"...in 1941, the principal in my school read the 23rd Psalm at our assemblies. Children were taught to read with phonics, write in cursive, and learned the arithmetic facts by rote memorization. So, dyslexia was unheard of, and there was no such thing as 'attention deficit disorder'. The teacher stood at the head of the class...we all sat at desks bolted to the floor, and everyone's attention was focused on her. Or else! So, you weren't allowed to have 'attention deficit disorder'."
- Sam Blumenfeld, educational author; creator of Alpha Phonics and the How to Tutor series.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
The dangers of having an elevated self-esteem...
During the past 30 years or so, the public schools have done a fantastic job of elevating the self-esteem of their students. ( "Self-esteem" - thinking highly of oneself , sometimes to the point of feeling superior to others - has been confused with the term self-respect. "Self-respect" is having a high standard of moral conduct. Having self-respect leads to having respect for others. ) Beginning in pre-school, public school students are repeatedly taught the concepts of "I am special.", "I can do no wrong.", "It's not my fault.", "My feelings come first.", "Everyone gets the prize (regardless of the quality of effort involved).", "Everyone gets promoted to the next grade level and eventually graduates. No Child (is) Left Behind regardless of whether he/she has mastered the subjects for his/her grade level at school." Kids are taught that they have a "right" to "not be offended" (which exists NO WHERE in the U.S. Constitution), and are encouraged to "tolerate diversity", which actually is a guise to support immorality. Oh, and don't forget "The world (parents, strangers, the government, etc.) owes me.", "It's the government's job to take care of me - to see to my needs."
John Rosemond - family psychologist and author http://www.rosemond.com - has revealed that research has proven the higher a person's self-esteem, the lower his regard for others. The highest self-esteem scores have been from those who are incarcerated in maximum security prisons.
Dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Fidel Castro, and Saddam Hussein (to name a few), all had very high self-esteem.
When I was growing up, and in the generations before me, kids were taught right from wrong - to feel badly for the wrongs they'd done - to confess and make restitution. They were taught to put the safety and well-being of their family and friends above themselves. They were taught to help folks in need, who were unable to help themselves. Kids were taught that they would be punished for wrong-doing. They were taught to be ashamed for the wrongs they had committed and to make an effort to do better. Kids were taught their proper place in the family and in society. They were cherished, but not catered to. They did not rule the roost in their household. Parents knew what was best for their children, and children were expected to abide by the wishes of their parents WITHOUT QUESTION! Kids were taught to be confident in their abilities without being prideful. If kids got sassy due to temporarily elevated self-esteems, then they were quickly humbled down by their parents or teachers. These kids grew up to be decent, law-abiding citizens.
During the last 30 years, Biblical morality and principles have been taken away from the public arena, and particularly they have been taken out of our public schools. They have been replaced with the modern-day "I am special; I can do no wrong; don't hurt my self-esteem" propaganda spouted by liberal, atheistic child psychologists. Jesus said, "Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." (Matthew 23:12) "A man's pride shall bring him low..." (Proverbs 29:23)
The Bible tells us to not think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think (see Galatians 6:3) - to be humble - to esteem others above ourselves. The Bible also teaches us to "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth..." (Proverbs 27:2) Jesus told us that if we want to be great, then we must become as servants to help those who are in true need (as opposed to those who are just too lazy to help themselves) - to do for others (and for ourselves) instead of expecting others to do for us. (see Mark 9:35)
John Rosemond - family psychologist and author http://www.rosemond.com - has revealed that research has proven the higher a person's self-esteem, the lower his regard for others. The highest self-esteem scores have been from those who are incarcerated in maximum security prisons.
Dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Fidel Castro, and Saddam Hussein (to name a few), all had very high self-esteem.
When I was growing up, and in the generations before me, kids were taught right from wrong - to feel badly for the wrongs they'd done - to confess and make restitution. They were taught to put the safety and well-being of their family and friends above themselves. They were taught to help folks in need, who were unable to help themselves. Kids were taught that they would be punished for wrong-doing. They were taught to be ashamed for the wrongs they had committed and to make an effort to do better. Kids were taught their proper place in the family and in society. They were cherished, but not catered to. They did not rule the roost in their household. Parents knew what was best for their children, and children were expected to abide by the wishes of their parents WITHOUT QUESTION! Kids were taught to be confident in their abilities without being prideful. If kids got sassy due to temporarily elevated self-esteems, then they were quickly humbled down by their parents or teachers. These kids grew up to be decent, law-abiding citizens.
During the last 30 years, Biblical morality and principles have been taken away from the public arena, and particularly they have been taken out of our public schools. They have been replaced with the modern-day "I am special; I can do no wrong; don't hurt my self-esteem" propaganda spouted by liberal, atheistic child psychologists. Jesus said, "Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." (Matthew 23:12) "A man's pride shall bring him low..." (Proverbs 29:23)
The Bible tells us to not think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think (see Galatians 6:3) - to be humble - to esteem others above ourselves. The Bible also teaches us to "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth..." (Proverbs 27:2) Jesus told us that if we want to be great, then we must become as servants to help those who are in true need (as opposed to those who are just too lazy to help themselves) - to do for others (and for ourselves) instead of expecting others to do for us. (see Mark 9:35)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
What Babies Learn Before They're Born...
The information on this video just confirms what our grannies of long ago used to tell new, expectant mothers. Somehow, this knowledge was lost in the last 40 years or so. When I was growing up, this knowledge was considered to be nothing more than old wive's tales. Not anymore! Those old grannies knew what they were talking about!
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/opinion/paul-ted-talk/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/opinion/paul-ted-talk/index.html
Monday, December 12, 2011
Artificially Induced Dyslexia...
"Traditional phonics - learning to read by sounding out letters and blends of letters in order to read the word - went out the window in favor of 'look-say' reading - where students supposedly learn to read by memorizing 'whole' words or by associating words with pictures." - Mel & Norma Gabler (What Are They Teaching Our Children?)
In their book, the Gablers reveal how students' test scores dropped significantly in the United States after the 'look-say' reading method was implemented in the public schools. As early as 1974, college textbooks were being rewritten at 8th & 9th grade reading levels due to the large number of college freshmen who were unable to understand the language of college-level texts.
Also, the Gablers' research into dyslexia has brought to light the possibility that dyslexia can be artificially induced in students who are taught the 'look-say' method of reading, rather than a phonics-based method.
In short, the 'look-say' method treats a word as if it were a picture or an image to be 'interpreted' by the reader. Not every 'look-say' reader will interpret the word the same. No true reading is being done. It is more like a guessing game. The method is similar to a toddler/preschooler learning to recognize the word McDonald's mostly because of the golden arches which make up the first letter of the word. The word is not being 'read'. Instead, the word is seen by the 'reader' as a symbol which means McDonald's. The 'look-say' method of reading may work for some words - short, familiar words; but there will soon become a time when there will be too many letters in a long, unfamiliar word that has not been memorized. What then? Without a knowledge of phonics, those words will be impossible to decipher.
It is critical for students to master phonics in grades K-2. Without proper phonics instruction, a child will never become a skilled reader, and certainly will never be able to spell or write. A child who cannot read well due to this lack of proper phonics instruction, will soon be labled with a 'learning disability', regardless of the fact that he or she may not really have a disability.
Author, Samuel Blumenfeld said this, "Never have we had more reading experts, remedial specialists, and doctors of education devoted to reading. Never has more money been poured into reading 'research', and never have we had more illiteracy affecting every level of society."
Blumenfeld goes on to quote a Columbia University professor who said the first two years that students spend at college "has been, and remains, reparative." The high number of college freshmen who must take remedial math and English courses is a testament to that.
It is obvious that the teaching of the 'look-say' method of reading that is being done in many of our public schools has raised up children who cannot read and cannot spell, and are unjustly being labled as 'learning disabled'.
In their book, the Gablers reveal how students' test scores dropped significantly in the United States after the 'look-say' reading method was implemented in the public schools. As early as 1974, college textbooks were being rewritten at 8th & 9th grade reading levels due to the large number of college freshmen who were unable to understand the language of college-level texts.
Also, the Gablers' research into dyslexia has brought to light the possibility that dyslexia can be artificially induced in students who are taught the 'look-say' method of reading, rather than a phonics-based method.
In short, the 'look-say' method treats a word as if it were a picture or an image to be 'interpreted' by the reader. Not every 'look-say' reader will interpret the word the same. No true reading is being done. It is more like a guessing game. The method is similar to a toddler/preschooler learning to recognize the word McDonald's mostly because of the golden arches which make up the first letter of the word. The word is not being 'read'. Instead, the word is seen by the 'reader' as a symbol which means McDonald's. The 'look-say' method of reading may work for some words - short, familiar words; but there will soon become a time when there will be too many letters in a long, unfamiliar word that has not been memorized. What then? Without a knowledge of phonics, those words will be impossible to decipher.
It is critical for students to master phonics in grades K-2. Without proper phonics instruction, a child will never become a skilled reader, and certainly will never be able to spell or write. A child who cannot read well due to this lack of proper phonics instruction, will soon be labled with a 'learning disability', regardless of the fact that he or she may not really have a disability.
Author, Samuel Blumenfeld said this, "Never have we had more reading experts, remedial specialists, and doctors of education devoted to reading. Never has more money been poured into reading 'research', and never have we had more illiteracy affecting every level of society."
Blumenfeld goes on to quote a Columbia University professor who said the first two years that students spend at college "has been, and remains, reparative." The high number of college freshmen who must take remedial math and English courses is a testament to that.
It is obvious that the teaching of the 'look-say' method of reading that is being done in many of our public schools has raised up children who cannot read and cannot spell, and are unjustly being labled as 'learning disabled'.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
"You homeschool? Aren't you afraid your kids won't fit in?"
"No," says Rick Boyer of http://thelearningparent.blogspot.com , "I'm terrified they will. That's why I homeschool. We have a choice: our kids can fit in or they can stand out. Followers fit in; leaders stand out. As Max Lucado says, a man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
Alecia Wimer says, "Walk down the halls of any middle or high school and ask yourself what behavior do you want your children to imitate? Answer: none of it, basically."
Alecia Wimer says, "Walk down the halls of any middle or high school and ask yourself what behavior do you want your children to imitate? Answer: none of it, basically."
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Rendering to Caesar...
"If you render your child to Caesar, don't be surprised if he grows up thinking like a Roman."
- Rick Boyer http://thelearningparent.blogspot.com
- Rick Boyer http://thelearningparent.blogspot.com
Sunday, December 4, 2011
How will my child acquire a large vocabulary?
A child begins to learn vocabulary/speech skills from birth. It is very important that parents and/or guardians speak often to their infants and young children, and that they always speak clearly and use complete sentences as well. Engage your children in regular conversation. Ask your child questions and encourage him/her to answer you in complete sentences. Also, reading to young children everyday, even from infancy, will help them gain advanced verbal and reasoning skills. Some parents have made the mistake of talking "baby talk" to their infants so much that when these children began speaking, they were unable to to pronounce their words correctly. Frequently, children who have heard mostly "baby talk" as infants and toddlers, will go on to have speech problems throughout their early grades of school.
After your child has learned to read, encourage him/her to read for pleasure. Set aside a time each day to be used specifically for "fun" reading. This is an activity that parents AND their children should engage in together. Each of you choose a favorite book, magazine, or newspaper and sit in the same room together and read. If young children see their parents enjoying reading, then they will probably pick up the habit as well. Make available to your child a variety of age-appropriate reading materials that he/she can have easy access to during the child's free time.
After your child has learned to read, encourage him/her to read for pleasure. Set aside a time each day to be used specifically for "fun" reading. This is an activity that parents AND their children should engage in together. Each of you choose a favorite book, magazine, or newspaper and sit in the same room together and read. If young children see their parents enjoying reading, then they will probably pick up the habit as well. Make available to your child a variety of age-appropriate reading materials that he/she can have easy access to during the child's free time.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Caution is needed when choosing a Bible curriculum...
Many well known Christian text book publishers produce Bible curriculum along with their academic curriculum. While this may be a good thing in some instances, it can also sometimes NOT be a good thing. Sometimes you may come across a doctrine or belief within the curriculum that really has no Biblical basis, and it may conflict with your own personal convictions. For this reason, I do not advise parents to purchase a Bible curriculum for their children unless they are absolutely sure that their views are the same as those expressed in the Bible curriculum that they are considering for use with their children.
While homeschooling my own children, I did not use a separate, pre-written Bible curriculum. Even now, while homeschooling my grandson and while teaching young children in my Sunday School Class, I do not use a pre-written Bible curriculum. Instead, I create my own. I use various Bible crafts and printable pages of Bible characters or events. Bible crafts can be purchased from Oriental Trading Company www.orientaltradingcompany.com . Also, you can purchase books of Bible crafts ideas from Christian Book Distributors www.christianbook.com and Christian Light Publications, Inc. www.clp.org . Type into their search engines words such as "Bible crafts", "Christian crafts", "Art", "Crafts", "Bible coloring book", etc. You could also type into your internet search engine the words "Bible characters printable pages" or "Bible coloring pages" and see what comes up. I use the printables and crafts as visual aids to which I add Bible verses or read scriptures to bring out a moral or lesson.
If your family regularly takes part in church services and has daily Bible study / devotions, then there really is no need to purchase a separate Bible curriculum for your homeschool. You can find other ways to include the scriptures into your academic lessons without risk of exposing your young child to a doctrine that you may not agree with.
While homeschooling my own children, I did not use a separate, pre-written Bible curriculum. Even now, while homeschooling my grandson and while teaching young children in my Sunday School Class, I do not use a pre-written Bible curriculum. Instead, I create my own. I use various Bible crafts and printable pages of Bible characters or events. Bible crafts can be purchased from Oriental Trading Company www.orientaltradingcompany.com . Also, you can purchase books of Bible crafts ideas from Christian Book Distributors www.christianbook.com and Christian Light Publications, Inc. www.clp.org . Type into their search engines words such as "Bible crafts", "Christian crafts", "Art", "Crafts", "Bible coloring book", etc. You could also type into your internet search engine the words "Bible characters printable pages" or "Bible coloring pages" and see what comes up. I use the printables and crafts as visual aids to which I add Bible verses or read scriptures to bring out a moral or lesson.
If your family regularly takes part in church services and has daily Bible study / devotions, then there really is no need to purchase a separate Bible curriculum for your homeschool. You can find other ways to include the scriptures into your academic lessons without risk of exposing your young child to a doctrine that you may not agree with.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Having a high (large) vocabulary is important to success...
From the book, What Are They Teaching Our Children? by Mel & Norma Gabler:
"The Human Engineering Laboratory has found from many years of testing that:
'The one thing successful people have in common...[is] high vocabulary...
Vocabulary will determine how high they climb...Brilliant aptitudes aren't
worth much without words to give them wings.'
They also found that:
'The...rise in violence correlates with the drop in vocabulary...crime and violence
predominate among people who score low in vocabulary.' "
"The Human Engineering Laboratory has found from many years of testing that:
'The one thing successful people have in common...[is] high vocabulary...
Vocabulary will determine how high they climb...Brilliant aptitudes aren't
worth much without words to give them wings.'
They also found that:
'The...rise in violence correlates with the drop in vocabulary...crime and violence
predominate among people who score low in vocabulary.' "
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Government's invasion of your parental rights...
Here is a link to a 30 minute video detailing the government's encroachment upon the family and what you can do to try to put a stop to it.
http://www.overruledmovie.com
http://www.overruledmovie.com
Thursday, November 17, 2011
A nation of non-readers...
"We are becoming a nation that does not read. Those who do not read, do not think. Those that do not think will have their thinking done for them." - Dr. B.E. Masters, Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The amount of time it takes to become totally literate is less than you think...
John Taylor Gatto, former public school teacher with 26 years teaching experience and winner of New York State's Teacher of the Year Award for 1991, said this:
"There is abundant evidence that less than a hundred hours is sufficient for a *person to become totally literate and a self-teacher. Don't be panicked by scare tactics into surrendering your children to experts.
Teaching must, I think, be decertified as quickly as possible. That certified teaching experts like myself are deemed necessary to make learning happen is a fraud and a scam. Look around you: the results of teacher-college licensing are in the schools you see."
- from his book, DUMBING US DOWN, copyright 1992.
*I assume Mr. Gatto is referring to older students (perhaps middle school age and older - - - not young children) who may be learning to read for the first time.
"There is abundant evidence that less than a hundred hours is sufficient for a *person to become totally literate and a self-teacher. Don't be panicked by scare tactics into surrendering your children to experts.
Teaching must, I think, be decertified as quickly as possible. That certified teaching experts like myself are deemed necessary to make learning happen is a fraud and a scam. Look around you: the results of teacher-college licensing are in the schools you see."
- from his book, DUMBING US DOWN, copyright 1992.
*I assume Mr. Gatto is referring to older students (perhaps middle school age and older - - - not young children) who may be learning to read for the first time.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Recommended Reading...
THE SOCIALIZATION TRAP - AVOID THE PITFALLS OF AGE SEGREGATION
by: Rick Boyer
WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING OUR CHILDREN? WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT HUMANISM AND TEXTBOOKS IN TODAY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
by: Mel & Norma Gabler
(While the authors may not have written this book to promote homeschooling, it does shed light on what our kids are really learning in the public schools.)
DUMBING US DOWN - THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM OF COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
by: John Taylor Gatto (former public school teacher with 26 yrs. teaching experience and New York State Teacher of the Year for 1991)
by: Rick Boyer
WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING OUR CHILDREN? WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT HUMANISM AND TEXTBOOKS IN TODAY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
by: Mel & Norma Gabler
(While the authors may not have written this book to promote homeschooling, it does shed light on what our kids are really learning in the public schools.)
DUMBING US DOWN - THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM OF COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
by: John Taylor Gatto (former public school teacher with 26 yrs. teaching experience and New York State Teacher of the Year for 1991)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Results of a Dumbed-Down Education...
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.
"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.
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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