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Posted: Jan 13 2006 at 11:17pm | IP Logged Quote ShawnaB
Wow...I just watched this program. They unfortunately said nothing about the homeschool alternative to Public Schools, but I must say that I'll bet many more parents will be serious considering ANY alternative after watching! There is some seriously scary stuff happening in public schools! The main arguement was that teachers unions are very bad and that choice is the answer if we want better schools. I personally feel so blessed that we have been led to homeschool, and that these issues are not directly affecting our family.

BTW, they interviewed a few highschool students who didn't know the cause of the Civil War, what the Bill of Rights was, or where the Kentucky Derby was held. Yikes! Miss Mason would be shocked. I think that so many young people these days have lost their love for learning. They are busy text-messaging each other on their cell phones, and hey simply don't see how in the world an event such as the American Civil War could possibly be relevant in their lives. I think they need some Living Books...

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Posted: Jan 14 2006 at 1:42am | IP Logged Quote Chari
hey.....did you get your DISH back?    

I am glad that God has called us to homeschool, too....

I am GLAD my kids are MISFITS at the mall........at the student union at the local JC.......everywhere but here!

Remember everyone........when we were talking on CCM about how WEIRD our kids are......building Helm's deep in our basements and backyards.......or the wierdo I have living under my roof..........who spent three years building catapults.

David Bruggeman's comment (sorry if I spell your name wrong, David)has always stuck with me............ he said something about WE were all NORMAL.......but that the whole world has gone so far ABNORMAL.......that abnormal is the norm, and now seems normal......but, is still not normal......I am sure he was more more to the point........I am too sleep deprived to think clearly

sort of off the topic....but, it was MY rabbit trail

see you tomorrow, Shawna!

night all!

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