This is what Britian has to look forward to due to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). How long until we have to deal with this?
UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain from HSLDA
Mr. Badman has a solution for the lack of access of the state to homeschooled children in [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Homeschool'
Britian’s Review of Elective Home Education
June 20, 2009
Alabama Homeschool Convention 2009
June 10, 2009
Christian Home Education Fellowship (CHEF) of Alabama will be hosting a homeschool conference in Birmingham, Alabama on June 26 – 27, 2009.
The theme will be Imparting Wisdom; Building Godly Character.
This will be at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.
Guest Speakers will include:
Jeff Myers, and Bob and Tina Farewell
The Vendor Hall will include:
A Beka Book
Accelerated Christian Education [...]
What Should a Christian Wife Do When Her Husband is Unsaved?
June 1, 2009
“What should a Christian wife do when her husband is unsaved? What if he won’t support homeschooling, won’t go to church, etc?”
Christians should not marry non-Christians under any circumstances. When Christians willingly become unequally yoked, they have disobeyed the Lord and will suffer the consequences of disobedience. Nevertheless, the Lord is merciful, forgiving and [...]
Online Homeschool Books and Resources
May 28, 2009
The Baldwin Project – Bringing Yesterday’s Classics to Today’s Children
You will amazed at the quality and amount of stories available for online reading or for printing (Bonus for young children, the font can be increased with the computer to make for easier reading.). There are biographies and historical fiction, science lessons, poems, fables and myths. [...]
Shooting Arrows
May 21, 2009
Psalms 127:4-5
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. ESV
It is hard to imagine that today technically wraps up years of [...]
Is Public School Cheaper Than Homeschooling?
May 13, 2009
It is closing in on the end of the regular school year. It is the time when many start thinking about what they are going to do for their children’s education for the upcoming year. Typically there are just a few choices:
1) Public school
2) Private school (Christian or Secular)
3) Homeschool
Make sure that you actually give [...]
Time To Order Curriculum for Next Year
April 29, 2009
For the past few years we have used Alpha and Omega Publications (AOP) Curriculum.
Mostly we have used the Switched on Schoolhouse computer curriculum, but we have also used the Lifepac’s and the Weaver Curriculum.
In April AOP has a 20% off sale. AOP Alert – Only Two Days Left to Save 20%!
In May AOP has a [...]
Siblings
April 4, 2009
Humorous look at leaving your younger children under the charge of an older sibling. This sounds like what would happen at my house. It is nice to be able to leave the children at home for short trips but you never know what you might find when you return.
Video of Siblings
March 2005, HeuMoore Archive – [...]
Alabama’s Tim Tebow Homeschool Bill
March 28, 2009
This is a bill that I do not support even as a homeschool parent. It would be nice to benefit from the Tax dollars we pay each year for education. Public schools can also offer advantages for students that would privately cost too much for the average family.
However, when homeschool parents start using the public [...]
Alabama Tries To Increase Mandatory School Age to 18
March 25, 2009
While the following email is sent out as an alert for homeschooling parents I think parents with public schooled children should be equally concerned. Why would you want to force a 17 year old to attend school when they want out? That is just asking for trouble and disruptions.
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Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:
Your calls and [...]
James and Stacy McDonald’s Marriage Beginning
March 20, 2009
Many have read Stacy McDonald’s books or heard James and Stacy Mcdonald at homeschool conferences, but the following links are the beginning of the story. I have heard both and was able to meet several of the children at a local homeschool conference.
The story reminds me of the verse:
Joel 2:25 And I will restore to [...]
Voddie Baucham Discusses Homeschooling
March 13, 2009
Voddie Baucham discusses the latest court ruling sending homeschool students to public school. See the post Homeschoolers Ordered to Public School for Their Best Interest !?! for more information.
NC Judge Forces Homeschool Children into Government school
This decision is beyond appalling. One has to wonder if a judge would have gotten away with forcing parents of [...]
Homeschoolers Ordered to Public School for Their Best Interest !?!
March 12, 2009
Judge orders homeschoolers into public district classrooms
A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be “challenged.”
The children, however, have tested above their grade levels – by as much as two years.
The decision is raising eyebrows [...]
Behemoth Free Audio Book
March 12, 2009
Behemoth.com is a Christian bookstore that sells books, audio books, sermons and movies for all ages. They regularly offer a free download but for right now they are offering a whole book download.
This month they are giving away a free download of Ten Peas In a Pod by Arnold Pent III. The giveaway lasts until [...]
Life Has Been too Exciting for School
March 4, 2009
Thursday was in the seventies and a beautiful day.
Friday we had tornadoes and high winds all day.
Friday into Saturday, we had almost four inches of rain. Did you know that when a pond overflows it often carries fish with it? A higher pond behind us over flowed and water ran down to our pond which [...]
What do they have to do to our children before we will leave? – Voddie Baucham
February 11, 2009
“What about the single mothers who cannot afford to pull their children out of the public schools?”
I have asked before, and I will ask again, how far do they have to go? What do they have to do to our children before we will leave? Do they have to molest our children? They’ve done that. [...]
What About College?
February 9, 2009
This is the question I am getting the most lately. We are due to graduate our oldest this year from high school. He has been homeschooled from the beginning. Everyone that knows him or works with him quickly learns how smart he is, especially with computers and information systems. So naturally, the next question is [...]
UN Rights of the Child is Being Brought Back Up
December 17, 2008
Today I got an alert email from my homeschool cover group about the following issue.
Michael Farris: Parents Rights In Extreme Danger – from Slice of Laodicea
I have a huge regard for Michael Farris who has worked tirelessly over the years to advance the cause of parental rights in home education. He is now president [...]
Maybe a Denim Skirt?
December 12, 2008
Surely, there is some middle ground between dressing our daughters as “harlots in training” and dressing them in Muslim hijab.
How about some denim skirts?
Then they can marry these homeschool musicians.
Ours is just a 12 passenger van. We have Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart plus America’s 25 Favorite Hymns series in the van. I wouldn’t say we blast [...]
Homeschool Game
December 6, 2008
This game of physics is a very educational yet fun game, especially for those engineering types. This will help you learn about momentum, levers, and shapes. Don’t blame me if the adults spend as much time as the kids playing.
I recommend turning the sound off.
Here’s the game Magic Pen – game of skill and thought [...]