Words of the day: Astute, qualified, and ignorant... oh my!

And the ignorant continue to speak:

Mr. Rick Badie who interviewed my family on home schoolingcontinues to write on the subject. Looks like we have found a local advocate. But the result of the stories in the AJC column/blog are often ignorant responses.

Definitions of ignorant:
adjective: lacking information or knowledge
adjective: lacking basic knowledge

I continue to be amazed by comments like : Once again my answer to those that home school their children is: “Wake up and join the real world. Your little darlings will not be socially adept when they leave the safety of their protective mommie.” A Few exceptions of course are expected and Mrs. Davis just be that exception… Thanks Dave,how astute! (ps. nice grammar)

Definitions of astute:
adjective: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

And: …So, my point is - she is one of the people who I believe is actually qualified to homeschool her children. My problem is that there are currently no qualifications to homeschool your children. Everyone should not be allowed to homeschool their children. I am a witness to this! My neighbor homeschooled her children for 2 years, and she is barely literate herself… My question here is, and just how did you assess her qualifications?… was there a test or something?

Definitions of qualification:
noun: the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
Example: "His new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
noun: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
Example: "Her qualifications for the job are excellent"
noun: a statement that limits or restricts some claim

Last and probably viewed as least , I just had to add my two cents: We, the homeschooling parents are awful fortunate that what others THINK does not prevent up from accomplishing our job. My son has set his goals to enter College or start taking college classes at 15 or 16. Having set this goal, I am sure he will accomplish it. To each his own. My daughter on the other hand want to take the Hollywood road to politics i.e. Bono, Schwarzenegger, Reagan. Not my personal goal for her, but to each, her own. The point of homeschooling the FREEDOM. As for “qualifications” for homeschooling parents… Resourcefulness and common sense will do. You’d be amazed how many poor and “uneducated” parents manage to produce Joshuas.

My proof… although I hold a few degrees, none of them have anything to do with education, or even child psychology. I am however resourceful enough to find teachers , and classes for those “subjects” that I am not comfortable teaching and resources to make my job easier.

Results of my comment… more nitpicking… sigh. And so the ignorant continue to speak.

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