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Re: Fair enough Isaac Send a noteboard - 04/03/2010 12:37:06 AM
The other reply beginning with 'granted', I seem to be overusing that word today ;)


I blame home schooling;)


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 :P
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Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S. - 02/03/2010 10:30:01 PM 1490 Views
Looks like a win-win situation to me. - 02/03/2010 11:01:22 PM 769 Views
Exactly - 03/03/2010 08:54:10 AM 725 Views
yah...but...but.... - 03/03/2010 01:13:31 PM 636 Views
Germany does have a history of getting rid of people it doesn't like *NM* - 03/03/2010 02:08:37 PM 473 Views
Yawn. At least beckstcw was joking when he invoked Godwin's law below. I hope. *NM* - 03/03/2010 02:10:18 PM 390 Views
That is a load of crap - 03/03/2010 02:53:02 PM 473 Views
uhm, how would Germany be offending the US? - 03/03/2010 02:56:52 PM 435 Views
I meant in general not in this specfic case - 03/03/2010 02:59:01 PM 387 Views
ahh mk *NM* - 03/03/2010 03:09:39 PM 419 Views
Um. - 03/03/2010 02:57:53 PM 319 Views
But our religious beliefs and belief in allowing religious freedom is fair game? - 03/03/2010 03:09:48 PM 328 Views
Yes? - 03/03/2010 03:40:30 PM 305 Views
If you made fun of the Native Americans I would be offended - 03/03/2010 03:46:05 PM 549 Views
It's actually quite the opposite. - 03/03/2010 03:57:19 PM 524 Views
and I would say they trying to fix intolerance with more intolerance - 03/03/2010 04:13:49 PM 310 Views
That was probably the stupidest thing I ever saw you write - 03/03/2010 03:28:39 PM 482 Views
You were the one who said good riddance - 03/03/2010 03:43:24 PM 335 Views
It's the usual story of American ideology and European pragmatism. - 03/03/2010 03:52:51 PM 495 Views
exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:56:11 PM 437 Views
Yes, because I won't miss them much. - 03/03/2010 03:55:29 PM 523 Views
well said - 03/03/2010 06:34:18 PM 514 Views
I think it's outrageous they'd fine people for that - 02/03/2010 11:07:57 PM 786 Views
Re: Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S. - 03/03/2010 01:09:23 AM 909 Views
The socialization thing is mostly garbage - 03/03/2010 02:32:19 AM 775 Views
Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 02:41:14 AM 570 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:12:48 AM 550 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 03:34:33 AM 797 Views
Re: Yep, exactly. - 03/03/2010 04:34:30 AM 785 Views
*shrugs* I said it was anecdotal. I have no hard figures, only experiences. - 03/03/2010 03:28:29 AM 542 Views
The operative word IS mostly - 03/03/2010 04:33:20 AM 738 Views
'Mostly' is all that matters - 03/03/2010 05:46:01 AM 779 Views
Uhm, socialization is incredibly important. - 03/03/2010 06:03:30 AM 749 Views
Yes, but you don't need to be taught to do it - 03/03/2010 06:47:06 AM 701 Views
cats aren't pack or herd animals - 03/03/2010 06:53:02 AM 685 Views
Something of an inside joke, sorry - 03/03/2010 07:41:50 AM 731 Views
I'm a homeschooling parent. - 03/03/2010 07:09:03 PM 713 Views
LOL, we seem well represented on this site - 03/03/2010 10:02:16 PM 797 Views
to jump on the "I was homeschooled and I have social skills" bandwagon... - 03/03/2010 06:27:05 AM 1099 Views
I think you may be missing some things - 03/03/2010 02:48:27 PM 835 Views
Re: I think you may be missing some things - 05/03/2010 12:16:37 AM 905 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 688 Views
I agree that it can be a very good option for some families - 03/03/2010 04:42:21 AM 822 Views
Re: I agree that it can be a very good option for some families - 03/03/2010 05:16:17 AM 663 Views
It depends on the public school. - 03/03/2010 05:23:09 AM 694 Views
Re: It depends on the public school. - 03/03/2010 05:45:07 AM 699 Views
"done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 05:58:26 AM 529 Views
Re: "done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 06:14:43 AM 846 Views
Re: "done right" is not always the case - 03/03/2010 06:31:04 AM 756 Views
Well let's talk stats then. - 03/03/2010 06:55:14 AM 718 Views
please do not get me started on statistis. - 03/03/2010 07:11:19 AM 634 Views
Re: please do not get me started on statistis. - 03/03/2010 07:28:41 AM 691 Views
you missed my point. - 03/03/2010 01:10:26 PM 708 Views
You seem to be ignoring the matter of qualified teachers. - 03/03/2010 01:29:01 PM 672 Views
Your comments on public school educations have rather limited relevance to other countries, though. - 03/03/2010 09:53:30 AM 770 Views
+ ^ *NM* - 03/03/2010 01:11:04 PM 388 Views
While I support homeschooling, this is ridiculous. - 03/03/2010 04:48:40 AM 823 Views
Meh. - 03/03/2010 05:20:50 AM 753 Views
one year in a public school - 03/03/2010 05:32:13 AM 800 Views
Re: one year in a public school - 03/03/2010 05:58:48 AM 571 Views
No, I think i will nitpick. - 03/03/2010 06:11:44 AM 701 Views
This is getting off track and wasting time. - 03/03/2010 06:26:36 AM 737 Views
I'm not even certain it's 100% legal. - 03/03/2010 06:34:44 AM 521 Views
Yes, but we can't argue abuse of law. - 03/03/2010 06:51:23 AM 634 Views
I only used Mexicans because I'm from Arizona - 03/03/2010 07:04:29 AM 760 Views
I think I have the gist of it, - 03/03/2010 07:17:40 AM 655 Views
we haven't heard anything about their beliefs for me to think they're stupid. - 03/03/2010 02:54:25 PM 743 Views
According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung... - 03/03/2010 03:38:13 PM 666 Views
they don't have private christian schools in germany? - 03/03/2010 03:54:07 PM 627 Views
Not many, I dare say, but a few probably. *NM* - 03/03/2010 03:59:11 PM 414 Views
Say what? - 03/03/2010 09:38:40 AM 613 Views
Being able raise your kids by your beliefs is a frivolous matter? - 03/03/2010 03:21:23 PM 547 Views
Germany is not saying "you can't raise your kids by your beliefs" - 03/03/2010 03:31:01 PM 671 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 760 Views
figured that. - 03/03/2010 03:58:57 PM 646 Views
I think that would fly in very face of political assylum - 03/03/2010 04:12:48 PM 714 Views
Yes, but they did not need political asylum. - 03/03/2010 04:28:16 PM 726 Views
how is that different then other political refuges we allow in? - 03/03/2010 04:55:14 PM 652 Views
I believe Legolas linked an article - 03/03/2010 04:57:09 PM 620 Views
I never saw the link - 03/03/2010 05:08:21 PM 532 Views
I'm not sure if they offered "formal" assurances or some such - 03/03/2010 05:21:54 PM 456 Views
Compared to not being able to feed your kids, yes, it is. - 03/03/2010 03:42:58 PM 543 Views
yes but we don't grant political assylum for being hungry - 03/03/2010 04:34:23 PM 629 Views
no we don't. - 03/03/2010 04:50:31 PM 501 Views
Do you have a better system? - 03/03/2010 05:05:42 PM 791 Views
Immigration processes could certainly use some reform - 03/03/2010 05:32:22 PM 595 Views
The system sucks, big government typically does not function well - 03/03/2010 05:48:25 PM 532 Views
we probably would all be better off... - 03/03/2010 07:27:28 PM 649 Views
good because Texas is taken - 03/03/2010 07:47:46 PM 651 Views
No, true, that was about the illegal immigrants. - 03/03/2010 09:53:18 PM 752 Views
Absolutely. - 03/03/2010 09:32:41 AM 730 Views
Doesn't matter why, but all parents should have the right to homeschool..... - 03/03/2010 04:48:57 AM 573 Views
there are far worse faults for a country to have *NM* - 03/03/2010 05:14:11 AM 385 Views
That whole thing is pretty silly - 03/03/2010 12:18:45 PM 803 Views
Re: socialising. - 03/03/2010 06:13:49 PM 765 Views
And then there are secular people like myself, who - 03/03/2010 06:44:13 PM 706 Views
I think I'd do that too, if I had the patience. - 03/03/2010 06:45:20 PM 582 Views
*agree* - 03/03/2010 07:41:56 PM 765 Views
That is the catagory I'm in. - 03/03/2010 07:46:12 PM 627 Views
Re: probably more likely - 04/03/2010 12:19:37 AM 772 Views
I am opposed to homeschooling but believe it should be a legal option. - 03/03/2010 02:32:34 PM 723 Views
I think you make a good point here - 03/03/2010 05:22:59 PM 753 Views
but...but...parents can't educate their children outside of school!! - 03/03/2010 05:40:30 PM 680 Views
I don't agree with them I just support their right to be wrong - 03/03/2010 06:04:11 PM 726 Views
The statistics are flawed, as I've noted above - 03/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 588 Views
Your views on this are not fact-driven - 03/03/2010 09:13:07 PM 768 Views
No, what you're saying is that my answer isn't driven by STATISTICS. - 03/03/2010 10:36:50 PM 695 Views
Granted, but there is no obvious source for bias - 03/03/2010 10:57:19 PM 624 Views
Again, I'm not saying it applies to everyone - 03/03/2010 11:51:17 PM 540 Views
Re: Again, I'm not saying it applies to everyone - 04/03/2010 12:16:29 AM 779 Views
You mean aside from the fact that you are already arguing about it? - 04/03/2010 12:14:02 AM 531 Views
Yes, I mentioned this in my reply to Tom, see below... - 04/03/2010 12:19:42 AM 665 Views
Fair enough - 04/03/2010 12:21:41 AM 584 Views
Re: Fair enough - 04/03/2010 12:37:06 AM 991 Views
Re: Fair enough - 04/03/2010 09:39:38 AM 700 Views
Umm Massachusetts did have slavery in 1717 - 03/03/2010 02:55:25 PM 629 Views
Wow....so this got the board going. A question for everyone... - 03/03/2010 06:02:57 PM 815 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 731 Views
Interesting - 03/03/2010 06:25:43 PM 835 Views
I never said there should be no limits on what parents should be able to do - 03/03/2010 06:38:53 PM 785 Views
What you said was: - 03/03/2010 06:51:26 PM 776 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 553 Views
I think so too - 03/03/2010 10:46:41 PM 787 Views
Yes they do. Provided... - 03/03/2010 07:04:46 PM 655 Views
One of the reasons... - 03/03/2010 07:40:54 PM 738 Views
that is fair enough - 03/03/2010 07:51:31 PM 622 Views
Hmmph. Inappropriate action on the part of the judge who allowed them to stay. - 03/03/2010 06:22:08 PM 680 Views
I agree completely with this. *NM* - 03/03/2010 06:42:01 PM 416 Views
agree. *NM* - 03/03/2010 06:49:01 PM 275 Views
You just skip the part where they have to show they are being persecuted - 03/03/2010 06:54:20 PM 801 Views
"Persecution" can be a matter of opinion, though. - 03/03/2010 07:04:46 PM 780 Views
officers will track down kids ditching school here. - 03/03/2010 07:17:57 PM 821 Views
I'm not sure what they do in Canada - 03/03/2010 10:49:00 PM 695 Views
Agrees - 03/03/2010 06:54:59 PM 645 Views
New Cosmic Powers of the admins - 03/03/2010 06:52:57 PM 558 Views
It is the Power of the Ben™ *NM* - 03/03/2010 08:48:11 PM 405 Views
*walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 07:52:09 PM 757 Views
Re: *walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 09:25:46 PM 522 Views
What, no defending Germany today? *NM* - 03/03/2010 10:03:01 PM 413 Views
Even I need a day off *NM* - 04/03/2010 01:02:17 AM 397 Views
Re: *walks in, looks around* - 03/03/2010 10:33:24 PM 586 Views
Interesting - 03/03/2010 11:02:27 PM 750 Views
Am I recalling correctly that you know some German? - 03/03/2010 11:07:00 PM 702 Views
Sorry, nope. - 04/03/2010 09:14:49 PM 504 Views
Oh. Ah well. - 04/03/2010 09:23:11 PM 671 Views
One thing all of us homeschooled kids are missing is... - 04/03/2010 01:53:22 AM 630 Views

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