Sam Blumenfeld, http://thenewamerican.com/opinion/sam-blumenfeld says this:
"The public schoolers have been dumbed-down to become followers, not leaders...Public schoolers live in an artificially extended childhood which requires no adult responsibility, and extended adolescence devoid of analytical thinking."
This certainly seems true of many who have graduated from public schools in the last 20 years or so.
For more info on how our public schools are dumbing down our children, read the book DUMBING US DOWN (The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling) by John Taylor Gatto - an award-winning (former) public school teacher with 26 years of public school teaching experience, who was voted as being New York State Teacher of the Year for 1991.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Not sure about whether or not you should homeschool? Maybe this will help you decide...
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/recommended-new-york-sex-ed-site-offers-middleschoolers-tips-on-eating-fece
What sane parent would want to expose their child to garbage such as this?
What sane parent would want to expose their child to garbage such as this?
Monday, October 24, 2011
Something worth considering...
If my kids/grandkids become indoctrinated, I want to be the one doing the indoctrination!
A documentary worth watching. Watch the trailers. Perhaps obtain the DVD for yourself and share with your friends.
http://www.indoctrinationmovie.com
A documentary worth watching. Watch the trailers. Perhaps obtain the DVD for yourself and share with your friends.
http://www.indoctrinationmovie.com
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Won't your child be "missing out" by not attending public school?"
The answer to that question is, "YES, most definitely! That is what we are hoping and praying for."
Homeschooled kids WILL & DO miss out on alot of stuff that goes on at public school. I will list a few things that your typical homeschooler will miss out on:
violence; bullying; peer pressure; exposure to cigarettes, alcohol, & illegal drugs; pre-marital sex & sexually transmitted diseases; disrespect towards parents & adults in general; cursing; selfishness; cliques & gangs; evolutionist, socialistic, humanistic, & communistic indoctrination; and the unhealthy form of competition that is promoted by high school ball games... The form of competition that the public schools generate makes the kids on the opposing team seem like an enemy to be vanquished. Brawls and/or verbal attacks frequently break out among students and parents alike.
Then there are the uncaring and/or incompetent teachers that students at public school will sometimes be forced to endure, and the huge student-teacher ratio (25 or more kids per teacher per class) which leads to a lack of individual attention being paid to each student. The high number of public high school graduates having to take remedial courses in college is a testament to these last two points.
Yes, I know that not all public school teachers are uncaring or incompetent. So, please, don't be offended. But, anyone who has attended public school for any length of time can attest to the fact that they have encountered at least one teacher who was more of a hindrance to their learning and/or emotional well-being than a help. I, myself a product of the public school system, can list several. I witnessed my third grade teacher in anger spank one of her students because that student could not work a math problem the teacher had put up on the blackboard. My 6th grade teacher frequently slept (uh...rested his eyes) in class. My 8th grade history teacher (the 8th graders attended the high school at that time) seemed to show favoritism towards the ball players and cheerleaders in her class. My Algebra 1 teacher did not understand Algebra and would have trouble working his own problems that he had put on the blackboard. I remember taking a test that had about 10 problems. I only got about 3 of them correct, but he gave me a passing grade anyway. I came out of that class with a passing grade for the year, but I did not know Algebra. Needless to say, I did not take any other math class in high school, but graduated anyway. Then there was my General Business teacher in high school. He was carrying on an affair with my best friend's sister, who had been a student of his. She was under-age and still in high school while this was going on!
Need I say more?
I could go on and list the problems my own children had with some of their teachers during the time they were in public school, but I won't. I think my meaning is clear enough. The fact is, parents who send their kids to public school and allow them to be taught by strangers are essentially putting their children at risk of not only a poor education, but also possible emotional and/or physical abuse.
Homeschooled kids WILL & DO miss out on alot of stuff that goes on at public school. I will list a few things that your typical homeschooler will miss out on:
violence; bullying; peer pressure; exposure to cigarettes, alcohol, & illegal drugs; pre-marital sex & sexually transmitted diseases; disrespect towards parents & adults in general; cursing; selfishness; cliques & gangs; evolutionist, socialistic, humanistic, & communistic indoctrination; and the unhealthy form of competition that is promoted by high school ball games... The form of competition that the public schools generate makes the kids on the opposing team seem like an enemy to be vanquished. Brawls and/or verbal attacks frequently break out among students and parents alike.
Then there are the uncaring and/or incompetent teachers that students at public school will sometimes be forced to endure, and the huge student-teacher ratio (25 or more kids per teacher per class) which leads to a lack of individual attention being paid to each student. The high number of public high school graduates having to take remedial courses in college is a testament to these last two points.
Yes, I know that not all public school teachers are uncaring or incompetent. So, please, don't be offended. But, anyone who has attended public school for any length of time can attest to the fact that they have encountered at least one teacher who was more of a hindrance to their learning and/or emotional well-being than a help. I, myself a product of the public school system, can list several. I witnessed my third grade teacher in anger spank one of her students because that student could not work a math problem the teacher had put up on the blackboard. My 6th grade teacher frequently slept (uh...rested his eyes) in class. My 8th grade history teacher (the 8th graders attended the high school at that time) seemed to show favoritism towards the ball players and cheerleaders in her class. My Algebra 1 teacher did not understand Algebra and would have trouble working his own problems that he had put on the blackboard. I remember taking a test that had about 10 problems. I only got about 3 of them correct, but he gave me a passing grade anyway. I came out of that class with a passing grade for the year, but I did not know Algebra. Needless to say, I did not take any other math class in high school, but graduated anyway. Then there was my General Business teacher in high school. He was carrying on an affair with my best friend's sister, who had been a student of his. She was under-age and still in high school while this was going on!
Need I say more?
I could go on and list the problems my own children had with some of their teachers during the time they were in public school, but I won't. I think my meaning is clear enough. The fact is, parents who send their kids to public school and allow them to be taught by strangers are essentially putting their children at risk of not only a poor education, but also possible emotional and/or physical abuse.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Yesterday, Yearbook Photos Were Taken...
Yesterday, student members of our homeschool group had their pictures taken for inclusion in our group's homeschool yearbook for 2011-2012. Later that evening, my 35 month old grandson went to visit his great-aunt. She asked him a question which went something like this: "How did you look when you had your picture taken?" She was expecting him to show her how he had smiled for the photo. Instead, he replied: "Pretty good!"
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