Posted by Validus (other posts) on February 21, 2014 at 08:00:03 Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Someone talk some sense into me posted by UK on February 21, 2014 at 06:00:59:
: Has his school never protested as some we read about?
We have home schooled our kids since my oldest son was 8-years-old (he is now 13). However, this year he chose to attend public school (7th grade), and received no negative feedback about his hair from any of the faculty or staff. The reactions from most of his schoolmates were also overwhelmingly positive. The general feeling is that people appreciate his uniqueness. I credit much of this to his genuinely kind, funny, easy-going personality; he would be a difficult person to dislike. I think if somebody chooses to look different from the norm, but walks around with a "chip on his shoulder," people will tend to be more critical of that person's appearance.
It was a good experiment/experience, but he has decided to return to being home schooled next year, due to the fact that he has found himself utterly academically unchallenged and bored out of his wits.
--Val