MorningStars Home Education NewsMorningStars Home Education NewsMimi Rothschild is a homeschool mom just like you. She shares her thoughts about homeschooling her eight children with you each week. Articles
California Homeschool Ruling Dangerous for All Americans
2008-03-12 23:28:00 By: Mimi Rothschild The California Ruling that effectively renders it illegal to homeschool without teaching credentials has multiple ways in which it violates parental rights, limits education choices and marginalizes the religious convictions of American citizens. All of which makes the ruling dangerous for every American. Firstly, the three judges in the California case, Justices Croskey, Klein ... More About: Star Academy , Morning , Americans
Wisdom in Words
2008-03-07 22:08:00 By: Mimi Rothschild As a parent, I oftentimes find myself struggling with the exact words to express my children’s experiences. It’s as if there should be more than merely 26 letters in the alphabet to combine and capture the feelings and emotions that we share. Today I was forwarded the poem below. Without knowing the specific child ... More About: Star Academy , Words , Wisdom , Morning
Fellow Homeschoolers & Their Thoughts
2008-02-29 23:19:00 Karlie Margaret Houser Homeschooling is sharing - with our children, the Christian community and fellow homeschoolers. We share what works for us, knowing that not everything will work for everyone. My words are only from one person’s perspective; so I’ve taken some time to gather a few others’ thoughts and share with you their blogs…enjoy! * * ... More About: Homeschoolers , Star Academy , Thoughts , Morning
Our School of Fish
2008-02-20 23:19:00 By: Mimi Rothschild John Christensen’s changed lives through his inspiring words spawned from Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market during three days in 1988, while he watched, talked and listened to the owners and co-workers enjoy their time on land and sea. These employees inspired Christensen with a zest of life and a vision of individualism - ... More About: Star Academy , School , Morning
Three Tips to Homeschooling Structure
2008-02-12 21:48:00 By: Mimi Rothschild Homeschooling is an important, life changing step for you and your child or children. It is a calculated decision not made on impulse, rather a daily choice to instill Christian values and be a positive role model in his/her life. Here are three easy tips to sustaining your decision and maximizing the overall experience: ?1.) ... More About: Tips , Structure
Public schools must show fiscal responsibility
2007-12-13 23:53:00 To the editor, Public schools have monopolized the education process for primary schools. The schools have forced people to pay into a system that educates students to “their” standard without asking the public how they want it done. The public schools of Minnesota have had a shrinking pupil rate, and yet they ask for more money ... More About: Schools , Star Academy , Show , Morning
Is it right for virtual schools where parents are the teachers fair to be t
2007-12-12 17:27:00 In a groundbreaking ruling, the Wisconsin courts have determined that the Wisconsin Virtual School, run by K12, Inc. is operating illegally. The Judge ordered funding to cease effective immediately. According to the Wisonsin judge, it is illegal for school districts to pay for virtual schools for a number of reasons. One reason cited is that the parents ... More About: Schools , Star Academy , Morning , Fair , Parents
K12, Inc. IPO?s time has come and gone years ago by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-11 23:08:00 Dean Miller over at edbizbuzz.com wrote back in September, 2007 “The days where a virtual EMO provider like K12 could “bundle” the parts, charge more for the whole, and extract the surplus are numbered. The capacity to manage a virtual school isn’t special. Educators are getting the hang of it, deconstructing its value chain, and ... More About: Star Academy , Time , Mimi , Morning , Years
K12, Inc.?s Wisconsin Virtual School Shut Down by State for Numerous Violat
2007-12-11 21:47:00 Fri, Dec 07, 2007 Ruling puts state’s virtual schools at risk Appeals court says Wisconsin Virtual Academy violates state law From eSchool News staff and wire service reports Primary Topic Channel: Virtual schooling / Distance Learning Parents of virtual-school students in Wisconsin fear a court ruling puts online instruction in jeopardy.Online education programs for thousands of Wisconsin students ... More About: State , Shut
?Homeschooling is a BAD idea!? by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-11 19:37:00 A person who did not agree enough with his/her own post to put his/her name, wrote on a Yahoo message board: “Homeschooling is a BAD idea! 20-Aug-99 08:48 pm The basic necessities of a child’s education include BOTH academics (i.e. reading, writing and arithmetic) AND social development. Adequate social development can occur ONLY if a child is allowed to interact on ... More About: Star Academy , Idea , Mimi , Morning
Public School: A Reality Television Show?
2007-12-11 19:17:00 Published Monday, December 10, 2007 Public schools broaden their mission Millions of Americans each week watch the televised reality shows. The biggest reality show in the country today involves public schools, and no one can be voted off. Federal and state governments have increased funding for public education in recent years. This funding extends beyond the confines ... More About: Television , Reality , Star Academy , Show
Police Stations Being Built in Public Schools by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-07 16:53:00 Police Stations Being Built in Public Schools By Mimi Rothschild The Detroit School District announced that they will increase police presence in public schools and even go as far as setting up mini police stations. While police officers and metal detectors are nothing new in public schools, mini stations are and they are the first step towards ...
Homeschooling, Alive and Well in Pennsylvania
2007-12-06 23:10:00 Homeschooling , Alive and Well in Pennsylvania By Mimi Rothschild Anndee Hochman of The Philadelphia Inquirer examines the homeschool boom in Pennsylvania in a recent article. The Keystone State counted 23,000 homeschool children for the 2004-2005 school year. Hochman hits the nail on the head when looking into why so many families are choosing to homeschool. “Between 1999 and ... More About: Star Academy , Morning
Presidential Candidate Weighs in On Homeschooling
2007-12-06 23:06:00 It is awfully telling that homeschooling has entered the mainstream when presidential candidates are forming their own personalized homeschool coalitions. Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, who is running for president in 2008, recently announced “Homeschoolers for Brownback Coalition” (HBC). It’s not clear what HBC will exactly do, other than associate Brownback with the growing homeschooling movement. ... More About: Presidential , Star Academy , Homeschooling , Morning , Weigh
President Reagan on God and America by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-04 20:24:00 “Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. That’s why the Marxist vision of man without God must eventually be seen as an empty and a false faith-the second oldest in the world-first proclaimed in the Garden of Eden with whispered words of temptation: ?Ye shall be as gods.’ The crisis of the Western world, ... More About: America , President , Star Academy , Mimi , Morning
God Stands at the Door and Knocks: Will you open it?
2007-12-04 18:35:00 Earlier on November 30. 2007, Don posted the fiollowing at Daryl Cobranchi’s HE & OS website located at http://cobranchi.com/?p=8145#comment-2672 8: “Personally, I’m still waiting for God to get back to me on what his plan for me is. I asked him years ago, and he’s never responded. He never calls, never writes, not even a text message ... More About: Star Academy , Open , Morning , Door
Jesus: Lord, Lunatic or Liar? by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-04 18:34:00 On November 30, 2007 Don posted the following statement on Daryl Cobranchi’s HE& OS blog located at http://cobranchi.com/?p=8145#comment-2672 7 “I also don’t have any problem with Jesus . I think he was a remarkable, enlightened man. I believe the world would be a better place if people stopped thinking of him as a supernatural being, and started following his ... More About: Star Academy , Mimi , Morning , Lord
In the Image of God or the Image of Mud? by Mimi Rothschild
2007-12-04 18:17:00 I am having an interesting conversation over at Daryl Cobranchi’s blog HE& OS blog which I thought I would copy for my readers. Nance wrote: So we have to have been created in the image of some god you believe in to be valued as humans beings? For the whole page of discussion about bibles being distributed in ... More About: Star Academy , Mimi , Morning , Image , Rothschild
Young, Gifted and Skipping High School
2007-12-04 17:52:00 Young, Gifted and Skipping High School washingtonpost.com 12/3/2007 As Jackie Robson rushed off to Japanese 101, a pink sign on the main door of her college dorm reminded her to sign out. There were more rules: an 11 p.m. curfew, mandatory study hours, round-the-clock adult supervision and no boys allowed in the rooms. Jackie is 14. She never ... More About: High School , Young
Should public schools be privatised? Day 2
2007-12-04 17:51:00 Should public schools be privatised? Day 2 [Introduction] [Day 1] [Day 2] [Day 3] Dear A.N, I’ve enjoyed your writings on education for some time, so am chuffed to be discussing perhaps the biggest issue in education policy: should we have public schools at all? I’m also pleased for another reason - after a year of getting beaten up by ... More About: Schools , Star Academy , Public , Morning
Prayer/Moment of Silence in Public Schools
2007-12-04 01:54:00 Local schools adapt to moment of silence law By Shannon Tebben-Sandoval Published: Monday, December 3, 2007 12:12 PM CST E-mail this story | Print this page Times correspondent PEKIN - Area school administrators say the recent enactment of the revised Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act has gone virtually unnoticed in the midst of their busy school days. The October bill ... More About: Schools , Public , Moment , Silence
A Case For Home Schooling
2007-11-27 21:52:00 By Mimi Rothschild Vickie Suarez makes a compelling argument for home schooling in her article published in The Star-Gazette earlier this week. The fact of the matter is that home schooling is on the rise in America, despite bogus claims from critics about socialization and academic issues. These claims are of course bogus because study after ... More About: Home , Case
Activating Prior Knowledge: Part 2 of 2
2007-11-13 20:44:00 By Mimi Rothschild Here’s part two of this incredibly informative article about using prior knowledge to enhance your child’s homeschool education. How Can You Make It Happen? Start showing students how to make connections to their reading systematically and explicitly. Some teachers devote a good amount of time (6-8 weeks) to study a particular comprehension ... More About: Star Academy , Morning , Knowledge , Part , Activa
Activating Prior Knowledge: Part 1 of 2
2007-11-12 15:45:00 By Mimi Rothschild Are you looking to increase your homeschool child’s level of reading comprehension? If you are then read the first part of this informative article about activating prior knowledge. What Is It? Call it schema, relevant background knowledge, prior knowledge, or just plain experience, when students make connections to the text they are reading, their comprehension ... More About: Star Academy , Morning , Knowledge , Part , Activa
Visualizing: Part 2 of 2
2007-11-06 15:03:00 By Mimi Rothschild Here is part two of the visualizing article I posted yesterday. Let me know what you think! Have you tried a visualizing strategy before with your children? Did it work? If it didn’t then what has worked for your child’s reading comprehension? Taking Visualizing to the Next Level Visualization activities lend themselves to follow-up lessons. ... More About: Part
Visualizing: Part 1 of 2
2007-11-05 14:21:00 By Mimi Rothschild It is crucial that homeschooling children perceive and understand what they read, no matter if they’re in first grade or twelfth grade. The ability to comprehend text is an absolute necessity for students in the current fast-paced competitive digital world. One way homeschoolers can improve their reading comprehension is by visualizing. Read all about ... More About: Part
Cooperative Learning For Homeschooling Students
2007-10-30 14:39:00 By Mimi Rothschild Are you thinking about creating your own homeschool co-op or are you unfamiliar with what a cooperative is? If so then please read this fantastic article I found while surfing the web this morning. If you are in a co-op let me know how it’s going? What are the benefits and what sort of unique things ... More About: Students , Star Academy , Homeschooling , Morning , Learning
Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD
2007-10-23 20:10:00 By Mimi Rothschild In 2007 it seems as if everyone is close to a child that has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, but what exactly is ADHD/ADD? How do you know if your child is suffering from this disorder? How do you teach a child with ADD/ADHD, especially if they are homeschooled? Learn the answers ... More About: Children , Teaching
The MorningStar Academy Graduating Senior Publishes Book
More articles from this author:2007-07-18 14:22:00 By Mimi Rothschild The MorningStar Academy is proud to announce that graduating senior Melissa Pettignano?s first book, entitled ?Suzanna Lantana? is now available to the public. ?Suzanna Lantana? ?is about a young, full of life girl that has gone through many things a pre-teen would go through all the way up to being a teen. The ... More About: Senior , Book , Adua , Cade 1, 2, 3 |
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