Who Do These Homeschooling Parents Think They Are?


	Who Do These Homeschooling Parents Think They Are?

missangelyss

5-31-2008 11:18 PM

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missangelyss says:

It's funny how some people seem so set against a parent's right to homeschool. This comment lampoons that beautifully.
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6-1-2008 7:37 AM

danrox77

missangelyss, so do u agree with these communist comments or not? i'm confused...

6-1-2008 1:01 PM

missangelyss

It's called sarcasm, danrox.
I agree with the sentiment behind it that this way of thinking (which really isn't far off from the way some people seem to feel about homeschooling) is craziness.

6-1-2008 1:10 PM

bignosemousie

How did those kids get out of their Government Sanctioned Plastic Hamster Ball of Safety?

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