Gerrrrrrrrrr.. stuped mom.......

***Tessar*** · 11-04-2001, 07:07 PM

*humms the mission impossible theme song*

Miriel Stormrider · 11-04-2001, 07:44 PM

You know Tess, she really does love you (as do I), and she's actually doing this for your sake. I'm sorry. It's hard when you're not used to it.

At least there's always the Entmoot!

***Tessar*** · 11-05-2001, 12:36 AM

*more mission impossible*

Darkside Spirit · 11-05-2001, 06:26 AM

Surely it's nice to learn at home? Get up later and not have to wake at 7am and trudge off to a cold, boring building two miles away? Most of us don't just have to THINK about it when we wake up; we have to GO there!

Trust me, you are fortunate.

Reading textbooks at home isn't school, it's h/w. That can be a drag when you have school as well, but just h/w with no school would be just fine for me

Darth Tater · 11-05-2001, 10:38 AM

I was homeschooled for a while, till my mom realized that the two of us couldn't work together. That's really what it all comes down to. Oh, and grammar is the most useless subject ever created.

emplynx · 11-05-2001, 05:25 PM

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I was homeschooled for a while, till my mom realized that the two of us couldn't work together. That's really what it all comes down to. Oh, and grammar is the most useless subject ever created.

***Tessar*** · 11-05-2001, 11:24 PM

Ditto on the grammar. And school essays are the worst use of grammer!

Miriel Stormrider · 11-05-2001, 11:26 PM

Oops, wrong user name. That was actually me.

Renille · 11-05-2001, 11:53 PM

I was homeschooled up to last year, when it got to hard for my mom to teach me sophisticated stuff, my little brothers unsophisticated stuff, babysit my OTHER little siblings, and maintain a semi-decent household at once. So I went to school, which is sometimes fun and many other times incredibly booorrringg.

I agree with the grammar thing. It's a waste of time, energy, and brainpower. And Latin grammar jusy makes by grammar-incompetent brain worse. How am I supposed to remember a hundred different endings that all somehow relate back to the same root???

My personal theory...grammar was made for non-smart people who don't know run from cat .

Darth Tater · 11-06-2001, 12:30 PM

Hrmm, I've found that a study of latin grammar and vocabulary can make a study of the same subjects in english pointless.

Darkhalcyon · 11-06-2001, 04:54 PM

I must disagree!!! Grammar is very important! i mean, there are some things you don't need to know. Like the difference between an independant and subordinate clause o.O BUT it is important. you need to know how to formulate a sentence! The thing is, they start teaching it too late, and mmost of our grammar is just automatic. We don't need to think "okay verb goes here, and that word is an adjective." but if you want to write intelligently, it's vital.

And if you thought that latin was tough, japanese is worse. The grammar is completely and totally different from western languages!!!!

anyway, i'm done ranting. sorry if i offended anyone!

fireworks19 · 11-06-2001, 05:24 PM

No one smack me or any such, but I actually like grammar. I'm one of those annoying people who can't help but correct mistakes...

And really, it is useful. Makes you seem a lot smarter than you are...That's how I do it.

samwise of the shire · 11-06-2001, 06:58 PM

I'm HOMSCHOOLED too! You know if it gets on your nerves then tell her, I know I probably sound like a dork or something but talk to her and tell her, dont let it build up or else your relationship will go down the drain, take it from one who's been there.

ryan · 11-06-2001, 09:57 PM

I is good at grammer! Grammer good!

Cunvinse yer mohm entu gehtin. "Huked on foniks". it Werked fer miy!

Renille · 11-06-2001, 11:15 PM

haha...someone at school has a sweatshirt that says something like that!

***Tessar*** · 11-06-2001, 11:45 PM

*can he make it? I think he can.*

***anduin*** · 11-07-2001, 08:47 AM

Well perhaps a bit of reverse psychology is in order. Tell her everything about school, what you did in every period, in all its boring detail. "Well my teacher asked the class *** and **** answered ***, then *** threw a spit wad at *** and the teacher yelled *** to ***. Once the class settled down she told us to read **** on page ***.....and that was just the first half of the class. Then in the second half of the class she gave us a quick quiz on ***. I got them all right of course, but *** missed every other one so she made *** come to the board and write ***. Then in second period we......"

The first couple of days she will think she died and went to heaven to have so much info about your day, but I predict that by the end of the week she will be completely worn out.

***Tessar*** · 11-07-2001, 11:07 AM

Well that might work.

Too bad I do my school sitting at a table in the kitchen instead of a class room or else I'd do it

Darth Tater · 11-07-2001, 12:32 PM

When it becomes obvious that the relationship between parent and child is being strained because of the homeschool relationship I think it is vitally important to change teh situation immediately. Find a school, any school, and go there, fast! Don't let it go as far as it did for me.

fireworks19 · 11-07-2001, 12:40 PM

My former best friend is homeschooled. She hates her mom because of it. They didn't get along in the first place, so I don't see why they'd wanna be around eachother constantly like that.
*shrug*
Soopurt publik ejakayshun....=D

11-04-2001, 07:07 PM	#1
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	da de do humms the mission impossible theme song Last edited by Tessar : 02-25-2003 at 05:27 PM.

11-04-2001, 07:44 PM	#2
Miriel Stormrider Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: sigh Not Middle-Earth :...( Posts: 59	You know Tess, she really does love you (as do I), and she's actually doing this for your sake. I'm sorry. It's hard when you're not used to it. At least there's always the Entmoot! __________________ Chants We Love Entmoot, Yes We Do! Please Get Rid of Black and Blue! ~ Miriel ~

11-05-2001, 12:36 AM	#3
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	more mission impossible Last edited by Tessar : 02-25-2003 at 05:28 PM.

11-05-2001, 06:26 AM	#4
Darkside Spirit Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 47	Surely it's nice to learn at home? Get up later and not have to wake at 7am and trudge off to a cold, boring building two miles away? Most of us don't just have to THINK about it when we wake up; we have to GO there! Trust me, you are fortunate. Reading textbooks at home isn't school, it's h/w. That can be a drag when you have school as well, but just h/w with no school would be just fine for me Last edited by Darkside Spirit : 11-05-2001 at 06:29 AM.

11-05-2001, 10:38 AM	#5
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	I was homeschooled for a while, till my mom realized that the two of us couldn't work together. That's really what it all comes down to. Oh, and grammar is the most useless subject ever created. __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

11-05-2001, 11:24 PM	#7
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Ditto on the grammar. And school essays are the worst use of grammer!

11-05-2001, 11:26 PM	#8
Miriel Stormrider Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: sigh Not Middle-Earth :...( Posts: 59	Oops, wrong user name. That was actually me. __________________ Chants We Love Entmoot, Yes We Do! Please Get Rid of Black and Blue! ~ Miriel ~

11-05-2001, 11:53 PM	#9
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	I was homeschooled up to last year, when it got to hard for my mom to teach me sophisticated stuff, my little brothers unsophisticated stuff, babysit my OTHER little siblings, and maintain a semi-decent household at once. So I went to school, which is sometimes fun and many other times incredibly booorrringg. I agree with the grammar thing. It's a waste of time, energy, and brainpower. And Latin grammar jusy makes by grammar-incompetent brain worse. How am I supposed to remember a hundred different endings that all somehow relate back to the same root??? My personal theory...grammar was made for non-smart people who don't know run from cat . __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

11-06-2001, 12:30 PM	#10
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	Hrmm, I've found that a study of latin grammar and vocabulary can make a study of the same subjects in english pointless. __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

11-06-2001, 04:54 PM	#11
Darkhalcyon Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: a boring little town not too far from manhattan Posts: 140	I must disagree!!! Grammar is very important! i mean, there are some things you don't need to know. Like the difference between an independant and subordinate clause o.O BUT it is important. you need to know how to formulate a sentence! The thing is, they start teaching it too late, and mmost of our grammar is just automatic. We don't need to think "okay verb goes here, and that word is an adjective." but if you want to write intelligently, it's vital. And if you thought that latin was tough, japanese is worse. The grammar is completely and totally different from western languages!!!! anyway, i'm done ranting. sorry if i offended anyone! __________________ Absolute power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard, be evil.

11-06-2001, 05:24 PM	#12
fireworks19 Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 156	No one smack me or any such, but I actually like grammar. I'm one of those annoying people who can't help but correct mistakes... And really, it is useful. Makes you seem a lot smarter than you are...That's how I do it. __________________ Just Watch the Fireworks Just Meet Fireworks =)

11-06-2001, 06:58 PM	#13
samwise of the shire Radically Tolkienited Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: If home is where the heart is, and my heart is in heaven...that should answer your question. <+>< Posts: 967	I'm HOMSCHOOLED too! You know if it gets on your nerves then tell her, I know I probably sound like a dork or something but talk to her and tell her, dont let it build up or else your relationship will go down the drain, take it from one who's been there. __________________ Jesus is my all in all <><+<><+<><+<><+<><+<><+ People who are so concerned with escapism do have a name...we call them jailers. ~J.R.R Tolkien Radically Saved, Totally Tolkienited GOD... BLESS... AMERICA...

11-06-2001, 09:57 PM	#14
ryan t2t relic Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 531	I is good at grammer! Grammer good! Cunvinse yer mohm entu gehtin. "Huked on foniks". it Werked fer miy! __________________ "And the Lord spoke, "Send me your money, Empty thine wallets into my pockets my pockets, the pockets of Ryan, Ryan, he who will deliver the money unto me. Then you will truley be happy." And the people followed, and all was well." --Ryan 62:33

11-06-2001, 11:15 PM	#15
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	haha...someone at school has a sweatshirt that says something like that! __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

11-06-2001, 11:45 PM	#16
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	can he make it? I think he can. Last edited by Tessar : 02-25-2003 at 05:28 PM.

11-07-2001, 08:47 AM	#17
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	Well perhaps a bit of reverse psychology is in order. Tell her everything about school, what you did in every period, in all its boring detail. "Well my teacher asked the class * and answered , then threw a spit wad at * and the teacher yelled * to . Once the class settled down she told us to read * on page .....and that was just the first half of the class. Then in the second half of the class she gave us a quick quiz on . I got them all right of course, but * missed every other one so she made * come to the board and write *. Then in second period we......" The first couple of days she will think she died and went to heaven to have so much info about your day, but I predict that by the end of the week she will be completely worn out.

11-07-2001, 11:07 AM	#18
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Well that might work. Too bad I do my school sitting at a table in the kitchen instead of a class room or else I'd do it

11-07-2001, 12:32 PM	#19
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	When it becomes obvious that the relationship between parent and child is being strained because of the homeschool relationship I think it is vitally important to change teh situation immediately. Find a school, any school, and go there, fast! Don't let it go as far as it did for me. __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

11-07-2001, 12:40 PM	#20
fireworks19 Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 156	My former best friend is homeschooled. She hates her mom because of it. They didn't get along in the first place, so I don't see why they'd wanna be around eachother constantly like that. shrug Soopurt publik ejakayshun....=D __________________ Just Watch the Fireworks Just Meet Fireworks =)