Caroline Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 wow. That's a liability risk I can't even IMAGINE taking. :001_huh: If some kid ever gets hurt related to that drinking, you'll be sued into oblivion! Laura lives in Scotland. Things are different. Although, we give our kids wine at home with dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I don't think anyone is really disagreeing with the idea of letting our own kids drink, particularly in our own homes. But being an adult, who knowingly lets kids drink illegally, is potential for disaster here in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakelly Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 wow. That's a liability risk I can't even IMAGINE taking. :001_huh: If some kid ever gets hurt related to that drinking, you'll be sued into oblivion! Not to mention it's against the law. :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 In Texas, high school is generally an all-or-nothing proposition. While a public high school might choose to accept some of your homeschool credits, they don't have to accept any. I know of a few people that have gotten a charter school or a private school to accept homeschool credits. I don't know of anybody who has gotten a school district to accept homeschool credits. I'm not saying that it has never happened, but I have never heard of it happening. Because of this, many people who have hsed all the way up to 9th grade choose to have their kids at least try 9th grade in B&M school because that's the only time they can do it without having to repeat a grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 We are so far away from this, but our plan is to send them to a private classical school for high school. I *might* consider homeschooling through hs if the homeschooling climate at Classical Conversations is still strong. They seem to do a lot of hand holding, which I will need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 It's entirely fine for you to choose to keep your daughter away from people who drink, but allowing a teen to drink does not necessarily imply that the parents don't care. They may care very much, and want their children to learn to drink in moderation rather than going off to university inexperienced, where they may treat alcohol dangerously (drinking and driving, or binge drinking, for example) without a parental safety net. FWIW, it's perfectly legal in Scotland for a parent to buy drink that is then consumed by his/her teen. L (enjoying a gin and tonic with Calvin on a Friday night after choir - winding down from rehearsing with him Beethoven's 9th and the Crucifixus by Mealor) But moderation is not the teen drinking culture she is talking about. Plus, here, it is illegal to drink or even possess alcohol by minors and it is illegal to provide alcohol to minors as well. Like it or not, that is how alcohol is treated, which probably contributes to the unsavory aspects of teen drinking. We have a slew of functional alcoholics in my family. My kids got to see inappropriate use of alcohol all the time and they have decided that they want no part of that lifestyle. They see moderation practiced at home (by dh since my issues with depression make drinking an unwise choice.) They choose not to drink knowing our family history of both addiction and mental health issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalea Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Ds is currently in a professional JAVA programmers group online. He's working on a coding project which he will submit to GM executives this spring in the hopes of being the first high school I.T. intern they have ever had. If he gets it, he'll start before school lets out...our PS would flip its lid if a parent suggested that a student miss a few classes in order to take advantage of such an opportunity. Their attendance policy is positively draconian. He's working towards professional certification, and he's taking a college class that is not on the approved dual enrollment list in our district - online from a university some distance from here. Faith, I would love it if you gave us more specifics about your sons experience learning JAVA. I am looking for opportunities for my son who is 13. He has taken all the AoPS programming classes, but this year I haven't found anything new for him. He does do the programming for his FTC team's robot (RobotC). He will be starting a mooc soon, Programming for Mobile Android Devices https://www.coursera.org/course/android What is the name of the programmer's website? I know a tiny bit about professional JAVA certification, can you tell us how your son is working on that? How has your son liked taking the online university programming course? Programming courses are very limited at my nearby community college, so I am considering online but I am concerned that might son may not be quite ready for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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