Tom & Katie Fight Over School
It has been awhile since there has been a good Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes fighting story. I can't decide if the tabloids want to split them up or keep them having babies. I think it is about 50/50. I prefer the fighting stories because maybe they are real. Maybe. But, the baby making ones are such a bag of crap, that they are not even worth reading. Yeah, you let me know when Tom has a baby.
Anyway, The Enquirer, says the couple is fighting over where to school Suri. In April, she turns 5 and that is when she would start Scientology school. Not that Will Smith academy that pretends to not be Scientology, but a home school version where everyone has Battlefield Earth book covers and swears allegiance to e-meters and carries a Kirstie Alley lunchbox. Guaranteed to never lose weight.
Katie wants Suri to head off to a real school. I agree. The child does not socialize. She needs school and recess and to know what walking feels like. Home schooling in her case is not going to work with the contract ending before she reaches 5th grade.
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That kid is going to have some stories to tell one day!
They've had 5 years *snort* to settle this so I doubt that it is a real fight. All such issues were negotiated in the contract even if Katie has other wishes.
I don't think Katie Holmes knew what she getting when she hooked up with Tommy girl.
I kind of feel bad for her.
Enty, are you impling that the contract ends in 5 years? What do you know and when did you learn it?
I agree, Cheryl.
Home schooling baffles my brain. Scientology home schooling really baffles my brain. Why keep a child in a cocoon?
if this is true, look for Tom to divorce her and get custody of Suri. COS doesn't fool around.
I hope for Suri's sake she goes to a regular school.
I've read some seriously twisted sh*t on Scientology that totally freaked me out and why it has seeminly normal people such as Wil Smith, and Tom Cruise (before his craziness) etc., as members blows my mind!
if the kids make the rules, no wonder they never go to school and play dress up.
Yeah Susan, I am with you. I think kids need to see other kids, its as simple as that.
i think the contract is for 10 years (like kidman), suri will be just entering 5th grade (10 years old)
given a few months before suri was born= 10 year deal.
I think there probably are some kids who really benefit from home schooling. In this case though, it seem to me that very few things in Suri's life are "normal", so maybe it would be best for her if she got to go to a regular school (or somewhat regular, I'm sure it'll be a private school with many privileges...) so she could be with other children her age.
Suri should already be in pre-k, shes way to clingy....
Isn't there a law in California that a spouse gets more alimony, or a bigger portion of the community property if the marriage lasts 10 years or longer?
Suri should go to a regular school. There she will see other kids that actually have two feet on the ground and use them to walk.
After this exposure therapy, she will one day be able to walk on her own and break free.
LOL @ to know what walking feels like
Mooshki, remember before he divorce Kidman they were arguing when they got married because of that 10 yr law in California.
Also how long was Gay Cruise married to Mimi Rogers?
You know, I agree that she should be in a regular school interacting with other kids her own age. No doubt about that. However, her parents are never in any one city long enough for her to spend any meaningful time in class or the the opportunity to develop friendships with other kids. Do you think one of them would actually stay in one city, any city for 9 months without having to go to some location or event? And pulling her out of one school and putting her in another is not stability. Just sayin.
Sis, I've read stories about their schooling too. I do wonder if it's different for people who have money. Supposedly they do separate the kids from the parents so they're brought up with foster parents. (Hubbard stole the idea from the ancient Celts.) Their idea of school is working on menial tasks and only learning about Scientology.
"know what walking feels like"
i love you enty.
What did Cruise do with his other two kids? I can't remember if they did Sci schools or home schools when they were little. I thought I remembered reading Isabella went to a Sci boarding school when she was older (maybe in Oregon?). I don't know where Connor goes now.
Sad if she never gets to interact with real kids.
I predict Suri Cruise and Blanket Jackson will marry some day and spawn a whole new species.
That poor little girl.
Oh man, Enty could spill the beans just a little bit about that contract. She NEEEDS to go to a real school with other kids and learn how to behave in a crowd of her peers.
I homeschool my son. He is not in a cocoon. I'm not here to debate the issue, just stating the fact that not everyone who homeschools is weird.
However, I am also not a Scientologist, so I have no idea what kind of things they would include in their curriculum.
^I definitely think it depends on the situation.
I know someone who is brilliant & makes an excellent home school teacher/mother, but I've also heard some effed up stories about formerly home schooled kids.
There are pro's & cons to both.
I hope Katie wins. Suri will never know normalcy if she is forced to go to Xenu Academy
Love the snark, Enty :) "Yeah, you tell me when Tom has a baby."
i absolutely *heart* this little girl. SOMEBODY SAVE MY SURI FROM XENU!!! (ok say that 5x really quick) :(
I wrote about this yesterday. I include some super freaky information about what they teach at a Scientology school. For example, after you finish a course you are asked to write a success story. You are not allowed to say 'no'.
Here is the post: http://su.pr/1Y20pE
Kids that are home-schooled aren't any more "effed-up" (as MCH said) than kids in regular school. They aren't kept in cocoons either. People who say this without knowing any facts, should look into it further before bashing. Homeschoolers study in peer-groups, play organized sports, take standardized tests, ect. Many home-schooled kids do exceptionally well out in our "civilized" world.
if she does get to go to a regular school, i bet you she will be a serious handfull, and a bit of a bully...the poor little thing knows nothing about real life and not being coddled all the time.
I shudder to think how abnormal her childhood will continue to be.
Alright, I have a question for those here who homeschool their kids or have friends who do it, because it such a strange thing for me as a foreigner. Why do you/they home school? Is it always religions reasons, or can it be something else?
@ linnea - I homeschool my 4 kids (this is our 3rd year) and, for me, it is not at all about religion. We live in an area that has mediocre schools and the one that my kids would go to is especially bad. Our school district doesn't allow us to choose a different school and we can't afford private school for 4 kids, so homeschooling is a good option for us. My kids participate in lots of extracurricular activities - sports, music lessons, scouts and activities with other homeschooling families. They are also required to take a standardized test every year, so I know that I'm doing a good job and so does the school district.
I don't think that homeschooling is for everyone, but it works well for us. Also, I don't think my kids are any weirder than any other kids their ages. :)
Hope this answers your question.
Thanks, Jessasmess! Yeah, it does. In my country, there is not really the option to home school. On the other hand, you are allowed to pick whatever school you want so I guess there is more leeway in that way.
Sometimes the reasons are location-based or financial. If you live in the country-side or if private school is too expensive or live far away from a private school you would like your kid to go to (and you don't want to send your kids to public school) - you homeschool.
There are several curriculums (yes some are christian based but not all) but many homeschoolers choose the traditional academic (public school) way of homeschooling or sometimes use the Montessori or Waldorf way.
@Suzi3 (& anyone else I may have offended...)
I'm NOT saying they are all effed up. :) That's not what I meant, at least.
I've heard lots of stories from friends/family who are teachers, etc. who talk about kids going from home school into a mainstream school & it isn't always a positive story. More bad than good, actually, but yes, I realize this might be small portion of the home schooled population.
Haven't done any research on it nationally. I think there are pros and cons to both home school & mainstream schools.
There are SOME people, (not you & not someone like jessasmess) who have NO business home schooling their kids.
I guess my main beef with it is that as someone who was an almost-teacher (have a B.A. in Ele Ed, but never taught), I have a huge problem with the fact that a lot of states don't require a teaching degree to home school. Or any kind of degree at all. To me that is scary, but just like anything else, I'm sure the bad apples spoil the bunch that are good.
I'm pretty sure if Suri goes to a public school, Katie might actually settle down somewhere out of the limelight and try to give her as much normalcy as possible.
I wonder if Katie ever regrets her decision to marry Tom Cruise and bringing a child into their relationship. It's one thing to live with the consequences of your own bad decisions, but it's terrible that another person may be adversely affected by your poor decision, especially your own child. I think Katie lives in constant worry about how her daughter will grow up in the Scientology bubble.
This entire situation sort of reminds me of that book "Room" which talked about a woman who was abducted and gave birth to and was raising her son in her captivity. Freaky stuff.
@Thea - I read that book!! I liked it but it was SO disturbing!
Look, if your schools are poor, move to a better school district. A child that is with its mother 24 hours a day is in a cocoon; See Andrea Yates. She had 5 of them in a cocoon, no support, driven competelly crazy, religion first and foremost, and lived 6 blocks from me, in one of the most exemplary school districts in the US. Going to school with kids of freaking Rocket Scientists, of which, her husband was one.
Sorry, I will never accept home schooling. 9/10 kids home schooled don't even know what it means to be on time to a class. That teaches you for the rest of your life, how to keep a job. Knew a family like that too . Didn't understand why the 17 year son kept getting fired after 3 days on every job he had. They had no clue. They literally set him up for failure because they never taught him a time principle.
BTW, my son has Autism, and I have FOUGHT to get the little guy into school with other kids so he is not isolated. Isolation devastates, and we see that with Suri. Poor kid.
@ Jamie's Girl -
You obviously have not ever met a RESPONSIBLE homeschooling parent. I would not say that my homeschooled children are in a "cocoon", even though I happen to believe that protecting my kids from some of the bad things in the world is my job and so a "cocoon" is not necessarily a bad thing. My kids are very involved in activities outside of our home and have lots of friends (homeschooled and public schooled).
Also, to make a generalization like "9/10 kids homeschooled don't even know what it means to be on time to a class" is ridiculous. My kids are very rarely late to anything, but that is because they have parents who are punctual and teach them to be, too. So, you know one family that had one kid who didn't know how to be on time, and that makes all homeschooled children unable to be on time? That's just dumb.
My kids work harder, test better, have better social skills and are more responsible than most of the kids I know who are in public school. I happen to think that has more to do with how my kids are being raised and what type of parents they have than where they go to school.
Some homeschooled children (and parents) are better than others, but to lump everyone into your idea of what homeschooling is like is irresponsible in my opinion.
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