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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35585 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #225 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:49pm Johnsmith wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:45pm: I didn't think people could have kids after a sex change! Parthenogenesis?
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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #226 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:55pm mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:49pm: Parthenogenesis? ahhh ... you could be onto something there mothra. Maybe we should wait until we see what Maria has o say about it, you know she's much more intelligent then we publicly schooled people!
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Reply #227 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:58pm

Johnsmith wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:55pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:49pm:

Parthenogenesis?

ahhh ... you could be onto something there mothra.

Maybe we should wait until we see what Maria has o say about it, you know she's much more intelligent then we publicly schooled people!

Don't hold it against me but i;m privately educated.

Maria won't like that will she?

Still. i did a stint at public school. Was every bit as good although the teachers didn't ride you as hard.

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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #228 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:00pm mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:58pm: Maria won't like that will she? wait until she learns that I went to a catholic school
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35585 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #229 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:04pm Johnsmith wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:00pm: mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:58pm: Maria won't like that will she? wait until she learns that I went to a catholic school Poor Maria. No she won't like that at all. She'll just have to call us liars and be done with it.
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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #230 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:10pm Maria's an over educated idiot, she makes up stories and when when can't back them, she goes on a personal attack ... she just makes herself look foolish by doing so!
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Reply #231 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:14pm

Johnsmith wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:10pm:

Maria's an over educated idiot, she makes up stories and when when can't back them, she goes on a personal attack ... she just makes herself look foolish by doing so!

You think she's over-educated?

I think she's read a lot and understood little. Reeks to me of somebody overcompensating for a lack of education.

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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35585 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #232 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:17pm Anyone as prone to insult and character assassination (well, attempted anyway) as he/she has no confidence in their knowledge or education. Ad hominen arguments are for the desperate.
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Reply #233 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:04pm:

Johnsmith wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:00pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 10:58pm:

Maria won't like that will she?

wait until she learns that I went to a catholic school Grin

Poor Maria. No she won't like that at all.

She'll just have to call us liars and be done with it.

I also went to private Catholic schools most of my schooling(Dominican and Marist). I forced the school and my parents to move me to a public school, Scarborough High, now bulldozed. My kids did part of their schooling at an independent Christian school(most of primary), part at public, and last years of HS home schooled public curriculum.

Home schooled public was the best with a lot of help from friends for certain subjects. For eg, electives, sent kids to friends that do stuff. You should see youngest sons leather work, but now he is doing nursing. Well rounded kids.

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35585 Gender:	Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools Reply #234 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm: Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling. Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.
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Reply #235 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:32pm

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.

I'd also add one of my things was not so much "peer socialisation" whence my home schooling in later high school. They associated with adults more than peers. Role models rather than me toos. Our friends were theirs and they sat at the table with us.

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Reply #236 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:35pm

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:32pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.

I'd also add one of my things was not so much "peer socialisation" whence my home schooling in later high school. They associated with adults more than peers. Role models rather than me toos. Our friends were theirs and they sat at the table with us.

Hard work home schooling through the upper years Setanta. My hat is off to you.

It's a big, loving commitment at any age but the upper years present a huge challenge. How did you cover the different electives?

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Reply #237 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:39pm

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:35pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:32pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.

I'd also add one of my things was not so much "peer socialisation" whence my home schooling in later high school. They associated with adults more than peers. Role models rather than me toos. Our friends were theirs and they sat at the table with us.

Hard work home schooling through the upper years Setanta. My hat is off to you.

It's a big, loving commitment at any age but the upper years present a huge challenge. How did you cover the different electives?

My old trade, friends trades and their old trades. Friends willing to help.

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Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools
Reply #238 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:43pm

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:39pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:35pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:32pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.

I'd also add one of my things was not so much "peer socialisation" whence my home schooling in later high school. They associated with adults more than peers. Role models rather than me toos. Our friends were theirs and they sat at the table with us.

Hard work home schooling through the upper years Setanta. My hat is off to you.

It's a big, loving commitment at any age but the upper years present a huge challenge. How did you cover the different electives?

My old trade, friends trades and their old trades. Friends willing to help.

Sounds like a perfect, community based education.

Just proves the point. Whatever the form of education, with a supportive home life, great things can be achieved.

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Re: Sending Children To Private Or Public Schools
Reply #239 - Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:50pm

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:43pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:39pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:35pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:32pm:

mothra wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:24pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 10^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

Public/private? I think it's the home life/family support and encouragement that make the difference not the price of the schooling.

Exactly right. It's all about what happens at home.

I'd also add one of my things was not so much "peer socialisation" whence my home schooling in later high school. They associated with adults more than peers. Role models rather than me toos. Our friends were theirs and they sat at the table with us.

Hard work home schooling through the upper years Setanta. My hat is off to you.

It's a big, loving commitment at any age but the upper years present a huge challenge. How did you cover the different electives?

My old trade, friends trades and their old trades. Friends willing to help.

Sounds like a perfect, community based education.

Just proves the point. Whatever the form of education, with a supportive home life, great things can be achieved.

We have a fitter and turner in Melbourne, a software engineer for an Au Canberra based company and an almost nurse that is using nursing as a stepping stone to being a paramedic. Bummer that paramedic is so high on the suicide list. He's also considering the army reserve med corp.

I think they've done well.

Edit: Funnily enough the nurse would make an excellent lawyer. Law was one of his electives and he did very well. Much, I feel, to the distress of SCU nursing staff.

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