Homeschooling forum

[Anonymous]

Any chance you'll consider a homeschooling forum, Jeff?

[jsteele]

Sorry, but it is not likely at this point. I would bet that there are more threads in Website Feedback asking for a Home Schooling forum then there are posts about home schooling in the School and Education General Discussion forum. I just don't sense the interest in such a forum beyond those that frequently ask about it here.

[Anonymous]

OK, no problem. I'm just dipping my toe in so I'd be interested in reading about it. Thanks anyway.

[Anonymous]

What about creating a sticky with links to previous homeschooling threads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about creating a sticky with links to previous homeschooling threads?

What about homeschoolers take their freakshow elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Some of that might be because the education forum here isn't really a great place to ask about homeschooling, because you get a lot of very defensive posters whose kids go to school. A homeschooling specific forum might stay more on topic, and might attract people who otherwise don't come to DCUM.

I'd love to have a local homeschooling forum. All I can find are mailing lists, which I find much more cumbersome.

[Anonymous]

9:33 here, see 9:32 if you want an example of what I mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about creating a sticky with links to previous homeschooling threads?

What about homeschoolers take their freakshow elsewhere?

In our case we are trying to avoid mean spirited a******* just like the PP above. Hence we are considering home schooling.

[Anonymous]

I would love to have a homeschooling or alternative schooling forum. I agree that these types
of discussions are not generally welcome on the available forums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love to have a homeschooling or alternative schooling forum. I agree that these types
of discussions are not generally welcome on the available forums.

People are awful, cruel and stupid towards homeschoolers.
I would never want to post something about homeschooling on a mostly unmoderated forum.
You can try your anonymous forum somewhere else - that would be a great idea - but it would need to be moderated fully (as in every message read before its posted and inappropriate ones deleted) .
Someone start one...

[Anonymous]

I would like it also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of that might be because the education forum here isn't really a great place to ask about homeschooling, because you get a lot of very defensive posters whose kids go to school. A homeschooling specific forum might stay more on topic, and might attract people who otherwise don't come to DCUM.

I'd love to have a local homeschooling forum. All I can find are mailing lists, which I find much more cumbersome.

I was the one who suggested the sticky. There are several helpful threads on homeschool in the general education forum that have only helpful comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to have a homeschooling or alternative schooling forum. I agree that these types
of discussions are not generally welcome on the available forums.

People are awful, cruel and stupid towards homeschoolers.
I would never want to post something about homeschooling on a mostly unmoderated forum.
You can try your anonymous forum somewhere else - that would be a great idea - but it would need to be moderated fully (as in every message read before its posted and inappropriate ones deleted) .
Someone start one...

This is a common reaction to anti-social behavior, yes.

[Anonymous]

I would also be interested in one.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to have a homeschooling or alternative schooling forum. I agree that these types
of discussions are not generally welcome on the available forums.

People are awful, cruel and stupid towards homeschoolers.
I would never want to post something about homeschooling on a mostly unmoderated forum.
You can try your anonymous forum somewhere else - that would be a great idea - but it would need to be moderated fully (as in every message read before its posted and inappropriate ones deleted) .
Someone start one...

This is a common reaction to anti-social behavior, yes.

The anti-homeschooling people are going to provoke me into creating a homeschooling forum.