Comments on: Learning Through Living

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:53:39 +0000

Hi Erin, and thanks for your comment. I’m sorry that you felt I was being self-righteous. It has been my experience that homeschool parents ARE more active in seeking out unique educational opportunities because they have to be. They don’t have a school system to set these types of things up for them. Perhaps I could have worded my statement differently. I think homeschooling IS the best option for children, although I realize that not everyone is able or interested in doing it. I think parents that get so defensive about the statements of other parents might not be that secure in their parenting in the first place.
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By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:53:22 +0000

I think this line sums up my problem with homeschooling parents:
“I think homeschooling parents are much more active than other parents in seeking out these unique activities.”
As someone who has done neurocognitive research with children in public schools, private schools, and homeschools – I can report (not judge) that parents within all three groups vary greatly. There are active parents and inactive parents in all groups – # of other children, money, other priorities, and many different definitions of what constitutes a “unique activity” are just some of the variables in play.

I love that you not only judge homeschooling parents as MORE active in seeking out activities – but MUCH MORE active. I prefaced this comment by saying that this is what bugs me about homeschooling parents – I should take my own advice and not overly generalize based on my opinion instead of fact. Thus I am judging you (not all homeschooling parents) as not just MORE self-righteous, but MUCH MORE self-righteous than other parents I know.

You couldn’t just write a post about a cool experience you had with your children? That wasn’t enough? You had to add a paragraph in about how this is an example of why you are better? Because there weren’t other families there when you or your friend went (2 nights out of how many nights this restaurant has been open) you decide that public school families are not interested in going? To use your tagline – so the type of parent you want your child to become – one that judges? Or is self-righteous?

I’m so sick of parenting blogs that put down other parents – the subtle digs are all over the place. Parenting, marriage, life can all be challenging – we should be supporting each other, not judging, especially on topics we know very little about (and certainly not spewing incorrect facts).
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By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:51:35 +0000

Kudos to you! Homeschooling offers such rich opportunities for your children. I know it’s a *lot* of work, but there are so many of us who are proud of you!

By: Kids Fun Activities

Kids Fun Activities — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:28:20 +0000

Hi Shannon, I like this kids activities. I think that even If you don’t have that special restaurant, searching for a restaurant that locate near historical place (Like we have here in Jerusalem) can teach the kids a lot.
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By: cheryl from thatgirlisfunny

cheryl from thatgirlisfunny — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:24:28 +0000

Hi Shannon,
It’s always the right time to learn something new! The experience you’re sharing with your family is usually reserved for purposeful sight-seeing vacation trips. I love how you spliced it into family dinner time. You found something mutually entertaining, educational and informative that your whole family enjoyed. Pus, it was live! Your kids could ask a question and have it answered on the spot. Really good stuff.

Learning opportunities are everywhere we look and everywhere we don’t look. Stopping to smell the roses is such simple advice. That’s what makes it so effective.
Thanks for sharing this experience with us – SITStah!
Cheryl
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By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:25:46 +0000

How cool is this!!

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By: dawn

dawn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:32:10 +0000

We spent an evening with The Rushmore Presidents last fall here in Baltimore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln were all in attendance. They answered questions as themselves, then as their “real” selves.
They all only portray that one president as a full time job. The evening was amazing and their knowledge and insight into those powerful men was wonderful for not only me, but my teen sons.
And they really looked and sounded just like the president’s do in all historical pics and documentation.
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By: CoconutPalmDesigns

CoconutPalmDesigns — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:41:42 +0000

This is a great post! I wish there were things like that here in Belize for me to take my son to, once he’s old enough of course.

Visiting from SITS.

Cheers :-)
-CoconutPalmDesigns
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By: Charlene

Charlene — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:15:56 +0000

I love the learning via “field trip” idea and really it doesn’t have to be limited to those homeschooled. Thanks for sharing – I am going to think about doing more things like this with my kids.

Have fun in China(town)! Oh -and Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest! :-)
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By: Elle

Elle — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:39:11 +0000

What a great place!
I just came across your blog from SITS and I love it!
I would love to home school my son when the time comes but I fear I don’t have “what it takes” but we’ll see when the time comes. It’s nice to see some one doing great things with their children :)
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