Comments on: next time, drunk laser tag https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: CJW https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/#comment-23669 CJW Fri, 25 May 2007 07:38:49 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1375#comment-23669 <p>Fish, I LOVE your blog! You're an insightful, well-spoken and hilarious writer. Your blogs always make me laugh or empathize. Now - I was homeschooled, and I understand why some of the posters were defensive. It's hard not to be. I was home educated until college, and though I excelled through my college career, I only met one professor who never degraded my homeschool background. I made some great friends, but all of them patronize me at times because they think I am socially and academicly inferior to them. It is true that homeschooled kids are socialized DIFFERENTLY than public/privatly educated kids, but different is not bad. Some homeschooled kids are odd, but so are public school kids. When you meet homeschoolers, don't say "Do you think you missed out on socialization?" When people ask me that, I know they think I DID miss out and want me to confirm their bias. Ask us NICELY what we think are the good and bad things about homeschooling. Much more fun, for both of us. Most HS kid's LOVE to discuss ideas.</p> Fish, I LOVE your blog! You’re an insightful, well-spoken and hilarious writer. Your blogs always make me laugh or empathize. Now – I was homeschooled, and I understand why some of the posters were defensive. It’s hard not to be. I was home educated until college, and though I excelled through my college career, I only met one professor who never degraded my homeschool background. I made some great friends, but all of them patronize me at times because they think I am socially and academicly inferior to them. It is true that homeschooled kids are socialized DIFFERENTLY than public/privatly educated kids, but different is not bad. Some homeschooled kids are odd, but so are public school kids. When you meet homeschoolers, don’t say “Do you think you missed out on socialization?” When people ask me that, I know they think I DID miss out and want me to confirm their bias. Ask us NICELY what we think are the good and bad things about homeschooling. Much more fun, for both of us. Most HS kid’s LOVE to discuss ideas.

]]> By: Me https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/#comment-23668 Me Mon, 21 May 2007 21:53:53 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1375#comment-23668 <p>I think you could accuse me of ignorance if I didn't *know* any home schooled kids. When in fact, I knew at least a dozen, three of whom were socially well adjusted. And it cracks me up to see the defense of home school being levied as "well, at least we weren't on RITALIN!" and "we do projects ON OUR OWN!" Uh huh. Precisely what I meant.</p> I think you could accuse me of ignorance if I didn’t *know* any home schooled kids. When in fact, I knew at least a dozen, three of whom were socially well adjusted. And it cracks me up to see the defense of home school being levied as “well, at least we weren’t on RITALIN!” and “we do projects ON OUR OWN!” Uh huh. Precisely what I meant.

]]> By: singlemuslimah https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/#comment-23667 singlemuslimah Mon, 21 May 2007 21:00:07 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1375#comment-23667 <p>I was homeschooled, as were my siblings, and we're not socially awkward. In fact, most of the socially awkward people I've met have gone to public school. This is not to say that there aren't homeschoolers with issues, but we're not all like that. My siblings and I had very active social lives while we were being homeschooled. We had no problems interacting with other children or adults. After graduation I attened a rather large university (shocking, I know). Not only did I make the Dean's List twice I made a ton of friends. I was in a sorority as well as several other student organizations. </p><br /><br /><p>Natalie: I'm not saying all of this to be defensive, I'm saying it to help stop the spread of ignorance.</p> I was homeschooled, as were my siblings, and we’re not socially awkward. In fact, most of the socially awkward people I’ve met have gone to public school. This is not to say that there aren’t homeschoolers with issues, but we’re not all like that. My siblings and I had very active social lives while we were being homeschooled. We had no problems interacting with other children or adults. After graduation I attened a rather large university (shocking, I know). Not only did I make the Dean’s List twice I made a ton of friends. I was in a sorority as well as several other student organizations.

Natalie: I’m not saying all of this to be defensive, I’m saying it to help stop the spread of ignorance.

]]> By: natalie https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/#comment-23666 natalie Sat, 19 May 2007 05:32:03 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1375#comment-23666 <p>ha ha. as a closeted former homeschooler i had to laugh at all the defensive "homeschoolers ROCK" comments from the peanut gallery. oh so very... homeschoolish.</p><br /><br /><p>point made.</p><br /><br /><p>natalie</p> ha ha. as a closeted former homeschooler i had to laugh at all the defensive “homeschoolers ROCK” comments from the peanut gallery. oh so very… homeschoolish.

point made.

natalie

]]> By: Diane https://thisfish.com/next-time-drunk-laser-tag/#comment-23665 Diane Wed, 16 May 2007 07:27:19 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1375#comment-23665 <p>Aren't we all a bit off, regardless of public, private, all-girls, or home schooling??? :)</p> Aren’t we all a bit off, regardless of public, private, all-girls, or home schooling??? :)

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