RE: Every time I think that the so-called professionals can't shock me any more...
Good for him! And good for you guys that your kids are homeschooled. Yeah, I am definitely thinking developing countries at the moment. People seem to have more of a 'live and let live' attitude in those places. Or maybe Portugal...that's definitely one of the most relaxed places in Europe.
Yeah, my daughter once told a teacher 'My mom says you're stupid.' After the teacher had said something that was simply not true (can't remember what it was exactly). She came home and told me...I said: No, it's like this. And she replied: 'But my teacher said...' I replied: 'Well, your teacher is stupid for thinking that.' SO the next day she went into her class, telling the teacher she was wrong...LOL. It made for a very awkward parent-teacher meeting 😂
Hahaha that's hilarious, I think lots of teachers are insecure, so when they have a smart pant schooling them, it's probably the worse that can happen to them.
I don't even if schools are adequate nowadays for the kids that we have. After all, we all work remotely, so why not learn remotely too? I understand the social aspect that is important, but all I remember from school is a lot of bullying, as a victim and perpetrator...
EDIT: Portugal is awesome, I've heard Croatia is fantastic too
No, the school system is still as it was 100 years ago, but people have changed so much in that time. It's definitely not adequate anymore and hasn't been for a long time.
And the social aspect? Yeah, bullying is the one thing I remember, I don't actually recall ever having a good time in school. Rather trying to keep out of the way of confrontations and walking on eggshells.
I loved Portugal when we were there for Steemfest2. We spent one day in Faro and were sold, then Lisbon. For a big city, it was so laid back and the people were all amazing. We've been looking into the possibility of Portugal for some time now. Croatia, I've heard many good things about the country, but homeschooling is illegal there. However, I am not sure if I would get 'on the books' anywhere once we leave here, so as long as we don't actually live there officially, it shouldn't be an issue. I would like to travel with the kids for a bit anyway, before settling in any place.