BeckyFL Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Has this already been posted? Homeschoolers vs Homeschooled http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoSRfu5z_4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Maybe just me, but something about it rubbed me the wrong way. I get what she's saying and she's cute/funny/normal but...I don't know. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I thought the graph was a good illustration, even if I wasn't quite feeling it over all. Whoopie Goldberg was homeschooled??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 um, I thought it was kind of mean :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I thought it was cute. My dd would have been the girl at the party who was insecure talking to others. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 um, I thought it was kind of mean :( Me, too, although I can see she was satirizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Ok.... a pastor shared it and I thought it was really cute. I guess I didn't picture there being any real homeschoolers out there wearing camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofuscramble Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I love her confidence, she will go far in life with that fire but somebody should explain suffixes to that girl. "ed" is a past tense, "er" is a present tense which appears in verbs having frequentative meaning. The "homeschooled" are those who are or were once "homeschoolers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Ok.... a pastor shared it and I thought it was really cute. I guess I didn't picture there being any real homeschoolers out there wearing camo. Dh wears camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Ok.... a pastor shared it and I thought it was really cute. I guess I didn't picture there being any real homeschoolers out there wearing camo. I agree - I think she was making fun of the stereotype and trying to get people to see that most homeschooled kids are "normal" (whatever that means and whoever gets to decide what defines normal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The weird/cool thing reminds me of 6th grade. Maybe I'm just too old to relate to this young lady :001_rolleyes: I'm proud of being "weird" in many ways. And we are raising our kids to be proud and self-directed and to not have any regard for external definitions of "weird" or "cool". We write our own definitions of "cool" around here. I suppose that makes my kids "homeschoolers" :lol: They have no trouble relating to others though, and are certainly secure with themselves. DH and I are happy sci-fi (and science) geeks. Tennis shoes are comfortable, practical, and supportive. And yes, I wear them with socks, even with shorts, all summer long. I am past the point of caring what anyone thinks about my geeky interests and clothing. We have high hopes of raising our kids to not care about this stuff either. IMO it's one of the benefits of homeschooling ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Has this already been posted? Homeschoolers vs Homeschooled http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoSRfu5z_4 Reminds me of when someone tried to explain the difference between being a Trekie and a Treker. I think that her point was that there is a difference between those who are at home for academic reasons and those for whom homeschooling fits with a larger theme of rejecting the trappings of society. It was humor and as such oversimplifies. On the other hand, the majority of people I know who wear camo and who can't socialize well are schooled kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) Ok.... a pastor shared it and I thought it was really cute. I guess I didn't picture there being any real homeschoolers out there wearing camo. Yes - our oldest wears camo shorts, Harry Potter T-shirts, and tennis shoes with socks. And he is dang cute in this outfit too. We don't get "Popular Science" - we get Discover magazine. :D Edited June 3, 2010 by laundrycrisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 She's cute, and her video is well done; but I didn't like it. Struck me as arrogant. "I'm better than the others." And I totally don't get why she assigned the present-tense term "homeschooler" to the kids she doesn't like and the past-tense term "homeschooled" to the kids she does like. Why not two parallel terms? No camo, cullotes, Popular Science or spelling bees in our home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Dh wears camo. Well, ok. I haven't heard that term, so I looked up "camo shorts". Skittish homeschoolers wear these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbmom77 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 She's cute, and her video is well done; but I didn't like it. Struck me as arrogant. "I'm better than the others." :iagree: Not blending in with the general population is one of the goals of homeschooling my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Dh wears camo. Cute video, but why to push to be seen like everyone else? I attended public school and still didn't fit in like everyone else. I guess I just don't follow her logic. We all wear camo here too, not for a specific reason, just because. Of course ours came from a clothing outlet, not army/navy surplus, unless you count Old Navy camo. ;) Dh and ds were wearing their camo shorts while we watched Star Trek the other night. We're sci fi geeks. :D As for normal, I'm not sure I'd ever want to BE normal....I'm 43, why start now...ds is following the same pattern. ...I'd add more...but...yeah, that's my drum beating off in far left field...gotta go. ETA: We DO get Popular Science magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Very cute! Thanks!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Not blending in with the general population is one of the goals of homeschooling my children. :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I thought it was great! I was so proud of her and her effort ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Well, I'm apparently the mother of one homeschooled kid and one homeschooler (Who wears camo- that made me laugh!) and I thought it was pretty funny. I do take exception to the idea that Albert Einstein was homeschooled - he was known to be socially awkward as a child. He was a homeschooler for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I do take exception to the idea that Albert Einstein was homeschooled - he was known to be socially awkward as a child. He was a homeschooler for sure! :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Well, ok. I haven't heard that term, so I looked up "camo shorts". Skittish homeschoolers wear these? I have no idea what skittish homeschoolers wear, but dh will wear these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 :lol: Well, ok. I haven't heard that term, so I looked up "camo shorts". Skittish homeschoolers wear these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I was prepared to hate it after reading the comments, but... I think she is hysterical! She is so darling! Don't we al joke about denim jumpers here? This is the teen version. :001_smile: I kind of agree with her. (And this from a member of the family whose motto is, "We've seen normal, and we don't want any part of it.") We don't want to be like most people, but not because we want to fit a homeschool stereotype. We still want to communicate with "normal" people. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I thought it was very funny! Very cute. My dh wears camo, and dd, age 6, is out with him right now training the dog (in her pink camo). The Popular Mechanics part made me laugh out loud. We watch Popular Mechanics For Kids on DVD from the library, but we don't have culottes to stash them in. I'll have to get some.;) Seriously, we bump up against the "homeschool-er" judgements all the time, mostly from family members. They can't figure out how dd got to be so well-adjusted, cheerful, and outgoing without going to public preschool or kindergarten. Thanks for sharing the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I have no idea what skittish homeschoolers wear, but dh will wear these. I see lots of people wearing those, and I doubt they're all home schoolers. I don't get the connection the girl made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I was prepared to hate it after reading the comments, but... I think she is hysterical! She is so darling! Don't we al joke about denim jumpers here? This is the teen version. :001_smile: I kind of agree with her. (And this from a member of the family whose motto is, "We've seen normal, and we don't want any part of it.") We don't want to be like most people, but not because we want to fit a homeschool stereotype. We still want to communicate with "normal" people. :D :iagree: I thought it was funny:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I was prepared to hate it after reading the comments, but... I think she is hysterical! She is so darling! Don't we al joke about denim jumpers here? This is the teen version. :001_smile: I kind of agree with her. (And this from a member of the family whose motto is, "We've seen normal, and we don't want any part of it.") We don't want to be like most people, but not because we want to fit a homeschool stereotype. We still want to communicate with "normal" people. :D :iagree: I think it's cute. She's going to go far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 All those who had negative comments about the video...arrogant? needs a grammar tense lesson? Wow! She is a teenager! Remember being a teen? Do you have teens? Get over the negativity and judgmentalism. It was cute. She is cute. Good for her. She looks like she had fun with it. I laughed and passed it on. That was the purpose. Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 :lol: She's funny! Both of my kids watched and laughed - no one was offended here. And, I might even get dd to wear something other than tennis shoes now ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I thought it was funny and cute. I think she was just having some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) I see lots of people wearing those, and I doubt they're all home schoolers. I don't get the connection the girl made. Edited June 3, 2010 by jadedone80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofuscramble Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 All those who had negative comments about the video...arrogant? needs a grammar tense lesson? Wow! She is a teenager! Remember being a teen? Do you have teens? Get over the negativity and judgmentalism. I Haha! And you had a negative, judgmental comment for everyone else? Was that deliberate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I thought it was great! I was so proud of her and her effort ;) It was funny. She is being silly. I was not offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 How CUTE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 All those who had negative comments about the video...arrogant? needs a grammar tense lesson? Wow! She is a teenager! Remember being a teen? Do you have teens? Yes, I do! Get over the negativity and judgmentalism. It was cute. She is cute. Good for her. She looks like she had fun with it. I laughed and passed it on. That was the purpose. Ok! Thanks for telling us how to respond! Thanks for posting! You, too! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I actually posted this video in the "Weird Homeschool" thread earlier. I stumbled onto this video a few months ago and just love this girl. I watched several of her other videos (she has a whole youtube place where you can view them all) and she is so hysterical and creative. My dc loved her stuff with the fruit and veggies singing and talking. Jedi Lemons who hate cranberries. I just saw this one called Housewife P90X . Funny! Her stuff is on OpheliaBH Channel. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Awesome! I love her confidence! I don't the concern about past and present tense. My kids say, "I am homeschooled." Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Haha! And you had a negative, judgmental comment for everyone else? Was that deliberate? lol! Thanks for pointing it out to me. :blushing: I just get irritated when people bash children...she is just a teen. Finding her voice, expressing herself...you know, a teen :tongue_smilie: really, thanks :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I can't imagine being offended by this! We've seen this one before, and my children love it! It's clever and funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Wow! She is a teenager! Remember being a teen? Do you have teens? She is married. So, not a kid, right? It did seem like an unusual topic for a grown woman... but maybe she's homeschooling (or considering) her own babies and this has been on her mind a lot? Who knows. The video was cutesey. Simplified, yes - but most comedy sketch sorts of things are. :) The funny thing - my kids get called out constantly - people specifically ask if they're homeschooled. When we say yes - they say they could tell because my kids are so polite. :lol: Other than that, we blend right in with the rest of humanity just fine. I make denim-jumper jokes frequently and have all intentions of taking pictures for Christmas cards dressed in our "homeschoolers' uniforms" one of these years. Looks like I need to add camo to the outfits to be believable. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I loved it. She is a teen (or appears to be!) and "fitting in" to the mainstream and not standing out as wierd or geeky is very important to many, if not most teens, including mine. If your kids are young it's easy to feel you don't care if you fit in or not, but once they hit the teen years...it can become an issue. I appreciated her creativity in putting it together...and it DID say at teh beginning that it was a JOKE. Maybe it presses a few buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Okay, I know this is an old thread, but I just saw this picture and had to say how much I LOVE it!!!! I think we need to add another subject to our curriculum! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I thought it was adorable. My 13 yr old loved it and thought it was hilarious. No offense taken here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Okay, I know this is an old thread, but I just saw this picture and had to say how much I LOVE it!!!! I think we need to add another subject to our curriculum! :lol: How did they get a picture of our old Homeschool Park Days? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've seen this before, thought it was cute. I think the larger point she is alluding to is that some families derive their entire identity from homeschooling; they are intentional about not fitting in and not exposing their children to popular culture in general and, sometimes, public schooled children specifically. At the other end of the spectrum are those who homeschool but consider it just an education method, not a defining characteristic. And most of us are probably somewhere in between! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've seen this before, thought it was cute. I think the larger point she is alluding to is that some families derive their entire identity from homeschooling; they are intentional about not fitting in and not exposing their children to popular culture in general and, sometimes, public schooled children specifically. At the other end of the spectrum are those who homeschool but consider it just an education method, not a defining characteristic. And most of us are probably somewhere in between! Exactly. homeschooled implies that homeschooling is just something that happened to a person while homeschooler implies they identify themselves by that one thing. We're both. And I loved the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I would also imagine that the terminology of homeschooler vs homeschooled might be analogous to the disabled vs people with disabilities, as in the latter group are not defined by the characteristic mentioned. (Unless it's humor and nothing more, in which case we've probably given it more consideration than she did lol) I don't know that I agree with what she says, but I think she is a really good speaker/actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I thought she was a riot. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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