Tremendous hostility over homeschooling

[StellarStory]

[seekingmyLord]

[Calla_Dragon]

[Theodore]

I enjoy a good heated debate. As long as you're making fun of the other person's argument and not them personally, it's good entertainment, imho. Plus, it can be quite educational so long as it doesn't degrade into "You're a @#$@ idiot! No, you are!" I've learned lots of things while researching for online debates.

[StellarStory]

I don't like debating though I was on my high school team and can do it well. It's simply not entertaining or fun for me.

I avoid conflicts and arguments of any kind.

I especially get angry over personal and unprovoked attacks at others.

I avoid what I consider to be "bad stress", whenever possible.

However, I do enjoy education. Therefore, when I see people who know little or nothing about homeschooling attacking an individual or the idea of it, I tend to step in. I may not "school" everyone or change everyone's mind but I do put out a reasoned and balance viewpoint so if the minds are open people can learn.

That I enjoy.

[Sunnymom]

If folks could stick to the issues, and back up their arguments with facts, I would enjoy a debate. The problem is that most objections to HSing are personal attacks based on rumor and inaccurate assumptions.

One objection I hear is that a person knows a family that homeschools, and the kids all pick their nose, can't speak or read, and generally act like they were raised by wolves- and the first thing I think when I hear this is that the person is lying. I have homeschooled for 12+ years, and have yet to meet a 'weird' HSing family.

What is 'weird' is the institutional thinking that I perceive with folks who are staunch public school supporters.

[Lily]

[Theodore]

[StellarStory]

[Lily]

[StellarStory]

[Sunnymom]

[Sunnymom]

[Theodore]

[Calla_Dragon]