Will your child go to the same highschool as you did?

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by askdjasd

That's where my kid is going to go.

How is he going to be able to learn how to read if he can't even fit in the building?

[Alex]

never. I'm not going to raise a child in BC... worst case scenario private school here.

[Courtney]

is this a joke?

[tiedye]

I might consider homeschooling them for the first few years to get them into a more aware state of mind rather than let them grow up believing a+b=conformity... though we'll see what happens when I get there. I can't see me taking the wrong turn at Albuquerque anytime soon.

[Alex]

^i've never met a home schooled individual who 1. has confidence in themselves and 2. doesn't have serious issues.

[PwInCeSs]

^ i have.

I know some communities even have programs laid out for home schooled children, where they get together with others and do different types of physical activities and field trips. So they get the social skills aswell as the education.

That can go either way, I know children who had zero confidence while in school because of bullies and how they were treated, and home school really helped.

It can be a great route if the parents have the drive and patience to do so.

[trancedreams]

Originally Posted by Mr Ektion

We are products of our environment. When you have a kid would you place your child in the same classrooms that you went to in highschool?

there's not a chance in hell my kids are going to the elementary school & high school that i went to. hell, i don't even want kids. so, i guess there's no problem. ;)

[askdjasd]

agreed

my family tree stops with me!

[Mr Ektion]

if i have kids i probably wouldn't send them to a private school like i went to. sure, you get nice rounded morals and character going to a catholic all guys school. however, i believe interaction with girls is quintesential growing up. thankfully i grew up around a photo studio whom took photos of a local all girls school ;)

In regard to homeschooling, this is a tough one to generalize. I really think the success of homeschooling comes down to the quality of parenting.

[PwInCeSs]

^Vancouver College by chance?
My bro went there for a bit.
I got lucky and squirmed my way out of having to go to LFA.

[trancedreams]

Originally Posted by PwInCeSs

^Vancouver College by chance?
My bro went there for a bit.
I got lucky and squirmed my way out of having to go to LFA.

i got lucky too. my mom wanted to send my sister & i to l.f.a. SO BAD, 'cause she's SO anti-men. (it's actually really weird. :S & there's clearly something behind it...)

however, i believe interaction with girls is quintesential growing up.

as did my dad, 'cause he pretty much said to my mom: "ummm...no? are you fcukin' retarded?! how the HELL are they gunna learn how to interact w/ the opposite sex? fuck that shit..."

hmm...all i'm gunna say right now is thank christ he talked her out of it. or else...lmfao...i would've had to kill myself. ;)

yesh...my sister's bee eff, (& all of his brothers,) went to/still go to vancouver college, & they all hated it w/ a PASSION. they said it was pretty much the worst experience of their life thus far. (...but i like to think that doesn't really say a whole lot though, 'cause they're all so young, after all. :P)

sure, you get nice rounded morals and character going to a catholic school.

not in surrey, you don't.

[decypher]

Originally Posted by Alex

never. I'm not going to raise a child in BC... worst case scenario private school here.

yeh then after private school you can force them to get a BBA too!

[askdjasd]

I went to VCC (if that's what you're talking about) for culinary arts.

It wasnt that bad, if only they hired chefs that didnt have thick ass accents, my stay would've been great.

[PwInCeSs]

Originally Posted by trancedreams

not in surrey, you don't.

Holy Cross? lol

[Disco_Whore]

I'll probably put "my" kids into the same program I was in, but it doesn't matter if they go to the same schools I went to since THINGS CHANGE. Even after a few years schools have new/different teachers, students, and program options available so it's not like you're sentencing them to exactly what you experienced.

[Mr Ektion]

Yeah, VC really fucked up my life. The teachers for the most part were terrible and it never got easier if the teacher didn't like you. My story: I got in an accident and was bed ridden for 3 months due to a severely broken leg. I was told that I would only need to worry about upkeep rather than catching up when i got back to school.

but at the end of the year what I was told went out of window and I got 0's on every test that i missed rather than an ommit. As you can imagine, this REALLY fucked up my GPA. I wasn't allowed to walk across the stage because of this and that was heart breaking for my mom. Thank God I aced my provincials and graudated or VC would have really set me back.

too much information, i'm sure. humilating for me... but VC just disgusts me because of all of this.

[-evil-duerr-]

you call that getting fucked by high school....


man I've seen some things, and I've seen some stuff... wouldn't recommend it!

[Mr Ektion]

care to share?

[decypher]

You shoulda raised more shit to get that overturned.