Riddleberger on Home Schooling
From Jodi Riddleberger at the N&R:
“Oh goodness yes, I was worried about socialization. Thank the good Lord we were able to home-school. Our kids were excited about in-home education and the idea of not having to spend one more minute with rowdy, undisciplined kids. They used to mourn wasted class time and unnecessary distractions. We’re so blessed not to have to be around excessive drama, lewd behavior, profanity and dysfunction.”
How typical it is that one of the founding members of C4GC would exhibit her rabid xenophobia by attempting to shield her children from the rest of the world. That is bad enough, but to instead subscribe those unfortunate youngsters to the vile and hateful academic curriculum devised by recounstructionists and dominionists is practically criminal.
It would be one thing to do such a thing privately, but Riddleberger, as a columnist and political activist, seeks to persuade other foolish parents to do the same. Sadly, many don’t have the financial opportunity as their head-of-household isn’t some globe-trotting Svengali pumping professional bullshit for a living.
But it’s just as well. Our public school systems work just fine for students with one or more engaged parents. Unfortunately, many of these parents have not taken responsibility for more than feeding and clothing their children, if that, and placed undue burdens upon the children and the system which attempts to educate them.
I managed to get an excellent education in the public schools. I made friends with types of people I might never have known and learned to deal with the broad range of emotional, mental and physical challenges which continue to assail me. But more than anything, I had unsupervised fun of every description. I learned the art of mastery, whether it was a musical instrument, a sport, or God forbid, a school subject. I learned first hand that I had political ability.
My parents also made new acquaintances through our schooling and had a huge amount of fun socializing with the teachers and other parents. This was and remains the focus of many families. Sadly, the Riddlebergers are too afraid to engage in such a normal lifestyle. They will continue to cower with those other cowards who feel unable to deal with life’s challenges and perpetuate that fear in their innocent children.
“We’re so blessed not to have to be around excessive drama, lewd behavior, profanity and dysfunction.”
Isn’t this the same person who pukes personal insults at Ed Cone’s blog under a pseudonym?
Roch, what are you talking about? What evidence, or even suggestion, is there that Jodi has been doing anything of the sort at my blog?
You tell me.
Fec, how many kids do you have in the Guilford County school system?
Roch, I have no indication whatsover that what you suggest is the case. What are you talking about?
“No indication whatsoever?”
I had been told by someone that Jodi was the commenter at your blog who goes by sittinginthemiddle. While you may not have heard that, it apparrently also escaped your notice that your cousin addressed sittinginthemiddle as Jodi on yout blog two days ago.
Undercutting people to preserve a pretense is kind of annoying.
I’ve been operating under the assumption that sittinginthemiddle is Alvin from Guarino’s now defunct online BDSM dungeon. Both refer to liberals as “parasites” and both often spoke of their vast riches. I believe it was Tony Wilkins and/or Axelskater who addressed Alvin as “JR,” and I don’t recall Alvin ever saying anything to the contrary. Truth be told, I’ve always thought sitm was a troll. That or E. H. Hennis finally invested in a computer.
Roch, I was surprised to read your comment, so I asked you about it.
Interesting if true, but it seems unlikely to me, and I have no evidence that it’s true.
OK, now I’ve seen it suggested, along with a paper-thin argument that even the person who suggested it doesn’t seem excited about.
I remain highly unconvinced.
I wouldn’t say it’s “paper-thin.” It’s more like resume paper-thick. Regardless, sitm is an overflowing, sadly neglected porta-potty.
Remember air-mail paper? That stuff was really, really thin. It came with special superlight envelopes, too, that said “Par Avion” on them, so that Francophone postal employees wouldn’t accidentally put those letters on steamships.
I’d like to know what all encompasses a “Christian curriculum” and outside of religious creed, how is such an education any different from what’s taught in an Islamic madrasah? Is arithmetic taught from the perspective of counting loaves and fishes? Is the Bible regarded as a historical and scientific text? The whole thing reeks of life fail.
Before I entered teaching, I had a favorable opinion of home schools, but then I encountered home-schooled students in my classroom and my opinion of home-schooling took a bloody nosedive. The kids were way far behind in virtually everything. Their writing and ability to comprehend relatively simple texts were atrocious. Their social skills were non-existent and it was super awkward watching them make attempts to communicate and work with other students. It was almost as if they were born and raised in their parents basement and finally emerged on the first day they entered a real school. That’s not to say that the public school system is perfect. It most certainly isn’t, but with charter schools and middle colleges, plus the ability to move to a better district, there are far more options available today than there were when this whole home school movement got underway.
E. H. is dead
No, we don’t have kids. I understand it’s much different than when I went.
Prell, thanks for the context.
According to the N&R link creation is taught instead of evolution.
Do they intend to teach science at all, then ? Stuff like digital physics, and quantum physics ? I suspect not, as the cognitive dissonance would explode their heads.
The average introspective brain could not survive the cogdis, but these spoon-fed idiots who question nothing have skulls full of mush filled with obvious contradictions.
Would a home schooler turn down a MRI in favor of, say, leeches or some incense?
I suspect not. Their disdain for science is rather thin……
I think home schooling is like being in a cult. You don’t allow your children to develope relationships, you isolate them from people and teach them your views. I like to see home schooling done away with, besides if they are home schooled then how do we know they attend class,lol. The most important element of going to school is to develope social knowledge and how to deal with people, inner growth.
Actually, Sal, one of the most important elements of going to school is learning how to read and write, which would include spelling. Your creative spelling of “develope” suggests that you attended public schools. Home-schooled kids know how to spell, and consistently clobber public school kids in every academic area.
“One of the most important elements is learning how to read and write…” – the pseudonym of the guy who insists people not use pseudonyms on his blog
Aren’t those two elements?
Thanks for the spelling jab, I type fast and don’t read sometimes what I post. There is no need to be nasty, rude and insulting. And no I did not attend public schools for H.S and your insult of public schools shows that you are a RETARD, and who really reads your articles or online version. You and some of your followers and I say some because a few are ok, are anti-american, crazy and radical and its no wonder your people are losing elections. I did not insult anyone with my post, all I was saying is that I do not agree with home schooling to a certain level because being around other kids is healty and thats all I said. I did not insult anyones kids or single them out and by no means did I state anything about how smart they become. Your comment just made up my mind, I am voting for Obama so I can enjoy your groups pain and suffering for four more years, and yes he will win over Romney who cant be trusted.
I was giving your cause a chance and keeping an open mind and trying to understand, but you are a nasty person and it proves what I was feeling all along about the conservative movement. So go enjoy being around your so called great group that has strip club owners, convicted felons, elected officials that ex-husbands made money on illegal poker machines, the list can go on. You should not throw rocks in a glass house because things break
Well more has come to mind since I was insulted by the Nazi Party, oh I am sorry the Greensboro Guardian, samething since they both teach hate. I was never such a bad speller or bad with grammer, gotten lazy over the years. I like to add that I have strong points in math, history, common sense, good judement, researching, and the best one is caring for people. I like to look at my night, today I found a blind man who was suffering from depression and wanted to die, me being a crisis officer and caring person spent some time with him and got him help, maybe I am not the big motivational speaker who makes money from people but I save lives and money is not my agenda. I like to add that I spent my life helping people on the streets, not in an office or working for my mommy and daddys company all my life.
I was a fool in politics because I gave the conservatives a chance and tried to see what they were about but all I seen is hate, greed and a lack of caring for people, there are good conservatives but a small group has become radical and given the rest a bad name. One point would be, giving republicans a hard time because they want to honor a fallen friend, who can it be ?. There also thiefs among the cause, since they stole my signs, GOOD PEOPLE DONT DO THESE THINGS. I was once told by someone that there are mean people in your group Greensboro Guardian but I looked for the good but I have only found mean, hateful people who get angry if you dont agree with all they say or stand for.
You think your small group and candidates you support walk on water but wake up, everybody has skeletons in the closet, YOU GOT ANY. So I dont care if I ever get elected because I wil always help people elected or not, anytime you want to match up your record against mine on how many lives I touched then go ahead, making other people money and saving on taxes dont count.
I am sorry FEC for being upset but the little NAZI group is getting old.
There’s no need to apologize.
Thanks Fec, the little hate group opened up on me for no reason. I did not attack anyone and their kids and only stated that home schoolong has some down sides and then the social retard attacked. The funny part of the group is that they turn a blind eye to immoral,unethical behavior of members of their group and want to clown others. They have strip club owners, I am sure God loves that and it’s American as apple pie, they support a candidate who had a husband who made millions in illegal poker machines, let me guess that person knew nonthing about it, more like when it came it the person jumped ship, they have a person who made money on a shady raffle tricket sale, they have a member who was charged with sex crimes, oh yes they all changed and found God. I always here that criminals find God because they need his help. I can dig if I want to on a lot of them if I want, the web is an interesting place. I will open my life if they like, no tickets, no charges, spent almost 20 years in the service of the people. I have been stabbed almost, attacked, had to fight more then most, saved many homes from burning, not to long ago I saved a man from bleeding to death, but yet this group just loves the kind of persons that spend their life living with mommy and daddy and working for them, my life has been one of trials and I have come up strong. My dad died when I was 6 and I had to work and go to school and help out mom, the first day I could get working papers I got hired at McDonals.
I love the jab on my schooling, lets see I was selected to all four military academies, maintained a high GPA while working two jobs in college, graduated with honors at the police academy, and yes there were hundreds in my class. I also attended hundreds of FEMA classes, Instructor and CIT certified, I could name more if I like.
So the little hate group can go to hell. The group must think they are making a difference because they just keep talking about how they are making change. The little Nazi Party is as useless as breast on a bull, no one cares because there candidates keep losing and they seem to think its a victory.
I am sorry for being angry but I don’t like being attacked for a weakness, but my weakness can be fixed, you can’t fix be dishonorable
Wow, Buckey made millions? I didn’t know that. And they’re being really careful about being connected with Wade. Of course, a lot of them live near her at Grandover and Sedgefield.
I appreciate your use of “social retards.” Lately, I’m fond of calling them Austerians.
http://erlc.com/article/video-poker/
The total was 4.3 million, the fine was $500,00, total machines 263, there was over 3 plus million dollars left over. Anyone wonder what a divorce settlement goes for,lol.
So I hope the Greensboro Guardian stops the attacks on me because I dont want to bring up the past and hurt feelings. I am an easy going guy that likes to get along with people but calling me stupid is not cool, no one has yet to call me dishonest or a thief or criminal. We all make mistakes in life but having a good heart is what I have and we need in politics.
SO LETS END IT.