Strip-search of US girl illegal

[Ned Hamford]

I wasn't actually thinking of cultural misuse of homeschooling, but of several families and homeschoolees of my acquaintance for whom homeschooling has become an expression of the parents' desire to build small clones. 

That view is astoundingly on the mark for my own plans...
 

[Strings]

Ok, I have to ask...

Are you shooting for clones, Ned, or individuals who have beliefs similar to yours? One's normal (and human nature), the other's unhealthy...

[Stand_watie]

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[Ned Hamford]

Ok, I have to ask...
Are you shooting for clones, Ned, or individuals who have beliefs similar to yours? One's normal (and human nature), the other's unhealthy...

The gf and I have an absurdly elaborate running joke about little Ned Clones of an umpa loompa like quality.  In that fantasy world I've also grown so obese as to be a combination of jabba the hut and the god emperor of dune.  To share a tender moment, fairly often I will put my arms above my head like a crazed baboon and threaten to crush her like a Duncan. 

We are a very special couple.

Also in the spirit of jest, I plan things for the eventual childen... things like not allowing contractions in the house and suppressing knowledge of dessert till they come of an age they can appreciate it. 

[Nitrogen]

Teachers aren't afforded completely self-defense either.  They can indeed get in trouble if they physically restraint or fight back against a violent student.   

Not true, at least not in all instances.
My wife's a special ed teacher, and is actually certified in restraining violent/unruly kids.
And yes, she's in Texas now, but got her certification in *gasp* CALIFORNIA!

[seeker_two]

Violent, sure.  But one act of concentrated violence stopped every future act of violence.  Viola, efficiency.   My philosophy changed to NEVER attack first, but always reply to an attack with overwhelming and extremely disportional violence in order to stop future violence.  It has served me quite well in my career and life thus far. 
 

Sounds like the same "enlightenment" I had in high school, but in the pre-zero-tolerance days. That was probably the only reason I didn't get suspended.

Not true, at least not in all instances.
My wife's a special ed teacher, and is actually certified in restraining violent/unruly kids.
And yes, she's in Texas now, but got her certification in *gasp* CALIFORNIA!

Is she certified in PMAB or HWC?  I've done both, and I've found HWC safer and more effective...which is probably why the state school I work at still uses PMAB....  :rolleyes:

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

Revdisk and Uncle Bubba,  i was on the complete opposite end of the size scale. didn't weigh 100 pounds till i was almost 17 and found the same techniques vis a vis violence worked well for me too. i jusy got an earlier start. and was not above a premptive strike.  at some point it ussually becomes apparent that there will be violence so lets get it started. to quote jack tatum it hurts more to be hit than to hit. and he who hits first often hits onliest