Home Spun Schools-Teaching Children at Home What Parents Are Doing and How They Are Doing It

In this day and age we often find that, the more we know the more we still have to learn. Whether it is in discovering that the moon or Mars may contain water to finding new species of ocean life, we continually come to the reference that there is much left to discover and learn about our universe and about ourselves.

This is also the case when it comes to the field of education. It wasnt that long ago that children were receiving formal education in a one room schoolhouse with all age groups in attendance. This well-meant approach quickly revealed many problems. In addition to the difficulty controlling the older children to not unduly influence other children of a younger age, there was the problem of reaching all minds with the standard curriculum regardless of age or level of comprehension.

Thus, it was in the best interest of children that we began addressing these discrepancies by assigning grade levels deemed appropriate to their age level. This was a marked improvement to teaching according to comprehension level to a great degree, with one exception: it was discovered that, regardless of the same age to grade assignment, many children weren't comprehending the full curriculum at the same level as others in their peer grouping.

Enter the specialized educational opportunities commonly referred to as private or special education geared to individual ability. However, the standard form of education still remained within the public educational format. It was apparent the rally.though that neither of these venues were completely satisfying. Either the private schooling was economically out of reach for many children in need of special education or the public system was still too much in the cookie cutter mold mentality. In recent years, there has emerged a third form of education: homeschooling.

In addition to the concerns of parents as to the quality of education their children receive within the private or public school system, there is also a very real concern as to what type of environment their precious children are being exposed to. It has PokerRoom.com become apparent to many that the private and public school systems are becoming less about educating children as they are more about indoctrinating them into a world view contrary to the wishes of many parents.

Into this field of concern come pioneers to the homeschooling movement Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore. The many years of research and documentation have led them to the forefront of this latest phenomenon to educating today's children. Among the many books they have published over the years, one of those books is titled alien blobs pits "Home-spun Schools".

This book offers two vitally needed areas of information for any parent considering homeschooling their child: the testimony of the parents themselves and the legalese to know where to turn, so you don't run afoul of the laws pertaining to homeschooling in your state.

There are chapters covering a wide range of everyday citizens desirous to take control of their children's education and, by default, their future. Every walk of life is represented in "Home-spun Schools" to give you the encouragement needed when considering the option of homeschooling. There are entries from bankers, builders, dentists Office, nurses, as well as teachers and single parents.

In addition, in chapter 13 titled alien blobs pits "How To Deal With The Law" you will find common sense approaches to determine the legal rights you have as a parent to home school your child. There are test cases as well as a wide range of information to ensure you are standing on legal ground.

In "Home-spun Schools" the Moores have by painstakingly documented the voice of all of us, as well as given us a solid start regarding the law, to provide incredible evidence that children deserve the best opportunity to succeed in their education and their life, and that can include the decision to home school.

You can read the complete first chapter of Home Spun Schools - Teaching Children at Home-What Parents Are Doing and How They Are Doing It at http://www.moorehomeschool.com/

Afghanistan-First You Must Understand the Country and the Culture-Book Review

It's very interesting but not a lot of people know the history of Afghanistan, even comment.though our military has spent over eight years there, fighting one of the longest wars we've ever had. But a mere decade is a drop in the bucket of the known written recorded history of Afghanistan and her people. It is interesting that the United States is now taking an interest in the people, the culture, the landscape, and its possible future.

Indeed, I believe it pays to learn a little bit of the history before you make quick judgments of what the United States should do with its involvement of Afghanistan. There are far too many people watching the news who don't really get it, but they should, especially as voters deciding which politicians are going to spend how much of our taxpayers money there.

There is a very good book I would recommend especially to homeschooling parents who might have kids, that they would like to see learn a little bit more about this country. This is a book that I do own, and I would like to recommend to you, the name of the book is;

Afghanistan (Countries and Cultures Collection) by Mary Englar, Capstone Press, Mankato, Minnesota, (2004), 64 pages, ISBN: 0-7368-2174-0.

One of the most fascinating parts of this book is the timeline from Alexander the great to the election of Hamid Karzai in 2002. This book also covers the Arranged evasion and occupation of Afghanistan in 1979. It also explains how the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 1996, and that's when things really changed, and those changes eventually affected the United States to a much larger degree.

The book is broken into chapters, but on the very first chapter it explains many of the facts that you need to know about the country, such as the population, resources, agriculture, and way of life. The Afghanistan history is completely interesting, and its economy is more interesting than you might believe. The hardship of daily life and culture is also quite interesting and it has really changed over the years.

There is a recipe in this book on how to make khati cookies, which is very cool and they aren't that hard to make. I enjoyed making these cookies as I read the book one afternoon, and I felt a sense of friendship with the Afghan people. I hope you will too, please consider buying this book and thinking on it.

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