Cali Assemblyman Pulls Kids From School Over Transgender law

[anygunanywhere]

The day that law took effect, millions of boys woke up and decided they would be girls for at least a day just to see what it is like.



Anygunanywhere

[CoffeeNut]

The day that law took effect, millions of boys woke up and decided they would be girls for at least a day just to see what it is like.



Anygunanywhere

I would simply to see if they had couches and such in their restroom like they told us they did when I was in school.

[Purplehood]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

[JALLEN]

The day that law took effect, millions of boys woke up and decided they would be girls for at least a day just to see what it is like.



Anygunanywhere

Lesbians, trapped in a man's body!

[RottenApple]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

[Purplehood]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

My ASSUMPTION is that homeschooled kids do not gain the same degree of social interaction and exposure that a kid going to public school would. That is my OPINION. I may be misguided and someday my opinion may change, but after sending a total of 5 kids through the public school system I still feel that they receive the better end of the bargain.

[filmtex]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

I must agree with you Purplehood. Fortunately our youngest just graduated from high school this past June ending what has to have been the worst 4 years of our lives. The level of incompetency is indescribable but he did learn how to "grow up and cope with society". He is now proudly serving his countrymen as a sailor in the US Navy and couldn't be happier. His learned social skills are serving him well. BTW-I made PLENTY of "noise" while he was a prisoner in high school…and in grammar school. But that's another subject altogether!

[MotherBear]

My ASSUMPTION is that homeschooled kids do not gain the same degree of social interaction and exposure that a kid going to public school would. That is my OPINION. I may be misguided and someday my opinion may change, but after sending a total of 5 kids through the public school system I still feel that they receive the better end of the bargain.

The deal is, homeschoolers spend less time with a whole bunch of kids who are their age and live in the same school zoning area. If that's how you define socialization, then homeschoolers lose out. However, homeschoolers spend a lot MORE time out in society meeting and interacting with a wider variety of people. So if that's how you define socialization, then homeschoolers come out on top. I prefer the latter, but I was homeschooled so I suppose I'm biased. When I was in junior high I was just as likely to spend my evening taking a walk with my next-door neighbor who had grandkids my age as I was to call up a friend to play (besides, my friends were all stuck doing homework). My neighbor down the street who was a contractor taught me to roller blade. Another neighbor taught me about gardening, and I took care of her plants whenever she went out of town. Another tutored me in Latin in exchange for my help around the house (she was handicapped). Another was from Saudi Arabia and showed me a lot of her photo albums from growing up there. When I did go to public school (10th-12th grades) I was never one of the cool kids, but I had friends and did well enough. Got weird looks because I spent a lot of time talking to the librarian, the lunch lady, the maintenance crew and the bus driver.

I hear you on the taxes, though. A friend who was a teacher just posted an article on Facebook complaining about school funding being at a low with only something like $9k per student. I can't even imagine what I could do with that kind of money if the state would kindly grant it to my student too. I've bought all my books and materials for this year (and some for next year when I saw good deals) and I'm only at a few hundred dollars.

Truthfully, I think any child whose parents are involved in his or her life is going to turn out ok. I know plenty of people who turned out just fine through public school. It's just not a route I'm willing to take with my kids.

[MeMelYup]

Do like they do in parts of Europe. It's WC, everyone uses the same one. Like the family does at home.

[VMI77]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

My ASSUMPTION is that homeschooled kids do not gain the same degree of social interaction and exposure that a kid going to public school would. That is my OPINION. I may be misguided and someday my opinion may change, but after sending a total of 5 kids through the public school system I still feel that they receive the better end of the bargain.

Faulty assumption --the old Teacher's Union primary attack on homeschooling, the myth of the well socialized public school student. They're "socialized" all right, but not in the way I think your statement intends. While our kids were homeschooled one expressed an interest in attending public school. A local teacher and friends who were attending public school tried to dissuade him. Since he'd never set foot in a classroom, and he was 16, we decided to have him take some classes at the local junior college. He got a B of S and BA at UT Austin in four years, with a 4.0 GPA, and was admitted to Harvard Law school. He's been all over the world, including Asia, Europe, and South and Central America, as being homeschooled, the family traveled with me when I traveled. He speaks, reads, and writes in Japanese and Chinese. He has studied, lived, and worked in China and Korea.

His brother tutors public school children. He's the only tutor in the place without an education degree (B of S in Biology, and two year degrees in English, History, and Nuclear Technology) and every other tutor there is a teacher with not much good to say about the public schools. Their biggest criticism falls under the category of "socialization" --the imparting of a phony sense of self-esteem based solely on the fact that they exist rather than on what they achieve. My son tutors kids all the time who can't write complete sentences or do basic math, but they all think they're going to be doctors or some other highly paid professional because the message in the public school system is that you're automatically wonderful no matter what you do or don't do. He was the impetus for homeschooling because we saw how 1st Grade was destroying his lust for learning.

Strangers often approached us to tell us how well mannered and well behaved our children were, and how mature. I went to the public schools. It was easy, non-challenging, and pretty much a waste of time (in the sense that half the time was wasted on nonsense). Just about anything worthwhile I learned on my own, until I got to college. The military did a far better job of "socializing" me than attending public school. I'll put my kids up against any supposedly socialized product of the public school system.

[VMI77]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

And, homeschoolers in Texas are legally entitled to participate in public school activities like band and sports.

[SewTexas]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

And, homeschoolers in Texas are legally entitled to participate in public school activities like band and sports.

only if the school agrees to it.

[SewTexas]

I would never voluntarily home-school my youngest or send him to a private-school.
I pay way too much in taxes for school and I want my son to learn how to grow up and cope with society.
If I don't like what is happening, I tell someone about it and make noise.

What makes you think that homeschooled or private schooled kids don't "grow up and cope with society"?

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of homeschool support organizations in Texas alone that help to provide a community and social atmosphere for homeschoolers. My 2 are homeschooled and they have functions that range from field trips, to book clubs, to sporting events, etc. Every type of extracurricular activity that is available in public schools is available through these organizations. There are even other organizations, such are the Jewish Community Center, that sponsor sports teams that compete with public school teams.

My ASSUMPTION is that homeschooled kids do not gain the same degree of social interaction and exposure that a kid going to public school would. That is my OPINION. I may be misguided and someday my opinion may change, but after sending a total of 5 kids through the public school system I still feel that they receive the better end of the bargain.

I've homeschooled two kids, graduated one, the second will grad this year....both "cope with society" as well as I do I'm not sure what your issue is. I have many, many friends that homeschool and have graduated their students too, none have had problems, I guess my question is, what problems or issues do you expect them to have?

personally, I'd rather pay the school taxes and pay for my own curriculum if it keeps the government off my back and out of my life.

[sunny beach]

Imagine your daughter coming home to tell you a boy was allowed into the locker room and saw her changing? Would you not just blow a gasket?!

It doesn't seem any worse than a lesbian watching her change but maybe I'm stuck in the dark ages.

[cheezit]

its a wacky world all right, one were obesity is a gentic disorder and sexual orientation is a choice.