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I Am In High School Now! by Shirley M.R. Minster
I am in high school now! You have to treat me differently! I don’t have to follow the rules I had when I was a child! A teenager’s words are usually accompanied by stamping feet and a raised voice. Sometimes a slamming door is also heard. There are parents reading these words and being transported back to those upsetting times, experiencing the same helpless, angry, and sad feelings as when they went through those turbulent times before. The frustration and confusion they felt rises to the surface once more. Read more...
Why We Homeschool by Lisa Russell
“Why do we homeschool?” My 15 year old daughter asked me this the other day. “Is it to keep us away from bad things in school?” I had to think about the answer to that.
When another mom asks me, I have ten thousand reasons. Reason number one, I love my kids. Not to minimize the love other women feel for their
children, but sheer, unbridled love makes me want to be with them every minute of the day, and watch their wonder and amazement as they explore this fantastical world, or eat cheetos. Read more...
Are You Intellectually Challenged? by Dr. Renée Fuller
I woke up at four A.M to find that it had been blizzarding all night. The steep road in front of my house leading down the mountain had blended into the adjoining meadow creating a world that was a perfection of white. Gradually the scene disappeared altogether as the intensity of the falling snow enveloped my house in stillness. Our little mountain town was snowed in; leaving us locked inside our homes. Read more...
At the piano, 3-year-old Lennon plays random sounds. "Why don't you teach him to play?" asks my visitor from the East Coast, who knows that I am a pianist. "He is learning," I say. "I can never match the effectiveness of this natural way of mastering a skill." My friend looks at me doubtfully. "When you come again for a visit next year you'll see," I say. Even though I have no idea where Lennon's playing is going, I figure she'll see growth in whatever he will do as long as he is free to play. Read more...
David Brooks, senior editor of The Weekly Standard, once posed this question: "If your kid was accepted at Harvard, but you secretly thought he or she would be happier at Bennington, would you have the guts to turn Harvard down?" This to me is a really intriguing question, as it highlights the very reasons why we homeschool. Read more...
It’s interesting how people categorize themselves. When I began homeschooling, there were homeschoolers. Before long, they morphed into two groups: Christian homeschoolers and secular homeschoolers. Over the years we’ve seen a transition into homeschoolers defining themselves by their method of homeschooling: traditional, unschooler, Charlotte Mason method, etc. Read more...
When Apple introduced the first iMac computer, I bought one. I had no idea how much disk space it came with, or how much RAM it had. Frankly, I didn’t care. It was small and blue; I loved it for that. Let’s face it appearances sell. And when it comes to young readers, the same is true for books. Read more...
The GIVE Act might affect thousands of homeschoolers
by Deborah Stevenson
Bulletin #66 The “GIVE” Act 03/30/09
The “GIVE Act” is the short title for new legislation proposed by the President and adopted recently by Congress. Its long title is: “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act”. Both titles sound laudable and innocuous. But, as they say, the devil is in the details. Read more...
Writing for the Future by Karen Lange
No matter what we do in life, it is necessary to write and communicate. We interact with and express ourselves to others everyday. Good communication can be an important element for success. The more one’s writing improves, the better they will communicate. So, what can homeschoolers do to prepare their children in this way for the future?
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An analysis of the decisions relating to major issues of American life indicates that almost half of American adults can be classified as foolish, determined by their ability to think clearly and in abstract ways. These are not just the few of us who have low intelligence but the great mass of us who cannot understand the phenomenon of cause and effect and are confused by issues that have more than two sides or questions that have gray areas; issues for them must be either black or white, right or wrong, true or false. They want simple answers to complicated questions and must be told what to think about the major decisions in their lives. It should be instructive for you and your children to examine together the effect that this situation has on their lives and futures. Read more...
Wordsmith Corner ~ Student Submissions
Online schools are a great alternative to campus colleges. They are particularly helpful to students with busy schedules or families. They are also much cheaper than regular universities and yet they still manage to give students a high- quality education. Despite the rumored lack of social interaction, they offer chat room discussions with teachers and peers on a frequent basis. Online schools have something to interest everyone.
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Autumn (& Family) Traditions by Veronica Flynn
Apparently autumn is a pretty popular season in Maine. People come up here from all over America to take a look at the leaves. Personally, I wouldn’t drive from Texas or wherever all the way up to Maine just to look at dying foliage…. (Although I admit if I ever move away I’ll miss the yearly tradition of looking at dead leaves.) But that’s the tourists’ choice and wallet. Read more...
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