This photo says it all.

[Archae]

:eyes:

[SusanaMontana41]

1. Good doG ...

:spray:

[Morizovich]

61. Holly Stih!

[Greybnk48]

83. LOL, really!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[PearliePoo2]

2. and don't forget.....

the earth is 6,000 years old, no such thing as global warming and abstinence is all you need!

[October]

15. Only for some Christian home schoolers - not secular home schoolers

We do science!

And we don't happen to belong to any church.

[stevedeshazer]

25. Cool. And you're not for Rick Perry.

And you can spell!

Proof not all 'homescholing' is bad.

:)

At least, I hope you're not for Rick Perry.

[October]

122. Definitely NOT for Rick Perry! lol! And thanks!

[Pacifist Patriot]

30. My state has incredibly lenient homeschooling laws so its a popular educational option around here.

The secular home educator groups easily outnumber the Christian-based ones. We frequently get Christian families inquiring if they can participate in our activities because they do not have enough families to arrange certain types of field trips. (Of course they can.) The history of homeschooling in our country is a fascinating one, but entirely overlooked or misunderstood by those who do not look into the option.

[October]

123. So true! I agree! Even the Christian groups now sell secular materials!

Sounds like you are doing big things!

We aren't involved in a group here in PA -- but that's by choice. Our schedule is so unusual, making it impossible to join area events.

I love being able to choose my son's curriculum, too! And Civics and Politics is DEFINITELY included.

[PatSeg]

86. I completely understand the desire to home school

children in order to give them a better education. It wasn't until the last few years that I started to hear about Christian home-schoolers and their desire to alter history and science to suit their religious beliefs. I've heard many success stories of children who were home-schooled in a secular setting.

[October]

121. Thank you! /nt

[PatSeg]

126. You are welcome

I would have home-schooled my kids when they were young if I could have, but I had to work. A lot of our public schools are pretty awful.

[renegade2011]

106. So they're not only opposed to "socialism"

They're also opposed to SPELLING CORRECTLY?

Remember, folks -- THEY may not be able to spell, formulate a political platform that doesn't consist solely of shrieking "NO!" repeatedly, or even be able to figure out the location of wherever they want to bomb into the stone-age this week, but.....THEY VOTE!

We found that out this last November with the mid-terms.

Please....don't "stay home to send a message"....unless it's a suicide note.

Damnit, now I'm really depressed.

[Mosby]

3. lol

[hlthe2b]

4. I think I hear Molly Ivins chuckling....

Miss ya, Ms. Molly. Mr. Goodhair continues in his quest to show the world his cluelessness.

[malaise]

34. and Ann RIchards

Molly would have loved that - Who Let the Dogs in Indeed! :rofl:

[awoke_in_2003]

81. you beat me to it...

those two made quite a team- and to twist some people up- they were Texans :)

note- yes, Molly was born in Cali, but raised in Houston.

[MissDeeds]

5. Love it!

K&R

[ZombieHorde]

6. Ouch! But I have to say, my sister home schools her children, and those kids are smart.

Though I should add my sister is a college graduate, and is a professional tutor.

[gateley]

7. Have you ever seen a group of people whose members are

so wide-spread uneducated (maybe homescholed?) and fucking dumb?

After all the press these morans' signs have gotten, you have to wonder if these are legit or if that's DUer Cliffordu standing there! :7

But maybe they haven't seen the coverage of the hilarity their stupidity causes, doubt if Glenn Beck ever addressed it.

[mopinko]

8. lots of homeschoolers on du.

not all homeschoolers are morons hiding from dinosaurs.
some of us get a little tired of constantly being assumed to be morons.

[UpInArms]

10. we "homescholed" (sic) and we cud sspel beter then thet (eom)

[October]

16. Plenty of DUers can't spell.

If you correct anyone's grammar or spelling here on DU, you're often referred to as a "Nazi" of some sort.

[snooper2]

56. DUer's not DUers

FYI :hi:

[Pithlet]

63. No, DUers is correct.

DUer's would be possesive.

[snooper2]

64. but looks better that way :)

[uppityperson]

65. Let me guess, you weren't homeschooled?

[snooper2]

68. I learn,ed evy thing need to knowy from bible

:P

[Flying Dream Blues]

67. No, it just looks wrong.

The apostrophe is used for indicating a possessive or a conjunction, but NEVER for plurals.

[jayschool]

88. One exception

To create a plural of a single letter:

"I earned three A's on my latest report card."

That's the only time an apostrophe can be used to create a plural. Helps differentiate "A's" from "As".

[RaleighNCDUer]

95. Actually, I believe that should be

"I earned three 'A's on my latest report card."

[defendandprotect]

101. No "If,'s, And's, or But's" about it -- !!

[Pithlet]

71. I agree :)

I always want to type CD's

[RebelOne]

102. That is correct. No apostrophe.

I am a copy editor and am always having to correct errors like this. In fact, it drives me crazy to see posters use apostrophes on plural nouns.

[October]

120. Wrong. Sorry... no apostrophe needed.

That's not to say we home schoolers don't make mistakes! :)

[October]

12. +1 - Liberal home schoolers here! Very proud. Great schedule/life, too!

Liberal home here -- home schoolers.

My son is an aspiring ballet dancer. He'll be studying in NY at the JKO school of ABT.

He has already performed in Philadelphia, in DC (Kennedy Center), and NYC.

Both children are politically involved and active in their passions. My daughter started college courses at age 15.

[sense]

20. Here too!

Liberal, un-schoolers. Politically involved, one enrolled in the most academic college in the USA and the other on the way to becoming a surgeon. Do not lump people together, just because of one choice, color, language, religion!

We are individuals, all of us.

[liberation]

87. "... in the most academic college in the USA..."

uh?

[Pacifist Patriot]

21. I'm a bit sad right now.

My eldest wants to try high school. We enrolled him as a freshman and his very first day of school is less than two weeks away. While proud momma wants him to succeed I confess a part of me wants him to ask to be homeschooled again after a semester.

[October]

124. I have some friends who homeschool till high school

I was all for letting my son attend the "FAME" school in NY... and that may yet happen. But for now, he's happy with our situation -- and grateful to have the freedom of time to pursue his passion.

Sounds like your eldest has had a solid foundation. Don't worry, "mom," I'm sure he'll do you proud!

[Maat]

44. +1

I'm very proud of my homeschooler!

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Indeed

[Pithlet]

22. Did you miss the sign? They're making fun of the sign. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

66. I'd be willing to bet money the sign is a plant.

This stuff is too easy. You can't make me believe that EVERY PERSON at whatever rally it was missed the misspelling.

[The Doctor.]

96. No, looking at the way it was done,

it was apparent they didn't follow centering and were just happy the word fit after they were done.

I doubt they figured out why until much, much later.

[Pacifist Patriot]

127. Actually, I think it looks like a retouched photo.

It gets fuzzy around the lettering on the sign. Reminds me very much of the results when I had to change the wording on a calendar that was already a .jpg graphic in Paint for a newsletter recently. Tilt your computer screen and it becomes even more obvious.

[SoCalDem]

9. Those kids will be surprised when Harvard says "No thanks!"

:rofl:

[mopinko]

11. just fyi-

these guys excepted, harvard likes homeschoolers. many of them are home schooled because they are geniuses being destroyed by a one size fits all schools.

[October]

14. Thank you. /nt

[Le Taz Hot]

50. Actually, it would be

"one-size-fits-all school" and a Capital "H" should begin the word, "Harvard."

:hide:

Just ignore me, I'm being a smart ass. ;-)

[mopinko]

58. language evolves

especially in the age of the internets. just be grateful we don't all speak twitter yet.

[awoke_in_2003]

84. I hope I die...

before that day arrives. Hell, I hate text messaging just because I cannot bear to misspell words to make it faster.

[SaveAmerica]

107. And you aren't submitting your post for a grade. Should I not start that sentence with 'and'?

[mopinko]

119. i hope not.

i do it all the time. if i am editing seriously i usually take them out. but typing away here- yeah, do it all the time.
you have my permission to do the same.

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. Joke's on you then.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/3/16/homeschoolers-are-at-home-at-harvard/

That was a little over twenty years ago. Now many prestigious universities have admissions officers specifically dedicated to recruiting home educated applicants.

[SoCalDem]

23. jeez louise..

:rofl:

Mrs Home Scholer's little one may not be chosen.. that is ALL..

some of you guys must have had the "humor gene" surgically removed

ugh! bah! feh! whatever!


piss at will :)

[Pithlet]

24. Maybe they're missing a key detail?

I'm thinking they should look at the sign closely...

[mopinko]

47. no, i can spell.

it just ain't that funny.

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. Perhaps because that humor gene has been excised by the...

negative assumptions heaped upon homeschooling families.

If we're not damaging our weird children's social skills, we're too stupid to teach them to read and write. If we're not indoctrinating them in a right-wing ideology, we're elitists who can't stand the thought of our children hobnobbing with the riff raff in public schools. Seriously, we get it coming and going. Being smothered with a blanket statement gets really old after awhile.

[Pithlet]

29. That may be.

But it still doesn't change the fact that we're laughing at a misspelled sign being held up by Perry supporters. It's the misspelled word that's key, and the fact that it's Perry supporters. If it had been a general slam at all Home schoolers in general, you'd have a point.

[Pacifist Patriot]

31. Some will be laughing for that reason, others because it's a homeschooler.

You don't have to search DU long and hard to find homeschooling trashed.

Keep in mind the person to whom I responded was commenting on the children getting in to Harvard. I suspect that's not a dig at the sign holder supporting Perry.

[Pithlet]

32. When homeschoolings getting trashed, I'll be with you.

I'm sorry, but I'm not with you here. I laughed because it's funny. It just is. You're over thinking it and I understand it's because of your bias. But let people have their fun here. It's Perry.

[Pacifist Patriot]

33. Read the comment to which I was responding.

Again, I don't think that person was implying someone would be hamstrung on a Harvard application because of supporting Perry.

[Pithlet]

35. I think they were implying it because of the misspelling n/t

[SoCalDem]

37. "none so blind"..yadayadayada"

:rofl:

[Flying Dream Blues]

70. Not all homeschooled children are taught well, you must admit.

The problem is that people who have no business teaching anyone are taking over the "scholing" of their children, and we as a society have to deal with their illiterate, ignorant selves version 2.0. That is a problem for society when we allow this.

On the other hand, it is also wonderful that people who are educated can go beyond what would be offered in a school setting to teach their children. This is a benefit to society. No one has a problem with that.

The solution might be that people who homeschool must meet certain basic standards, but then that would infringe upon our "freedoms."
I have known (from working in the school system) parents to allow their children to drop out under the pretext of "homeschooling", and it never happens. Nada, zip, zilch. Surely there's some middle ground?

[Pacifist Patriot]

78. There are pros and cons for all educational choices.

I admit there are children taught well and taught poorly at home, in public schools and in private schools. Yes, I have seen some truly dreadful education in a private school setting where one would expect to be paying for the best.

I don't think it's appropriate to paint either schools or homeschoolers with a broad brush.

[SaveAmerica]

109. This is my view, too. My homeschooled son takes leadership roles at his community college and helps

his publicly schooled friends with their homework (shows them how to edit papers, helps with grammar, organization, etc.) but there's no way I'd go around saying that all home-schooled children are better in college than their publicly educated counterparts. It goes both ways depending on the circumstances of that individual student's life.

By the way, I love this post, didn't know this many at DU are howmscholerz.

[oldhippydude]

105. that is so true

a number of years ago when i was driving cab... we had a driver (single mother) who's children had disciplinary problems.. she immediately pulled them out of school and "home schooled " the in the cab... their curriculum was newspaper puzzles.. i often wonder what happened to them as she moved out of state, one step ahead of the authorities..

[October]

125. True - nor are all of those in public or private schools. /nt

[abelenkpe]

76. I am laughing at homeschooling :P nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

79. Why?

[mzteris]

38. it is a slam against hs'ers in general.

This isn't the first time that pic has been bandied about! Complete with anti-hs'ers who just lurve to jump on the "lookit the stupid rightwing fundies" bandwagon!

[Pithlet]

39. I'm sure it isn't the first time

but plenty of misspelled signs by right wingers have been posted. And I'm sure if it had been any other right winger holding up a misspelled sign at this event, that one would be posted, too. If it had been Catholic Stoodents for Perry! or any other type of school, it would have been posted, and roundly laughed at, in the grand Get a Brain, Morans! tradition.

I'm sorry but I stand by what I said. Am I saying that there aren't people who are biased against homeschoolers? No. But that doesn't make it okay to slam the OP and everyone who's laughing at this. I thought it was hilarious, and I know all homeschoolers aren't morons. I don't think that was the point at all.

[mzteris]

43. it's been my experience that

people who have never been "the target" don't always realize there IS "a target".

and I ain't just talkin' 'bout no homescholers...

[Pithlet]

53. You've never seen the Get a Brain Morans Sign? n/t

[mzteris]

114. which has nothing else implied.

You're missing the point.

I know you "think" that the post isn't a slam against homeschoolers, but those who ARE (or have been) hs'ed are telling you otherwise. Who are you to say we're wrong?

Reminds me of the guy who posted on FB yesterday that there is nothing "racist" about any of the teabaggers opposing Obama. He opposes Obama and HE'S not racist (and he isn't), so he believes that the others aren't racist, either. . . :banghead:

[Pithlet]

55. I know. I understand why homeschool. parents are reacting the way they are.

Because of the crap they take, they're viewing this through that filter. I think that's understandable. They saw the homeschool part of the sign and immediately went into defense mode. But because I don't put up with that crap, I'm not seeing it through that filter. I'm seeing it for what I honestly think it it is. I honestly think this was meant as a dig at Perry supporters, via the long tradition of posting these kinds of signs, and that's why I defended it. I don't think it's fair to slam someone unless they're actually directly slamming homeschoolers. It would get posted no matter what type of group wrote the sign.

[kestrel91316]

80. No, it's a slam against the RW fundie "homescholer" types that support Perry.

[SoCalDem]

36. whatever..done here..play on

:hi:

[renegade2011]

108. hmm....

Are you *glad* to be aiding and abetting the Right-winger quest to destroy public education? Every "successful" home-schooling/un-schooling outcome *will* be used as justification for further degrading the public school system and discrediting the notion that (what they call) "Government schools" should exist at all.

And you call yourselves "Progressives".

How about, instead of helping Teabaggers discredit/destroy our already dismal public school systems, you put some effort into IMPROVING THEM, so they continue to be available for the folks who *can't* home-school/un-school for whatever reason?

[Name removed]

112. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Pacifist Patriot]

115. False dichotomy

Many homeschooling families have a kid or two in school and a kid or two at home depending upon each child's needs.

It is entirely possible to advocate for quality public schools while homeschooling. I can't think of a single person in any homeschool organization I've ever been associated with who thought public schools shouldn't exist.

Yes, we call ourselves progressives...and your response is one of the reasons why homeschoolers at DU tend to keep a low profile. Misunderstandings about homeschooling are rampant. If I had to explain the concept of seat money and how homeschoolers do not adversely impact public school finances again I'd probably scream.

[mopinko]

46. we all have jokes we are tired of.

most parents have jokes they are tired of hearing that reflect on their kids.

most people don't like jokes about their lifestyle coming from a base of ignorance.

[SoCalDem]

52. whatever..

thin-skinned people who think that every comment made by anonymous people online, is directed to them in particular, need to chill out a bit..and maybe take a walk.
:rofl:

[mopinko]

57. same goes for insensitive people.

whatever.

[Pithlet]

59. I guess you'll just have to accept that you're insensitive

for laughing at Perry supporters. I did, too. How could we?

[Ikonoklast]

92. Who's Will?

And why would I piss at him?

[RaleighNCDUer]

97. Well, there's always Oral Roberts. nt

[Texasgal]

13. LOVED IT!

Saw this many moons ago... BEST SIGN EVER! :rofl:

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. No, it doesn't actually.

[Make7]

26. Let's see what the Google has to say:

 
http://www.google.com/search?q=site:democraticunderground.com+schol
 

[Pacifist Patriot]

27. LOL!

[gristy]

40. That's pretty good.

[Incitatus]

41. Nice jab, of course, there is a difference between a typo and spelling something wrong on a board.

[Igel]

42. Yeah.

The typo takes a second to fix and there's no embarrassing trace that it existed. Moreover, it's done at your desk or in front of your computer. Typing, like handwriting, tends to be something that's automatic: You type or write and they're motions you've done over and over--the letters come quickly and go by quickly.

The sign? Harder to fix, there's still the embarrassing evidence that it existed. Moreover, it's likely to be done with lots of other people around while you're talking and excited about being in whatever group your in. Writing in big letters on a sign isn't automated, the letters have to be consciously chosen and take a bit longer to write.

Been there, done that. And knowing that I'm not among the perfect makes me less likely to poke fun of others.

[marew]

45. Too funny and sadly pathetic. n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

48. LOL!

Excellent!

[greytdemocrat]

49. Sorry

But that looks Photo Shopped.

[kestrel91316]

82. You wish.

[Pacifist Patriot]

118. Not good enough.

The fuzziness around the lettering looks like it was done in Paint to me.

[UTUSN]

51. K&R #67. I seldom Rec that high in #s because I don't think they need it. n/t

[UTUSN]

54. Here's another pic from TX: One of the TeaBagger new congresscritters

This would be one Blake FARENTHOLD, son of Sissy FARENTHOLD, who was the Democratic candidate for governor in the '70s. She reluctantly endorsed him because he is a Rethug/'Bagger, but claimed he's good at heart. He unseated a 20 or 30 yrs Dem congresscritter/Hispanic.

[Chorophyll]

60. ...

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

62. OMG. It's the "moran's" mom!

[KansDem]

69. Kay n Ray!!!

:rofl:

[stlsaxman]

72. If "a picture is worth 1,000 words"...

it'll save a whole bunch o' Texans valuable Gameboy time instead of readin'!

[cascadiance]

73. Were they trying to say "scholars" or "schoolers".... Kind of hard to tell!

Wouldn't be surprised if some in their deluded minds would try to rationalize that they in fact were talking about the former...

[abelenkpe]

74. My mom home schools my sisters kids

Mom is a high school dropout who smokes all day, engages in corporal punishment frequently, doesn't believe in evolution, climate change, or any need of affirmative action. They have big plans for those kids too. No college since that's where their evil aunt was brainwashed into becoming a liberal (not really but hey if they wanna think that fine.) They have no friends, don't play any sports and spend all day in my mothers basement.

In their case I think homeschooling is child abuse.

[Turbineguy]

75. Classic.

Is our children lernin?

[liberal N proud]

77. Did the guy that wrote the get a brain morans poster do this one?

:rofl:

[sulphurdunn]

85. Home schooling is fine with me.

So are private schools so long as public schools are not required to provide resources to either of them. Since the public schools lose funding for these kids the idea of permitting them to participate in extracurricular activities or to take advanced courses in public schools is inappropriate, even though it is being demanded by some home school advocacy groups.

[Pacifist Patriot]

116. Two sides of the equation.

They lose "seat money" for each child, but they still have other revenue sources that are not affected by the lower enrollment. More importantly, they do not incur the cost of educating that child either. The funding lost by an unenrolled student does not match the cost impact the additional student would entail.

[sulphurdunn]

128. I am confused.

What other sources of public school funding do you refer to? The "seat money" (the funds from average daily enrollment)represents the cost allocated to educate a student from all sources: federal, state and local. Public schools have large operating expenses. Those costs come from the "seat money" and included teacher salaries, text materials, transportation, infrastructure maintenance, health care and administration. While I have no objection to either home schooling or to private schools, those students do represent lost revenue and would represent the loss of even more revenue were they to use public school resources without paying for them.

[Plucketeer]

89. Whoa!

That could become as classic as the Morans picture!

[Veracious]

90. OH I'm SOO MAD President Obama didnt bring me cheese and crackers!!

I'm gonna sit home next election pout, and let these guys win!!


LOL Just kidding!!

[Fearless]

91. It's photoshopped... tilt your laptop monitor backward and you'll see it.

Or else look at the monitor at an extreme angle.

[Hubert Flottz]

93. I think they meant "HomeSkoalers fer pErry"

[gtar100]

94. That's right, hold that sign up with pride!

[russspeakeasy]

98. Another one says Perry for csection.

It didn't really, but it could.

[valerief]

99. Stumps with hands, that's all they are. nt

[PatrynXX]

100. looks like homesuckers for perry

Home Schooling is actually good in some ways, both public and home have their negatives though.

My cousin was home schooled. I think she's finally on track. She um. first marriage she married a jackass. So she eventually ended up in jail an dhe beat her up. Supposedly now that they are both apart from each other , much better off. Had one kid with the guy though. Has another one with the current. He's better. Don't judge him by the tats. Miscarried the second so he had his um er.... tied... and unlike the stereotype, women (palin) can have this undone. If you can stomach the youtube vids.

[demwing]

103. Had to look twice

I'm surprised they spelled FOR correctly

[patrice]

104. Elitist! You know what that person means. The small stuff doesn't matter!

:sarcasm:

[Jack Sprat]

110. Those homeschoolers are going to grow up

with a myriad of personal problems adjusting to society around them. Too sheltered for the real world they will eventually face. They just don't know.

[Pacifist Patriot]

117. Bwaahaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, that has got to be the number one misunderstanding about homeschooling. I'm just surprised it took this long.

[GOPBasher]

111. Wow. You can't write satire any better than that. Funny and sad. n/t

[grntuscarora]

113. Funniest sign since

"No Pubic Option"!