Alright... I honestly don't give a shit if I catch flack or not. Hell, I almost hope I do- because that means I fucking struck a nerve, and I'm undeniably right.
I forgot that as a homeschooler, you have more right to accommodation than anyone else... that the whole fucking star spangled universe revolves around what *you* want to do, and perceive as a need.
I forgot that you need special treatment, because you operate outside of the acceptable social norm... That you're above interacting with dirty, uneducated public school families. That your children will learn bad habits (like maybe, just maybe how to fucking interact without your constant guidance, supervision, or intervention), or perhaps see that you are not the absolute authority, nor is your knowledge infinite.
I forgot that exposing your child(ren) to anyone you haven't pre-approved presents the risk of your child learning what "Social Isolation" is, and that interacting with people outside of your tightly knit group poses the threat of your child coming to grasp that social isolation is abuse.
I forgot that you're the god of your little universe, and if your child lives under your rule alone, they'll know no better than to blindly worship you.
You're no better than a religious homeschooling zealot, as you sit upon your pedestal, shining down in all of your shrouds of deceptively believable intelligence, purity, and sense of entitlement. Portraying yourself as the only person qualified to educate your child properly, and prepare them for a successful adulthood.
The reality is that you're afraid of losing control. You're afraid of no longer being the God who rules your child's life. You're afraid of your child becoming an individual, capable of making their own life decisions, and learning to be a part of the hive.
A single bee, left to its own devices will die. It needs the hive, for shelter, for protection, for food, for its livelihood. The same is true of us bipedal mammals.
Our society does not make accommodations for those who can not be assimilated. Nor does being assimilated make us any less individual, capable of critical thought, or analytical process.... Those who possess those traits simply do, regardless of whether or not they've learned how to navigate the hive.
You go ahead and make your argument against public or private schooling...
There are bullies; You mean, like the one they live with who prevents them from experiencing any sort of normal existence?
They won't get a proper education; No, not if you don't bridge the gap. But you're not singlehandedly qualified to provide for their every academic need either.
They'll be exposed to violence; Just like you (and your child) are every time you walk out your front door. So, are you going to bar your doors and windows, and start stockpiling food, guns, and ammo now?
They'll be exposed to drugs; Because as we all know, those only exist in public schools, and that is the only place to learn about them, gain access to them, or get away with using them were you so inclined. OK, yeah, makes perfect sense.
Children in public schools do not learn to socialize; No, they learn how to become pack. How to successfully navigate their peers, and survive without you. An important skill to have later in life, when you won't be a helicopter hovering over their every movement.
I don't feel that they're safe; Because no house is ever broken into. No family is ever murdered. No car is ever plowed into by a mack truck. No child ever falls down on a playground and breaks their arm. No convenience store is ever robbed while you're paying for gas. No one walking around the supermarket is ever sick, and willing to share their illness, and you can prevent all of these dangers by simply being present 100% of the time?
Lastly... You know as well as I do that in a perfect world, we would have evolved past the point of a need for religion at all. But, this isn't a perfect world.
It was argued with me last week that "It isn't fair to say my rights should be taken away because someone else uses homeschooling to abuse their children" OK... well, I would like you to tell that to the little Paradise girl who recently died as a result of homeschooling... Oh, wait. You can't. She's fucking dead.
Homeschooling for the sake of keeping your children at home, under your rule, in your world, associating with those who you choose is abuse.
There do occur circumstances in which parents should consider homeschooling, and I respect those who can successfully segregate home life, from school. I respect those who realize when their child needs something more. I respect those who do not feel they are masters of the educational arena, and ask for fucking help when it is needed.
What I am against is the "right" to homeschool. It isn't a fucking right, it shouldn't be... It is a privilege. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
"Police allege that the younger girl was being disciplined for mis-pronouncing a word during a home-school reading lesson the day before she died.".....
Is that an extreme example? Yes.
Do these types of beatings occur each and every fucking day? YES.
Are children emotionally scarred, physically and sexually abused, raped, psychologically abused, and falsely imprisoned EVERY DAY? Fuck an A, YES. All because parents have the "Right" to homeschool.
But that should be overlooked because in order to begin to put an end to it, your *rights* would be violated. OK, yeah. I got it... Welcome to the same plane of existence as the fundies.
It's okay that they do what they do, as long as you get to do what you do. Makes perfect sense. Kinda like blaming the rape victim.
I offer no apology for speaking the truth. What is right isn't always popular, especially when you're dealing with a subculture that is self persecuting.
As a survivor of religious and homeschooling abuse, I have every right to state an informed opinion regarding the effects of homeschooling, unlike you- who has only been on the instructional end of the spectrum.
FYI- the higher the horse you ride, the harder you fall.
*****To all you the responsible home/unschooling families that I know- I commend you for your effort to do the right thing, regardless of your reason, if you're succeeding you deserve a pat on the back.*****
I forgot that as a homeschooler, you have more right to accommodation than anyone else... that the whole fucking star spangled universe revolves around what *you* want to do, and perceive as a need.
I forgot that you need special treatment, because you operate outside of the acceptable social norm... That you're above interacting with dirty, uneducated public school families. That your children will learn bad habits (like maybe, just maybe how to fucking interact without your constant guidance, supervision, or intervention), or perhaps see that you are not the absolute authority, nor is your knowledge infinite.
I forgot that exposing your child(ren) to anyone you haven't pre-approved presents the risk of your child learning what "Social Isolation" is, and that interacting with people outside of your tightly knit group poses the threat of your child coming to grasp that social isolation is abuse.
I forgot that you're the god of your little universe, and if your child lives under your rule alone, they'll know no better than to blindly worship you.
You're no better than a religious homeschooling zealot, as you sit upon your pedestal, shining down in all of your shrouds of deceptively believable intelligence, purity, and sense of entitlement. Portraying yourself as the only person qualified to educate your child properly, and prepare them for a successful adulthood.
The reality is that you're afraid of losing control. You're afraid of no longer being the God who rules your child's life. You're afraid of your child becoming an individual, capable of making their own life decisions, and learning to be a part of the hive.
A single bee, left to its own devices will die. It needs the hive, for shelter, for protection, for food, for its livelihood. The same is true of us bipedal mammals.
Our society does not make accommodations for those who can not be assimilated. Nor does being assimilated make us any less individual, capable of critical thought, or analytical process.... Those who possess those traits simply do, regardless of whether or not they've learned how to navigate the hive.
You go ahead and make your argument against public or private schooling...
There are bullies; You mean, like the one they live with who prevents them from experiencing any sort of normal existence?
They won't get a proper education; No, not if you don't bridge the gap. But you're not singlehandedly qualified to provide for their every academic need either.
They'll be exposed to violence; Just like you (and your child) are every time you walk out your front door. So, are you going to bar your doors and windows, and start stockpiling food, guns, and ammo now?
They'll be exposed to drugs; Because as we all know, those only exist in public schools, and that is the only place to learn about them, gain access to them, or get away with using them were you so inclined. OK, yeah, makes perfect sense.
Children in public schools do not learn to socialize; No, they learn how to become pack. How to successfully navigate their peers, and survive without you. An important skill to have later in life, when you won't be a helicopter hovering over their every movement.
I don't feel that they're safe; Because no house is ever broken into. No family is ever murdered. No car is ever plowed into by a mack truck. No child ever falls down on a playground and breaks their arm. No convenience store is ever robbed while you're paying for gas. No one walking around the supermarket is ever sick, and willing to share their illness, and you can prevent all of these dangers by simply being present 100% of the time?
Lastly... You know as well as I do that in a perfect world, we would have evolved past the point of a need for religion at all. But, this isn't a perfect world.
It was argued with me last week that "It isn't fair to say my rights should be taken away because someone else uses homeschooling to abuse their children" OK... well, I would like you to tell that to the little Paradise girl who recently died as a result of homeschooling... Oh, wait. You can't. She's fucking dead.
Homeschooling for the sake of keeping your children at home, under your rule, in your world, associating with those who you choose is abuse.
There do occur circumstances in which parents should consider homeschooling, and I respect those who can successfully segregate home life, from school. I respect those who realize when their child needs something more. I respect those who do not feel they are masters of the educational arena, and ask for fucking help when it is needed.
What I am against is the "right" to homeschool. It isn't a fucking right, it shouldn't be... It is a privilege. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
"Police allege that the younger girl was being disciplined for mis-pronouncing a word during a home-school reading lesson the day before she died.".....
Is that an extreme example? Yes.
Do these types of beatings occur each and every fucking day? YES.
Are children emotionally scarred, physically and sexually abused, raped, psychologically abused, and falsely imprisoned EVERY DAY? Fuck an A, YES. All because parents have the "Right" to homeschool.
But that should be overlooked because in order to begin to put an end to it, your *rights* would be violated. OK, yeah. I got it... Welcome to the same plane of existence as the fundies.
It's okay that they do what they do, as long as you get to do what you do. Makes perfect sense. Kinda like blaming the rape victim.
I offer no apology for speaking the truth. What is right isn't always popular, especially when you're dealing with a subculture that is self persecuting.
As a survivor of religious and homeschooling abuse, I have every right to state an informed opinion regarding the effects of homeschooling, unlike you- who has only been on the instructional end of the spectrum.
FYI- the higher the horse you ride, the harder you fall.
*****To all you the responsible home/unschooling families that I know- I commend you for your effort to do the right thing, regardless of your reason, if you're succeeding you deserve a pat on the back.*****
I think I just peed my pants! Thank you so much for this; I have already forwarded it to a couple dozen friends, and I know they'll get as much of a kick out of it as I did. I swear I almost sprayed my keyboard multiple times!
ReplyDeleteI recognize that not everyone who opts to institutionalize their kids fits this unflattering caricature of the foaming, devastatingly misinformed anti-homeschool nut, but the ones who do, sure do make it entertaining! You captured every nuance, every thinly veiled affect of bitterness, lack of confidence, envy, and that clutching inferiority complex, SO perfectly. The incoherence and wildly grasping speech style was spot on; I could almost see the glaze over the eyes of the "speaker" as they stabbed blindly and desperately at their straw man. Superbly done. And the icing on the cake, the hypocritical turn from "I, like, totally know better than you" right into the 'FYI' put me over the edge! Really, really excellent portrayal of this type. I tip my hat to you!!