New odyssey character?

poWerbOy · Post by **poWerbOy** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:22 am

if you could create any new character for odyssey what would he/she be like?

ObiWan Kenobi Girl · Post by **ObiWan Kenobi Girl** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:39 am

They would be kind of like jimmy, but they would be a girl... But not like Liz... She kind of a tomboy, but, i'd want to be best friends with the boys, and then they'd get made fun of!! That could be an ep.!!!

Aslan · Post by **Aslan** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:46 pm

a boy who acts
like sherlock holmes
and he is in mystery episodes

AIOfan11 · Post by **AIOfan11** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:31 pm

Well....my character would be a girl...and would have LOTS of siblings...and her mom would homeschool them all. Her family would have conservative values, and has a biblical family. Basically, she would be just like me, but I don't have lots of siblings.

AioMan · Post by **AioMan** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:38 pm

Probably someone like Cal or Jimmy.

EK · Post by EK » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:40 am

Id put top in AIO!

poWerbOy · Post by **poWerbOy** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:05 am

woah now that would be a scary twist......

ObiWan Kenobi Girl · Post by **ObiWan Kenobi Girl** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:40 pm

crazyforjared~ yours sounds like a character already...

Laura Ingalls · Post by **Laura Ingalls** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:19 am

AIOfan11 wrote:Well....my character would be a girl...and would have LOTS of siblings...and her mom would homeschool them all. Her family would have conservative values, and has a biblical family. Basically, she would be just like me, but I don't have lots of siblings.

I'd like that too! The only homeshool family is the Shepherds, and I wouldn't say that they're typical. Most families I know wouldn't up and send their kids back to public school just because they asked. And they give the impression that Aubrey doesn'y really care for it at all, so I wish they would portray the families who love it and are homeschooling because they thinks it's best.

Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now.

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:13 pm

She'd be an older teenager, maybe college-age. She'd teach ballet at Whit's End, trick Jason into telling her where the Novabox documents are stored, and marry Dr. Blackgaard.

Her name is Rachael, in case you hadn't already figured that out.

Taq · Post by **Taq** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:56 pm

Jared Walczak wrote:Id put top in AIO!

Maybe not Top, but it would be fun to see someone on AIO who is similar to one of us ToO citizens. If I could choose, it would be me (not Me).

Carrie Ingalls · Post by **Carrie Ingalls** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:50 pm

Laura Ingalls wrote:
AIOfan11 wrote:Well....my character would be a girl...and would have LOTS of siblings...and her mom would homeschool them all. Her family would have conservative values, and has a biblical family. Basically, she would be just like me, but I don't have lots of siblings.
I'd like that too! The only homeshool family is the Shepherds, and I wouldn't say that they're typical. Most families I know wouldn't up and send their kids back to public school just because they asked. And they give the impression that Aubrey doesn'y really care for it at all, so I wish they would portray the families who love it and are homeschooling because they thinks it's best.

Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now.

I agree! The Shepherds are not like most of the homeschoolers I know. I don't really like the thought that some kids out there probably think all homescoolers are like the Shepherds.

~OrigamiKid

Maxwell · Post by **Maxwell** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:22 pm

Well....my character would be a girl...and would have LOTS of siblings...and her mom would homeschool them all. Her family would have conservative values, and has a biblical family. Basically, she would be just like me, but I don't have lots of siblings.

I'd like that too! The only homeshool family is the Shepherds, and I wouldn't say that they're typical. Most families I know wouldn't up and send their kids back to public school just because they asked. And they give the impression that Aubrey doesn'y really care for it at all, so I wish they would portray the families who love it and are homeschooling because they thinks it's best.

Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now.

I agree! The Shepherds are not like most of the homeschoolers I know. I don't really like the thought that some kids out there probably think all homescoolers are like the Shepherds.

~OrigamiKid

Yeah I'm Homeschooled and I totally agree with you guys! I think they need more homeschoolers! And a family with lots of Kids, would be GREAT! I have 6 siblings myself (yeah their a pain sometimes but all and all I love them). Odyssey doesn't have any big families they need one! Also I think a girl character connected to Blackgaard or Richard would be cool, a girl would would kick Rodney's butt! They need a girl that's in karate to put Rodney in his place just once, like Sue Ellen on Arthur.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:56 pm

Someone dashing and debinar. Someone humurous and yet serious. Someone with a secret past and a unforeseen future. Someone who has a good voice, someone with a connection to the NSA/CIA or some other equally secretive government agency. Someone like me. (Not Me.)

Yours Truely,
-Cowboy of Texas

AIOfan11 · Post by **AIOfan11** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:24 am

Laura Ingalls wrote:
AIOfan11 wrote:Well....my character would be a girl...and would have LOTS of siblings...and her mom would homeschool them all. Her family would have conservative values, and has a biblical family. Basically, she would be just like me, but I don't have lots of siblings.
I'd like that too! The only homeshool family is the Shepherds, and I wouldn't say that they're typical. Most families I know wouldn't up and send their kids back to public school just because they asked. And they give the impression that Aubrey doesn'y really care for it at all, so I wish they would portray the families who love it and are homeschooling because they thinks it's best.

Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now.

Yeah. That is what I mean. I want a family who really believes in it. Not just doing it to do it.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:34 am

AIOFan11 wrote:Not just doing it to do it.

How can someone do it if they don't believe in it? I know several families who have switched halfway through, and several families who have stuck with it the whole way through. Just because they switch doesn't mean they didn't or don't believe in it.

-Jonathan

AioMan · Post by **AioMan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:58 am

AIOFan11 wrote:Not just doing it to do it.

I know what you mean. The Shepherds took Aubrey back to Public School, showing that they were just doing it to do it.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:37 am

Eugenefan23 wrote:
AIOFan11 wrote:Not just doing it to do it.
I know what you mean. The Shepherds took Aubrey back to Public School, showing that they were just doing it to do it.

*wonders if Eugenefan23 read my above post*

Ok, let me frame my arguement to fit the case of the Shepards, or at least how I see it. Also keep in mind I'm not bashing homeschooling or publicschooling. I find there are advantages to both (depending on what your district is like).

After Ben and Esther became Christians they probably felt that public school was anything but a good influence on their daughter since she wasn't a Christian (we see proof of this in Under the Influence). They therefore homeschooled her until they felt she was mature enough to handle it. Personally, I think their choice in letting her go back before she was saved wasn't right, but that's just me.

Point is, they weren't 'just doing it to do it'. Like I said before, why would you do it if you didn't believe in it? They were doing it for the welfare of their daughter; it's obvious.

-Jonathan

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:25 pm

Jonathan wrote:After Ben and Esther became Christians they probably felt that public school was anything but a good influence on their daughter since she wasn't a Christian (we see proof of this in Under the Influence). They therefore homeschooled her until they felt she was mature enough to handle it. Personally, I think their choice in letting her go back before she was saved wasn't right, but that's just me.

Point is, they weren't 'just doing it to do it'. Like I said before, why would you do it if you didn't believe in it? They were doing it for the welfare of their daughter; it's obvious.

I think you mean Ben and Ellen. Ben and Esther were on "Curious, Isn't It?"

Hmm... interesting idea, but I don't think that applies to most Chrisitan homeschool families. How many of them have children who claim to not be Christians? Whether Christian or not, peer pressure and influence can be huge on kids, as shown in several shows, including "Under the Influence." Ben and Ellen had differing viewpoints and ultimately, Ellen's appeared to be justified while Ben's appeared naïve.

Some homeschool families quit part way through because the parents don't feel qualified to teach, but others quit so their kids can participate in high school dances and sports. When they quit for those reasons, I wonder why they homeschooled in the first place. Wouldn't it have been cheaper and more convenient to send the kids to public school all their lives so they could already be acclimated and in the system instead of waiting until high school to drop them into the environment so they can work to adjust while doing the extracurricular activities.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:02 pm

Chandler wrote:
Jonathan wrote:After Ben and Esther became Christians they probably felt that public school was anything but a good influence on their daughter since she wasn't a Christian (we see proof of this in Under the Influence). They therefore homeschooled her until they felt she was mature enough to handle it. Personally, I think their choice in letting her go back before she was saved wasn't right, but that's just me.

Point is, they weren't 'just doing it to do it'. Like I said before, why would you do it if you didn't believe in it? They were doing it for the welfare of their daughter; it's obvious.
I think you mean Ben and Ellen. Ben and Esther were on "Curious, Isn't It?"

Hmm... interesting idea, but I don't think that applies to most Chrisitan homeschool families. How many of them have children who claim to not be Christians?

Not many, I'd imagine. But keep in mind, I was explaining how I saw the Shepard's case, as I stated in my earlier post.

Chandler wrote:Wouldn't it have been cheaper and more convenient to send the kids to public school all their lives so they could already be acclimated and in the system instead of waiting until high school to drop them into the environment so they can work to adjust while doing the extracurricular activities.

I won't claim to know the finances of such decisions, but I will say I've seen it work for the few I've witnessed do it.

-Jonathan