolers to do not have the right to be exclusive in their definition of homeschooling. For some reason your small group thinks you get to decide who is and who is not homeschooling. In my opinion that is absurd–not to mention not very encouraging for someone starting to homeschool–which is what this original post was about. I see your group straing gnats and attempting to gain power. You can strain your gnats if you want to, it seems you would have better things to do, but you get no power with me.

You can continue this discussion, if you so desire by email:
jettybettyblog@hotmail.com

]]> By: Annette http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5771 Annette Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:20:11 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5771 Sure we can agree to disagree but we can first agree what it is that we are disagreeing about in the first place? I'm not arguing your choice to use meaningless terminology in regards to homeschooling. Your welcome to do so. I am saying that public schooling is already defined and you are imagining that it is something else other than what it is already legally defined as. I use facts, and you use opinion. If you can't distinguish between fact and opinion, I guess we can agree that you don't personally put any value on the facts in this discussion? If the facts have no value for you here, is it safe to say that whether or not independent homeschooling is able to remain an option for families would not have any value to you either? (Please delete my comment pending). Sure we can agree to disagree but we can first agree what it is that we are disagreeing about in the first place? I’m not arguing your choice to use meaningless terminology in regards to homeschooling. Your welcome to do so. I am saying that public schooling is already defined and you are imagining that it is something else other than what it is already legally defined as. I use facts, and you use opinion. If you can’t distinguish between fact and opinion, I guess we can agree that you don’t personally put any value on the facts in this discussion? If the facts have no value for you here, is it safe to say that whether or not independent homeschooling is able to remain an option for families would not have any value to you either? (Please delete my comment pending).

]]> By: jettybetty http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5769 jettybetty Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:51:13 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5769 Annette, We sent our 3 children to public school for 13 years each--but I was still their main teacher--and I can call them homeschooled if I want. It IS that simple. I do think I understand what you are saying--and I don't agree. At all. Can't we just agree to disagree? Annette,
We sent our 3 children to public school for 13 years each–but I was still their main teacher–and I can call them homeschooled if I want. It IS that simple.
I do think I understand what you are saying–and I don’t agree. At all.
Can’t we just agree to disagree?

]]> By: Annette http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5768 Annette Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:04:37 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/08/repost-more-on-homeschooling.html#comment-5768 You can imagine that public school does not already have a definition. You can imagine anything you want. Your head is your playground. However, in the real sense that it matters for example, legislatively and court cases, it has already been decided that psing at home is psing with all that entails. It's really simple isn't it? If someone has a ps at home program that their family is enjoying, what benefit is it for them to be in a campaign to attempt to redefine their psing at home program into something it isn't and can never be? They won't be successful in obtaining the same freedoms that those hsing without a ps at home program have. Their attempts to call their program hsing is to risk interfering in another option that they might want to avail themselves of some day. There is no gain. If you think there is, tell me what you think the gain would be. You can imagine that public school does not already have a definition. You can imagine anything you want. Your head is your playground.
However, in the real sense that it matters for example, legislatively and court cases, it has already been decided that psing at home is psing with all that entails. It’s really simple isn’t it? If someone has a ps at home program that their family is enjoying, what benefit is it for them to be in a campaign to attempt to redefine their psing at home program into something it isn’t and can never be? They won’t be successful in obtaining the same freedoms that those hsing without a ps at home program have. Their attempts to call their program hsing is to risk interfering in another option that they might want to avail themselves of some day. There is no gain. If you think there is, tell me what you think the gain would be.

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