[ QUOTE ] Go to as many art schools as you can find. Good luck finding the one that will give you the skills of Hawkprey or Rockstar. In the meantime I'll be teaching myself. [/ QUOTE ] I can promise you with utter certainty that without the education you recieved you would not find teaching yourself so easy. This is a bit…
[ QUOTE ] I get very tired of facing a stereotype that couldn't fit me worse. [/ QUOTE ] I hope you realize that you were turning around and stereotyping people with a public school education (I'm not using an accusatorial tone here, mind you). Everyone faces some sort of stereotyping, some more than others, and the…
[ QUOTE ] It's also true that the idea of being self-sufficient won't work for everybody, but it will work very well for those few that have the fire in them. [/ QUOTE ] Again, this doesn't exist in society. No matter what Rand or other objective like philosophies think. We are all interdependent on one another. You can't…
Scott: Thanks for the link. I have been reading a lot of that guys' essays now. I completetly agreee with you Oxy. Society and school create a "chicken and the egg" type problem. Society is a product of people's upbringing, but their upbringing is the public school system. Obviuosly we are different, so I think the exact…
My fiance was home schooled, is very intellegant and creative, and is'nt anti-social. So I agree. I feel you could put the technical knowledge actually gained in a 12 year school cycle in a two year class, if the students saw the learning process as a fun game. Goes back to the age old question, do you actually use…
[ QUOTE ] I don't know who you think you're talking to Oxy, but who do you think has a broader education. You or me? [/ QUOTE ] What? Huh? I don't know your full background so how am I supposed to judge that? You don't need my acceptance, just your own. I was making generalizations about home schooling in general AND…
I don't know who you think you're talking to Oxy, but who do you think has a broader education. You or me? You talk about facts and figures. I just watched TV, played video games, read books for fun, and rarely was made to use a math text book! I did all my socialization after school got out. I played soccer, did Boy…