Rispoli Family: A homeschooling family

[SongsISing4U]

I'm home schooled, we didn't do it for religion, just the fact I absuloutly HATED public school.

Honestly I didn't even make it through a minute of the video, but I just wanna say that parents have every right to homeschool THEIR child. Even more than a teacher.

But in homeschooling, we have teachers, principals, classes, and a lot of stuff a normal school has.

Just kind of makes me mad how the 'government' thinks it's wrong. :P just my opinion...

[TheStfu1000]

yet another example of mindless force through government.

[MegaAstrodude]

@0:30,

Then they're epic failures because public schools are essentially the most anti-American institutions in this country.

[lastannahme]

I cannot keep myself from stating that Jazmine is probably wearing her grandmas clothes.

[lebannerfan65]

"Imparting values" is a euphemism for brainwashing. You are child abusers and a shameful stain on the rational development of all mankind.

[pherronii]

@lebannerfan65 Far better to to leave brainwashing to the state prison model. No doubt it is quite dangerous to have free thinkers in a society that increasingly resembles more a dystopian novel, than a nation founded on concepts of freedom.

"Long Live Big Brother!"... better?

[TreeHores]

check out homeschoolersclub.webs.com

[crapbagprincess]

It actually sounds pretty cool. Spending some days in a more school-like setting and the others in your house being home-schooled.

Then again homeschooling is not for every family..it wouldn't work in my case lol.

Great video.

[capchio]

i also think it's absolutely important children chose their religion by themselves, and have a bright approach to religion, this being an antropologic matter more than a faith one. i was educated like this and i thank my parents i'm very tolerant and empatic, i understand human believes, and i notice the same view in people i consider the most intelligent i know.

[hatikva2211]

lol it was joke, don't take me seriously

[hatikva2211]

I want to date them.

[Nashhinton]

These girls are TALL for their ages. That's incredible!

[DanielleNAshley13]

I'm homeschooled and the Schools around her won't let us be involved with the school district. What your doing sounds fun to me, I wish they'd alow it where I live.

[lukerogers]

its called censorship and it is immoral and unethical

[olunt]

-continued- to brain wash their children with their religious belifs and im not athiest i belive in god and i am a Christian but i belive kids should be educated to make their own choice as far as religion goes but if all that is fine than i guess homeschoolings fine :D

[olunt]

@ihateadds1 yeah your right im sorry i changed my mind i guess homeschoolings fine but i do belive the child should have a choice and should be able to get social interactions wich can be provided throgh optinal activities like sports and camps and the child and parents should have some sort of testing of examitation ar acidemoc evaluation every like 3 months by the state to make sure there actually learning and i still dont belive parents should homeschool - to be continued-

[olunt]

-continued-

but homeschooling is shit these kids need to go be social live normal lives smoke some weed and have fun they can still do good in public/private schools they dont need overprotective parents babying the fuck out of them and taking away there entire childhood social life! p.s dont say im stupid cuz of my spelling cuz im in a bit of a rush and my phones touchpad has small buttons.

[olunt]

cram there kids head with religion and thats all they do all day, im not an athiest but i belive that kids shpuld not be brainwashed at such a young age insted learn them as history and make there own choice when they are older belive me im not an athiest im a Chrstian

-to be continued-

[olunt]

Fuck homeschooling not real school also gonna make kids socially akward fucks! also they will have no freinds what so ever its not like they will meet kids in school when they reach age 11 to 18 they will probably have no chance at a relashionship due to not meeting anybody/ no social skills also think about the brain washing parents that just

-to be continued-

[dgl1962]

If the state cannot compel parents to send their children to their substandard, violent bureaucratic nightmares known as the "public schools", they will lose the ability to compel the extraction of property taxes levied against homeowners for that reason.

This is the gravy train for the unions and they are determined to keep it that way with plenty of biased reporting.

[Thor24x]

i think it's good they want to make it illegal, most homeschooling parents arent even compitent to teach anyway, and parents just homeschool to force their kids into their own belief system, even though they may go to that program so they get classroom experience, they still keep their kids away from anyone with views different than theirs, because that's what they fear, they dont want their kids making any decisions for themselves

[reggieboy04]

@Thor24x Most homeschooled students and their parents know that the the sixteenth word in your first sentence is spelled c - o - m - p - e - t - e - n - t. Your entire post is a run - on sentence. You're really not making a case for public education.

Furthermore, not all homeschool families are religious. You are basing your opinion on gross stereotypes.

[Thor24x]

@reggieboy04 im typing on the internet u idiot, obviously it's a run on sentence im not typing a paprer, and something like 80% of homeschooled families are evangelical, obviously they arent all religious, just most of them, 80% of homeschooled children robbed of their childhood, just waiting to go crazy when they get to college and actually meet ppl with other views

[garett69]

@Thor24x I'm an atheist but I respect the importance of philosophy, which is the core science from which all others derive. Philosophical beliefs tell us how we know what is real or unreal / true or false. Public school avoids philosophy to avoid conflict among people with different views. But that opens the door for everyone to get a piece of their ideas in. On the surface we think that's good because we imagine healthy debate and variety, but the reality is ... (to be continued)

[garett69]

@Thor24x the reality is that everyone's ideas contradict each other. And there's little debate going on in the classroom. The children suffer because there is no consistency in the way ideas are presented, and they're just given a stream of facts and told to memorize them, but never given the tools or the opportunity to question them. It's funny that you talk about homeschoolers being incompetent. I spent 12 years in public school, my daughters 5... and I have yet to meet a competent teacher.

[garett69]

@garett69 I should add that not only is there no consistency in the way ideas are presented, there's no consistency in the ideas themselves. It's an orgy of contradictions and the kids are expected to find their way through it all & know what is real or unreal without even a single lesson on how.There's subjectivism mixed with objectivism mixed with collectivism mixed with individualism mixed with environmentalism, a flood of other "isms" going on & on ... the children don't stand a chance.

[Thor24x]

@garett69 i have no problem with philisophical beliefs either, but the thing is most homeschool parents r forcing ideas on their kids, school at least gives them some exposure, im not assuming that nothing contradicts in public schooling, but without being exposed to all of the information, the kids r just told what their parents want them to be told and miss out on forming their own beliefs, and it's funny someone who isnt a teacher says who is competent as a professional... continued...

[Thor24x]

@garett69 i know i said it but all i meant by it was that they have no degree or anything to allow them to legally teach, they r just over protective, as if that is a degree in and of itself

[garett69]

@Thor24x If I'm not qualified to call a teacher incompetent why are you qualified to call a parent incompetent ? According to you, no more than a piece of paper; a stamp of approval by someone else. This mentality has led to a modern form of "witch-doctory" where someone gets a diploma and gets to be called an "expert." The problem is that those who recognize his "expert" status have no way to verify it for themselves. That's the whole point. It's a way for people to evade having to think.

[garett69]

@Thor24x When you evade thinking then you open yourself up to anything. Teachers know what they're doing because they have a degree (never mind that teachers have degrees in sociology these days, not math, history, science etc.) And when the supremacy of the "expert" status is recognized then we stop recognizing a parent's natural right to guide and educate their children. We don't question the system or the qualifications of those running it. We sit back and shuttup because "they're experts."

[garett69]

@Thor24x Sorry for the 3rd post but I need to clarify one point. It's not that I "don't have a problem with philosophical beliefs", it's that since philosophy forms the root of ALL knowledge, you need a consistent and integrated set of principles to build on. Otherwise you don't encourage children to think, you teach them that thinking is impossible. That objective truth either doesn't exist or if it does we can't know it. That's the "philosophy" of public schools in a nut-shell.

[Thor24x]

@garett69 i dont see how u can say that telling children flatout what they r supposed to believe without any other option or exposure to anyone elses beliefs is encouraging them to think, and yes, they do need a degree, they need to know something about what they r teaching, unlike a parent, who, if they are questioned about something, just dont know anything about it, because they havent studied the material, they have no knowledge of the subjects and ive seen a lot who arent

[Thor24x]

@garett69 educated enough to teach anyone anything

[mattshu1]

Jazmine Graza is cute!

[pizzelle4u]

Bravo ALL YOU HOMESCHOOLING PEOPLE OUT THERE! STATS CONVEY YOU ARE ACADEMICALLY HIGH THAN MOST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS! GREAT JOB!

[hewfish1980]

YES BRAVO FOR PUTN ACADEMIC STATS BEFORE LIFE HAPPYNESS LIFE XPERIENCE AND LIFE MEANING and 4 your kids growing up fukd in the head only maskd by the fact u hang around other like minded diluded social rejects who liv on the same planet u do and thus tel u wat u wana hear and " need " to hear to convince urself that wat ur doing is " ok " and " normal " LISTN 2 U U SAD FUKER U PUT ACADEMIC STATS AND ACHIEVMENT BEYOND HAPYNESS N LIFE XPERIENCE ID RATHER BE HOMELESS N HAPY THAN ACEDEMIC N MISRABLE

[hewfish1980]

dont reply to me i wont read it im here to help u ppl see the light, dont worry no need to fear ( which is hard for you tortured ppl i kno ) im here i am the light here to guide u to a deeper sense of self, if ur angry frustrated mad got ur bak up or evn slightly anxtious its due to you seeing TRUTH in wat iv said and on some level deeper than ur willing to go you relate it bak to urself and feel offended, dont worry, lose ur ego take it on the chin get over yourself get a life and deal with it

[hewfish1980]

thats it u control freak u evn try control the coments made on ur home page, CONTROL FREAK U GOT SEVERE CONTROL ISUES HUNNY IMAGINE HOW MUCH THAT CONTAMINATES UR LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS u need THERAPY HUNNY

[hewfish1980]

religious n homeskooln ppl r all so fearfull oh protect me from this protect me from that save me from this save me from that NO HUNNI WIT YO BAD FUKN HAIR aint no1 gona save u ur belief in religion and homeskooln is just ur fear manifested ud like so much to believ in a " god " and homeskooln u long so much for control and a sense of belonging and importance, when realy u jus need to wake the fuk up get sum balls get a life and realise ur responsible 4 ur own life n wen u die UV GONE THE WORMS

[hewfish1980]

fuk i cudnt think of anythn worse than bein married in the first place, im evolvd past that, and thank the universe and higher spiritual powers that be for me sense of knowing and total comfort in my higher spiritual realm, if i woke up next to that fukn bitch with bad hair id shave her head n go fuk the neighbour, id thro the kids out tel em to get a life THEN ID GET MY LIFE caz guess wat u shelterd fukers u get 1 shot at life n il b damnd if a wife n kids r sukn the premature life outa me HOE

[hewfish1980]

far better to have livd and done it n learnd than livd in constant fear and never ending unachievable quest for " total control " from the " world " aint gona happen ppl n socialy deprivn ur kids by homeskooln due to ur own fears aint gona help nuthn, u believ it works cas ur so fearful u only suround urself with other sad torturd souls who grew up home skoold n so deprived n devoid of life skils WHO DONT KNO ANY OTHER WAY cas they tel u WHAT U WANA HEAR n feed ur diluded ego by thinkn its rite

[hewfish1980]

god the fukn hair on that woman it screams " im stuk in the 70's like my views on homeskooling and morals " that father n mother NEED A FUKN LIFE n cut ya fukn hair u stupid mutt for fuk sake i bet her cunts closed over with lak of use, there views and beliefs in religion n homeskooln help them feel " they hav a clue about life " help them feel in " controll " and giv them direction, and notic the only ppl who believe all that shit hav grown up in a pathetic lil box passd down by there parents

[terrec]

@hewfish1980 Iam sorry iam getting alot a bull shit from a wacko named hewfish  masturbating to fuckin people over.

[hewfish1980]

blah blah

[hewfish1980]

oh i have to paus the video the dilludedness n whiney ass repressd voices of every1 sadly involved in this appauling video n involved in the sad upbringing and mental contamination of the poor kids in this video, who r just gona crumble at the knees when they get a life n leave home and mummy and daddy get a life go hav a good hard fuk n realise theyv focussd so much on there poor kids bein home skoold is purely just a decoy from havn to focus on there going no where sexualy dead n borin mariage

[hewfish1980]

oh this video shits me to tears home skoolers r all the same blah blah borin fat ugly teeth braces so repressed by total n utter sad pathetic controll freak parents fearfull of the entire world n forcing there social inept skills lak of life xperience bad hair styles bad fashion and sone aged views based on fear, instead of these pathetic parents trying to control everythn wasting every1s life, push ur daughta out the door tel her 2 get a dik up her n not come bak til shes learnd REAL LIFE skils

[pizzelle4u]

Get the FACTS! Homeschooled children excell the public and private schools! The children are also involved in outside activites, such as sports etc. Today with metal detectors in schools, crime increasing, teachers (not all) trying to to convince their students to believe their own (teachers) ideologies. Student influence in drugs, sex, etc. Bravo for ALL those families who homeschool! The numbers are wonderfully increasing.

[hewfish1980]

they may excell career wise but career and job achievement contribute fuk all to happyness let alone havn grown up in a dilluded fantasy by mentally and socially insecure parents who force there own dillusions and short commings and inferiority complex onto their children by homeskooling them. there kids should be takn away imediately. these parents need a wake up. Hmm a kid whos happy and leavs skool, or mentaly n socialy fukd up home skoold.. i favour the skool drop out whos more life equipd

[pizzelle4u]

It is quite apparent, hewfish, that with your vocabulary and incorrect spelling of numerous words within your post, you would have benefited by homeschooling yourself. Go wash your mouth out with soap and get a life.

[hewfish1980]

oh u fukn sad cunt, uv grown up in a sad shallo litle box to n can only return fire about my speln get over it n get sum facts u fukn moron cunt

[hewfish1980]

if u think im gna sit here n spel every word in full ur sadly mistakin now go get a fukn dik up ya dried out fishy yeast infested cunt u whore

[hewfish1980]

Pathetic to raise children in homeskool. kids WIL NOT LEARN needed life lessons theyl grow up xtremely shelterd and wrapd in cotn wool with a sik mum n dad who r obviously prone to home skooling as the parents couldnt and cant handle reality n society n luv to liv in a self created dilusional fantasy forced on2 their kids thru there own insecurities n social n personal short commings THIS SHOULD B ILEGAL AND A CRIME u hav my sympathy unfortunalty 4 u u cant undastand my view, u wil wen u evolve

[RomansChpt1]

Well, what do we have here, another moron (hewfish1980) that responds. 1 out of 4 drop out of school. Of those that graduate, 1 out of 4 cannot read their own diploma. Factory jobs are going to third world countries leaving only jobs that are minimum wage or those that compete with the skills in the real business world. Time and evidence has proven that homeschoolers far more succeed than those from public education. Write back in 20 years and you will wish you were homeschooled!

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

All hail RomansChpt1, the protector of homeschool kids all over the world by using her superpower of perusing youtube videos and making hateful comments. Perhaps it is YOU who has no life :)

[hewfish1980]

bet ur religious to u must b cas if u believ in the bibal u could also believ in home skooling and the moons made of milk. grow up in a pathetic litle box did we? havent gone out n xperienced life? wel go get a fukn dik up ya dryd out cunt n get out ya comfort zone hunni cas until then ur neva gona grow as a person n evolve from ur shallow stone age views, u hav my sympathy for ur lak of life skills total lak of knowledge and life xperience, uv missd out and r missing out on so much u poor cunt

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

Home schooled kids miss out on so much in life it baffles me how its not illegal in the first place. Parents that home school grew up as the kids in school that were called "nerds" and were beat up and ridiculed on a daily basis by somebody and carry that grudge with them their entire lives. It's that fear that prevents them from letting their kids into that environment because they were so emotionally effected by what happened to them as a child they dont want it happening to theirs.

[RomansChpt1]

You are guilty of so many fallacies I don't know where to begin. Which helps to prove the point, that in your case, public education has either not given you the tools to know how to present a logical argument, and/or, you just didn't pay attention. Your limited exposure to homeschoolers does not qualify you to adequately speak against them and the parents that homeschool them.

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

I frankly find it hilarious that I've hurt your feelings so bad that you feel you have to defend homeschoolers all over the world by attempting to derail me on YOUTUBE. Get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich.

[RomansChpt1]

Don't flatter yourself, you didn't and couldn't hurt my feelings. In fact, I am thankful for the opportunity to blog to defend the homeschool perspective from those that obviously have nothing better to do than to speak from ignorance. The question is, "Why would YOU waste your time writing on a blog pertaining to something you dislike?" You mustn't have that much of a life. You just let me know when you are in Southern California and I will be happy to make give you a fist sandwich! Little punk

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

The big issue here that people don't understand is public school DOES give your kids social skills that will NOT learn in the home. Being around in a public situation will prepare them for the life ahead of them, being couped up in a house not being exposed to that WILL lead to kids having poor social skills and a lack of wisdom regarding what to do or say in certain social situations. Sure, you can tell your kids what to do in said situations but nothing beats first hand experience.

[RomansChpt1]

I have been involved in teaching for over 20 years. I have taught in public school, private school, homeschool and now I teach in a co op that is a blend between a traditional five-day week program and homeschool. Which is the best of both worlds. In addition, as a parent involved with homeschool, I was not a "nerd" as you broad-brushed those that homeschool. I went to a very large high school in Southern California, very athletic and successful in just about everything I did.

[terrec]

@ffaaassssddddddddd I live around homeschooling families. They have school sports, have social outings. Probably more so than the public education kids. I went to public school and I was surprised to see home scholers on my schools track team. To be frank they are only as isolated no more or less then kids in public school.

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

their kids were so brainwashed by their "teachings" that they weren't even allowed to make their own decisions! I guess this is more of a rant of having overly obsessed parents that took over the lives of their children but the fact of the matter is it is so sad how children can live oblivious to how fucked up their parents are. Children need public schooling to see how life really is and to learn social skills instead of becoming the disastrous result of horrible parenting.

[RomansChpt1]

Your use of explicatives demonstrates why a parent should protect their daughter from being around you. Obviously, you demonstrate a lack of respect and the class one would want for their daughter. You are also blind to the fact that "homeschool" was the norm in education before the 1850s. Most of our founding fathers of this great country were homeschooled. Compare that to who has been running this country for the last few decades, products of public education, and you can see where we are at.

[terrec]

@RomansChpt1 people operate and learn differently. No-one will ever confess that. I had ADHD and my public schooling was hell. Not because of teachers. It is due public education is geared towards a common ground of academic capability. Being dyslexic, I found myself in nothing but misery. I support public schooling but that doesnt mean it should be law: the law to learn unlike you are.

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

wasn't healthy, and whenever i went to their house i was treated as an outcast and a "bad kid" because in their eyes to be a "good kid" was to sit in their living room (i wasn't allowed anywhere else in the house) where they watched me and their daughter like hawks 24/7 and monitored everything we did. She was homeschooled for the better part of her life and to be honest i really think it destroyed her social life. Her family was so fucking unbelievably off the deep end and the worst part was th

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

i agree that homeschooling CAN be fine. but there is a family i know of personally that had such fucked up rules for their kids that they became mindless drones! The daughter in the family, (whom i was dating at the time) believed that her parent's word was law and was so dissasociated from society she didn't even know how to interact with others. Her mom decided how her hair was cut because she never had that decision as a child, her dad never let her wear deoderant because he believed it wasn'

[RomansChpt1]

You know of one, maybe even a few families that give "homeschooling" an interesting perspective. My 20 years experience, across many different venues, can attest to literally thousands of "screwed up" kids that have gone through public education. So, before you try and match your opinion to someone's experience, you should think twice.

[terrec]

@ffaaassssddddddddd I crashed homeschooling family where the kids had tatoos and piercings at 16 yrs old. The listend to metal and screamo. I was staying with them because my friends dad ( man of the house) runs a a venue here that puts bands up like underoath and circa survive.

[hewfish1980]

i liv near a homeskoold bunch a loud disrespectful diluded cunts who hav no concept of reality or others around em as there worlds inside the home and church THATS SIK i hope they get washd away by a flood n take u home some where else

[loveallhappiness]

@hewfish1980 you had one bad experiences. i had many bad experiences with bad ass sex crazy children that had their sex education class in public middle school----i ride the bus and met a bunch of loud disrespectful children coming from school every day.

[bobboberan]

the state may be right about the purpose of education to provide the country with responsible adults but there is no way even in the supreme court that can you do this without giving the money to the parents to spend the way they see fit . It insures you will get the best education for your kids and not have a social system which can do whatever it wishes including fail your children deliberately if they so wish .

[inthelight7771]

Every parent regardless of their religion has the right to bring their kids up/teach them without having the government interfere and indoctrinate their kids in viewpoints that are opposite what the parents are wanting their kids to know. If you are Christian, obviously you don't want your kids believing in evolution among other influences just as a Wiccan / Buddist (whatever religion you are) wouldn't want the government interfering with what they wanted to teach their child.

[changeishere2008]

i already have tooo much to do laundry, cooking grocery shopping, cleaning picking up after the kids , sewing, folding laundry, make doctor appts etc... I love my kids but I need some time for my self while they're at school.

[ChromeTruckNutz]

lol homeschooled kids are fucking dorks.

[inthelight7771]

why?

[RomansChpt1]

Your post supports the reason why homeschooling is a MUST in order for this country to produce positive contributors in the future, with an acceptable vocabulary.

[VIV292]

thats BS what training kids full of crap the kids are not drones go homeschooling all the wayyy

[LuvBasketballLuv]

this is basically like going to school 2 days a week and then taking home a lot of homework for a lllooonnnggg weekend. But u do this every week! MEsssed up!

[Nikkinicknack7]

I know many homeschoolers who actually have less home work and can double up on their load and have 3 or 4 day weekends for vacations!

[beattielol]

i hate getting homeschooled

[UnDoubtablyMe]

Rispoli Family, Thank you for taking responsibility and educating your children. Looks like they are growing up knowing the value of family, getting a real education, able to communicate with all ages, not being raised in a classroom of peers who think their perception is reality.

[cujomade101]

Pathetic christians.

[ffaaassssddddddddd]

Agreed. Homeschooling your kids will lead to them having no social lives and being outcasts in normal society.

[Easterncomet]

Social lives??? you mean not indoctrinated well.

[Nikkinicknack7]

actually indoctrinated more.... without the extra stress of regular school, homeschooling kids have more time to read and inform themselves.

[inthelight7771]

In every setting, there are people who have trouble socializing. So, what would make you think going to "school" would help? You can learn as poor social skills as you could anywhere else, just depending on who your friend influences are. Kids who homeschool in nurturing healthy families end up being more balanced and kind and have better boundaries than most in public school. Whats NOT normal is for kids to only socialize with their own age. And the NORM in society is not healthy anyways.

[Nikkinicknack7]

it depends on the parents. if the parents keep their children at home all the time, you're right, the kids will suffer. However, if the kids pursue hobbies and activities where they are socially involved with other people, they don't suffer at all. Whether you are homeschooled or go to a regular school, either way a kid can suffer socially. It's all dependent on the circumstances. Besides, the school they are talking about is set up like a college it sounds like.

[CostaRicaGirl17]

*may be better for elementary kids. Because when your little your not as much conserned with friends or popularity. But when you get older you wanna be away from your parents a little.

[CostaRicaGirl17]

I was homeschooled until middle school and my parents sending me to school was a great decision after all. But homeschooling way much for elementary kids. Idk lol. :)

[CostaRicaGirl17]

I think going to school is better because it is the real world. You have to be away from your parents a little. You can see cute boys, have fun, play a sport. The homework kinda sucks...but like I said, that's real life. Some homeschoolers are weird. But, school is better for good socialazation skills and I personally learn better at a regular school then I probably would at homeschool. :)

[aikimoe]

If you like school and think that's best for you, then that's cool. But everyone's different, and everyone learns best in different ways. It's true, some homeschoolers are weird. But it's also true that some public schoolers are weird, too. I think the truth is that some people are weird, wherever you go. And it's important to know that homeschoolers also see cute boys (and girls), have fun, and play sports. They're really no different, on the whole, from other kids.

[hewfish1980]

CUNT

[RomansChpt1]

Again, here is another example of why homeschooling is better than public education. Great vocabulary. I bet you didn't learn to speak like that from a homeschooler. It must be great to go to a school where your peers use and abuse one another, ridicule and thrash one another, in return producing an atmosphere that produces "cutters" and dropouts with teachers quick to undermine what parents are trying to teach at home. Yeah, you'll go far in life with your one or two word responses.

[hewfish1980]

PATHETIC WOMAN

[RomansChpt1]

You comment on something you obviously know nothing about. Any time you want to debate, feel free. Let's see if you can handle an intelligent conversation with a "homeschooler." Again, let me repeat, an "intelligent" conversation. Ad Hominem attacks will only reveal your limitation in being able to have such a debate.

[GrynHelix]

school is not only about education but its also about preparing young people for the social aspects of society as well. PS the girl in this video HOOOOT!

[hisboo911]

and that is what homeschooling about. and some homeschoolers take the time to teach the kids or train them up in their religion, so it goes further than public schooling. plus, you get domestic/home ec training, unlike modern public school (most, anyway). i want to homeschool my children when i have them.

[jeannedarc624]

I think the spirit academy 2 days on, 3 days off is a brilliant idea and the future of schooling.....

Coops are wonderful too.

[RomansChpt1]

I can tell you it's a great idea. It truly is the best of both worlds!

[avastacia]

what right does the state have to tell people how to raise their children?! how dare they?! america is NOT a free as it tries to make people think it is.....

[donkeyfly69]

poor kids

[herbs814]

If by poor kids you mean how dare the state intrude on their lives. The state has no right to impose on parenting rights. The government schools are a miserable failure. Parents know their children better. Homeschooling children are better prepared for college and for life than other children. Harvard looks for homeschooled children because it knows that they are more mature and more intelligent than other children. The state is the biggest enemy the kids have.

[RomansChpt1]

You have no idea. Unless you have been there and done that, you obviously have no clue. I have been in all environments and this is by far the best.

[rr473]

dude! i thought i was the only rispoli on this planet! well so far, i think im the only one in Australia. I wonder how 'common' that last name is over in the US...??

[thesecondshelf]

though i feel that the right to home-school should be avaliable, i do not like the fact that certain class's,or children of certain class's, feel that they cannot send their children and allow them to mix with the majority of working-class society. Yet another example of irratating class-distinction.

[Anatolia2]

Nah. I am "working class". I have no car, nor fancy stuff, nor big 401K or whatever, but my child homeschools. There are all KINDS of homeschool families.

[thesecondshelf]

haha, quite! but then i suppose you get into the whole, how to identiy class..... is home-schooling just not a bit wrong for the kids, like, socially?

[Anatolia2]

I think a room of screaming kids and being bullied and being made to feel like crap is overrated. LOL I mean my child t least socializes with lots of children and adults everyday,....just in a respectful, kind way...Get over yourselves ppl...."socializing". It happens as long as you are with human around.

[Tory584]

I'm homeschooled at I'm not socially "immature" or "slow" I have lots of friends I do a co-op like the spirit academy honestly in my opinion social is not an issue in homeschooling

[herbs814]

The difference between people is not class, but culture. Independent, optimistic, motivated people should not be forced into a mopey, pessimistic, excuse-seeking culture that sees everything in terms of "class". "Class" is just another way to deny personal responsibility.

[thesecondshelf]

I think you've been a little indocrinated by your american dream bullshit. Not you fault though, ironically, it's you culture!

[herbs814]

Spoken like someone who'll never accomplish anything... because you're so eager to blame others rather than accept responsibility for what you can control.

[thesecondshelf]

I hope I only spoke like one, because I do believe that everyone in a society has a responsibility to work hard. However, it is unfair to dismiss the working class as people who simply haven't worked hard enough; in south wales for example, there has been unemployment in some parts for 3 generations. not because they are lazy BUT THERE ARENT ANY JOBS. The state has a responsibility to help those who have been handicapped (metaphorically!) since birth. However, interesting point you brought up!

[aleusey]

Why do they stay in South Wales? Are there fences? I've moved more than 1000 miles for jobs. You can cross Britain, south to north, in a single day. If you don't move, it's laziness, pure and simple.

[thesecondshelf]

oh, and i just looked at your channel page!! I didnt know that you were actively and openly a nieve right-wing activist! Perhaps then, I would have understood that your original comment was not a carefully constructed comment of a thinker, but a recital of American Right-wing politics!! oh dear.....

[aleusey]

I think you mean "naive."

Yes, because I'm a homechooler, I clearly have sold myself to someone else's agenda.

Oh, wait, no--that's WHY I homeschool. So I'm not a slave to anyone else.

You are clearly an idiot, as you have no ability to express or even form your own opinion, much less the capacity for evaluating another's argument. I believe that your mere existence is the most eloquent argument possible against WHATEVER educational system produced you.

[aleusey]

Almost anyone who cares enough can homeschool.  I knew an unemployed single mother who homeschooled.

It's about caring more than money.

[thesecondshelf]

Not if you do not believe that home-schooling is benificial. I think a lot depends on the level of education in local schools. I go to a really, really, good state school (Canon Slade), but i'm aware that where my Dad and mum went in Moss Side (in Manchester), I'd have hated school.

[aleusey]

Sorry. You're quite right!

What I meant was that IF you believe in homeschooling, you most likely can find a way to make it happen.

It depends on a LOT more than the level of ed in the local school. Things like your child's need for a different curriculum, her personality, and your values make a big difference.

A lot of homeschoolers choose homeschool because they philosophically object to learning that is not child-led. (Yeah, that's RIGHT-WING, all right.)

[aleusey]

Others dislike the poor sibling relationships that are typical in institutionally schooled children but very rare among homeschoolers. Others (me) loathe how much of childhood is spent waiting in institutional schools.

I initially began looking at HSing as a strictly because of the level of ed in my state, but my eldest's ability was so atypical that it soon became apparent that no school could come close to what I can do for him. (He's starting Algebra I next year. 1st grade.)

[aleusey]

But the reason I will continue now that we've moved even if there were a school that'd reach him academically is something most people don't discover until they begin to homeschool--that is, the enormous fund of free time that homeschooled kids have while others are being shuttled here and there, standing in line, waiting for everyone else to finish, etc.

Half of school, especially elementary, is babysitting. I'd rather have my kids play in the woods, build things, explore, create, imagine.

[thesecondshelf]

erm- whys that right wing?

and i know- my brothers dyslexic. At his primary, he would have been better to have been home school'd, but my mum could never do as well as the secondary I am at (he is planning to go to).

[GabWillshirebeverly]

what a couple!!!they dont even know how to pronunce their name right!!Its not pronunced rispooli like they do but is rispoli..whatever

[RomansChpt1]

Your hearing must be off. He said, "Ris po lee" : Rispoli. He didn't say, "Ris pool ee". I think they know how to pronounce their name.

[CaliforniaArchitect]

According to the judge, homeschooling under the umbrella of a private day school is a "ruse". So, it could affect all homeschooling options. I hope that the ruling is either overturned or depublished.