The Sonnet
This post is for my online friend Alan, aka Success Warrior. We met on The Blogging Network (now Blogit) and we both have moved on to our own, independent blogs. And to various life challenges. Alan is working on finishing his college degree. And his first assignment this semester is to write a sonnet. He asked, [...]
Defending Home-Schoolers
It’s articles like this one (written in May 2004) that set my blood to boiling and bring out the debater within me. If I were better at logic, I should like to be an apologist for home education. As it is, I will content myself with refuting this inflammatory drivel point by point. Do read the article [...]
Clarifying My Position on Educational Choices
I have been on somewhat of a homeschool kick this week, as it’s the beginning of the school year for most kids in this area and people keep asking my kids if they are back in school and where they go. We almost always get a double-take when we say that we home-school. After reading [...]
Neglecting Literacy
I have read several articles lately that focus on the declining literacy rate and the problem that colleges have with high-schoolers who arrive on the college campus either unable to read, or with severely limited reading ability. I lay this problem solidly at the feet of the government educational system. Here’s why. Let’s start with [...]
Does Home Schooling Mean I’m ‘Screwing Up’ My Kids?
The private message on yesterday’s post read: “You’ve got to be kidding ….I mean, if you want to isolate yourself from society and anyone that is just the least slight bit different from you, that’s OK. But why do you want to screw up your kids? Kids develop social skills by being around other kids [...]
Why I Homeschool
I believe that God has entrusted me with my children and that He expects me to ensure that they are reared in the fear and admonition of the Lord as well as in those academic areas necessary to their success in their adult lives. I believe that God holds me responsible for every aspect of [...]
Boys and School
I was interested to learn of a new book released in 2008, and to discover the author’s blog. I have long been concerned about what schools are doing to our little boys, and much of Peg Tyre’s writing confirms my fears and observations. What Ms. Tyre reports is one reason that I began home-schooling my [...]
What My Parents Did Right
I hear too much talk these days about dysfunctional families; I am weary of listening to tale after tale of how someone’s parents failed to meet their child’s needs and thereby ruined the kid’s life. So here’s a tribute to my mom and dad. They weren’t perfect, but they sure came close. Mom and Dad [...]
