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Re: [OM] Just another day

Subject: Re: [OM] Just another day
From: Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 09:13:43 -0400
I home schooled my 4 kids for many years as we traveled all over the world. 
They were also members of the Y and various youth groups and participated in 
swim teams everywhere we lived. They ended up being National Merit Scholars and 
all got scholarships to college.

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> On May 24, 2018, at 8:51 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Home schooling does have advantages as it avoids the manipulations by 
> religious and political groups.  We have one going on here right now.  But, 
> the significantly lesser social interaction with other kids is a big negative.
> 
>> 
>> I am just glad that I left the US just before the older of my two 
>> children reached school age (just—he did attend K grade in New Jersey 
>> but that was it).
>> 
>> And I think I have uncovered the reason why the fascist regime does 
>> not want to do anything about this insanity. With every school 
>> shooting, home schooling looks like a more attractive option. And 
>> this is of course what the fascist right wishes to promote. So do not 
>> expect any action beyond vacuous expressions of compassion and other 
>> forms of crocodile tears. And prayers, of course.
>> 
>> 
>>> But I'll just say this:  It pi**es me off that my office environment
>>> is more secure and safer than the typical school. In this day and age,
>>> nearly every office building in the world has multiple tiers of
>>> security, but we're lucky to even bother with the most basic of
>>> security measures for our kids. In this day and age, there is no
>>> excuse. None.
>>> 
>>> And it isn't about guns. It's about basic security measures. Shooting
>>> people is just one kind of violence. While we direct our attention on
>>> this issue, we ignore the others. We personally have first-hand
>>> experience with this.
>>> 
>>> Mental health? Yup, of course it's a problem. But again, that's just
>>> one problem. Consider that statistically, nearly one in every ten kids
>>> in school will become a convicted felon. There are a lot of scary evil
>>> kids with latent issues.
>> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>     - Hunter S. Thompson
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