Friday, February 22, 2013

Michael Farris Fears Obama May Ban Homeschooling | Right Wing ...

Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) president Michael Farris, who last year warned that children who wear glasses may be placed under the control of the United Nations, is now wondering if President Obama ...

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Homeschooling in Canada | ptpamedia.com

One of the gazillion hats I wear is being a voice for and to Canadian homeschooling families across Canada through my website, The Canadian Homeschooler. Along.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

History Books That Won't Put Kids to Sleep

GlobeOne of the biggest revelations for me when I got out of school was that I actually enjoyed learning about history.

Turned out, it wasn't the topic that was boring -- it was those mealy-mouthed textbooks.

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Reminder: Please send in a post for next week's Carnival of Homeschooling

Please remember to send in a post about homeschooling for the next Carnival of Homeschooling. The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be held at The Informed Parent.

This will be the 373rd edition.

Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.

As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

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This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up - Following Your Interests

Mary Nix is hosting this week's Carnival of Homeschooling at The Informed Parent.

Mary starts the carnival with:

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I have often mentioned that we followed an interest based learning over the years. Whether we were immersing ourselves in trains, art, baseball or just reading a book for fun, the method served us well. Having plenty of time, resources and encouragement enables anyone to make the subject they are interested in their own. There is no one right way, but every individual finds the methods that work best for them.

My grown son still has the photo in his office that a major railroad sent him when he wrote them asking what the very fancy train was that occasionally sped by our house. They wrote back that it was the old "President's Train" that was now used for executives to travel the country, and set a lovely 8 x 10 along with it. They had so many of those experiences with the librarian, a zookeeper, naturalist and others in the community they learned to seek out information and solutions from others when they needed to. I've seen them use those same skills very well as adults.

Enjoy this carnival as others share their methods, lives and learning experiences in this week's carnival.
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Homeschooling as an introvert: the blessings & challenges

Certainly knowing ourselves better helps us steer our homeschooling style to capitalize on our strengths and minimize our weaknesses. Since I'm most familiar with the introverted parent's perspective–let's start today with ...

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Feds: Homeschooling not fundamental right

(CHRISTIANPOST) — In a political asylum case involving a German family that fled to the United States to be able to homeschool their children, the U.S. Justice Department is arguing that the freedom to choose to educate ...

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Get a great deal on a homeschooling ebook bundle (5 ebooks for ...

BundleoftheWeek.com, 5 eBooks for $7.40! Here is a great deal on five ebooks, specifically on homeschooling. Whether you're just thinking about homeschooling or an experienced homeschooler experiencing the familiar ...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Forget universal pre-K. Obama should launch a program to fund ...

The Economist says that the average homeschool family in the US does not earn any more money than the average stay-at-home parent family in the 1970s. Which means that homeschooling doesn't take a lot of money.

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German Christians May Face Jail Time for Homeschooling Children ...

Homeschooling Not a Fundamental Right, Justice Dept. Argues. ICC Note: In an unusual case an evangelical German family that fled to the United States after facing arrest for homeschooling children may soon be required to ...

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A great benefit of homeschooling: having children who become adults

One of the problems in today's society is so many children who grow old but don't grow up.  The term "Failure to Launch" has been coined to describe children over twenty who aren't really yet adults.  They don't take on adult responsibilities.  They often are still at home with their parents.  Not every person who lives with their parents is in this category, but society has seen a scary trend of more and more children who depend on their parents for support.

One of the driving factors of this trend is children are not embracing and taking on adult responsibilities.  They get married at a much later time in their life, and frequently never marry.  Rather than looking to establish a home and form a family their primary goals are more focused on short term satisfaction from playing video games, traveling or just hanging out with their friends.  They miss out on the joy that comes from marriage and children, and they miss out on the growth. 

Homeschooling provides a setting where parents can encourage and support children to take on more responsibility.  In contrast to the Helicopter parents who push their children through high school and follow their children to college, to make sure Johnny stays focused on school, homeschooling parents normally encourage their children to take ownership of their own education and a young age so by the time their children go off to college the children will welcome the chance to be in charge.

Public schools' busy schedule with tons of homework push aside any time for gradually learning to run a household or start up a small business.  With homeschooling the parents have greater flexibility to make sure their children are more well-rounded.

It would be interesting to see a study which focused on failure to launch children from the public at large vs. those from homeschooled families.  I expect homeschooled children would have a much higher percentage of those who grew up as their grew old.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

The latest Homeschool Showcase

The latest Homeschool Showcase is up at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

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Death From the Skies!

Death From the Skies

Well, OK, not really. But Friday's meteor landing in Russia, combined with the flyby of an asteroid that came closer to the Earth than many satellites made for some exciting current events.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Obama Bid to Deport Homeschool Refugees May Threaten US Rights

Homeschooling advocates are up in arms after Obama's Justice Department, led by disgraced Attorney General Eric Holder, claimed that a ban on home education was not a violation of fundamental human rights. by Alex ...

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I homeschool to model honesty and bravery to my kids | Penelope ...

I've always believed that homeschooling is more about the parents getting used to the idea than the kids. When we were new to homeschooling and we ran to the grocery store during "school hours" I would tell my kids to say ...

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

This week's Carnival of Homeschoolings is up - With a big heart

This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up at homeschoolbuzz.com.

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In honor of Valentines Day, we celebrate the big hearts of homeschooling families. After all, love is the reason we homeschool and home is where we learn to love.

The first love of all children are their parents. I remember making valentines each year for my Mom as a child. I would still be sending her one if she was still with us. Collected below are the posts of some loving homeschoolers as they share their wisdom with us all.
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Check out the cool valentines heart in the carnival.


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Home school rights at stake, Holder is a threat. | Peace . Gold . Liberty

in. Daily Paul Liberty Forum. Homeschool Legal Defense Association is taking the Federal Government to court. Evidently, Attorney General Holder thinks that banning homeschooling doesn't violate fundamental rights.

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