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Re: Fair enough snoopcester Send a noteboard - 04/03/2010 09:39:38 AM

Yes, quite probably As I mentioned to Celia early, I didn't know what a preposition was till I was twenty or so, un-standardized ed does tend to leave occasional gaps. In this case though, I just happen to be one of those people who tends to raise one finger and say 'Ah, however' or 'Indeed, but' or 'Granted, nevertheless' when starting rebuttals, so it's more likely a result of being a pedantic bastard then homeschooling


I was actually just teasing. I have a tendency to do the same thing that I try to control - "To be fair" is a favourite of mine.
*MySmiley*

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Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S. - 02/03/2010 10:30:01 PM 1543 Views
Looks like a win-win situation to me. - 02/03/2010 11:01:22 PM 801 Views
Exactly - 03/03/2010 08:54:10 AM 759 Views
yah...but...but.... - 03/03/2010 01:13:31 PM 675 Views
Germany does have a history of getting rid of people it doesn't like *NM* - 03/03/2010 02:08:37 PM 489 Views
Yawn. At least beckstcw was joking when he invoked Godwin's law below. I hope. *NM* - 03/03/2010 02:10:18 PM 405 Views
That is a load of crap - 03/03/2010 02:53:02 PM 489 Views
uhm, how would Germany be offending the US? - 03/03/2010 02:56:52 PM 451 Views
I meant in general not in this specfic case - 03/03/2010 02:59:01 PM 401 Views
ahh mk *NM* - 03/03/2010 03:09:39 PM 433 Views
Um. - 03/03/2010 02:57:53 PM 336 Views
But our religious beliefs and belief in allowing religious freedom is fair game? - 03/03/2010 03:09:48 PM 344 Views
Yes? - 03/03/2010 03:40:30 PM 319 Views
If you made fun of the Native Americans I would be offended - 03/03/2010 03:46:05 PM 567 Views
It's actually quite the opposite. - 03/03/2010 03:57:19 PM 542 Views
and I would say they trying to fix intolerance with more intolerance - 03/03/2010 04:13:49 PM 325 Views
That was probably the stupidest thing I ever saw you write - 03/03/2010 03:28:39 PM 496 Views
You were the one who said good riddance - 03/03/2010 03:43:24 PM 352 Views
It's the usual story of American ideology and European pragmatism. - 03/03/2010 03:52:51 PM 511 Views
exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:56:11 PM 452 Views
Yes, because I won't miss them much. - 03/03/2010 03:55:29 PM 539 Views
well said - 03/03/2010 06:34:18 PM 533 Views
I think it's outrageous they'd fine people for that - 02/03/2010 11:07:57 PM 820 Views
Re: Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S. - 03/03/2010 01:09:23 AM 948 Views
The socialization thing is mostly garbage - 03/03/2010 02:32:19 AM 817 Views
Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 02:41:14 AM 607 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:12:48 AM 591 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:34:33 AM 838 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 04:34:30 AM 823 Views
*shrugs* I said it was anecdotal. I have no hard figures, only experiences. - 03/03/2010 03:28:29 AM 579 Views
The operative word IS mostly - 03/03/2010 04:33:20 AM 777 Views
'Mostly' is all that matters - 03/03/2010 05:46:01 AM 819 Views
Uhm, socialization is incredibly important. - 03/03/2010 06:03:30 AM 782 Views
Yes, but you don't need to be taught to do it - 03/03/2010 06:47:06 AM 754 Views
cats aren't pack or herd animals - 03/03/2010 06:53:02 AM 732 Views
Something of an inside joke, sorry - 03/03/2010 07:41:50 AM 766 Views
I'm a homeschooling parent. - 03/03/2010 07:09:03 PM 756 Views
LOL, we seem well represented on this site - 03/03/2010 10:02:16 PM 858 Views
to jump on the "I was homeschooled and I have social skills" bandwagon... - 03/03/2010 06:27:05 AM 1160 Views
I think you may be missing some things - 03/03/2010 02:48:27 PM 870 Views
Re: I think you may be missing some things - 05/03/2010 12:16:37 AM 947 Views
I was homeschooled through grade 12, and my mom has done pro bono legal work for HSLDA. - 03/03/2010 02:20:38 AM 739 Views
I agree that it can be a very good option for some families - 03/03/2010 04:42:21 AM 859 Views
Re: I agree that it can be a very good option for some families - 03/03/2010 05:16:17 AM 700 Views
It depends on the public school. - 03/03/2010 05:23:09 AM 746 Views
Re: It depends on the public school. - 03/03/2010 05:45:07 AM 749 Views
"done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 05:58:26 AM 559 Views
Re: "done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 06:14:43 AM 894 Views
Re: "done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 06:31:04 AM 803 Views
Well let's talk stats then. - 03/03/2010 06:55:14 AM 754 Views
please do not get me started on statistis. - 03/03/2010 07:11:19 AM 668 Views
Re: please do not get me started on statistis. - 03/03/2010 07:28:41 AM 724 Views
you missed my point. - 03/03/2010 01:10:26 PM 742 Views
You seem to be ignoring the matter of qualified teachers. - 03/03/2010 01:29:01 PM 707 Views
Your comments on public school educations have rather limited relevance to other countries, though. - 03/03/2010 09:53:30 AM 805 Views
+ ^ *NM* - 03/03/2010 01:11:04 PM 406 Views
While I support homeschooling, this is ridiculous. - 03/03/2010 04:48:40 AM 854 Views
Meh. - 03/03/2010 05:20:50 AM 795 Views
one year in a public school - 03/03/2010 05:32:13 AM 841 Views
Re: one year in a public school - 03/03/2010 05:58:48 AM 602 Views
No, I think i will nitpick. - 03/03/2010 06:11:44 AM 742 Views
This is getting off track and wasting time. - 03/03/2010 06:26:36 AM 775 Views
I'm not even certain it's 100% legal. - 03/03/2010 06:34:44 AM 559 Views
Yes, but we can't argue abuse of law. - 03/03/2010 06:51:23 AM 681 Views
I only used Mexicans because I'm from Arizona - 03/03/2010 07:04:29 AM 799 Views
I think I have the gist of it, - 03/03/2010 07:17:40 AM 690 Views
we haven't heard anything about their beliefs for me to think they're stupid. - 03/03/2010 02:54:25 PM 785 Views
According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung... - 03/03/2010 03:38:13 PM 698 Views
they don't have private christian schools in germany? - 03/03/2010 03:54:07 PM 664 Views
Not many, I dare say, but a few probably. *NM* - 03/03/2010 03:59:11 PM 428 Views
Say what? - 03/03/2010 09:38:40 AM 654 Views
Being able raise your kids by your beliefs is a frivolous matter? - 03/03/2010 03:21:23 PM 581 Views
Germany is not saying "you can't raise your kids by your beliefs" - 03/03/2010 03:31:01 PM 702 Views
It's not a recent law, and supposedly other German families have moved to France and the UK. - 03/03/2010 03:45:56 PM 798 Views
figured that. - 03/03/2010 03:58:57 PM 680 Views
I think that would fly in very face of political assylum - 03/03/2010 04:12:48 PM 750 Views
Yes, but they did not need political asylum. - 03/03/2010 04:28:16 PM 764 Views
how is that different then other political refuges we allow in? - 03/03/2010 04:55:14 PM 685 Views
I believe Legolas linked an article - 03/03/2010 04:57:09 PM 655 Views
I never saw the link - 03/03/2010 05:08:21 PM 567 Views
I'm not sure if they offered "formal" assurances or some such - 03/03/2010 05:21:54 PM 489 Views
Compared to not being able to feed your kids, yes, it is. - 03/03/2010 03:42:58 PM 580 Views
yes but we don't grant political assylum for being hungry - 03/03/2010 04:34:23 PM 660 Views
no we don't. - 03/03/2010 04:50:31 PM 537 Views
Do you have a better system? - 03/03/2010 05:05:42 PM 827 Views
Immigration processes could certainly use some reform - 03/03/2010 05:32:22 PM 633 Views
The system sucks, big government typically does not function well - 03/03/2010 05:48:25 PM 574 Views
we probably would all be better off... - 03/03/2010 07:27:28 PM 679 Views
good because Texas is taken - 03/03/2010 07:47:46 PM 689 Views
No, true, that was about the illegal immigrants. - 03/03/2010 09:53:18 PM 788 Views
Absolutely. - 03/03/2010 09:32:41 AM 766 Views
Doesn't matter why, but all parents should have the right to homeschool..... - 03/03/2010 04:48:57 AM 615 Views
there are far worse faults for a country to have *NM* - 03/03/2010 05:14:11 AM 403 Views
That whole thing is pretty silly - 03/03/2010 12:18:45 PM 839 Views
Re: socialising. - 03/03/2010 06:13:49 PM 799 Views
And then there are secular people like myself, who - 03/03/2010 06:44:13 PM 748 Views
I think I'd do that too, if I had the patience. - 03/03/2010 06:45:20 PM 616 Views
*agree* - 03/03/2010 07:41:56 PM 794 Views
That is the catagory I'm in. - 03/03/2010 07:46:12 PM 683 Views
Re: probably more likely - 04/03/2010 12:19:37 AM 807 Views
I am opposed to homeschooling but believe it should be a legal option. - 03/03/2010 02:32:34 PM 771 Views
I think you make a good point here - 03/03/2010 05:22:59 PM 787 Views
but...but...parents can't educate their children outside of school!! - 03/03/2010 05:40:30 PM 714 Views
I don't agree with them I just support their right to be wrong - 03/03/2010 06:04:11 PM 767 Views
The statistics are flawed, as I've noted above - 03/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 624 Views
Your views on this are not fact-driven - 03/03/2010 09:13:07 PM 808 Views
No, what you're saying is that my answer isn't driven by STATISTICS. - 03/03/2010 10:36:50 PM 738 Views
Granted, but there is no obvious source for bias - 03/03/2010 10:57:19 PM 666 Views
Again, I'm not saying it applies to everyone - 03/03/2010 11:51:17 PM 579 Views
Re: Again, I'm not saying it applies to everyone - 04/03/2010 12:16:29 AM 815 Views
You mean aside from the fact that you are already arguing about it? - 04/03/2010 12:14:02 AM 564 Views
Yes, I mentioned this in my reply to Tom, see below... - 04/03/2010 12:19:42 AM 703 Views
Fair enough - 04/03/2010 12:21:41 AM 617 Views
Re: Fair enough - 04/03/2010 12:37:06 AM 1037 Views
Re: Fair enough - 04/03/2010 09:39:38 AM 738 Views
Umm Massachusetts did have slavery in 1717 - 03/03/2010 02:55:25 PM 666 Views
Wow....so this got the board going. A question for everyone... - 03/03/2010 06:02:57 PM 849 Views
I think it is incumbent on the state to show that kids are being in some way harmed - 03/03/2010 06:07:13 PM 777 Views
Interesting - 03/03/2010 06:25:43 PM 871 Views
I never said there should be no limits on what parents should be able to do - 03/03/2010 06:38:53 PM 825 Views
What you said was: - 03/03/2010 06:51:26 PM 834 Views
I think it's safe to say teaching your kids to be little sociopaths qualifies as harm. - 03/03/2010 09:17:48 PM 595 Views
I think so too - 03/03/2010 10:46:41 PM 824 Views
Yes they do. Provided... - 03/03/2010 07:04:46 PM 692 Views
One of the reasons... - 03/03/2010 07:40:54 PM 779 Views
that is fair enough - 03/03/2010 07:51:31 PM 658 Views
Hmmph. Inappropriate action on the part of the judge who allowed them to stay. - 03/03/2010 06:22:08 PM 722 Views
I agree completely with this. *NM* - 03/03/2010 06:42:01 PM 433 Views
agree. *NM* - 03/03/2010 06:49:01 PM 291 Views
You just skip the part where they have to show they are being persecuted - 03/03/2010 06:54:20 PM 840 Views
"Persecution" can be a matter of opinion, though. - 03/03/2010 07:04:46 PM 821 Views
officers will track down kids ditching school here. - 03/03/2010 07:17:57 PM 859 Views
I'm not sure what they do in Canada - 03/03/2010 10:49:00 PM 753 Views
Agrees - 03/03/2010 06:54:59 PM 684 Views
New Cosmic Powers of the admins - 03/03/2010 06:52:57 PM 591 Views
It is the Power of the Ben™ *NM* - 03/03/2010 08:48:11 PM 422 Views
*walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 07:52:09 PM 796 Views
Re: *walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 09:25:46 PM 571 Views
What, no defending Germany today? *NM* - 03/03/2010 10:03:01 PM 428 Views
Even I need a day off *NM* - 04/03/2010 01:02:17 AM 414 Views
Re: *walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 10:33:24 PM 620 Views
Interesting - 03/03/2010 11:02:27 PM 786 Views
Am I recalling correctly that you know some German? - 03/03/2010 11:07:00 PM 741 Views
Sorry, nope. - 04/03/2010 09:14:49 PM 553 Views
Oh. Ah well. - 04/03/2010 09:23:11 PM 710 Views
One thing all of us homeschooled kids are missing is... - 04/03/2010 01:53:22 AM 666 Views

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