Comments on: “They’re going to do it anyway…” http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/ Powered by StBlogs Catholic Blogs and Catholic News Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kasia http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-144 Kasia Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:46 +0000 http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-144 Wow. People like that fellow student of yours are a big part of the reason people homeschool. Wow. People like that fellow student of yours are a big part of the reason people homeschool.

]]> By: jean http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-143 jean Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:44:25 +0000 http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-143 Kasia, I think you're right. Her attitude seems to be "We've raised my son; now it's his turn to make decisions." There was a woman at Wayne State University, a fellow student in Philosophy of Education, who disagreed with the idea that school-aged students should still be taught by their parents. She said, "When my child goes to school, I'm done teaching her." It floored everyone, even the instructor. One of the guys managed to ask if she thought her daughter was done learning from her parents at age 4. The woman made it pretty clear that teaching other people's children was worthwhile because of the monetary compensation, but teaching her own daughter wasn't. I don't know if she became a teacher, but I hope she changed her mind about her daughter. Kasia, I think you’re right. Her attitude seems to be “We’ve raised my son; now it’s his turn to make decisions.”

There was a woman at Wayne State University, a fellow student in Philosophy of Education, who disagreed with the idea that school-aged students should still be taught by their parents. She said, “When my child goes to school, I’m done teaching her.”

It floored everyone, even the instructor. One of the guys managed to ask if she thought her daughter was done learning from her parents at age 4. The woman made it pretty clear that teaching other people’s children was worthwhile because of the monetary compensation, but teaching her own daughter wasn’t.

I don’t know if she became a teacher, but I hope she changed her mind about her daughter.

]]> By: Kasia http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-141 Kasia Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:16:59 +0000 http://jmbalconi.stblogs.com/2008/06/19/theyre-going-to-do-it-anyway/#comment-141 <i>"He's not going to sleep with a 13-year-old!"</i> And your basis for saying that, Mom, would be...that you as a 40-year-old know that that would be a really bad idea? Right then. I'll start making a list of 15-year-olds with the maturity of 40-year-olds, and those can be the exception to consent laws. ...umm.... “He’s not going to sleep with a 13-year-old!”

And your basis for saying that, Mom, would be…that you as a 40-year-old know that that would be a really bad idea?

Right then. I’ll start making a list of 15-year-olds with the maturity of 40-year-olds, and those can be the exception to consent laws.

…umm….

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