Comments on: Schools and Disorders http://jenthemom.com/schools-and-disorders/ Wed, 16 May 2012 20:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cgaskin http://jenthemom.com/schools-and-disorders/comment-page-1/#comment-113059 cgaskin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:16:37 +0000 http://jenthemom.com/?p=2836#comment-113059 Thanks for the response, jen! I knew you would have a lot to say, but to warrant a masterful post like this... well, I just want to thank you for answering my question. I struggle with the idea of homeschooling. I was raised in the public school system in NYC and I actually still look back fondly. But, while I thrived in that environment, I can't say that my son will. Needless to say that there is plenty of info and insight in this article and I will be re-reading it several times... I still have to present this to my husband who, I fear, may not be so receptive to the homeschooling thing. Thanks again, I'll be back soon! Thanks for the response, jen! I knew you would have a lot to say, but to warrant a masterful post like this… well, I just want to thank you for answering my question.

I struggle with the idea of homeschooling. I was raised in the public school system in NYC and I actually still look back fondly. But, while I thrived in that environment, I can’t say that my son will.

Needless to say that there is plenty of info and insight in this article and I will be re-reading it several times… I still have to present this to my husband who, I fear, may not be so receptive to the homeschooling thing.

Thanks again, I’ll be back soon!

]]> By: Devynn http://jenthemom.com/schools-and-disorders/comment-page-1/#comment-113054 Devynn Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:53:16 +0000 http://jenthemom.com/?p=2836#comment-113054 Jen, well said! I LOVE reading your blog posts like this. You are so brilliant! This also reconfirms my decision to homeschool. I have always looked up to you and I love that your blog allows me to peak into your world since I live thousands of miles away now. Thank you! Jen, well said! I LOVE reading your blog posts like this. You are so brilliant!

This also reconfirms my decision to homeschool. I have always looked up to you and I love that your blog allows me to peak into your world since I live thousands of miles away now.

Thank you!

]]> By: gma http://jenthemom.com/schools-and-disorders/comment-page-1/#comment-113053 gma Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:20:15 +0000 http://jenthemom.com/?p=2836#comment-113053 well spoken Jen, I agree with you that we are trying to raise sons in a world of women. It's difficult at best, and impossible at worst. I have often wondered if each of us could see the labels on each person, for instance on the district attorney or engineer-highly functioning autism or Asbergers syndrome, on the coach and policeman-ADHD how would we respond to them? or would it make our own children understood better. When you went to kindergarten I assumed all children were in the same space in regards to social skills so I neglected to praise you to the moon about being the most incredibly skilled social bug in the class. Contrarily when Jonathan followed a few years later, he struggled compared to you but excelled in his classroom compared to the rest of his schoolmates, he is driven to excell something I learned quickly, if he had a teacher that was quick to praise and slow to admonish, Jonathan would be at the very top of the class. If a teacher was nit-picky and pettish about small details, Jonathan would be entirely crushed and refused to even try. Today he is a 3.99 gpa for 3 years running. Is there something wrong with him? Maybe, maybe there is something wrong with all of us to some degree or another, but what does it matter? Why should we be put into silly boxes and categories? I don't really know about the wages being at the root of the problem, I am inclined to believe it may be deeper than that. Perhaps it's an undercurrent of men-haters, women who have been raised by only women, worked in environments of only women, and then see little boys as some strangeling. Maybe it's a communist conspiracy? lol keep on waving that flag. well spoken Jen, I agree with you that we are trying to raise sons in a world of women. It’s difficult at best, and impossible at worst. I have often wondered if each of us could see the labels on each person, for instance on the district attorney or engineer-highly functioning autism or Asbergers syndrome, on the coach and policeman-ADHD how would we respond to them? or would it make our own children understood better. When you went to kindergarten I assumed all children were in the same space in regards to social skills so I neglected to praise you to the moon about being the most incredibly skilled social bug in the class. Contrarily when Jonathan followed a few years later, he struggled compared to you but excelled in his classroom compared to the rest of his schoolmates, he is driven to excell something I learned quickly, if he had a teacher that was quick to praise and slow to admonish, Jonathan would be at the very top of the class. If a teacher was nit-picky and pettish about small details, Jonathan would be entirely crushed and refused to even try. Today he is a 3.99 gpa for 3 years running. Is there something wrong with him? Maybe, maybe there is something wrong with all of us to some degree or another, but what does it matter? Why should we be put into silly boxes and categories? I don’t really know about the wages being at the root of the problem, I am inclined to believe it may be deeper than that. Perhaps it’s an undercurrent of men-haters, women who have been raised by only women, worked in environments of only women, and then see little boys as some strangeling. Maybe it’s a communist conspiracy? lol keep on waving that flag.

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