not particularly a funny but...
i hated school. i was the fat kid. Then year 9 made the mistake of telling one of my 'friends' i was a lesbian (in fact turns out i was bi, but at 14 i didnt know what that was lol. For the next few months, my life was made hell, finally building up to me getting cornered in the loo by 40 girls all baying for my blood, i got the kicking of my life, a teacher heard, walked into the loo, and closed the door. All becuase teachers in my school werent allowed to dicuss homosexuality in school. So they turned a blind eye to someone get the shit kicked out of them because there was a chance they might be gay. schools suck, im going to homeschool my kids when i have them
not even going to risk them going through what i did.
(santas_lil_hohoho is packing her vibrator suitcase, Sat 16 May 2009, 18:44, 16 replies)

Rather rude of me, I dare say...
... but how are you going to home school your children when you write like one yourself?

Not all schools harbour teachers like such, and if you've gone through such an experience then perhaps you are better equiped than most to spot the signs and stop it from happening. Taking away a child's chance at a decent education because of things that have happened to you and not them isn't fair.
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Sat 16 May 2009, 18:56, closed)

well
maybe I write like that because I want to, it's not something i would teach my kids. And I'm only 23, i still class myself as a child at the moment, wont even have them till im in my 30s at least. And from the perspective of the schools, between me and my brothers and sisters we have been to every high school in my town. And each of us have had the exact same problems with bullies. nothing is done about them around here, they are more worried about the kids stabbing teachers and burning the schools down. And just so you know, i have an IQ above 150, so my children would probably have a better education than they would get in school.
(santas_lil_hohoho is packing her vibrator suitcase, Sat 16 May 2009, 19:11, closed)

small point:
having a high IQ does not make you a good teacher.
(idle insomniac enjoys listening to Sigur Rós at stupid hours, Mon 18 May 2009, 12:57, closed)

that may well be,
but I would much prefer to teach my children myself, than have them thrown into the bearpit of the schools they have around here. As long as my kids are happy and safe, I'm happy.
(santas_lil_hohoho is packing her vibrator suitcase, Mon 18 May 2009, 20:33, closed)

Minor point...
School buildings are not the only place where one can get a "decent" education.
(Freakmandu, Sat 16 May 2009, 20:03, closed)

No indeed.
However schools are designed (good ones atleast) to teach skills needed in life to their best.

From reading their post I'm presented with a person who doesn't seem that fussed on their presentation to the world and their own intelligence. It may not be what they're like at all (as they've said about their IQ), but it suggests they're not the best choice for teaching others. That's just how it comes across.

Like if a scruffy but smart man went for an interview. A well dressed man with so-so intelligence would more likely get the job.

And I'm only 21 by the way. Age isn't an excuse. =p

Note: Don't read this in a mean voice, I'm just highly bored and in the mood to start discussions!
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Sat 16 May 2009, 20:58, closed)

Point taken
From your sentence however, although not implicitly stated, you seemed to be inferring that schools were the only place ...

Just wanted to clarify :D
(Freakmandu, Sun 17 May 2009, 7:41, closed)

Sounds like you had a crap time
And it seriously sucks that the nature of your bullying meant that the school did little about it, but to be fair there are schools out there that don't act like that, and are actualy pretty good at dealing with bullying. It's a minority that are like the school you attended.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 16 May 2009, 21:25, closed)

But
There will be a difference of over twenty years between you being in school and your children. Forcing them to be different from other children in the area really won't stop them being bullied. Their education might be fine, sure, but they will lack certain social skills that could be just as beneficial as what ever knowledge they have. I understand you would want to protect them, but you shouldn't separate your children just incase they are different.
(sparkly_penguin, Sun 17 May 2009, 1:01, closed)

Myths
Why do people assume home schooled kids lack "certain social skills"? Most home schoolers are part of formal/informal groups that have regular social/educational events. This gives plenty of scope for developing social skills. It could also give opportunities for bullying to arise but it is far rarer than in traditional schools. The home schooled kids I know (and ex-home schooled adults) are amongst the most sociable people I know.
( SteamedCleaner, Sun 17 May 2009, 2:20, closed)

*cheer*
Glad not everyone thinks homeschooled children are social lepers.
(Freakmandu, Sun 17 May 2009, 7:43, closed)

Hmmph
[bully]
"the most sociable people I know"
- but you're on b3ta, so you're not going to have normal friends anyway
[/bully]
(James Cushtie, Mon 18 May 2009, 6:14, closed)

Normal?
I've heard of the concept, but I'm a bit vague on the details.
( SteamedCleaner, Tue 19 May 2009, 2:57, closed)

The home-schooled kids I know
do indeed lack essential social skills from not having grown up around people their age, and when they did eventually try to join schools they were met with derision from their peers for precisely this reason. Santas may raise intelligent kids, but without social skills they won't get very far, even in adult life. Social experience early on prepares you for eventualities such as bullying - learning to deal with them, I would argue, is a necessary part of life in a human society.
(idle insomniac enjoys listening to Sigur Rós at stupid hours, Mon 18 May 2009, 13:02, closed)

I guess it depends
on how you approach home schooling. Do you just take your kids out of school (or not put them in in the first place) and teach them the expected curriculum or do you take full advantage of the home schooling support networks that exist? I would think you'd be doing your kids a disservice if you took the first option and it sounds like what the parents of the home schooled kids you know may have done.
( SteamedCleaner, Tue 19 May 2009, 3:02, closed)

Best solution
Would be to beat the shit out of them from a young age, send them off to the worst comprehensive in the area - they'll never get bullied, they'll be happily dishing it out!
( Rookie You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel, Wed 20 May 2009, 12:41, closed)