tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post8964954773668548926..comments2024-03-29T02:27:06.585+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Homeschooling and Schooling My Children, and BureaucracyPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-10983343674615779472016-12-14T21:36:07.971+00:002016-12-14T21:36:07.971+00:00I also loved hearing about Ike's progress in h...I also loved hearing about Ike's progress in his new school. Keep up the great work making decisions for you and your family that fit the best for the time and situation. Dineenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822257093141914715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-24673826695417256402016-11-21T20:34:54.390+00:002016-11-21T20:34:54.390+00:00I am sorry you are going through this. I live in...I am sorry you are going through this. I live in Canada and in some ways things are very different here, but yet so very similar. We pulled our middle son, who has special needs, from the public school system over a year ago. It was, by far, one of the best decisions I made on his behalf. Our other two children moved to a private school in grade seven. Our youngest is in grade ten, and our Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789961467058371529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-14078640653880331372016-11-18T08:05:01.064+00:002016-11-18T08:05:01.064+00:00Loved reading about Ike's progress. Hope he c...Loved reading about Ike's progress. Hope he continues to thrive and amaze everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-17392902245109883282016-11-18T01:51:16.740+00:002016-11-18T01:51:16.740+00:00Penny,the system there sounds horrendous! Good on ...Penny,the system there sounds horrendous! Good on you for sticking to your principles. argordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132603013738117937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-53096634302136218372016-11-17T16:40:40.856+00:002016-11-17T16:40:40.856+00:00What about starting a campaign to get that psychol...What about starting a campaign to get that psychologist in place. A person who abuses power must not be allowed to hold a position of power, and the psychologist you mentioned must be made to leave his job. You can get together with other people who'd been harassed by him and expose him everywhere that matters to him. Go to his own community and even his family. Even go to the media with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-78967790098401573112016-11-17T15:46:45.804+00:002016-11-17T15:46:45.804+00:00Yea, I'm really astounded and frustrated by al...Yea, I'm really astounded and frustrated by all these hoops too... Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-10353365471445513312016-11-17T15:43:00.224+00:002016-11-17T15:43:00.224+00:00I'm happy to hear about how your schooling wor...I'm happy to hear about how your schooling worked for your children! Thank you for sharing!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-10401599537699937402016-11-17T15:41:06.472+00:002016-11-17T15:41:06.472+00:00Thank you. Yes, I really feel if people don't ...Thank you. Yes, I really feel if people don't stand up to injustice, more and more injustice happens. And forcing people to do something without a reason given gets me so upset. Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-20935110016731524652016-11-17T15:39:17.728+00:002016-11-17T15:39:17.728+00:00Thank you. The biggest problem is money for a lawy...Thank you. The biggest problem is money for a lawyer isn't there... and when I called organizations that had lawyers for pro bono rights, they gave me the run around to call this organization, another, another, and when it came down to it, they told me that they help with civil rights in so many circumstances, but not schooling, and told me that if i have any issues about what my rights are, Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-88466095874264880862016-11-17T15:35:12.887+00:002016-11-17T15:35:12.887+00:00You're assuming that my perspective is just wh...You're assuming that my perspective is just what I want, vs the government officials having my children's best interest in mind. I'm sorry but that's just totally off. If I wanted what was best for me, I'd send my kids out to school and daycare- I'd have my children out all day and have free time, time to myself, for my sanity, for me, if I was being selfish about this andPenniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-64532243594344169352016-11-17T15:25:45.414+00:002016-11-17T15:25:45.414+00:00I choked up from this post. I am so awed by your d...I choked up from this post. I am so awed by your determination and dedication towards the parenting and schooling of your kids. You are a mom in a million. Your kids are very, very lucky. The way you are fighting for your children is making me cry. And I'm at work so that's not the type :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-41320287570248998972016-11-17T13:57:30.482+00:002016-11-17T13:57:30.482+00:00I homeschooled for 15 years in the state of PA. As...I homeschooled for 15 years in the state of PA. As US states goes,PA. is one of the most strict for homeschooling. As an unschooler , following the rules was a challenge, but we did it.Yearly portfolios, which must me approved by an evaluator, standardized tests every 3 years, signing a medical exemption form every year because I don;t believe the schools should have my kids medical records ponchmor@nauticom.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961050255687983659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-34883771195351192432016-11-17T12:12:19.189+00:002016-11-17T12:12:19.189+00:00I'm not judging you for your choices, you fami...I'm not judging you for your choices, you family your life your rules etc.<br />BUT I think you're missing a point, and maybe I can give you another perception of the entire process. The subject in this post was always you, how were your feelings, your discussion with the board etc. Well, the subject are your children! They are the ones who get homeschooled, not you. Try to see this from giomagnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429803721140766978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-47212314580224295372016-11-16T22:53:06.037+00:002016-11-16T22:53:06.037+00:00I don't think you are crazy at all. I'm no...I don't think you are crazy at all. I'm not a homeschooler at all (my 10 year old goes to public school, 4 year old starts next year).<br /><br />But I am stubborn, and so is my husband. We have a STRONG sense of what is right and wrong, and OPPOSE anyone in power trying to force us to do things just because they have power. (We are also engineers, and very logical. So there has to be a Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984899661746845414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-33367129111614639812016-11-16T18:11:29.629+00:002016-11-16T18:11:29.629+00:00Thank you for posting this. It takes people fight...Thank you for posting this. It takes people fighting for their rights in order for gov to respect them. I would suggest speaking to a lawyer, and also perhaps getting senior community members involved, like your community's spiritual leader.<br />The way you describe they treated you at the meeting amounts to harassment and you should speak about it. Nobody should get away with harassing aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-74323474252200964342016-11-16T13:29:30.305+00:002016-11-16T13:29:30.305+00:00We're in our 11th year of homeschooling. Our ...We're in our 11th year of homeschooling. Our oldest child went all the way through Catholic school. We began homeschooling because our 3rd child had an issue and I felt like that would be best for him. Our 2nd child requested that we homeschool him at the same time. Our youngest 2 have never been to traditional school. We homeschool through 8th grade, and then our kids go to the local Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.com