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how do i convince my husband
| Mon, 07-18-2005 - 4:09pm |
how do i convince my husband to let me at least job-share so i can take care of our 3 month old dd? he grew up with his mom working & all his friend's moms working. we can afford it if we cut back on some things, but he doesn't want to cut back & just doesn't understand someone wanting to be a stay at home mom...it doesn't help mycause that the grandmothers will babysit. i'm so unhappy about having to go back to work...he wants me to work full time 1 more year & just doesn't get it! i feel like my heart is being ripped from my chest every time i hink about it.

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Your post is as entertaining as it is clever, I'll definatley give you that LOL!
However, it's very clear that is a mockery of homeschooling, rather than a true portrayal.
You are obviously a highly intelligent, as well as creative individual with much to share and teach your children.
With that said, could you please give us a true portrayal as well? In other words, I'd really like to hear about your *real* homeschooling day :) TIA!
"I don't think one can refer to our educational system as a whole. The differences froms district to district are so great that a generalization doesn't apply."
And clearly I disagree :)
Jennie
Jennie
That WAS her real homeschooling day. Her entertainingly made point was that when your kids actually attend school, you are not under pressure to provide them with the basics. That leaves you free to re-name the things they would have been doing anyway as part of a "curriculum". Lots of kids spend the summer reading books and writing their own stories. I certainly did as a child. But my own mom was not so arrogant as to call that a "curriculum". Lots of kids also use educational software outside the classroom too. In your post where you outlines your "curriculum", it was nothing more than a relabeling of the things done by plenty of kids while not in school. Suzymom used the exact same relabeling tactic to show that anyone can play that game.
edited to add: although anyone can play the relabeling game, nobody can bring the brio quite like suzymom.
Edited 8/3/2005 1:36 pm ET ET by susannahk2000
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