I spent the week writing the Carnival of Education. It is posted over at Examiner.com where I have the national education blog.
It was the first time I had ever written a Carnival and can't believe how much work goes into putting them together. Sure, I could have used the intant-carnival option and posted each post in order as they came with no rhyme, reason, or order, but then you would have subjected to inordinate amounts of spam posts that I did not enter. Anyway, for your maximum entertainment, I read each and every post. I learned a lot too. I suggest you read it, especially homeschoolers... teachers have great resources, and it helps to know what goes on in a teachers day.
Finally, we will get to the subject at hand... my favorite post from the Carnival or Education.
Chris Wondra presents Farting and the art of parent communication posted at Chris Wondra .com. Having a mother who was a teacher, and hearing her stories is probably what endeared this not-so politically correct post to me. It explains how students tend to manipulate situations from time to time with the sin of ommission, and also how to use tact in situations where none is present.
What does this have to do with homeschooling? Uhmmm... you do have kids don't you?
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Hello! I've seen your videos on YouTube for a long time. I *thought* AHermitt was a screen name and a play on the idea that homeschoolers were, you know... hermits. :]
I began homeschooling after a very difficult time with my son in public school. He was locked repeatedly in a closet because of his autistic behaviours. They call these "safe rooms" or "recovery rooms." They are totally and completely legal in Missouri. I found your synopsis of special ed in regards to race on the Examiner (which I happened across today... which led me here...) to be very fascinating. I think some of the same principles could be applied to autism as well. My son Elf can read and write and speak, but would no doubt eventually be shut away with the emotionally disturbed/special ed kids had he remained in school.
OK. Sorry to be long-winded, but feel I have caught up with an old friend. :]
Hi Hermit,
Thanks for the mention and the link. I have a special place in my heart for Homeschoolers. And just by way of follow up, today I had another sort of email "run-in" with these parents. This one further illustrates your point about truth and omission.
Anyway, you did a nice job with the carnival. That's a lot of work.
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