jmkreth

I've always felt that, as much as bullying and dealing with mean kids can be difficult, in many instances, it can help a child's social skills by teaching them how to deal with difficult situations. Now, of course, there can be extreme cases where the problems being caused way outweigh any benefit of learning to work-through and deal with those issues, but do you feel like your kids are still exposed to those type of situations and learn those skills when you home school? I'm sure they can still arise, but I wonder if you get the same benefit that way or not.

EDIT I don't know that anyone has taken my comment this way, but I wanted to clarify anyway. I am in no way saying that I think homeschooling is bad. Nor am I suggesting that homeschooling a child because of bullying issues is a bad thing, nor am I trying to downplay anyone's experiences with bullying. I was just genuinely curious as to people's experiences with homeschooling and the effect it might have by potentially removing a child from having to deal with bullies and mean kids as part of their social learning experience. I wasn't sure if simply exposing your child to other kids through other means would expose them to the same type of bullying/mean kid experiences and what that effect might be. Thanks for all the responses.

As an attorney myself, I can see why you'd rather homeschool your kids ;)

All makes sense to me. And thanks for the input.

Hey Francis! Loved the performance last night.

Two questions related to Fool Us.

1.) So far, other than P&T themselves, what has been your favorite trick to appear on the show?

2.) I always wonder whether, after the performance, there is ever discussion between P&T and the performers who fooled them as to what method was used. Did that happen in your case?

Certainly, everyone's experiences are unique and in no way am I suggesting that it will help in all circumstances nor am I minimizing your experiences. With that said, my personal experience tells me that it did provide me with some helpful social skills. I was bullied, as most kids were, but not to any extreme. I can remember being miserable at times, but I learned to handle the situations in an appropriate fashion and as I grew older (now being in my early 30s) I can honestly say that while the quantity of people that are crappy to me has decreased significantly, there are still definitely a few, and those skills I learned at an early age still come into play. YMMV.