Home-schooling

Tristan_Geoff · 01-25-2017, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

We even developed our own slang.

Such as?

JiggleMonster · 01-25-2017, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

What are MB's thoughts on home-schooling? Is it awesome? Should it be outlawed? How much should the government be involved? Fire away.

I prefer as little government as possible...If parents want to home-school, then have at it. ****, if parents want no school, then have at it.

The Batlord · 01-25-2017, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Your parents must have really ****ing hated you.

My dad bailed when I was two, so one half of that statement is correct.

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Such as?

It's been over a decade so I can't really remember much. We had something called "Schneebonics" though, derived from the ridiculous slang used by one cadet that sort of filtered down to the rest of the school. I clearly remember "jenk", "mug", and "jenk mug" being highly common, though I'm not entirely sure how they were used. We also had various forms of military jargon that we ended up using no matter how much we resisted.

GuD · 01-25-2017, 10:29 PM

I knew some kids who were homeschooled with experimental methods of teaching. They grew up into weird yeenagers I lost contact with. Seems pretty ****ing cruel. Almost more of an ocd need for control and surveillance fueled by a failin marriage the cases I saw. Borderline if not complete abuse. I caught up with one such parent not too long ago and our conversation concluded with her apologizing and confessing that she didnt know what she was doing. I havent seen her kid but last i heard he wasbt well.

Tristan_Geoff · 01-25-2017, 10:33 PM

Define "yeenager"

JiggleMonster · 01-25-2017, 10:36 PM

Home-schooled kids miss out on a lot of social experiences that are ****ing crucial.

"Alright, son, we've taught you all that we can, and now you've graduated. Now go out there, interact with other people, and find a job. Good luck."

EPOCH6 · 01-26-2017, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

The kids at private school were snobby, did as they were told, there was no drinking, no smoking, no fighting, no trouble making of any kind.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

somehow we couldn't get any network tv signals in our school, so the only tv we could watch was the school's basic cable, which was like TNT, Discovery Channel... CNN (?), and maybe another couple channels no one wants to watch. Our internet was also kinda restricted, we couldn't have cell phones, no cars, and we were there 24/7 for 9 months out of a year (and I'm including vacation time).

So while we weren't entirely ignorant of the outside world we did have this weird bubble culture. We were pretty much the center of each other's lives, and everyone else was off in "the real world".

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

I had to go to a private school that specializes in helping kids with learning disabilities for most of my elementary years. So... things were not in any way normal in that school.

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

I went to a Christian academy the first 3 years of school. Hearing stories from my friends who went up to 8th grade, I'm so glad I left when I did.

All of this surprises me, I always thought that private school kids would still find easy ways to party.

But most of us, I think, graduated from highschool before 2010/2011, which is around the same time that the mobile data/public WiFi era truly began if I remember right. It has to be different now, no parent can effectively isolate their kid from youth culture (all modern culture really) as long as the kid has internet access, and they WILL have an internet connection if they have a phone. And if kids can talk to each other and coordinate behind the closed doors of their phones, they have to be getting into some ****.

The Batlord · 01-26-2017, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by EPOCH6

All of this surprises me, I always thought that private school kids would still find easy ways to party.

But most of us, I think, graduated from highschool before 2010/2011, which is around the same time that the mobile data/public WiFi era truly began if I remember right. It has to be different now, no parent can effectively isolate their kid from youth culture (all modern culture really) as long as the kid has internet access, and they WILL have an internet connection if they have a phone. And if kids can talk to each other and coordinate behind the closed doors of their phones, they have to be getting into some ****.

It's kind of hard to party when you aren't allowed to go into anyone else's room, they make you go to bed at 10pm, they patrol the dorm regularly, the dorm is a very small square area, and that dorm is right next to an administration office. And also because it was very hard to smuggle anything but cigarettes into the school.

EPOCH6 · 01-26-2017, 12:49 PM

The boarding school I can understand, that must have been tough, but it can't be that difficult for kids going to regular private schools around town to get into **** before and after school, not today at least.

Mr. Charlie · 01-26-2017, 12:59 PM

Our dorms didn't need patrolling. That's how pathetic it was was. No sneaking over to the girls' dorms. No breaking into the kitchens or TV room after dark. No ritualistically placing your willy in a pig's head. Nothing. Their idea of breaking the rules was taking an extra chocolate bar from your tuck box on tuck day.

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01-25-2017, 10:29 PM	#44 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	I knew some kids who were homeschooled with experimental methods of teaching. They grew up into weird yeenagers I lost contact with. Seems pretty ***ing cruel. Almost more of an ocd need for control and surveillance fueled by a failin marriage the cases I saw. Borderline if not complete abuse. I caught up with one such parent not too long ago and our conversation concluded with her apologizing and confessing that she didnt know what she was doing. I havent seen her kid but last i heard he wasbt well. Last edited by GuD; 01-25-2017 at 10:39 PM.*

01-25-2017, 10:36 PM	#46 (permalink)
JiggleMonster GoochTickler Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 249	Home-schooled kids miss out on a lot of social experiences that are ****ing crucial. "Alright, son, we've taught you all that we can, and now you've graduated. Now go out there, interact with other people, and find a job. Good luck."

01-26-2017, 12:59 PM	#50 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Our dorms didn't need patrolling. That's how pathetic it was was. No sneaking over to the girls' dorms. No breaking into the kitchens or TV room after dark. No ritualistically placing your willy in a pig's head. Nothing. Their idea of breaking the rules was taking an extra chocolate bar from your tuck box on tuck day.