Meanie!!
By Genipher
@Genipher (5405)
United States
July 27, 2016 2:21pm CST
I imagine in public school kids are exposed to all sorts of bad words.
Since my kids are home schooled, they're not exposed to that kind of crap.
And yet, somehow, they still manage to find nasty words to fling at each other.
Their favorite right now?
"Meanie!"
You took my toy so you're a meanie!
You stepped on my foot so you're a meanie!
You ate my last chip so you're a meanie!
Ug! I'm about ready to pull my damn hair out!
Where do kids learn this kind of sh!t?
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@Mike197602 (15512)
• United Kingdom
27 Jul 16
I've always wondered what sort of qualifications do you have to have to home school?
Teachers here have to have a minimum of a teaching certificate to teach children.
What do you have to have in order to teach your kids to a certain academic level?
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
27 Jul 16
Here in Oregon you have to register with the local school district, letting them know that you're home schooling. That has to be done when the child turns 6.
After that, the kids have to take a state standardized test for 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th grade.
Oregon is pretty easy on homeschoolers.
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@Mike197602 (15512)
• United Kingdom
27 Jul 16
@Genipher so basically you need no qualifications to teach your kids at home but they are required to pass tests at certain times?
If that's right then I get it.
I don't personally agree with home schooling as I think kids learn a lot more than academically at school.
Also I wondered if you've done any research as to how kids that are home schooled do in later life?
Home schooling here is very very rare so I've not come across it personally before but I do want to learn about it.
I do have a negative opinion on it but that could well be through ignorance so I do hope you don't take what I say as a personal attack as I don't mean it that way.
@Genipher (5405)
• United States
28 Jul 16
@Mike197602
I'm so offended!
Yeah, here you don't have to be "qualified" to teach your children. Hubby has a BS, but I haven't had any college education.
If the kids failed their state tests, then they'd have to go to public school. But as it is, my eldest (who just took her grade 5 test) was in the 99th percentile and my son (who took his 3rd grade test) was in the 95th percentile. So they done good.
Our kids also get their socialization. Right now most of them are taking Taekwondo. They take swimming, when able, and we're thinking of starting horse riding lessons. Homeschooling gives them the extra time to pursue what they like to do...and oftentimes that has them interacting with others.
Actually, many homeschoolers are better able to relate to people of all ages. Many public schooled children are stuck with kids their age, all through their school years, and can have a hard time relating with the elderly or young.
From what I've read, many homeschoolers end up excelling in academics and life. I've known several 16ish year olds that were homeschooled and going to college. They were pretty smart "kids".
I've known homeschooled "kids" that are now around my age. They have better paying jobs than my hubby, who was public schooled! They also are starting families and their kids are happy, obedient little things.
A 2010 study done by Dr. Michael Cogan showed that homeschool students entering college had higher ACT scores, grade point averages, and a higher retention rate, among other things.
Also, homeschooled students range in the 80th percentile on the standardized tests, while public school students are in the 50th percentile.
You can see more statistics here:
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/homeschool-methodologies/87123-what-do-the-statistics-say-about-homeschooling/
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@shaggin (72204)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Remember that commercial years ago where the parents asked where the kids learned to smoke and the kids replied "I learned it from watching you" ... Well I am sure that is not the case here though as I just can't imagine an adult calling someone else a meanie haha.
Although they are homeschooled they must be around other children at times and they ALWAYS pick up the bad habits never the good.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Jul 16
Mostly TV or if they are in activities they could learn it there as well. We can only protect them so much-even being Home Schooled. I know, my children learned about s*x from another little girl at church of all places!! And the little girl was only 8! Crazy world we live in...
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Jul 16
@Genipher Oh goodness, that is awful too. Mine would be in SO much trouble if they did something like that as well. I don't tolerate inappropriate behavior in any way. I felt like my kids innocence was taken a little bit by her telling them that-it was my job to tell them when I thought they were ready. It really annoyed me...
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Jul 16
@Genipher I think it annoyed me the most that the mom didn't really act like it was a big deal that her daughter described graphically about s*x to my kids!
The little ones are usually vocal about new things they learn, sometimes that's not a great thing.
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
28 Jul 16
@LovingMyBabies
I totally agree!
Thankfully my 5-year-old didn't really catch on to anything that she was shown. She just thought it was funny and when I asked her for specifics, she had already forgotten most of everything. She was so eager to tell me everything. She wasn't trying to hide anything!
My 7-year-old son, on the other hand...well, daddy had to have a talk with him.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
28 Jul 16
Our homeschoolers learned a lot of bad words from - us. I remember battling heavy traffic in Montreal and hearing my oldest son brightly announce. "Hey dad, there's a bleep right behind us." The shame. Now they use the Internet. Enough said.
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
28 Jul 16
@koopharper
As opposed to birthing another kind of species? Yeah.
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
28 Jul 16
When our first was around 3, I was driving us somewhere and she said, "I wish that f'n truck would get out of our way."
It wasn't until then that I realized I'd been dropping that bomb.
We had a good conversation about what words are nice to say, and which aren't. And since then I try not to let those words slip out...
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@GardenGerty (160940)
• United States
27 Jul 16
It only takes one in the family to pick it up until it spreads like a virus through the family. It is not the meaning of the words but the intent and the tone of voice that makes it hurtful. If someone wants to be hurtful or voice their disagreement they will figure out how.
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
28 Jul 16
lol. Meanie is a better word that the horrible stuff kids say today.
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