May 22 2008
I’m Pouch Schooled!
This was one of the funniest lines in a movie we recently watched, Horton Hears a Who!. ” He’s Pouch schooled” was uttered by mama kangaroo about her baby.
While the term was cute- the characterization of the homeschool mom had no resemblance to any homeschool mom I have ever met! She over bearing, over protective and a know-it all that tried to squash free thinking not encourage it. Was a but weird and contradictory to me that they would portray this woman as a homeschooling. Seem more like an uptight spinster than the type of mom that would homeschool. Like the movie anyway but this little snippet BUGGED me!
Anyone else bothered by this?
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Hi there - I’m Chato’s wife replying. I haven’t seen the movie but our kids love the book. As a homeschooling mother of 4, I also would feel insulted by that portrayal or should say “betrayal” of homeschooling mothers, as you described. The writer of that “anti”-homeschooling propaganda (may be that’s a little harsh - lol), could be a person who was never homeschooled! The negative opinion is probably a reflection of the writer’s own relationship with his/her mother or a limited opinion/perspective of the “one” homeschooling mother he/she happens to know. At the same time, of course, I could be overly sensitive cause homeschooling is close to my heart! It is important for us homeschooling mothers to laugh at ourselves too. And perhaps looking at it from anothers perspective from outside the homeschooling realm is beneficial. Perhaps, it will give all homeschooling mothers an opportunity for self-examination and improvement, if necessary! On the other hand, it really could be sending a negative message about homeschooling to millions of people. I wonder what that impact would be, if any? Now I want to see the movie!