tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post8158288190828879669..comments2023-10-12T07:16:36.892-04:00Comments on A2eatwrite: Bureaucrazy... warning - rant aheadJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-61291837954611325152007-08-29T16:49:00.000-04:002007-08-29T16:49:00.000-04:00Here is an interesting side note for you then. Whe...Here is an interesting side note for you then. When we first were planning the move here to Holland we were looking seriously at homeschooling the kids for the year (we thought) we were here. Upon our research we learned it was not possible. No homeschooling allowed. <BR/>Now, admittedly our research was surface and others may know more on this subject than I do, but I was shocked that it wasn't an option we could openly pursue, nor find support for here.<BR/>We did find a workable solution when we located a government subsidized international school where the tuition wasn't outrageously high. We could afford that during our self-financed year, and hey! that's where I met FA, so the not being allowed to homeschool thing worked out okay in the end. <BR/>But still.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-67589997486073599972007-08-24T10:12:00.000-04:002007-08-24T10:12:00.000-04:00Well, Andy, it's always a complicated question - i...Well, Andy, it's always a complicated question - it would be kind of hard to have schools without governments to put them in place, but it's when any bureaucracy goes hog wild that things just stop functioning the way they should. Thanks for stopping by!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-53472157791114463302007-08-24T01:23:00.000-04:002007-08-24T01:23:00.000-04:00I hear ya! I for one think that the government sho...I hear ya! I for one think that the government should not be involved in schooling in anyway shape or form. It is bad enough that people are forced to pay for a school system that they do not use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-1756933898048220372007-08-23T11:41:00.000-04:002007-08-23T11:41:00.000-04:00Marianne and Teri - HSing can be a wonderful thing...Marianne and Teri - HSing can be a wonderful thing when it works well for the parent and the child(ren). I feel very, very happy to have been able to do it, but Becky, I agree - it has to be something that works for <I>everyone</I>.<BR/><BR/>And FA and Diesel - yup, I think the over-institutionalization of anything will just squash creativity!<BR/><BR/>Mikaela - I'm so glad you officially stopped by and I look forward to reading your blog!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-79824959601619817662007-08-23T05:33:00.000-04:002007-08-23T05:33:00.000-04:00I taught my children at home for six years. It wa...I taught my children at home for six years. It was a wonderful experience. My family was freaked out and afraid that my kids would be socially retarded. As it turns out, my kids are the most socially adept of all the grandchildren.<BR/><BR/>I think it's great the the public school system and the home school system have joined the same team. It's no good for one side to bad mouth the other. <BR/><BR/>Although I do have my gripes about the public school system, they are mainly focused on the fact that people use it as an excuse not to be involved in their childrens' lives. They rather send them out to be raised by the teachers. And you know, I'm sure very well, this is no small job!cathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-58997319239125248032007-08-22T22:15:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:15:00.000-04:00I've sometimes (very, very vaguely) thought homesc...I've sometimes (very, very vaguely) thought homeschooling might be an effective way to protect your kids from all the awful things about the public school system - bullying, drugs, pressure to conform etc etc <BR/><BR/>But it must be ENORMOUSLY hard work....and I NEED time away from my kids in the interest of my sanity. But I take my hat off to those who do it...really!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582796689281835066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-71107128602012440162007-08-22T07:16:00.000-04:002007-08-22T07:16:00.000-04:00Ah bureaucracy! Thy name is school administration...Ah bureaucracy! Thy name is school administration! My sympathies darlin', my Mom was a schoolteacher too and for every innovation there were a dozen or more nay-sayers who were busy building road-blocks around their little empires. Hang in there and remember who you are doing all this for --the kiddos. They, in the end, are the ones who will benefit.Fourier Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689357373595434853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-81560543881197950872007-08-22T02:13:00.000-04:002007-08-22T02:13:00.000-04:00I have a blog again! I'm going to try to stay fait...I have a blog again! I'm going to try to stay faithful to it, too!<BR/>I love yours so I just wanted to write myself=)<BR/>Love you!Mikaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945663465425794174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-84161420901643930002007-08-21T18:49:00.000-04:002007-08-21T18:49:00.000-04:00I'm afraid that this is what happens whenever a to...I'm afraid that this is what happens whenever a top-down approach is taken to solving a problem, from public education to socialized health care to business regulation. You end up stifling creativity and freedom at the bottom level, where the work actually gets done (or doesn't...).robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-58483149265185759302007-08-21T13:20:00.000-04:002007-08-21T13:20:00.000-04:00Amen, sister! I am utterly irritated and annoyed ...Amen, sister! I am utterly irritated and annoyed by ignorant people worried that my daughter is somehow missing out on something by being homeschooled.<BR/><BR/>I won't rant here, but I will say she is an intelligent, mature, well-spoken 8 y.o. who is far ahead of most kids her age, both socially and academically (with the exception that her education is sorely lacking in: bullying, drug use, and she still isn't entirely certain where babies come from).<BR/><BR/>Ok. Done for now...Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-43782788691643655152007-08-21T13:06:00.000-04:002007-08-21T13:06:00.000-04:00Ooo, Anno, the licensing certification thing would...Ooo, Anno, the licensing certification thing would take several more posts...<BR/><BR/>Leslie - I have continual Mommy brain! If you think of what you were trying to say or if you just want to e-mail about it, let me know.<BR/><BR/>Greg - I think it totally depends on the kids and their family. But I do think that socratic and hands-on learning is probably employed more frequently.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer, I've always loved Italy, but it's exactly what you describe that has kept me from packing my bags and moving... I just don't have the patience. My Soviet friends spent some time trying to match me up with a Russian husband while I was there, lol, but they finally acknowledged that I'd blow a gasket somewhere with the wrong official and end up in jail. Sheesh ;-) In any case, now that I'm in my 40s I'm better behaved, but any stupidity that involves kids, particularly, really sticks in my craw...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-61335133127407473322007-08-21T12:56:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:56:00.000-04:00Oh Jen, there's nothing so sad as the system when ...Oh Jen, there's nothing so sad as the system when it doesn't work. Or as infuriating. I know all about that stuff well from 15 years living in Italy, the world capital of needless bureaucracy. It's time for a hefty grain of salt!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511174413208544186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-34166085094551067382007-08-21T11:16:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:16:00.000-04:00Do you suppose that home-schooled kids in general ...Do you suppose that home-schooled kids in general learn a more dialectical means of thinking?(rather than the "end product" means of public education.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660983004791486450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-67681709826926235242007-08-21T10:39:00.000-04:002007-08-21T10:39:00.000-04:00I've written and re-written a comment here about f...I've written and re-written a comment here about five times. I have thoughts on the subject, but can't seem to put them in words that make sense. Bah! Mommy brain! <BR/><BR/>I think you have an interesting perspective. I'm going to have to send a link to your post to my friend Karly who is waivering a little about homeschooling right now. I think she'd appreciate this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-24795153751103477212007-08-21T07:54:00.000-04:002007-08-21T07:54:00.000-04:00Amen!I'd be interested in hearing what you have to...Amen!<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say about licensing/certification requirements as well...annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.com