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Thank you to those who have written and asked how I'm doing and for the nomination in the Homeschool Blog Awards.I'm glad to see the awards continue, Heather and crew are doing an excellent job!As for me, life is good and I'm doing well.The article from the Washington Post, Pearls before breakfast speaks volumes about how we live our lives.It's all music and I don't want to miss another note.You've challenged, encouraged, and inspired me every day.I've done the same for you.But all good things must come to an end sometime.Assuming you thought Spunky Homeschool as a good thing.And today is the day for me to leave Spunky Homeschool behind and move on to new opportunities.UPDATE: Thank you for all the kind and gracious comments.That has always been intentional.Education and family life in the world are the subject.When one writes a book you know when the last page is approaching.Blogs of this sort don't have an ending, the discussion will continue long after me.Perhaps that's why this may seem more abrupt and sudden.There will never be an end until Jesus returns, thus no time to leave will ever seem appropriate.But know that the decision was made in obedience to the Lord not from malice or disrespect toward anyone.There isn't a reason for leaving, but a calling to go forward.It's telling the truth as I always do.You deserve that from me.Thank you for your nomination, if you would like to vote here's the place.More than I could have ever imagined and in so many places.Thank you and God bless you all.If he intervened, he was chastised for not following policy, he says.His wife now works the night shift so he can homeschool their two children.It is so very sad and it makes my previous post Schools for the 21st Century even more important to read and think about.My humble apologies to Martin Luther King.My children are at orchestra until 10 so I'm not sure if I'll get to listen or not.News from my mailbox, Blogger and homeschool dad Steve Sensenig's new CD, Christmas Solitude, arrived this weekend.Our whole family enjoyed listening to the familiar songs of Christmas played in Steve's warm and inspiring style.Ann Voskamp sent me a copy of her book, The Glorious Coming.It is a great Advent devotional leading up to Christmas Day.We're a few days late, but we plan to start our Jesse Tree today.Steve and Ann for their unsolicited generosity.Students at the Columbia University School of Journalism were caught cheating on an ETHICS exam.Journalistic Obligation," is taught by New York Times columnist Samuel G.Did they expect anything less from a New York Times columnist as their professor?But what did this professor base his ethics course on?Christians have chosen the Bible as our standard, believers of other religions have their book as well, but I never could grasp where unbelievers of any sort get their standard of right and wrong.Without an independent standard, it all becomes arbitrary and relative to the situation.You gotta love the creativity of the Young Conservatives at the University of Texas.The scene will also display a terrorist shepherd and an angel in the form of Nancy Pelosi.Speaking of the nativity, are you planning on seeing The Nativity Story?It opened today around the country.The Daley Plaza, a Chicago marketplace won't show film clips on the grounds that it is too "commercial," but a public high school in Fairfax showed the movie in the school's theatre in the evening with the blessing of the ACLU.Schools For the 21st Century
Dec.How convenient the UN Education Bureau is right there!In essence, IB programmes are "fit for purpose" for the 21st century!International Baccalaureate (IB) program in middle schools...Hill, a former school administrator from Tasmania, Australia, said the role of international education and culture, is to fulfill the vision of UNESCO's constitution in its opening words: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed."The international leaders in cooperation with our "compassionate conservative" President wants to construct the minds of our children to conform to global standards of "peace."The goal of education is no longer to teach the kind of literacy, wisdom and knowledge we once considered essentials of responsible citizenship.Educators may promise to "teach students to think for themselves," but if they finish what they have started, tomorrow's students will have neither the facts nor the freedom needed for independent thinking.AM
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News and commentary on family life...Are Schools Becoming the New Social Workers?Ball State University professor Jill Miels said...They struggle to process the images of sex, violence and adult humor, even when their parents try to shield them.On the flip side, parents and especially Christian homeschooling parents need to guard against making the family more than it was intended to be.The end goal is not just a wonderful family life.There is nothing wrong with any of these things I have just mentioned.They are often a source of inspiration and encouragement.And it is a strong urge.If I seek to make my home or family the center of my life, I risk turning my eyes away from Christ and His glory.World Report adds to the unschooling hysteria.For that, it seems one must attach some sort of structure to intrinsically unstructured unschooled learning.It's an entirely larger question whether "unschooled" kids can enter the real and highly structured (or schooled) world and succeed without the requisite navigational skills.For a woman who claims to have covered politics since God was a baby she seems pretty naive about life in the real world.Everyday thousands of homeschool families are paying their taxes to produce bus loads of unproductive citizens courtesy of the public schools.It's not worth clicking over to read how it all turned out.Suffice it to say, her children were too cool to homeschool and think the word homeschooler is a synonym for "nerd."The mother's conclusion was predictable, unschooling is just an excuse for lazy parenting.Thankfully, her attitude reflects more on lazy research than anything else.No offense Lindsey, this is all "tongue in cheek."Like it or not, unschooling is getting some attention.I'm not an unschooler, but I know many readers are.If they will come for me (regulate me; prohibit me from customizing my children's education), an unschooler (who lives a very organized life), because *I* am not using a standard enough approach, then "regular" homeschoolers are also at risk.And, to prepare for those tests, you'll have to use a prescribed (by guess whom?There goes your homeschool freedom.The truth is, I know few homeschoolers who are not influenced in some way by some of the ideas of unschooling or who do not develop or already possess, on their own, a responsiveness to their children's needs and interests and learning styles that is related to the ideas of unschooling.We are not too different from "regular" homeschoolers.Going after a homeschooling subgroup creates a path to further limit all homeschoolers.The reason they cannot comprehend the life of a homeschooler or unschooler is because they themselves have been institutionalized to think learning only happens when a child sits at a desk coloring ovals until a timer beeps.It's time someone told these columnists to stop, put your pencils down, turn in your article, and get outside for a dose of the real world.Lindsey and quite a few others left comments here.Related Tags: home school, homeschool, Dr.This guy works hard so I don't have to!What is a Teacher
On Your First Day of Homeschooling
Why Do We Educate?On State Testing
Me Thinks We Doth Test Too Much!High Stakes Testing
Someone Get's It!Spunky's Web Designers
Two great homeschool kids who took my wacky ideas and turned them into reality!Jake Smith of StillThinking for the programming assistance.They designed blog buttons for all the nominees and winners.The random blog promo goes to....The awards have made many aware of new and different blogs.That has made this endeavor a complete success.AM
Thanks for posting the results.Actually, I was wondering if you could post the original ballot so people could check out all the blogs.I'd sure like a chance to visit them all.It was hosted off site so I'll have to repost it here.Like we Cleveland Browns fans always say, "Maybe next year"!AM
Rookie teams have a disadvantage in the first year.PM
Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you!What is a Teacher
On Your First Day of Homeschooling
Why Do We Educate?High Stakes Testing
Someone Get's It!Spunky's Web Designers
Two great homeschool kids who took my wacky ideas and turned them into reality!Spunky has embroidered facial features, a plush nose, and endearingly floppy ears.He contains no beans
and is machine washable.For the young, and young at heart, Spunky is waiting...Note: 8" Spunky contains a barking mechanism (limited life), and is Surface Washable only.With each purchase of a Big Spunky, receive a matching Spunky Rattle (4") free!All copyright graphics are marked for easy identification using visible and invisible digital watermarks.Any use of these graphics are strictly prohibited by law.Thank you for visiting the Bear St.Wide Wild World of GUND.Spunky is a gorgeous puppy!Spunky has embroidered facial features, a plush nose, and endearingly floppy ears.All copyright graphics are marked for easy identification using visible and invisible digital watermarks.Any use of these graphics are strictly prohibited by law.Wide Wild World of GUND.Spunky Old Broad Who Kicks
Butt is a reflection of my heart.Living A Life Free of Regret.What makes me mad is when I hear people talk about older
women being over the hill with no hope.YOU have that same power
for greatness just like anyone else.How would you view
the future if you knew..You re the one who does the work.Let me give you a
chance to be who and what you want.
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