Super User Lund Explorer Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 This just about says it all. 3
Super User Sam Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 Lund, I am staying home this holiday weekend. Way too many crazy people on the waters in my neck of the woods. May go over to friends dock and do some fishing if they don't have family or friends over. Otherwise, I try to avoid the highways and waterways on all Memorial Day weekends.
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 I'm going to New Orleans. I intend to spend my time in the voodoo shops and cemeteries. Possibly doing some touristy stuff too.
Super User fishinfiend Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 going to Raider's home while he out of town and take a dump on his couch and soil his belongings
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 going to Raider's home while he out of town and take a dump on his couch and soil his belongings LMAO I'm not sure the mastiff is gonna let you get that far into the house.
Super User Senko lover Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 I'm homeschooled, and I'm trying to finish school for the year this weekend. Starting a landscaping job didn't help getting school done, and it's dragged out until now. I don't want to be doing school in June/July, so because my boss is at the beach, I'm gonna be finishing school. IF I finish school, I'm going fishing, of course. No-brainer for me when there's a holiday. And I'm going to Cabela's today with my Dad.
Super User Felix77 Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Off to camp with the kids this weekend. Yes I'm sure they will be doing some of that with their phones. Haha. 1
Super User fishinfiend Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 LMAO I'm not sure the mastiff is gonna let you get that far into the house. Way ahead of you….bringing treat from butcher shop to distract him lol
Super User gardnerjigman Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 I'm homeschooled, and I'm trying to finish school for the year this weekend. Starting a landscaping job didn't help getting school done, and it's dragged out until now. I don't want to be doing school in June/July, so because my boss is at the beach, I'm gonna be finishing school. IF I finish school, I'm going fishing, of course. No-brainer for me when there's a holiday. And I'm going to Cabela's today with my Dad. Have you been home schooled for all of your schooling? My wife has been considering doing it for our children.
Super User Senko lover Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Have you been home schooled for all of your schooling? My wife has been considering doing it for our children. Yes, I have. I've had a lot of time to think about advantages. People tend to stereotype homeschoolers as nerdy geeks, which is certainly not true. I have a lot of problems (as do my parents) with public schooling and common core education. Public schools are really lousy. The teachers are often mean, the students are often bullies and very inappropriate. I have seen lots of nice little kids start going to public school and become wrongly influenced, and turn out to be rebellious brats. There may be some positive influences, but my parents would far rather put their influences more into my life than people that they have no idea about. Plus, we are strong Christians, and that influences our curriculum and worldview as well. The biggest advantage of homeschooling is the flexibility. Because I can do school around other things, I was able to secure a job this spring in landscaping. It's next to impossible for public schoolers to get a job during school, yet I got one at 14. I do school when I get home. Homeschooling does have it's downsides, but the pros far outweigh the cons for me. It's very unusual to get a job like I have at 14, and I can get a headstart on saving up for college. Really the key for a successful homeschool is what makes most people not do it; your wife has to stay at home instead of working and invest more in your kids. Most moms and families aren't willing to give up a second income for that. 2
Super User gardnerjigman Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Homeschooling does have it's downsides, but the pros far outweigh the cons for me. It's very unusual to get a job like I have at 14, and I can get a headstart on saving up for college. Really the key for a successful homeschool is what makes most people not do it; your wife has to stay at home instead of working and invest more in your kids. Most moms and families aren't willing to give up a second income for that. What would you say are the disadvantages? For instance, my daughters both love soccer. Do they have an opportunity for sports scholarships or any scholarships for that matter? Do you feel like you are ahead, on track or behind the average public school kid as far as education, social skills etc? Obviously with having two little girls I would love to shelter them and keep under my wing, but I don't want to hinder their dreams and ambitions either. The income isn't as big of a deal to us. We paid just over $20k last year in child care expenses. That eats a lot of the second income. So we have been looking at the fact that we may be able to kill two birds with one stone. Have a greater influence on our children, and not have to worry about the second income.
Super User Senko lover Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Disadvantages.....It's a little harder to get into sports, but you can aways do Rec leagues. You don't have as many friends, although I have plenty. Homeschooling is a lot more relaxed, and if you're not a person that really has initiave and wants to excel, it's a lot easier to get away with things like late assignments and such. My mom used to micromanage my schooling, but now that I'm older I pretty much have my own schedule and such. Procrastination is a lot easier. Thankfully, I have that type of "go-and-get-em" nature, but I know other people who have slacked off a good bit and gotten away with it. I started at age 4 instead of age 5, and so I'm a grade ahead of most public schoolers. Plus, one of my parent's goals in the schooling I get and the curriculum we use is to make me think for myself. My siblings and I are far advanced in thinking and writing for our age. That has actually played into bass fishing, with articles I've written for BR and posts on here. Social skills.....I have lots of friends in my neighbourhood that I play backyard sports with, and friends at church, so I don't struggle to strike up a conversation and make friends. But again, I have an outgoing personality and that helps. It depends on the way you are. One of the things about homeschooling is that you can help your kids make their dreams accessible. For instance, my older sister has no aspirations of future education. She wants to be a mom and a photographer. She's struggled a lot in math and science through the years. She just graduated last week. Well, the last year, she did a lot of photography classes and did a lot of Homeck by making all the meals at home. She still did some regular stuff, but those things helped her far more than Trigonometry would have. For me, my life aspiration is to serve God on the mission field somewhere or be in Pastoral ministry. Alongside with math and science and regular stuff, I do a lot of Bible and do some very advanced theological essays and reading. Instead of taking Spanish or German or something, I'm taking Biblical Greek so that I can translate the bible in it's original language. We're probably pretty unusual in future life goals , but you get my point: you can customize your kids learning experience to their skills and dreams. 2
Jd_Phillips_Fishin Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 What would you say are the disadvantages? For instance, my daughters both love soccer. Do they have an opportunity for sports scholarships or any scholarships for that matter? Do you feel like you are ahead, on track or behind the average public school kid as far as education, social skills etc? Obviously with having two little girls I would love to shelter them and keep under my wing, but I don't want to hinder their dreams and ambitions either. The income isn't as big of a deal to us. We paid just over $20k last year in child care expenses. That eats a lot of the second income. So we have been looking at the fact that we may be able to kill two birds with one stone. Have a greater influence on our children, and not have to worry about the second income. I've also been home schooled my whole life and Senko Lover is right on. Pros out weigh the cons. Some schools let home schoolers play on their sports teams. You just got to find one. All that,"Kids that home school are unsocialized." Is pretty much wrong. Usually I'll go to my friends house in my neighborhood after he gets home from school and he'll just sit there and play on his xbox and won't really say anything. Talk about unsocialized. 2
Super User Senko lover Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 I've also been home schooled my whole life and Senko Lover is right on. Pros out weigh the cons. Some schools let home schoolers play on their sports teams. You just got to find one. All that,"Kids that home school are unsocialized." Is pretty much wrong. Usually I'll go to my friends house in my neighborhood after he gets home from school and he'll just sit there and play on his xbox and won't really say anything. Talk about unsocialized. exactly!
Super User Senko lover Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Oh, and, homeschool has really helped me fish more and learn how to fish better, FWIW. My parents let me take the day off or work ahead to watch BASS live and the Classics. I get out of school earlier than most people because I don't have a bus and such, and when I'm not working, I'll usually hit the pond.
Super User Redlinerobert Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 This weekend I'm doing a whole bunch of nothing. I'm sending that first picture to some friends. The staring at the phone thing bothers me to no end.
Super User Lund Explorer Posted May 22, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Yes, I have. I've had a lot of time to think about advantages. People tend to stereotype homeschoolers as nerdy geeks, which is certainly not true. I have a lot of problems (as do my parents) with public schooling and common core education. Public schools are really lousy. The teachers are often mean, the students are often bullies and very inappropriate. I have seen lots of nice little kids start going to public school and become wrongly influenced, and turn out to be rebellious brats. There may be some positive influences, but my parents would far rather put their influences more into my life than people that they have no idea about. Plus, we are strong Christians, and that influences our curriculum and worldview as well. The biggest advantage of homeschooling is the flexibility. Because I can do school around other things, I was able to secure a job this spring in landscaping. It's next to impossible for public schoolers to get a job during school, yet I got one at 14. I do school when I get home. Homeschooling does have it's downsides, but the pros far outweigh the cons for me. It's very unusual to get a job like I have at 14, and I can get a headstart on saving up for college. Really the key for a successful homeschool is what makes most people not do it; your wife has to stay at home instead of working and invest more in your kids. Most moms and families aren't willing to give up a second income for that. Pardon me for hijacking my own thread, but thank you for giving us all the drawbacks to a system that you've never been involved in. IF you can finish your schooling, perhaps you could spend a day honoring those who died giving you the opportunity to be wrong about so many things. 7
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Pardon me for hijacking my own thread, but thank you for giving us all the drawbacks to a system that you've never been involved in. IF you can finish your schooling, perhaps you could spend a day honoring those who died giving you the opportunity to be wrong about so many things. Thanks for this. As a public school teacher I will just bite my tongue because what I have to say will surely get me banned. As for me, looks like I will watch it rain all weekend. 3
d3bf48 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Public schools are really lousy. The teachers are often mean Biased comments like these really show your level of maturity and knowledge. It's great if you want to support homeschooling but to stereotype public schools and teachers is ignorant. 1
Super User Senko lover Posted May 23, 2015 Super User Posted May 23, 2015 First of all, I'm really sorry if I offended you. I did in my original post say that I'm sure-and my friends have told me- that there are some positive influences in public schools and some teachers that invest in their students and try to make a difference in their lives. But, I have heard far, far, more stories about all the bad influences. I did say that often the students and teachers are mean. On the contrary, many of my friends are public schoolers who are great people. But for every school that my friends have told me about and I've heard elsewhere about, for every good student and positive teacher, there are multiple bad ones. For every good student and positive teacher, there are multiple others that undo their work. For every public-schooled friend I have, I've had to choose not to hang out with lots of others who couldn't be clean if they tried, or smoke weed, or could care less what their parents tell them. Can you honestly say that every teacher in your school and every student in your school are people you would want your kids or your best friends kid's to be around/under? Thank you for your work and your investment in your student's lives. If you make a positive influence in your school, I'm not saying anything about you. Again, I apologize for coming across your work in a negative light. Public school is something, as you've seen, that I feel strongly about. I have had a lot of good friends switch ovre from private school or homeschooling, and that experience created a rift in our relationship. They were easily swayed by negative influences and suddenly became people that I had no interest in being friends with. Forgive me if I went too far. It's ironic the posts that I can get myself into in a Bass fishing forum. There are times when it would be better just to shut my mouth. Kyle
Super User Long Mike Posted May 23, 2015 Super User Posted May 23, 2015 I wonder how many Engineers have been home schooled. 2
Super User F14A-B Posted May 23, 2015 Super User Posted May 23, 2015 Hijacking your own thread ( Lund ) frigging Halarious ! There is good & bad in every single aspect of life.. Nothing & I mean nothing is exempt... 2
Jd_Phillips_Fishin Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Robert Frost J.R.R. Tolkein Florence Nightingale Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson C.S. Lewis Frank Lloyd Wright George Washington Carver Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Wright Brothers Cyrus McCormic Samuel Clemins Charles Dickens All homeschooled just sayin 3
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted May 23, 2015 Super User Posted May 23, 2015 Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Robert Frost J.R.R. Tolkein Florence Nightingale Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson C.S. Lewis Frank Lloyd Wright George Washington Carver Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Wright Brothers Cyrus McCormic Samuel Clemins Charles Dickens All homeschooled just sayin Lol!!!!! Are you serious????
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted May 23, 2015 Super User Posted May 23, 2015 Btw, Adam Lanza was home schooled too if you wanna start throwing names out. 1
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