Comments on: Socialization? You’re kidding, right?!? http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/ Homeschooling the Muslim Child. Sharing our resources and experiences. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:17:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: growingwoman http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-4621 growingwoman Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:04:42 +0000 http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-4621 Asalamulakum, I am divorced and have a 4 year old son from that pervious marriage. If you have to have an exhusband that isn't muslim he is probably the best one to have as a father to your son but he doesn't want me to home school our son. I am anyway. One reason of course he says he is against it is because of socialization. I think he thinks I'll turn our son in to a intolerant little nut job or something. And his wife insists that they have to celebrate the non religious versons of hollidays like easter and xmass. grrr It's funny though I always talked about homeschooling even before I had a child. The guy knew it was comming. Anyway I think people should really open their eyes homeschooling doesn't mean locking a child in a box and only yelling religious jargon at then over and over to brain wash them. Please! Even my mom considered homeschooling, and she is an AVID athiest. She didn't so now you know why I can't spell for squat. lol As the bringer-of-the-biggest-chunk-of-baccon so to speak she didn't want to change our lifestyle. But thats neither here nor there. As a homeschool kid my son has more oportunities to be truely prpared for adulthood. So he's into spiderman at the moment, well we can integrate that in to schooling, and learn all about spiders. How cool is that? Where I live there are terrible student to teacher ratios, what is it in my son's class? 1 to 1. Lessons in socializations? How about the weekly exposure and lessons in giving and helping others every friday at an elderly imigrant family's home? Nope he will not have the oportunity to eat terrible cafetria food sitting at a table of peers in a room full of peers, like 60, and only have 2 or 3 adults around. What about freedom to express himself with out a parent right on top of him? How about everyday playing in our and the neighbors yards?What about being out from under mommys wing? Well lets see he's FOUR! and he has 4 parents, Me his step dad, his dad and step mom not to mention his dad lives with his grandparents and uncle. So does he understand how to submit to authority figures other than me? But what about friends? lets see he is 4 years old and has 5 friends on our block. hmmm What about learning to deal with bullies? Hmm bullies always stay at school 24 hours a day right? arg I'v really gone off here haven't I? Asalamulakum,
I am divorced and have a 4 year old son from that pervious marriage. If you have to have an exhusband that isn’t muslim he is probably the best one to have as a father to your son but he doesn’t want me to home school our son. I am anyway. One reason of course he says he is against it is because of socialization. I think he thinks I’ll turn our son in to a intolerant little nut job or something. And his wife insists that they have to celebrate the non religious versons of hollidays like easter and xmass. grrr
It’s funny though I always talked about homeschooling even before I had a child. The guy knew it was comming.
Anyway I think people should really open their eyes homeschooling doesn’t mean locking a child in a box and only yelling religious jargon at then over and over to brain wash them. Please!
Even my mom considered homeschooling, and she is an AVID athiest. She didn’t so now you know why I can’t spell for squat. lol As the bringer-of-the-biggest-chunk-of-baccon so to speak she didn’t want to change our lifestyle. But thats neither here nor there.
As a homeschool kid my son has more oportunities to be truely prpared for adulthood. So he’s into spiderman at the moment, well we can integrate that in to schooling, and learn all about spiders. How cool is that? Where I live there are terrible student to teacher ratios, what is it in my son’s class? 1 to 1. Lessons in socializations? How about the weekly exposure and lessons in giving and helping others every friday at an elderly imigrant family’s home? Nope he will not have the oportunity to eat terrible cafetria food sitting at a table of peers in a room full of peers, like 60, and only have 2 or 3 adults around. What about freedom to express himself with out a parent right on top of him? How about everyday playing in our and the neighbors yards?What about being out from under mommys wing? Well lets see he’s FOUR! and he has 4 parents, Me his step dad, his dad and step mom not to mention his dad lives with his grandparents and uncle. So does he understand how to submit to authority figures other than me? But what about friends? lets see he is 4 years old and has 5 friends on our block. hmmm What about learning to deal with bullies? Hmm bullies always stay at school 24 hours a day right?
arg I’v really gone off here haven’t I?

]]> By: KK http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1322 KK Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:59:30 +0000 http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1322 Allah has blessed you with wonderful children. Thanks Allah that the public school system could not corrupt them. Allah has blessed you with wonderful children. Thanks Allah that the public school system could not corrupt them.

]]> By: educatingthemuslimchild http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1288 educatingthemuslimchild Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:10:24 +0000 http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1288 Asalaam 'Alaikum: I'm glad you found the information/insight helpful. Sometimes it is hard to know when you are making a difference or if you should just be quiet! I have never thought of writing a parenting book - but I have always wanted (and still would love) to be a published writer. Perhaps it is something I should think about. Asalaam 'Alaikum, Sumayyah Umm Sadiqah - Asma - Ayah Asalaam ‘Alaikum:

I’m glad you found the information/insight helpful. Sometimes it is hard to know when you are making a difference or if you should just be quiet! I have never thought of writing a parenting book – but I have always wanted (and still would love) to be a published writer. Perhaps it is something I should think about.

Asalaam ‘Alaikum,
Sumayyah Umm Sadiqah – Asma – Ayah

]]> By: Jo http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1287 Jo Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:32:40 +0000 http://educatingthemuslimchild.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/socialization-youre-kidding-right/#comment-1287 Maybe you should write some good pointers and directions for Muslim parents, so that they can take on some of your great efforts and also bring up beautiful children. Ever thought about writing a parenting book? Maybe you should write some good pointers and directions for Muslim parents, so that they can take on some of your great efforts and also bring up beautiful children. Ever thought about writing a parenting book?

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