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Brian Hechinger wrote:

> > classical education.  Yes, thats right, they are staying at home.
> 
> you say that now.  you will change your mind.  :)


Depends heavily on the kid. Some neighbors of ours (who just moved to
Israel) have 6 kids, not one of whom had ever set foot in a school
building 'till this year when the oldest son decided he wanted to be
"normal". Amazing kids, fascinatingly bright and interested in
everything.

Funny side note; Jacob, the one who decided to go to school, came home
the other day and asked his mother why they couldn't be like other
parents and make rules for him to rebel against. Michael (J's father, my
friend) said "OK then, you make the rules and we'll enforce them".

Jacob has also accused them of being the way they are in a twisted
attempt to get him to rebel and swing far to the right.

Heh. He obviously doesn't understand his parents all that well.

Anyway, I bought a home-school 1st grade curriculum for my daughter, and
she breezed right through it, bored as could be. She *wants* to go to
school.

There was apoint here. Oh yeah, we plan, our kids do. It's all well and
good that mr. boyd would like to home-school his eventual kids. Could be
he'll even attempt it (don't forget it's generally the mother who does
most of the work, while we fathers are out earning enough to support
these activities), but they have to want to do it too.

Or something.


---sambo