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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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POPSSchool Attendance and Crime Rates Read much more at the source(s). Those of us who home-school will not be surprised at the findings, but many some people who are sitting on the fence will be enlightened.
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POPSFalwell's Flub - Helped Pagan Proselytizing in Public Schools Jerry Falwell's organization forced a public school in Albemarle County, VA to let a Christian group distribute materials promoting their Vacation Bible School. Alas, a pagan group steps in and uses the same policy to distribute their materials, which led some Christians to develop a new-found appreciation for the separation of church and state. Via Friendly Atheist
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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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POPSThe effect and goal of progressive bias in education Bruce Walker: "The Nazis also warned parents that children who went to religious schools would be discriminated against in employment." "What happened in the 1930s in Nazi Germany, however, was preceded by what happened in Oregon in 1922. The Ku Klux Klan supported and passed the Compulsory Education Law which required that parents send their children to public schools and not private schools. The avowed purpose of this law was to get children "while their minds are plastic" and to turn the child into "a true American." "Many on the Left today see public education as primarily a mechanism to mold children into people who will better fit into the vision that these Leftists have for America. Those tinkerers should know what good company they keep: they are following in the footsteps of Nazi Germany and of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Educational monoculture is an invitation to tyranny."
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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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POPSSocialization? This is a great comment to a super post. When people ask homeschoolers about "socialization," they may not realize that school socialization is really indoctrination. Homeschoolers have no problem learning to be sociable (interacting with other people), but they often do not fit the "mold" of good little cogs of the state. This trait may make them seem like misfits. But the issue is not that they are socially inept, it's that they are individuals.
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POPSIndependent Homeschooling Interesting and very informative blog, Independent Homeschooling is written by a homeschooling mom. She looks at homeschooling as the best way to teach your child, while recognizing that not every single parent may be able to homeschool. She also looks at it in a very sensible manner, not expecting every child to exceed his peers, but simply to learn and be a person others like having around. I like this woman's attitude.
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POPSSky Mapss One of the newsletters I still get comes from Skymaps.com. They send you a free link to download the current sky map so you can use it in your astronomy science courses. There are also great articles and opportunities to purchase even more materials to supplement your homeschool science. As long as you comply with their terms of use, you can distribute the sky maps in the classroom setting. We used these for a few years during our homeschooling experience and I highly recommend them to you!
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