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POPS I LOVE IT! Free courses online. No Joke This site is absolutely amazing! It offers free education in any subject from Aerodynamics to Dentistry, from Calculus to History, from Business to Oceanography. All coursework is provided free of charge online. I checked it out and was very surprised by their offering.
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POPSIn A Nutshell: Why I Homeschool Couldn't clip it all, but this is a good start. Just based off of the few examples of "issues" that elementary schools have, I could write a book about why I decided to homeschool.
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POPSAnother reason to homeschool As if school shootings aren't enough, now the teachers are terrorizing elementary aged school children using the scenario as some kind of demented "training exercise". Why would sane adults so terrify the children in their charge? As a parent, I would be snatching my child from that school in a heartbeat and he'd never set foot in a public school again.
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POPSShould You Homeschool? Read the whole article. Let me point out that I whole-heartedly agree with most of the article, but, since we do not homeschool for religious reasons and therefore religion hardly (purposely) enters into our daily educational endeavors, I cannot speak to the writer's comments in #6.
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POPSSubway Bans Homeschooled Kids from Essay Contest More evidence of the anti-homeschooling movement in America. I have 4 friends who have committed their lives to the public education system. They are worn-out and completely discouraged. The "system" failed them and our kids. Take back your children's education....homeschool.
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POPS"No right to educate your own child?" If I had it to do over again, I would definitely homeschool. However, the resources were not so readily available as they are now. Homeschool my grandchildren??....absolutely! They are being indoctrinated, not educated. When save the planet, global warming, recycling, etc...is what I hear when they walk home with me...well, forget it! They are so smart and eager to learn. Reading, writing and arithmetic...add a little musical training, science, compute introduction, etc... But they can't keep it to the basic. The NEA has their agenda, but it is not that of many American parents.
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POPSAgainst Law to Homeschool Well once again the government of the people by the people and for the people seems to be giving it to the people. I do not know how the public education system got so out of control in this country but I think it is about time we the people started to take back control of the things that matter in our society, starting with the education of our children.
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POPS Businesses cater to homeschool families This is where we begin to see the public education system take a turn downward even further. I think in the next 10 years, only those who cannot afford to send their kids to a private school or have the skills to homeschool will be the ones going to public school. Since those doing the other two will demand that they not have to pay school tax - the public school systems will begin to consolidate. Eventually in 15-20 years, the public schools will be not have anyone attending but lower middle class and very few desiring to teach. Sad....but it seems like that is where things are headed. Hopefully I am wrong.
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POPSCalifornia and Homeschooling Parents in California don't have a right to homeschool their children. And what is the alternative, government schools. These people are acting like sending your children to government schools is a good thing. How far from reality can you get if you live in California?
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POPSHomeschooling in the News The National Home Education Research Institute, a non-profit research group, recently completed a comprehensive study of how former homeschoolers are faring in their adult lives. Of the 7,306 participants, 5,254 had been homeschooled for at least seven years. Some findings: • 74.2 percent had attained some college courses or higher in their education. In the general U.S. population in the same age range, the number is 46.2 percent. • 71 percent of the former homeschoolers are participating in an ongoing community activity, compared to 39 percent of all U.S. adults. • 55 percent say they would homeschool their own children. Lots more at the link
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POPSR-rated movie shown to 12 yr olds
Regardless of the content or movie, shouldn't teachers and schools be more judicious about what they show to 12 yr olds? Is any R-rated movie (or PG-13 for that matter) acceptable to be shown at school in a clasAnd people want to question "why" I homeschool and "if" I am competes of 12 yr olds? And without parental/guardian permission? The grandfather mentioned religion, but this is more than being against the family's religion. Public schools across the country are failing to educate children with the basic skills. Our own local high school got a "D". And my state has a wonderful track record for giving high school diplomas to teenagers who can't even read. How about focusing on the quality of education...and giving children the skills they need to become functional adults???? What good are recreational movies, cultural studies, diversity training, and sex ed (any type) if the graduates NEVER successfully integrate with society and become productive members of it?
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POPSFree Astronomy Curricula These interesting and engaging lessons are free for you to use in your homeschool classroom. While they may require you to have certain equipment, they can be adapted to suit your classroom and the tools you have on hand. They include lessons for grades kindergarten through 12, so you can really cover a lot of learning territory in the homeschool setting. The free lessons are written to be downloaded in both PDF and RTF, so the choice is yours. Download in whichever format you can open.
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POPSOne Person Can Make A Difference!
This is one of the many reason I homeschool. I don't need another parent dictating to my kids what he/she believes they should/shouldn't be learning about. Now, I am NOT a strong proponent on either side of the global warming arguments. I see enough on both sides to make me stay out of the immediate fray. I don't recycle, but I do try to conserve energy any way that I can and so on. But, you won't see me lecturing others about it and you won't see me voting for anything that resembles the Kyoto Treaty, either. My part in this world is going to end eventually, whether I save a few bucks on electricity or save a few trees. There are things more important to me like nuclear war, hoping that hubby does not come home from war in a you-know-what and raising smart and ethical kids in a world that seems more and more "f"'d up everyday. If nothing else, this guy seems like the perfect candidate for homeschooling his kids (even if he too closely fits the stereo-type).
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POPSWorldwide Open Courseware Here is a worldwide open courseware consortium. US members include: Harvard Law School, Berkman Center for Internet and Society Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Tufts University University of California, Irvine University of Massachusetts Boston University of Notre Dame Utah State University Utah Valley State College Wheelock College "An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. The mission of the OpenCourseWare Consortium is to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware."
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