Science Project At Home - Volcano Eruption
2008-06-09 12:09:00 This is one simplest and easiest science experiment we done at home during the school holiday. Because I’m so lazy had so little time to spare, I didn’t make up a nice volcano with plasticine/dough or paper mache. What I did was just use newspaper. It didn’t look nice at all , as it’s ...
WebMD comments on homeschooling
2008-06-05 18:06:00 According to the brief bio at the top, Dr. Steven Parker “shares information and advice on how to keep your children happy and healthy all year round.” Apparently that includes stricter oversight over homeschooling. In response to the court decision in California, Dr. Parker writes: I think we all can agree that teaching is ...
Public opinion of homeschooling slipping?
2008-06-04 08:38:00 HarrisInteractive released the results of its May 2008 survey of over 2000 adults regarding the status of American education on Monday. Public schools, it seems, are not doing well in the eye of the public. Public schools fall to the bottom of the list when it comes to the quality of ...
Should homeschooling be illegal?
2008-06-03 09:55:00 Sunday’s Parade Magazine included a brief article on homeschooling to accompany their normal celebrity and general entertainment fare. In good homeschooling fashion, it has already made the rounds in forums and blogs, with all 16 blogs technorati shows commenting on it in favor of the homeschoolers. A few thoughts of my own. First, the ...
Economic woes and homeschooling
2008-06-02 07:55:00 Way back when gas hit $2.00 per gallon and some farsighted fools began predicting three, I remember hearing a story on the radio about why the rising prices had not seemed to effect the economy any. Mr. Guest Expert answered that the rise still fell into what most Americans considered their discretionary spending. ...
Homeschooling without credentials leads to educational anarchy
2008-05-31 16:38:00 It isn’t just that we’re “well meaning amateurs.” The National Education Association (well, at least the California Chapter) has real concerns about what homeschooling will do to the entire educational system. As reported by the Pacific Justice Institute, the organization representing Sunland Christian School: For instance, the California Teachers Association claims in its brief ...
Land & Water Forms
2008-05-27 09:32:00 Materials Models of island, lake, peninsula, gulf, cape, bay, isthmus, strait, systems of lake, archipelago. Control cards, picture cards, name slips and definition cards. cise 1 The child must at least do 4 la Presentation 1 Materials 2 models - island and lake jug filled with water and a sponge First stage 1. Put 1 model in front of the child and tell him for ...
This Is Not Homeschooling
2008-05-22 14:55:00 Because Rebecca is enrolled as a government school student, the government must provide an adequate education. Since she refuses to go sit in the classroom, the local school board decided to pay for school to come to her. Unfortunately, she just didn't like her tutor. Or boarding school. Or any other type of actual studying.
Homeschool Advantage
2008-05-15 06:27:00 One of the great advantages of homeschooling versus attending a government school is the flexibility in scheduling and the ability to tailor a program of study to an individual student. Mattias Gassman is a great example of this. This over-achiever will graduate from college one week after graduating high school. And we’re not talking about a degree in liberal arts. Mattias Gassman, 18, will graduate summa cum laude with two bachelors’ degrees from Iowa State University on Saturday. He majored in biophysics, German and classical studies. Gassman started taking college courses when he was in fifth grade and enrolled full-time at age 14. ISU officials said he completed more than 232.5 credits, which is twice the number needed to graduate. Gassman’s parents home-schooled him and by age 11 he scored high enough on the SAT to enroll in Latin 101 at ISU. School officials said he earned an “A” in the course. “He was very self-directed. He might spend ...
Metal Insets
2008-05-14 12:11:00 Months ago, WH’s teacher has commented about his readiness to write. I’m very well aware that he’s not quite ready as in his motor skill in griping the pencil and putting the right force to write on a paper. When the school term started early this year, he was only 3 plus. I wasn’t ...
The Carnival of Homeschooling
2008-05-07 07:40:00 Take a look at Melissa’s Idea Garden for some great posts on homeschooling and a little encouragement for Mother’s Day.
Homeschooling Stuff?
2008-05-04 03:38:00 O.k., I’m a little behind on this meme, so I’m making an effort in this post to catch up a little. At The Heart of the Matter, there have been themes from the last couple of weeks in which I did have things to add. In fact, I had even written them down, but just ...
By: Daily Provision
Practical Homeschooling Online - Home Schooling Custody Laws
2008-04-29 17:27:00 Custody is not a prime feature in home schooling laws and therefore custody laws could turn out to be problematical. It is more evident if parents reside in separate states. It is therefore advised that prior to deciding for home school flight, get the custody laws enlisted and get well versed to all the laws ...
HomeSchool - Unschooling
2008-04-29 05:18:00 What I could understand about homeschool is that the child is kept away from school and learned from home, guided by their parents or guardian and that they are taught in the home under the supervision of correspondence schools or umbrella schools with an approved curriculum. To me it’s just like going to school, learning ...
Homeschooling Online - Home Schooling In The Eyes Of Federal Law
2008-04-27 17:25:00 Home Schooling the United States has no specific Federal Law. As per the 10th United States Constitution Amendment, it makes clear the government has high regards for education and therefore all matters are bestowed in the hands of the states. US Constitution makes it pretty clear that the government shall neither interfere nor control with ...
I?m not quite over homeschooling
2008-04-26 08:05:00 I have been trying to contemplate this entry since I read it Thursday night: I’m so over homeschooling. But may I ask why you feel the need to take the overachiever angle? Don?t you think you might be raising expectations a bit high as you step on our heads to reach the summit? Do you ...
Yard-work and Homeschooling?!
2008-04-25 17:27:00 Well, most days aren’t like this, but this morning’s homeschooling lessons consisted of the following: [**Note: Please keep in mind that this is all in the spirit of fun and learning, and some lessons must be learned the "hard way!" ] –”This is a jungle yard. (See Example A).” –”This is a poor, ...
By: Daily Provision
Homeschooling cuts children off from oversight
2008-04-25 09:31:00 The St. Augustine Record recently published a wonderful article highlighting all that is wrong with the way “authorities” think about homeschooling (all block quotes are from the article). “Abuse is a huge question in our office. We can’t get a handle on it,” said [home education coordinator Robert Schiavone]. That would be the home education coordinator ...
Carnival of Homeschooling wrap-up
2008-04-23 16:02:00 Running the carnival this weeks seems to have zapped me of all extra energy. Of course, losing the internet connection at the start of last week did not help. It pretty much forced me to sort and incorporate all 60 or so entries in a relatively short time. (Like the night before…am ...
The Carnival of Homeschooling honors the homeschool bag lady
2008-04-22 10:43:00 Welcome to the 121st edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling which has grown a great deal since I first heard of it while I was still blogging over at HSB. It is even beginning to attract its own spam, the first mark of recognition in the blogging world. This week’s carnival is inspired ...
Researching homeschooling, we need a new direction
2008-04-17 06:39:00 Resolution 369, calling to “examine policy changes that should be pursued in order to provide further guidance and oversight of Nebraska?s home schools,” has been referred to the education committee. Ironically, the state of Nebraska is not the only entity looking to study homeschoolers. Homeschooling families who use standardized testing through BJU Press, Family Learning ...
Death to (Christian) homeschooling?
2008-04-10 07:11:00 Strong words from Tony Jones, author of The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier. I don’t want to get into the emergent church debate. I don’t know that much about it, but if his current “dispatch” has anything to do with the emergent church, I think I’ll steer clear of it. ...
9 Benefits Of HomeSchooling
2008-04-06 07:00:00 As each year goes by more and more parents are seriously considering homeschooling as a viable alternative to mainstream school.What are the benefits of Homeschooling then? Sixteen years ago my husband and I made the decision to move our young family of five children from a rural area in Western Australia to Perth and with that ...
By: Resources zone
Homeschooling: Recipe for success
2008-04-02 04:54:00 2 Measures Relationship An Equal Measure Patience A Pinch of Creativity A Dash of Inspiration Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until firm but pliable. Fold in curriculum. Place in warm and nurturing environment and allow to rise. Activity: Spend some time with the stars! Stellarium allows you to turn your personal computer into ...
Homeschooling discussion at Rockridge Nation
2008-03-31 20:36:00 Eric Haas and our friends over at the Rockridge Institute have a great Monday Weekly Workgroup feature that I encourage everybody to investigate. Today the subject is homeschooling, and that’s obviously one that’s going to matter to a lot of folks here. Several of us at S&R either are or were educators and it’s a topic our readers have demonstrated a good deal of concern for, as well. Eric frames this week’s conversation nicely: In sum, the key is that this accountability encompasses both personal and societal responsibility. We all have a responsibility to provide every child with a level and quality of education so that they are likely to develop into healthy and competent adults?both society and individual parents. This means that there is two-way accountability. Primarily, there is societal accountability ? has the community, usually through the government, provided the infrastructure and policies needed so that students can get a high quality public ...
What Is Different About Homeschooling For High School
2008-03-31 07:00:00 Home schooling is very different from a regular high school in many ways. One of the main differences is that the teenager is educated away from the conventional environment of a high school. This may be a good thing or a bad thing as per the situation. Listed below are some of the differentiating points. One ...
By: Resources zone
Preparing Homeschooling for High School Mums
2008-03-31 07:00:00 The mother means the world to her children. It is the mother who holds the little one and guides the child through the worldly ways. Mother is the one who teaches the child and understands what the child needs, so it is only natural that your mother is your best teacher. In the present times, ...
By: Resources zone
Homeschooling Online Is Easier Than You Thought
2008-03-30 11:13:00 If you homeschool your children, it is very likely that you haven't been able to get very much support from your local school district. You can find many resources by homeschooling online.
By: ArticleRow.com
Life before homeschooling
2008-03-30 05:07:00 Welcome to Home Education Week at Principled Discovery (March 30-April 5)! Today’s topic is Looking Back. Share your personal history?before you were a home educator. What was life like? Think about things you miss and things you and your family have gained. Happy Home Education Week! As I looked forward to my junior year of college, I ...
Homeschooling Update
2008-03-29 18:34:00 I wanted to take a moment to update all my readers of what is happening with the homeschooling situation in California. Thanks to all the prayers and active participation of many homeschooling families and organizations, the California Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear the case regarding homeschooling! Hallelujah!! Thank you all for your prayers. Below is an excerpt from the newsletter that I received from Advocates for Faith and Freedom detailing the status as of now.California Court of Appeals Agrees to Re-Hear Case Regarding Homeschooling As a result of the prayers of Christians from all across the Nation, the California court of appeals will re-hear its February 28, 2008, ruling stating that a family enrolled at Sunland Christian School, a private homeschooling program, could be criminally liable under California law for choosing to educate their children at home. The ruling further stated that a teaching credential is required in order for parents to educate their chi...
On Homeschooling
2008-03-19 16:53:00 I’ll respond in more detail tonight when I have time, but Stephen Downes responds to the criticism of his stance equating homeschooling with child abuse. Response is made difficult since his presentation is in video format, but since he presents all of the main public criticisms of homeschooling in one session, I’ll try to ...
Homeschooling is NOT abuse
2008-03-18 07:52:00 Where to begin? An interesting debate has exploded into the mainstream as a California appellate ruling that bans homeschooling by uncredentialed parents. My own criticism of homeschooling has alwas [sic] been in line with the ruling by the court: it is a form of child abuse to subject children to an education at the ...
Homeschooling is ?elitist and anti-democratic??
2008-03-17 01:02:00 The recent ruling in California has gotten people talking about homeschooling. I have nothing but respect for parents that homeschool. I will definitely consider it as an option for my own children someday. Some of the stuff coming from the mouths of liberal elitists in the educational establishment is disgusting, particularly a recent editorial in ...
Homeschooling is ?elitist and anti-democratic??
2008-03-17 01:02:00 The recent ruling in California has gotten people talking about homeschooling. I have nothing but respect for parents that homeschool. I will definitely consider it as an option for my own children someday. Some of the stuff coming from the mouths of liberal elitists in the educational establishment is disgusting, particularly a recent editorial in ...
Homeschooling: elitist and anti-democratic
2008-03-14 07:26:00 The LA Times has an editorial beginning to get a little attention, not for the arguments it raises but for the blatant stereotypes it portrays against homeschoolers. Crimson Wife was right that this is little more than a grown up version of the Daily Titan article looked at yesterday. Written by two professors ...
Homeschooling Under Attack! and DOS
2008-03-11 20:45:00 Note: This is copied from Shalene's site as this is a very important issue. Please pass this on and/or put on your blog. Thank you.Whether you are a proponent of homeschooling or not, you should be aware of something that has happened here in California recently, related to homeschooling. The reason you should be aware of it, and be worried about it, is that it's a fact that California sets the precedent for many other states with regard to laws and such. If a law is passed here, it is often copied in other states. The thing that is most disturbing to me, is not so much the homeschooling issue, as the fact that our rights as parents are being stripped! Here's the breakdown:Recently, a homeschooling family went to court, and was told that they could not homeschool their child, because it was harmful to the child's welfare for them to do so. That saddens me, for that family, but it gets worse. The three judges who heard this case then decided to apply their decision to all familie...
On Tonight?s Podcast: Mike Donnelly from Home School Legal Defense Associat
2008-03-10 18:26:00 Tonight on A Field Guide To American Politics at 10pm Eastern / 7 Pacific, we’ll be talking with Mike Donnelly from the Home School Legal Defense Association about the recent court ruling making home schooling all but impossible in California. Mike serves as staff attorney for member affairs in the states of Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and manages HSLDA?s involvement on behalf of persecuted homeschoolers in the Federal Republic of Germany. Mike received his Juris Doctorate from the Boston University School of Law with honors graduating at the top of his class. He is a member of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts State Bars. Before his legal career, Mike served in the United States Army including combat service as a cavalry officer in the first Persian Gulf War. His previous experience includes founding a top 30 Internet marketing and advertising firm as well as private business consulting and legal practic...
Homeschooling Under Attack! and DOS
2008-03-10 17:01:00 Whether you are a proponent of homeschooling or not, you should be aware of something that has happened here in California recently, related to homeschooling. The reason you should be aware of it, and be worried about it, is that it's a fact that California sets the precedent for many other states with regard to laws and such. If a law is passed here, it is often copied in other states. The thing that is most disturbing to me, is not so much the homeschooling issue, as the fact that our rights as parents are being stripped! Here's the breakdown:Recently, a homeschooling family went to court, and was told that they could not homeschool their child, because it was harmful to the child's welfare for them to do so. That saddens me, for that family, but it gets worse. The three judges who heard this case then decided to apply their decision to all families that homeschool! The decision requires that all families that homeschool must have a parent that is credentialed to do so! That me...
Lawyers instructing lawyers on homeschooling in CA
2008-03-09 06:08:00 Friday’s post was going to be my last post about California until the State Board of Education finished reviewing it and made some sort of public statement, but then I came across this little video: In re Rachel L. Pay attention to it. This website provides case summaries to lawyers so they can fulfill the State ...
Homeschooling in Crisis
2008-03-09 05:19:00 You may already know . . .  ” . . . a state appellate court ruling essentially concluded California state law allows no option for parents to school their children at home. Homeschool and legal experts have expressed concern that the move puts all of the parents of the estimated 166,000 homeschooled children in the state at risk of both criminal and civil penalties” from WorldNetDaily.Com article, Gov. Arnold [Schwarzeneggerblasts] homeschool ruling (read whole article - very informative) Scary stuff. For lack of time, I am leaving links where other bloggers are keeping up on this crisis for homeschoolers, and not just for California but for all states. It’s just beginning in California, and if it is not stomped on and stomped out, it will fester to all the other states. Keep reading . . . The Full-Quiver Homeschool House HSLDA Petition to Request Depublishing of California Court Case (for all states to sign . . . 134,757 signatures as of time writing th...
California Courts Outlaw Homeschooling One Day, Congress Pushes for Communi
2008-03-07 15:00:00 A California court has ordered a couple to put their children back into California’s public school. The couple had been homeschooling the children: The sweeping February 29th ruling says that California law requires “persons between the ages of six and eighteen” to be in “public full-time day school,” or a “private full-time day school” or “instructed by a tutor who holds a valid state teaching credential for the grade being taught”. The two youngest of Phillip and Mary Long’s eight children must be enrolled in a state approved school. Phillip Long told WorldNetDaily, “We just don’t want them teaching our children. They teach things that are totally contrary to what we believe. They put questions in our children’s minds we don’t feel they’re ready for.” He’s exactly right. Case in point, California Democratic Sen. Alan Lowenthal has proposed a bill that will allow the school to p...
Liberal Fascism: California court wants to ban homeschooling
2008-03-07 01:54:00 Parents who lack teaching credentials cannot educate their children at home, according to a state appellate court ruling that is sending waves of fear through California's home schooling families. Advocates for the families vowed to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. Enforcement until then appears unlikely, but if the ruling stands, home-schooling supporters say California will have the most regressive law in the nation. It's funny. About a month ago, I was trying to make the point that many liberals have a totalitarian impulse, and I used the example of homeschooling. I offered as evidence this testimony from a home schooler about how the state harasseses her for preferring her own loving care over state care and this example from France . I was careful not to say that the the American left wanted to ban parental education so as not to overstate the case. Well, in my caution, I actually understated the case. To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, liberal fascism is the haunti...
By: Asymmetric
Questions regarding the legality of homeschooling in CA
2008-03-07 01:31:00 Yesterday (March 5), World Net Daily released another story about the homeschool situation in California. This one led to more interesting tidbits: A “breathtaking” ruling from a California appeals court that could subject the parents of 166,000 students in the state to criminal sanctions will be taken to the state Supreme Court. WND, ...
CA, HSLDA and protecting homeschooling
2008-03-06 10:59:00 Via Just Enough and Nothing More’s comment box, comes an interesting “lesson” to be learned from the California appellate court’s decision that essentially seems to find homeschooling illegal: Moral of the story: Keep a current membership in HSLDA, and stand prepared by keeping attendance records, etc., as required. Beyond that, we don?t have control anyway. But ...
Grading in homeschooling
2008-03-04 05:30:00 Grading in homeschooling is done by the teacher-in-charge. In most of the cases, this means mom! In this situation, grading can get a bit tricky because it can be a little difficult to grade your own child. There is no benchmark against which you can evaluate your child's performance. In most cases, you also have no awareness of how well other children are doing. So, obviously the traditional method of grading is perhaps not the best method to follow.When grading a child undergoing homeschooling, it is more important to assess whether the child has understood the subject that is being taught. Inherent in this is the fact that if the child has not understood something, you will go over it again. This will work in your child's favor in 2 ways. Firstly, the child knows that if he or she fails to catch on, the topic will be repeated till it is mastered. Secondly, the child also knows that once the topic has been mastered, he or she will get full credit for his hard work. Getting full ...
Financing homeschooling
2008-03-04 05:27:00 When people talk about teaching their children from home in the absence of any definite or structured curriculum, it is perhaps natural to think that homeschooling is cheap. But this is far from the truth. Although homeschooling does not stick to any particular text, this is perhaps more of a bane than a boon, when it comes to finance.When you need to make sure that your children receives state-of-the-art education so that they can compete with regular school goers, expenses will naturally mount. The actual cost of educating a child at home is surprisingly high. Up-to-date textbooks, course materials, a library, computing equipment, lighting, specially designed furniture all cost money. In this case, the cost may be slightly lesser when it comes to homeschooling the second child. Add to this any additional tuition cost for tutors who come to teach subjects that cannot be handled by parents, like higher-level math or science. The total cost can be a bit mind boggling.If you take anot...
Benefits Of Homeschooling
2008-03-04 05:22:00 Why let Tim and Lisa learn at home than send them to school? Well, first of all, you don't have to wake them up at 7 every morning and bundle them off to school with umpteen numbers of instructions, and wait with an anxious heart till they return. Homeschooling gives you more control over the influences that affect your child. The growth and development of your child is removed from the realm of the unknown. You, and you alone can decide what your child needs to do or learn. Tailoring the curriculum to suit the needs and interests of the child is one of the most obvious benefits of homeschoolingIndividual attention is another salient benefit of homeschooling. For instance, if Lisa needs more time to learn Math, then she can reduce the time for her English lessons. There are no fixed hours of learning per subject. This means that a child has the advantage of assigning more number of hours to the subject that seems tough WITHOUT any additional pressure. The amount of time needed to l...
Home Schooling 101 - part c
2008-03-03 23:03:00 Continuation of part b of the article: Where can I get supplies or books if I educate my child/children at home? Look online! Do a search for everything related to home-schooling. There are entire companies who focus on nothing but home-school supplies, books and videos. There are plenty of companies out there for ...
A Homeschooling Monday
2008-03-03 18:35:00 The kids got straight to work on their studies this morning, as we have been planning to go to the park today (it is supposed to reach 70 around here). Sarah has almost finished one spelling workbook and will be starting on another in a week or so. She has also started her BJU 2nd ...
By: Daily Provision
Home Schooling 101 - part b
2008-03-02 23:02:00 Continuation of part a of the article: You can even take a trip to the Treasury Building and other related places. Your child will benefit first hand so much more in seeing and doing rather than relying on mostly book-based education. (Yes, you need books and you use books, but you do not depend ... |
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