Inclusive group listing & question

[mzteris]

Just had this link sent to me.

http://www.uuhomeschool.org/groups.php3

National Directory of Fully Inclusive Homeschool Support Groups

Groups listed have identified themselves as completely inclusive, welcoming everyone of all races, ethnicities, religions, family compositions, sexual orientations, learning styles, lifestyles,
abilities and disabilities, and asking only that rules of civility, kindness and compassion be honored by all, for all.

Being in the directory does not imply agreement or affiliation with UU Homeschoolers or anything or anyone else except an agreement to be completely inclusive.

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What's up with so many people on DU being "anti-homeschool"?????

I mean, I can understand knocking the fundies "methodology and rationale" - but why can't they get their heads around the benefits?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Thanks for the great list!

The coop I'm in isn't listed. I wonder if they just don't know about it. I'm new to the group; but it was my understanding when I joined that it was open to all.

[mzteris]

2. I think it's fairly new.

Tell your group about it.

We have a very small group - more social than "co-op" - in a very small town filled with fundamentalists. I don't think my little group will want to list. They tend to want personal invitations to ensure we "know" who's coming. I guess that's one reason we're so small. :)

[LeftyMom]

3. Sometimes it's easier to attack others than to improve

especially when you're a small part of a very big system and can't really change a lot. Attacks on homeschooling here tend to focus on intangibles like socialization (if I never hear that word again, I'll weep tears of joy) and the political ramifications of alternatives to the public school system, even homeschooling opponents know homeschooling has a track record of good results.

Many DUers are really ignorant about home education. Apparently many think we're all isolationist Bob Jones texbook using fundies in the Andrea Yates mold, or somewhat more charitably, that that's the typical homeschooler and that we're rare exceptions.

[mzteris]

4. socialization.......

:rofl:

I had to get a daytimer just to keep track of my kid's activities!

I find HS socialization is much more "real world" than the artificial environment of a PS classroom.

I have one HS (3 yrs hsing my 11yo son) and one attending a Montessori Charter (just finished K, 6yo). I'm not "anti-school" per se but my understanding and measuring stick of what school should be has certainly changed.

I understand very well that SOME Hs'ers are piss-poor. When I joined the hs'ing community, I was villified for suggesting things like more accountability and increased requirements for "parents as teachers". I still think there should be more oversight - BUT - others raise a very valid concern when they ask, "you want the people who totally screwed up PS to have OVERSIGHT over HS'ing? Do you really want increased beauracracy and BS??"

They have a point......... I suppose I only want more oversight for those "other hs'ing" parents - not ME! ROFL

I do wish our state (NC) allowed more access to PS services - extracurricular, split day, or especially therapeutic services. (I DO pay taxes, you know!) Others do not want this because they are afraid it will open the door to increased "government meddling" in the affairs of hs'ers. I used to not be afraid of the goverment - until BUSHCO came along. Now, I'm not so sure that those who fear gov't interference don't have a point.

[LeftyMom]

5. Yeah, I pretty much oppose access to PS services

(excepting special ed and other special services for handicapped and learning disabled children) because the education bureaucracy here can't even be trusted to handle the one form a year we're required to send them without making people wade through an astonishing layer of untrue bullshit.

Edited to fix spelling.

[mopinko]

6. evolutionary psychology

imho i think this is a deep seating thing, going back to the evolution of the tribe. tribes want to/ need to have some input into the child rearing of every one in the group. keeping your children to yourself strikes at the heart of living in community and sharing.