This hope-filled article discusses how homeschooling and nurturing has saved two "throw-away" children who were saved from neglect and hardship. (Click on title above to read the article.)
Love changes everything
By Beth Dalbey
bethdalbey@bpcdm.com
If you believe people are ìcalledî to certain tasks in life, you have to believe it was destiny that led Sean Kearney and Alissa Tschetter-Siedeschlaw to adopt two foster children many people had given up on.
Kearney is the chairman of the speech and theater arts department at Grand View College, and his wife, Tschetter-Siedeschlaw, is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools their children. Together, theyíre two of the most effective advocates in Iowa ñ or anywhere ñ for children dumped in the child-welfare system.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
Comeuppance for bullying
Will school bullying or bullying elsewhere for that matter end with
anti-bullying legislation. 22 states are going to try. Were you or your
children bullied?
Read beginning of article below and to read the rest click on the title above.
By Jen Waters
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 26, 2005
Bullying is no longer considered a harmless rite of passage in childhood, says Capt. Stephanie Bryn, a spokeswoman on the issue for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Adults need to recognize it's not OK," Capt. Bryn says. "In the past, we really didn't deal with bullying. We said, 'Boys will be boys. Girls will be girls.' We don't let that go anymore. We ask that people would stop and address bullying."
Bullying, repeatedly lashing out at other people physically or verbally, can affect students' well-being. Harassment can lead to problems such as depression and a drop in grades.
Currently, 22 states have anti-bullying legislation, including Maryland and Virginia, which both adopted laws this year. Virginia law requires that students receive instruction on the inappropriateness of bullying and provides legal protection to school authorities who report incidents of bullying. Maryland law requires that incidents of student harassment or intimidation be reported.
anti-bullying legislation. 22 states are going to try. Were you or your
children bullied?
Read beginning of article below and to read the rest click on the title above.
By Jen Waters
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 26, 2005
Bullying is no longer considered a harmless rite of passage in childhood, says Capt. Stephanie Bryn, a spokeswoman on the issue for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Adults need to recognize it's not OK," Capt. Bryn says. "In the past, we really didn't deal with bullying. We said, 'Boys will be boys. Girls will be girls.' We don't let that go anymore. We ask that people would stop and address bullying."
Bullying, repeatedly lashing out at other people physically or verbally, can affect students' well-being. Harassment can lead to problems such as depression and a drop in grades.
Currently, 22 states have anti-bullying legislation, including Maryland and Virginia, which both adopted laws this year. Virginia law requires that students receive instruction on the inappropriateness of bullying and provides legal protection to school authorities who report incidents of bullying. Maryland law requires that incidents of student harassment or intimidation be reported.
Mom With a Kick
Great story about another homeschool mom who manages to make time for 8 kids
and much more... be inspired...
She homeschools 8 kids, coaches debate and teaches tae kwon do
By NATE WILKINSON The York Dispatch
The cars come to a stop and the kids enter the academy, lugging gym bags bigger than their bodies.
Shoes and socks come off at the door. Bags go on the back wall.
Somewhere near the sea of Nike sneakers and Spider-Man sandals, Karen Caroe is about to begin class. The mother of eight, the homeschool teacher, the debate coach, is about to teach tae kwon do.
It all started just like everything else. Caroe never expected to get a black belt. She never expected to become a teacher, to spend her weeknights standing in front of barefoot kids wearing white robes and belts of all different colors.
A learning tool: Caroe started her son, Stephen, in tae kwon do about three years ago because she thought it would be good for his learning disability. He was 9 years old and didn't know his home address.
The classes were supposed to be a learning tool. Instead they became a way of life.
Read the article by clicking on the title above.
and much more... be inspired...
She homeschools 8 kids, coaches debate and teaches tae kwon do
By NATE WILKINSON The York Dispatch
The cars come to a stop and the kids enter the academy, lugging gym bags bigger than their bodies.
Shoes and socks come off at the door. Bags go on the back wall.
Somewhere near the sea of Nike sneakers and Spider-Man sandals, Karen Caroe is about to begin class. The mother of eight, the homeschool teacher, the debate coach, is about to teach tae kwon do.
It all started just like everything else. Caroe never expected to get a black belt. She never expected to become a teacher, to spend her weeknights standing in front of barefoot kids wearing white robes and belts of all different colors.
A learning tool: Caroe started her son, Stephen, in tae kwon do about three years ago because she thought it would be good for his learning disability. He was 9 years old and didn't know his home address.
The classes were supposed to be a learning tool. Instead they became a way of life.
Read the article by clicking on the title above.
Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love
Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love
by David H. Albert
As a former book publisher, I duly understand the obligation placed upon an author that, when he chooses the title for a book, he should be expected to explain it. The problem is, as the author of this one, I am very reluctant to do so.
I would like to believe that the very notion of a curriculum of love
should be able to stand on its own, without any need of explication. Love - combined with anything regarding children - is its own testament, and doesn't need some high-fallutin' homeschooling author pontificating about it.
Read the rest of the article by clicking on the title above.
by David H. Albert
As a former book publisher, I duly understand the obligation placed upon an author that, when he chooses the title for a book, he should be expected to explain it. The problem is, as the author of this one, I am very reluctant to do so.
I would like to believe that the very notion of a curriculum of love
should be able to stand on its own, without any need of explication. Love - combined with anything regarding children - is its own testament, and doesn't need some high-fallutin' homeschooling author pontificating about it.
Read the rest of the article by clicking on the title above.
All in the Family
By John Leo Sun Sep 25, 8:10 PM ET
Two decades of research produced a consensus among social scientists of both left and right that family structure has a serious impact on children, even when controlling for income, race and other variables. In other words, we are talking about not a problem of race but about a problem of family formation or, rather, the lack of it. The best outcomes for children -- whether in academic performance, avoidance of crime and drugs, or financial and economic success -- are almost invariably produced by married biological parents. The worst results are by never-married women.
Read this article by clicking on the link above.
Two decades of research produced a consensus among social scientists of both left and right that family structure has a serious impact on children, even when controlling for income, race and other variables. In other words, we are talking about not a problem of race but about a problem of family formation or, rather, the lack of it. The best outcomes for children -- whether in academic performance, avoidance of crime and drugs, or financial and economic success -- are almost invariably produced by married biological parents. The worst results are by never-married women.
Read this article by clicking on the link above.
Homeschooled students do well in spelling, geography bees
Now, because homeschooled children are, in most states, the winners, or among the top
placers in spelling bees and the like... parents and schools are getting jealous??? Read article by
clicking on the title.
September 26, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Homeschooled students have won the past three state spelling bees, prompting some jealousy among parents and peers who attend public and private schools.
But education officials and homeschool advocates say homeschoolers win because they have focus, family support and a genuine interest in their education.
placers in spelling bees and the like... parents and schools are getting jealous??? Read article by
clicking on the title.
September 26, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Homeschooled students have won the past three state spelling bees, prompting some jealousy among parents and peers who attend public and private schools.
But education officials and homeschool advocates say homeschoolers win because they have focus, family support and a genuine interest in their education.
Homeschool your kids and save the planet!
One more reason to homeschool ...conserve energy, clean the air... To read article click on the title.
byDoug Powers
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Fossil fuel: enemy of mankind. It burns dirty, spews its smoky bilge into the air, clogs our lungs, causes global warming, and yes, even strengthens hurricanes – or so we're told by some. How can this be combated? Homeschooling is a good start. It might sound crazy, but it's a solution even Al Gore should embrace.
School buses alone burn hundreds of millions of gallons of diesel fuel every year, which is harmful to the environment, not to mention the fact that our children stand next to those idling smokestacks, loading their lungs with more toxic gunk than they'd inhale riding in Willie Nelson's tour bus with the windows up.
byDoug Powers
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Fossil fuel: enemy of mankind. It burns dirty, spews its smoky bilge into the air, clogs our lungs, causes global warming, and yes, even strengthens hurricanes – or so we're told by some. How can this be combated? Homeschooling is a good start. It might sound crazy, but it's a solution even Al Gore should embrace.
School buses alone burn hundreds of millions of gallons of diesel fuel every year, which is harmful to the environment, not to mention the fact that our children stand next to those idling smokestacks, loading their lungs with more toxic gunk than they'd inhale riding in Willie Nelson's tour bus with the windows up.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Homeschoolers split over education bill
Thursday, September 22, 2005
By Aurora Meyer Southeast Missourian
The bill would clarify some of the federal laws that were written for public schools but impact homeschool education.
Education legislation has divided those in favor of homeschooling with supporters applauding efforts to guard against discrimination, and opponents fearing government intervention.
Introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Sept. 13, the Homeschool Nondiscrimination Bill would clarify some of the federal laws that were written for public schools but impact homeschool education. (To read article, click on the title.)
By Aurora Meyer Southeast Missourian
The bill would clarify some of the federal laws that were written for public schools but impact homeschool education.
Education legislation has divided those in favor of homeschooling with supporters applauding efforts to guard against discrimination, and opponents fearing government intervention.
Introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Sept. 13, the Homeschool Nondiscrimination Bill would clarify some of the federal laws that were written for public schools but impact homeschool education. (To read article, click on the title.)
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Homeschooling - Families educate their own children for variety of reasons
Published for the community of Fort Leavenworth Kansas
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Homeschooling - Families educate their own children for variety of reasons
Kyle Tarvin reviews sign language and increases vocabulary with her daughter, Aerin, during a home-schooling session Sept. 6. Lamp photo by Prudence Siebert.
by Jeff Crawley, Staff Writer
When Kyle and Maj. Tony Tarvin decided to homeschool their daughter Aerin it was a decision based on many factors. Like most military families, the Tarvins move often so a primary reason to homeschool was to maintain continuity in their 9-year-old's education.
"Aerin is just starting fourth grade, and she would have been in four schools already if we didn't homeschool," said Kyle Tarvin, who began homeschooling her daughter in kindergarten. Maj. Tarvin works at the TRADOC Analysis Center.
Whatever the considerations, homeschooler David Foreman of Lansing said parents homeschool for the same reason that other parents send their children to public or private schools: "They want to provide the best possible education they can for their children."
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Homeschooling - Families educate their own children for variety of reasons
Kyle Tarvin reviews sign language and increases vocabulary with her daughter, Aerin, during a home-schooling session Sept. 6. Lamp photo by Prudence Siebert.
by Jeff Crawley, Staff Writer
When Kyle and Maj. Tony Tarvin decided to homeschool their daughter Aerin it was a decision based on many factors. Like most military families, the Tarvins move often so a primary reason to homeschool was to maintain continuity in their 9-year-old's education.
"Aerin is just starting fourth grade, and she would have been in four schools already if we didn't homeschool," said Kyle Tarvin, who began homeschooling her daughter in kindergarten. Maj. Tarvin works at the TRADOC Analysis Center.
Whatever the considerations, homeschooler David Foreman of Lansing said parents homeschool for the same reason that other parents send their children to public or private schools: "They want to provide the best possible education they can for their children."
(Homeschooled) Siblings enter UC Berkeley as junior transfers
The Pierce children's parents did not want to see their children's learning
slow down in a traditional school environment - so they homeschooled them.Now, at 13 and 14 years old, they begin their junior year at college.
Read the article by clicking on the title above.
Article By Noel Gallagher, Media Relations | 21 September 2005
BERKELEY – Charles Pierce really likes playing video games. He practices piano and violin. He used to study aikido, but lately he's been more interested in taking up fencing. Lately, however, the 13-year-old has mostly been hitting the books.
Charles is the youngest transfer student this fall at the University of California, Berkeley, where he's now in his junior year. His 14-year-old sister, Mayumi, also transferred in this fall as a junior.
slow down in a traditional school environment - so they homeschooled them.Now, at 13 and 14 years old, they begin their junior year at college.
Read the article by clicking on the title above.
Article By Noel Gallagher, Media Relations | 21 September 2005
BERKELEY – Charles Pierce really likes playing video games. He practices piano and violin. He used to study aikido, but lately he's been more interested in taking up fencing. Lately, however, the 13-year-old has mostly been hitting the books.
Charles is the youngest transfer student this fall at the University of California, Berkeley, where he's now in his junior year. His 14-year-old sister, Mayumi, also transferred in this fall as a junior.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
No Place Like School
Laramie, Wyoming homeschooling family makes the news.
No Place Like School...
By Micah Sturr
No Place Like School...
By Micah Sturr
Boomerang Staff Writer
Fourth-grader London Homer-Wambeam gets to cook and write and do art in school. He’s pretty good with his multiplication tables. He writes and illustrates his own magazine complete with puzzles, games, how-to-draw sections and serialized science fiction cliffhangers.
London loves his teacher. He literally loves her.
His teacher is his mom, Laurie Homer.
“It’s a lot of fun because if I have trouble with a problem — in public school, they would have tons of kids with the problem and the teacher would have to go back and forth — at home, there’s only one kid,” London said.
HONDA - Again - Please Read
HONDA - Home School Non-Discriminatory Act - proposed by HSLDA - has revived old disputes
and passionate debate. Please read what is posted on Home Education Magazine Blog pages. (Click on the title above URL link below.)
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/editorial/?p=70
and passionate debate. Please read what is posted on Home Education Magazine Blog pages. (Click on the title above URL link below.)
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/editorial/?p=70
Monday, September 19, 2005
Homeschooling as a better alternative to Public School
(An editorial opinion from OpinionEditorials.com) Click on the Title to read the article.
by Chris Liakos
Hundreds of thousands of families have made the decision to homeschool. According to Christine Scheller, an estimated three to four percent of the school age population, approximately two million students, participate in homeschool (Scheller 47). While the reasons for individual decisions to homeschool may vary, many parents cite serious concerns about the academic failures of the public school system and the on-campus social exposure of students to the use of tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and sexually explicit behaviors. The homeschool environment promises a more wholesome atmosphere and academic progress that can be monitored closely by parent instructors with a vested interest in the student's learning outcome. *Although a homeschool program may not meet the needs of every student, it is becoming recognized as a decidedly superior alternative to the public school system for many.*
by Chris Liakos
Hundreds of thousands of families have made the decision to homeschool. According to Christine Scheller, an estimated three to four percent of the school age population, approximately two million students, participate in homeschool (Scheller 47). While the reasons for individual decisions to homeschool may vary, many parents cite serious concerns about the academic failures of the public school system and the on-campus social exposure of students to the use of tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and sexually explicit behaviors. The homeschool environment promises a more wholesome atmosphere and academic progress that can be monitored closely by parent instructors with a vested interest in the student's learning outcome. *Although a homeschool program may not meet the needs of every student, it is becoming recognized as a decidedly superior alternative to the public school system for many.*
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Elizabeth Family Subject Of Documentary (NJ)
LIZABETH—The Borenstein-Burd family of Elizabeth is the subject of the groundbreaking documentary Inventing a Girl: An Experience in Homeschooling by filmmaker Fernanda Rossi.
It will be shown Saturday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m., at the Elizabeth Public Library, 11 South Broad Street.
Lily Borenstein-Burd and her brother Russell are among the two million kids who are being taught at home. Rossi was introduced to them in 1996, and she lived with and filmed them for a period of over one year. In a unique twist, Rossi puts Lily in charge of the action and together they compile a list of essential questions about homeschooling, which they present to Lily's parents, Paula Borenstein and David Burd. (Read article by clickng above title.)
It will be shown Saturday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m., at the Elizabeth Public Library, 11 South Broad Street.
Lily Borenstein-Burd and her brother Russell are among the two million kids who are being taught at home. Rossi was introduced to them in 1996, and she lived with and filmed them for a period of over one year. In a unique twist, Rossi puts Lily in charge of the action and together they compile a list of essential questions about homeschooling, which they present to Lily's parents, Paula Borenstein and David Burd. (Read article by clickng above title.)
Monday, September 12, 2005
CULPEPER LIFE Homeschooling
Pamela Kulick - Staff Writer
Culpeper Star Exponent
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Noreen Shorey and her daughter Emily talk about how to search for information at the library.
“An assignment from God” is how Noreen Shorey and Ann Harrell view their profession.
Shorey and Harrell homeschool their children and while they admit there are many challenges that come with their job, they said the benefits far outweigh the stumbling blocks.
“God gave me my children for a reason and I believe it is my responsibility to teach them,” Harrell said. “I made the decision after I looked at children who were homeschooled and those receiving a public education. I realized those who had been homeschooled were part of a very close family and had developed a love for reading through their studies. That has always been my heart’s desire to foster a love of reading within my children.” Read Article by Clicking on Title Above.
Culpeper Star Exponent
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Noreen Shorey and her daughter Emily talk about how to search for information at the library.
“An assignment from God” is how Noreen Shorey and Ann Harrell view their profession.
Shorey and Harrell homeschool their children and while they admit there are many challenges that come with their job, they said the benefits far outweigh the stumbling blocks.
“God gave me my children for a reason and I believe it is my responsibility to teach them,” Harrell said. “I made the decision after I looked at children who were homeschooled and those receiving a public education. I realized those who had been homeschooled were part of a very close family and had developed a love for reading through their studies. That has always been my heart’s desire to foster a love of reading within my children.” Read Article by Clicking on Title Above.
Support networks are key when children are schooled at home
Support networks are key when children are schooled at home
By Pierre Comtois
GROTON -- As the new academic year begins, most children in Groton and across the region will be shrugging into backpacks and boarding familiar yellow buses for the ride to their local school buildings. A small minority, however, will not be following them.
For these other children, it will be enough to simply roll out of bed, have breakfast and walk into the next room to start their studies. Known as homeschoolers, these students are frequently taught by a parent in the comfortable surroundings of their own homes and enjoy a schedule far less defined than their counterparts in classrooms of 15, 20 or 25 children. READ ARTICLE BY CLICKING ON TITLE ABOVE.
By Pierre Comtois
GROTON -- As the new academic year begins, most children in Groton and across the region will be shrugging into backpacks and boarding familiar yellow buses for the ride to their local school buildings. A small minority, however, will not be following them.
For these other children, it will be enough to simply roll out of bed, have breakfast and walk into the next room to start their studies. Known as homeschoolers, these students are frequently taught by a parent in the comfortable surroundings of their own homes and enjoy a schedule far less defined than their counterparts in classrooms of 15, 20 or 25 children. READ ARTICLE BY CLICKING ON TITLE ABOVE.
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