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  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    They are all good - bought them all up in true Tightwad Gazette style - they are all frugal zealots and proud of it! DS12 has many discussions with his friends over their 'named' sportsgear compared to his greener 'recycled' clothes ( he thinks they are too scared to think for themselves and they worry too much about what others think!) - hope he continues like this as he goes through his teenage years (they start this Friday):D

    Wow - sounds like you've done really well with him.

    I think if you were on to your 12th child, we might all club together and buy you some contraception. :p And wonder where you got the energy to have any more after about 6? That said, 5 is pretty good going. I feel flat out with 3....
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    carolt wrote: »
    I think if you were on to your 12th child, we might all club together and buy you some contraception. :p

    Surely 12 kids would be the contraception?!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    Surely 12 kids would be the contraception?!
    I'm disappointed that so many of the people on here don't "get around" the internet :rolleyes:
    You've never heard of the Duggars? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20134584/
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • moanymoany
    moanymoany Posts: 2,877 Forumite
    I'm disappointed that so many of the people on here don't "get around" the internet :rolleyes:
    You've never heard of the Duggars? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20134584/
    alists

    Ah, those 'Mercan fundamentalists never stop, do they? If they're not prayin' they're procreatin' - God Bless 'Merca!
  • I'm disappointed that so many of the people on here don't "get around" the internet :rolleyes:
    You've never heard of the Duggars? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20134584/

    <shiver>

    they sound like loony fundies to me - "Couples in the movement also believe that the husband is the head of the household and the wife is submissive to him, while the children are submissive to both."

    And they home educate all their children, so there are no chances to escape brain washing!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    <shiver>

    they sound like loony fundies to me - "Couples in the movement also believe that the husband is the head of the household and the wife is submissive to him, while the children are submissive to both."

    And they home educate all their children, so there are no chances to escape brain washing!
    Homeschooling in the US is common among "loony fundies" and the like. To the point that, IMHO, a disproportion number of the "loonies" are home schooled. It also becomes self perpetuating; the kids, if they try, can't cope with "normal school" so go back to Homeschooling. They also can't get into mainstream colleges or universities so end up in obscure places specially founded or controlled to match their beliefs (that's both social and religious beliefs). There is also some controversy over the fact that in some (many? all?) states, there is no syllabus required, no minimal criteria of educational attainment and no qualification required of the "teacher".
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Homeschooling in the US is common among ....there is no syllabus required, no minimal criteria of educational attainment and no qualification required of the "teacher".

    There's no qualification here needed if you want to teach your own kids, is there?

    And if you do home school, are you required to follow a syllabus etc and be tested etc? Probably not, but I've no idea.
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    There's no qualification here needed if you want to teach your own kids, is there?

    And if you do home school, are you required to follow a syllabus etc and be tested etc? Probably not, but I've no idea.

    No, you do not need to be qualified to teach your own here - many parents actually learn alongside their kids, you must get a good understanding of a subject in order to help your child to learn.

    You do not need to follow a syllabus / curriculum, neither do your children need to be tested. SATS etc. are for the schools needs, so are not required for home education. You do, however need to be able to provide proof to the LEA that your child is being educated according to their age and ability.

    Many children are unable to get by in mainstream schools due to the way that subjects are taught - many children with Aspergers, for example, find it very hard to fit into mainstream and often learn very well when allowed to focus on one subject for many weeks before moving on to a new one - schools are unable to offer this kind of focused education.
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    It also becomes self perpetuating; the kids, if they try, can't cope with "normal school" so go back to Homeschooling. They also can't get into mainstream colleges or universities so end up in obscure places specially founded or controlled to match their beliefs (that's both social and religious beliefs).

    Over here, home educated children usually find it easy to get into college and university, home education is often seen as a positive thing as it usually means that from an early age children have been encouraged to research and discuss rather than listen and write down.

    I know of one HE child who could not settle in college as she found it hard to sit down and work to a timetable - she is now doing voluntary work overseas. Equally though, I know many who have gone to college, on to uni and are in 'normal' employment.
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I just vent my anger at this thread still being alive.
    My Ronaldo thread was cut down within 24 hours, on that note can i just confirm how happy i am that we have retained his services for next season ;)
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