Not really making the case...
Posted by Heather on November 24, 2008 at 10:07 PM
It's that time of year again, and our mailbox is flooded with catalogs touting the latest and greatest "must-have" toys for preschoolers this holiday season.
Amongst all the crap, I did find one item that piqued my interest, so I went to research it further online at the manufacturer's web site.
In addition to the manufacturer's description, the web site also allowed for customers to leave their comments and to rate the product they purchased. This is the very first customer comment that was listed for the product I was researching:
My husband and I had decided to homeschool [our son] during preschool. This [product] has been a wonderful help! The art center, letter recognitation, counting are a wonderul assistant to teh work that we are already doing with him.
I hope the thing has a spelling and grammar checker...
Comments
Even before I decided to go into teaching, I had a pretty great deal of disdain for homeschooling. I have yet to meet a product of homeschooling who is not socially awkward and (or) holds bizarre ideas about the solar system, the origins of life on Earth, or the verifiable uses of magnets.
Posted by Sarah on November 25, 2008 4:08 AM.