Comments on: The gigantic horrible lie about education

By: Marte Cliff

Marte Cliff — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:43:42 +0000

When I took my kids out of school many years ago, my friends argued that it would be bad for them not to have other kids to play with.

I argued back. They saw other kids occasionally, but they also saw and socialized with people of all ages. They were able to sit down and hold a conversation with an 80 year old or a 30 year old, and they learned a lot by doing so.

They weren’t treated like puppies and told to go outside and play when we had company. Thus, my grown sons are highly intelligent men who have friends in every age group. And the interesting thing is, now we have more friends in their age groups because their friends enjoy visiting with us.

Oh – the other thing about taking them out of school to study at home – they learned more in fewer hours per day, leaving them time to help join me in gardening, tending to the horses, painting the living room, or picking up trash along side the road – whatever I was doing. I believe they learned from those activities as well.

Ever think about how much school time is spent on non-learning activities? And then how much time is spent getting to and from school? I’m a big advocate of home schooling, as long as you actually do it.

By: Perry

Perry — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:29:29 +0000

I’m proud of you for making the Big Scary Change! My commendations to your son.

By: Nicholas Wind

Nicholas Wind — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:22:06 +0000

Buckminster Fuller said decades ago that we have the resources for everyone on the planet to be a BILLIONAIRE.
Ya with a B.
As you say Perry the school system totally limits our thinking
Our problem globally is we are inundated with scarcity mind set instead of abundance mind set.
With the internet here that could happen but with a huge huge shift in mind set of course.
Let’s start by not listening to the news journalists.
Stop supporting this stupidity.
If it gets bad enough my Mother in law will let me know and I’ll spread the word.
Thes are folks that manipulate all.
Complete morons.
The school systems are a part of the same culture.

By: Nicholas Wind

Nicholas Wind — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:11:54 +0000

Perry can I take this article and put it on my personal blog?
And on our school systems blog?
That’s where I put my opinions.
Obviously giving you complete credit since I always do it this way.
That’s the link I give.
Check to make sure I did if you want.
I don’t ask this often but this speaks to me powerfully.
You’ve replied to me before and I read you often.
I am 54 years young with a 13 year old son and 10 year old daughter.
I know I started late but was too busy as an athlete in my 20′s and 30′s.
But the up side of having my children later is I have far more wisdom than in those earlier years.
I tell you that to say this…that I was stunned when interacting with the school system
which started in my sons kindergarten class which was 2001 I think.
Now my public school system in the 60′s here in the Toronto area was an amazing education system.
So when I saw what happened to our school system I’m thinking wtf happened to my school system?
Being very opinionated I spoke up and have ever since last year when I was BANNED FOR LIFE from the school my kids are at.
I’m not allowed on their property.
Why?
Not actually sure but I think their last straw was when I questioned my daughter’s volleyball coach about an issue.
I questioned many things because I saw what you write about here.
Some may think that in reading this that I went in hog wild threatening them.
Nothing like that at all.
Now I am 6ft 6 inches and muscular and I’m told intimidating looking.
I’m actually a nice guy but very passionate about life.
I”l take tomatoes for saying this ..but whatever.
Our school systems here in San Francisco lite (Toronto)are feminizing men.
Women are more in charge by far here than men.
Hey I love women.
I’m married to a beauty.
She agrees with me.
Look men and women are kind of different.
Why don’t we just ban testosterone Perry?
Extract it somehow when men are born.
We have the technology now I’m sure.
ie. When playing dodge ball we don’t hit above the belt.Huh?
When we played we got extra points for head shots.
Don’t play on the ice in the winter someone may fall and get hurt.
We played foot soccer on the ice with a tennis ball and constantly had bruises everywhere from falling.
The teachers even refed the games sometimes.
They took down the good old monkey bars Perry.
Remember those.
Someone might get hurt.
Don’t run the kids too much…it’s hot out.
Hey it’s Canada and we get hot here for what..4 months?
Hence really fat children.
You get my point.
Anyway I have worked hard and struggled mightily with coming online PROPERLY.
Reinventing myself since I’m dealing with ageism in the job market after 50.
One of my main reasons to become successful online in my new life is to get my kids the hell away from this idiot producing school system into a private christian school.
They’ll put me in the hole trying brother Marshall!

By: Skinner

Skinner — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:43:18 +0000

An update for the group here on my son that we pulled out of public school in February (see my earlier post).

He is happy and confident. His outlook on life is now one of eager anticipation. He respects us (Mom and Dad) for listening to him and actually doing it – that alone is worth the effort.

They can’t have him back, we won’t let them.

And as for the socializing question we always get, he has plenty of nice friend through his sports teams.

Thanks for posting this Perry. It made us act and we are a better family for it.

God Bless you.

Skinner