...May break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
We've all heard it, and it's possibly one of the biggest lies since humanity invented lies.
Yesterday, an unschooled friend of mine commented on a YouTube video about Unschooling vs. Homeschooling vs. Formal Education. And while I did not watch the entire video because I got the gist of it, the entire thing seemed to be about proving how 'ignorant and unprepared' unschoolers are. Homeschooling was barely mentioned, I will note.
She was understandably offended by this, but one user had the nerve to say things such as that she would have been able to respond better -and her comments were very well written- if she'd had a formal education and that her dream of writing a book was 'low class' and easy. Now, any writer worth their salt -channels Delores Umbridge- knows this is. a. lie. He also made comments that she basically couldn't learn when it was time and that her definition of success was reserved for people who are failures or who never amount to anything. This in response to when she said that as long as you're happy with what you do, money doesn't completely matter.
My friend kidded that she would become an engineer if he wrote a successful book. He replied that he didn't have anything to prove, but she did and that her wanting to write a book was wherein the problem lies:
She was understandably offended by this, but one user had the nerve to say things such as that she would have been able to respond better -and her comments were very well written- if she'd had a formal education and that her dream of writing a book was 'low class' and easy. Now, any writer worth their salt -channels Delores Umbridge- knows this is. a. lie. He also made comments that she basically couldn't learn when it was time and that her definition of success was reserved for people who are failures or who never amount to anything. This in response to when she said that as long as you're happy with what you do, money doesn't completely matter.
My friend kidded that she would become an engineer if he wrote a successful book. He replied that he didn't have anything to prove, but she did and that her wanting to write a book was wherein the problem lies:
Why do i need to write a book? i have nothing to prove. YOU, on the other hand have something to. I make good money and have a skillset that can be productive....you on the other hand want to write a book. No, see, here is the problem. You have no reading comprehension. Where did I say that? Did I say I hated what I do? No.
No, it means you'll never amount to anything other than having an easy profession, like book writing. And your point is blatantly wrong, had you a proper education you'd realize that. Working hard is one thing, but certain people are simply not fit for certain jobs, be it physically or mentally.
You cant become an engineer anyway, by your own admission. Is this what your "unducation" teachers you? Tell 1 person you couldnt become an engineer without an education, then tell me you can without one? Like I said, anyone can write a book, you are on the same level of sarah palin, congrats.
Now, a moment of silence for this to soak in.
Okay, moment over. Let's see... this person has horrible grammar and spelling at some points, a narrow minded, ignorant point of view and no knowledge of the person he is stereotyping besides the fact she is unschooled.
Wow.
Even if I didn't know her, I would be offended. First, she is in fact one of the brightest, smartest people I know, an amazing writer and a great friend. Second, I don't favor Sarah Palin, and find this user comparing her writing (or her ghost writer's) to my friend's insulting. It's also very laughable that this person is going on about reading comprehension when he can't even bother to capitalize his Is or properly punctuate. Go figure.
Did you know Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the almighty light bulb, was unschooled? His mother taught him math, reading and writing without text books. He learned everything else he knew by himself. It is generally acknowledged that he was a pretty smart person. And did I mention he has revolutionized the way we live, work and play beyond what we could have ever imagined before?
Did you know Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the almighty light bulb, was unschooled? His mother taught him math, reading and writing without text books. He learned everything else he knew by himself. It is generally acknowledged that he was a pretty smart person. And did I mention he has revolutionized the way we live, work and play beyond what we could have ever imagined before?
