Could you please point out in my post where I even suggested this???? You are jumping to wrong conclusions on what I have said.
Well then my apologies for the wrong conclusion. I guess the start of your post.......
"I've just found this thread and thought I'd mention the two glaringly obvious things that nobody seems to have touched on."
Led me to believe that your comments regarding these two "glaringly obvious things that nobody seems to have touched on" would be in reference to more than just your own personal feelings about your own personal situation. Rather, they would be as general comments in relation to the home schooling issue and the people who do or do not choose to home school.
I mean, if your comments are regarding your own personal situation and were truly not meant as general comments about homeschooling then I fail to see how they can be called "glaringly obvious" since none of us know your personal situation.
However, assuming you really did mean your comments to be nothing more than your opinion about your own personal situation which is apparently "glaringly obvious" to everyone here who have never met you and they were not meant as general remarks about something that might be argued to actually be "glaringly obvious" I guess I will say thank you for sharing the fact that you don't think you could home school and that you were thankful to have some you time when you could send your kids off to school. Not sure exactly what that is supposed to add to the discussion but thanks anyway.
wylie said:
If you are suggesting I do some sort of study in order to school my kids, then when exactly would I do that. When my toddler is playing and my baby is breastfeeding? Or should I do that before I become pregnant, just in case?
I'm not suggesting that at all. Please point out in my post where I said that? You are jumping to the wrong conclusion!
I said that the fact I can't see myself doing something(studying to become a doctor) isn't any sort of indication that studying to become a doctor isn't a valid choice that is easily achievable by others.
Admittedly my comment was in reply to what seemed to me to be your implication that home schooling isn't a valid option because it is apparently "glaringly obvious" to all and sundry that you couldn't personally see yourself doing it. Apparently that was the wrong conclusion to come to because your comments regarding the "glaringly obvious" things no one had touched upon were actually things regarding your own personal situation that none of us know anything about rather than general situations we might actually know about it.
wylie said:
I'm rather amazed at what you have read into my answer. I did state (read my post again if you need to) that I'm not for or against it, but I have no interest in doing it. Even if I wanted to, with three children spread over seven years, the only way I could get one on one time with one child would be to drug the other two. I couldn't even go to the toilet on my own. I'm assuming you are a man? Do you have any idea what it is like not to be able to shower or use a toilet without an audience for years on end?
What's being a man got to do with being able to shower or go to the toilet without an audience?
Try growing up in a household of 15 with a single bedroom for the 13 children and an outdoor shower open to the elements and then come back and talk to me about going to the toilet and shower without an audience.
And funnily enough both my parents found time to have one on one time with each of 13 children without having to resort to drugging the other children. Perhaps you should seek help with time management at the very least or possibly look into seeking professional psychiatric help before anything tragic and irreversible happens in your household.
wylie said:
Well, how many women work? You are fast losing credibility.
Again, could you explain what that has to do with anything?
If you have any examples of families that have chosen to homeschool their children whilst both parents work full time then please do share with the rest of us. I know of no families that have attempted this so I don't see what your comment has to do with anything.
As for credibility you are the one who asked........
"How does one home school when one is not actually at home due to having to be at work?"
As if to suggest there are people out there who choose to home school when both parents work full time.
I admit you have now informed us all that this comment about a "glaringly obvious" thing no one had mentioned was apparently a rhetorical question regarding your own personal circumstances which we apparently are all supposed to know about in detail and not actually meant as any sort of criticism about home schooling in general.
Yep that's credible in the extreme!
wylie said:
I didn't say it can't or shouldn't be done. Did you learn to read at home?
Ah yes, another shining example of the brilliant intellectual and emotional teachings of our vaunted regular school system. When in doubt attack the other person rather than engage in discussion.
So you make an entire post about "glaringly obvious" things no one has mentioned in which you mention the various impediments to home schooling as you see it and which overall has a negative tone. Even asking a sarcastic question regarding how you can home school when there is no one at home to do the teaching. You then back track and claim it was all nothing more than your comments about your own personal situation and I came to the wrong conclusion. Your obvious sexism comes through with questions about how many women work and whether or not I'm a man and know what it's like to shower with an audience and then you conclude with a snide comment regarding my reading ability.
And you think I'm the one who has no credibility.