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Post by teach2010 on Aug 9, 2010 21:20:43 GMT -5
I have been reading No Longer Quivering for months, but just joined today. I am a public school teacher, and have no experience with Quiverfull, but I know of a family that I think is teetering on the edge of QF. I also, from time to time, get students who are re-entering the public schools after a year or two of "homeschooling". They are usually woefully behind--and have some odd prejudices, etc. Since the 1980s, I have been fascinated (and horrified) by the right wing's use of Christianity to further their cause. I recommend the book, Holy Terror: The Fundamentalist War on America's Freedoms in Religion, Politics, and Our Private Lives (1982) by Conway and Siegelman. All those years ago, the authors of this book gave us a preview of what was to come.
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Post by freefromtyranny on Aug 16, 2010 21:40:28 GMT -5
Welcome to NLQ!!
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Post by krwordgazer on Aug 16, 2010 23:42:27 GMT -5
Hi, Teach! ;D What state are you teaching in? I'm sure you'll be a valuable source of input here.  |
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Post by teach2010 on Aug 21, 2010 0:43:58 GMT -5
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Post by teach2010 on Aug 21, 2010 0:51:35 GMT -5
I teach in Texas. I really appreciate the perspectives of the posters in the NLQ forums, and in the stories and series. I have told others about NLQ. Even those of us who have no QF connections, still need to learn about QF/patriarchy. I now understand that what an acquaintance told me was being advocated by the preacher at a local megachurch is patriarchy. Hi, Teach! ;D What state are you teaching in? I'm sure you'll be a valuable source of input here. |
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Post by humbletigger on Aug 29, 2010 14:17:24 GMT -5
Glad to have you here, teach! Some of my favorite people in the world are teachers. Disclaimer: I still home school, but it's a valid choice my teen is happy with; I am not isolating him from the big bad world. I home school in a state with almost no regulation, and I hate that about this place! I am fully in favor of stricter home school oversight with more local accountability and more interaction between public and home school populations. Just think, the parents who sent their children back to public school were the bright ones who admitted they were not doing an adequate job home schooling. 0.0 Scary to think what else is out there. I am so glad I started home schooling in a state that required a daily log of activities, lists of textbooks and materials, and annual evaluations. I feel like I am an excellent educator, but if I had started home schooling in a state with no requirements I might have easily been a slacker too.  |
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Post by teach2010 on Sept 11, 2010 1:43:07 GMT -5
Texas has few regulations on homeschooling. I have seen many students pulled out of school for "homeschooling" because they were behavior problems. Both parents worked and the children stayed home all day, by themselves. This is not an isolated case--I have seen plenty of it in my 25 years of teaching. A friend (fellow teacher) encountered one of these students (a 20-something young man) years after his parents had pulled him out of school in 7th grade. The young man stated that he was looking for a job, and my friend tried to encourage him by suggesting places to apply. The young man looked up and said, "You don't understand. I never finished the 8th grade." Glad to have you here, teach! Some of my favorite people in the world are teachers. Disclaimer: I still home school, but it's a valid choice my teen is happy with; I am not isolating him from the big bad world. I home school in a state with almost no regulation, and I hate that about this place! I am fully in favor of stricter home school oversight with more local accountability and more interaction between public and home school populations. Just think, the parents who sent their children back to public school were the bright ones who admitted they were not doing an adequate job home schooling. 0.0 Scary to think what else is out there. I am so glad I started home schooling in a state that required a daily log of activities, lists of textbooks and materials, and annual evaluations. I feel like I am an excellent educator, but if I had started home schooling in a state with no requirements I might have easily been a slacker too. |
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Post by val on Sept 17, 2010 20:59:24 GMT -5
Fellow Texas teacher too! Glad to see you here!  |
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