American Highschool at its best

[Jay]

You know, if it had been my kid that had been involved there, I not only would've told him to deliberately skip the detention and just come home, because I considered it nonsense, I would have taken time off of work to go down to that school and give the principal and that worthless teacher a large piece of my mind, using a loud voice and very small words.

-Arlos

Yeah because raising your voice in public places often gets you what you want and doesn't make you look like a complete jackass.

[kaharthemad]

Martrae,

Do you guys get paid to homeschool your kids?

nope but we still have to pay taxes for all the government funded abuse centers in the area anyways.

[Tacks]

Don't worry, we'll repay the favor once your children are set free on society.

[Martrae]

Good to know!

[Arlos]

Yeah because raising your voice in public places often gets you what you want and doesn't make you look like a complete jackass.

Who said I was going to do it in public? A discreet meeting in the principal's office between myself, him and the teacher in question would be far preferred to some public confrontation.

-Arlos

[Jay]

I don't find it necessary in any situation to raise your voice short of them simply not being able to hear you. I think anything beyond that really simple minded. You can get an angry point across without screaming obscenities and frothing at the mouth like a lunatic.

[Tossica]

Martrae,

Do you guys get paid to homeschool your kids?

nope but we still have to pay taxes for all the government funded abuse centers in the area anyways.

I'm probably wrong but I thought that you can qualify for the same funding that the public schools get per child.

[kaharthemad]

nope. we pay for all our gear. I trhink you were thinkgin about the bill they were trying to get thru congress concnerning the ability to get compensation for school supplies for homeschool?

[Tossica]

You should be able to write off pretty much all of your expenses including your computers, pencils, paper, textbooks, art supplies, etc. In MN I know this is the case.

[kaharthemad]

we do that. we are in process of trying to figure out how to write off our EQ2 accounts as well maybe under recess supplies.

[Tossica]

Ugh, so then you do get paid for homeschooling. Thought so.

[Martrae]

Not really....we never manage to get a better deal by itemizing.

[kinghooter00]

I knew a kid that was homeschooled for the longest time and when he got into highschool, he never adapted right and ended up getting his ass beat up all the time. Poor little fucker.
I could'n't do that. I wouldn't be able to get anything done.