rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Barbara Bailey wrote:
> Stephen Farrow wrote:
>
>> Steve Newport wrote:
>>> Amy, home school the child and you won't have to worry about a name.
>> Home school the child and you won't have to worry about him/her
>> developing any social skills either. Bad idea.
>
> Neither one of these statements are entirely true.

The children I've encountered who have been home schooled have lost a
great deal more than they gained - and that gets truer the older the
child being home-schooled. Most parents simply are not qualified to
teach the broad range of specialised subject areas at the high school level.

>
> But pick the name you like, and don't worry too much about what sort
> of hateful nickname other kids will come up with. If the child is
> unfortunate enough to make enemies of the name-calling variety, it
> won't mattter what his/her name really is -- they'll come up with
> something ugly .

That's true - but it doesn't mean that parents should provide the
ammunition, and some do.


--

Stephen

Experience has taught me that behind every toothy grin hides
an extra row of teeth.