Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:19:09 -0600 (CST)
From: DK Sanders-Weatherford <dksander-AT-comp.uark.edu>
Subject: Re: Skool's Out


On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Sean Gallagher wrote:
> If it weren't an issue of both of us having to work, and if the curriculum
> police weren't sending truancy police after folx who don't follow their rules.
> we'd probably still want some outside help in--even though I'm sure my partner
> and I could do a fine job of teaching, we'd want the kids to socialize
> properly. Since most of the home skoolers around here are fundie xtian--and

i know socialization can be a problem with the home-schooled and my friend
already has her little boy in a "play group" with the kids of some women
she met at lamaze class, so they are even the same age.  she is going to
make sure that he meets lots of other kids.
one of the problems she has with schools are the school buses.  her
daughter gets driven to school every day, but still has to ride the bus
when they go on "outings".  we can't figure out why if there are LAWS to
make people wear a seatbelt in a car, there are NO seatbelts on the school
buses.  

Darla Kay