Any Texans out there? Y'all should be proud!
How can we get such recognition in Ohio? Maybe I will start asking around. I have a feeling Ohio will much less receptive than Texas due to our overall political and religious climate.
Click here for the article about Home Education Week.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Black Homeschoolers in the News
More Black families are choosing are choosing home education according to a recent article in the Agape Press and many more highly publicized stories on national television and in other mainstream media.
It should be obvious that Black parents such as myself are no different than other parents in that we want our children to succeed academically to the best of their potential and we would like their formative years to be free from ungodly influences as much as possible.
I say shame on those who make Black homeschooling parents feel guilty because we will not allow our children to suffer at the hands of violence and low expectations in the name of racial solidarity.
Homeschooling is the best choice for Black Christian families who want to have a very active role in guiding their children's moral, spiritual and academic development.
To read this article about the rise in Black homeschooling families, click here.
It should be obvious that Black parents such as myself are no different than other parents in that we want our children to succeed academically to the best of their potential and we would like their formative years to be free from ungodly influences as much as possible.
I say shame on those who make Black homeschooling parents feel guilty because we will not allow our children to suffer at the hands of violence and low expectations in the name of racial solidarity.
Homeschooling is the best choice for Black Christian families who want to have a very active role in guiding their children's moral, spiritual and academic development.
To read this article about the rise in Black homeschooling families, click here.
Home-Schooled Kids Access to Public School Sports?
Should homeschooled kids be able to play public school sports? That is the question being put before the legislature in Tennessee.
What are your thoughts?
Do you want your children to have greater access to publicly-funded school sports?
What is your state's/city's policy on this?
It seems to me that since homeschool families support public schools with their tax money just like anyone else, we should be able to use the sports programs available during the school year.
Read the homeschool sports article here.
What are your thoughts?
Do you want your children to have greater access to publicly-funded school sports?
What is your state's/city's policy on this?
It seems to me that since homeschool families support public schools with their tax money just like anyone else, we should be able to use the sports programs available during the school year.
Read the homeschool sports article here.
New Christian Homeschool Internet Radio Station
I am thrilled to announce that I found this terrific new Internet radio station and my family and I have been listening to it almost nonstop since I learned about it a few days ago. Radiograce.org is amazing!
You can have great Christian music from various genres playing in the background while you use the computer.
But the best news of all: it is completely commercial free! Commercials, lots of them, are my complaint about our local Christian station. Radiograce.org is a refreshing change.
And for you techies out there- my husband recorded 3 hours of the station and put it on my iPod. Now I can listen to the station as I am falling asleep or hook it up to our mini-speakers in any room of our house.
I recommend this application for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy!
You can have great Christian music from various genres playing in the background while you use the computer.
But the best news of all: it is completely commercial free! Commercials, lots of them, are my complaint about our local Christian station. Radiograce.org is a refreshing change.
And for you techies out there- my husband recorded 3 hours of the station and put it on my iPod. Now I can listen to the station as I am falling asleep or hook it up to our mini-speakers in any room of our house.
I recommend this application for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy!
Welcome to the Blog for Homeschool News and Updates
I wanted to start a blog to let others know about issues, concerns, new products, changes in homeschool companies and other topics as I find them out. Trying to e-mail this information to all the homeschool moms I know is fairly time consuming plus I wanted to make the information available to homeschool moms everywhere.
I am a news and information addict so I hope that you will benefit from my obsession.
Please send lots of comments with your own news.
I am a news and information addict so I hope that you will benefit from my obsession.
Please send lots of comments with your own news.
Mommy Confessions #3
Okay, maybe I should get the Terrible Mother of the Year Award but Alyssa and her "I'm going to cut 8 teeth at one time" routine is getting old. I know that I should only feel sorry for her (and God knows, I do feel for her!)and not for myself. But I also feel for me and my lack of sleep and that makes me feel bad.
I should be the selfless mother, devoted to my poor child's comfort but finally at 3am after more than 1 hour of being awake, I had to hand off the child to her Daddy.
I do feel better now. The crew even let me sleep in until a little before 9am. Nice.
I feel up to the challenge of tonight now. Let's see what happens.
I should be the selfless mother, devoted to my poor child's comfort but finally at 3am after more than 1 hour of being awake, I had to hand off the child to her Daddy.
I do feel better now. The crew even let me sleep in until a little before 9am. Nice.
I feel up to the challenge of tonight now. Let's see what happens.
Sunday, April 3, 2005
The Happy Child
Don't you love watching your child's eyes light up with unbridled laughter as they play? Chase got his Dad's old electric train set from Grandma and Grandpa today and boy was he excited. So much enjoyment was had by our whole family as we watched the Lionel train go around and around, puffing out steam and making realistic noises. The track even sparks (is it supposed to do that or is there a short in it?) and the trailer car carried Chase's Matchbox cars.
And Alyssa? Well, she was content to watch from afar. Surprising. I thought she might grab at it.
Ahh, the treasures to be found in Grandma and Grandpa's attic.
And Alyssa? Well, she was content to watch from afar. Surprising. I thought she might grab at it.
Ahh, the treasures to be found in Grandma and Grandpa's attic.
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