tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post3501033329732589834..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: Choosing Your Kids' FriendsCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-20006305030970071002009-02-21T16:38:00.000-05:002009-02-21T16:38:00.000-05:00As for the time commitment....I'm not sure. I hea...As for the time commitment....<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure. I hear that most families do no more than 3 hours per day. I'd suspect much of that is self-directed too. I talked a little bit about *time* a few posts ago in <A HREF="http://marginalizingmorons.blogspot.com/2009/02/schools-ravaging-environment.html" REL="nofollow">Schools Ravaging The Environment</A><BR/><BR/>But one wouldn't not homeschool at ages 4, 5, 6, 7,....because they think it may be too tough at ages 12, 13, and 14. You give it a whirl and if it proves too much, you can outsource later on. In other words, there's no risk in trying.<BR/><BR/>Gatto says the early grades are the most important to *skip*.<BR/><BR/>As for domesticated animals, check out this great quote:<BR/><BR/><EM>It is unfortunate for mankind, fortunate for tyrants, that the poor and miserable do not have the instinct or pride of the elephant, who does not reproduce in captivity.</EM> (Chamfort)CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-2757452839401822342009-02-21T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:41:00.000-05:00Great post, and I really enjoyed "sheep to slaught...Great post, and I really enjoyed "sheep to slaughter". I think I will apologize to my 20 y.o. son for wasting so much of his time in public education. Say you planned to home school through 8th grade, what kind of average time commitment is minimum? I'm thinking about two working parents.<BR/><BR/>The parallel between domesticated animals and socialism is no joke. There is an idea that various groups of animals "chose" to be domesticated to improve survival of their species, and indeed the domesticated far outnumber the wild ones. It's easy to see how people give in to the "allure" of govt. programs to reduce perceived risk. But that last walk down the chute is not the way I want to go.auntulnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815513904618756014noreply@blogger.com