tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32402610360668017092024-03-13T10:43:38.119-07:00Homeschool SanityRedemptive Home EducatingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-11736057304629661312014-05-03T19:22:00.000-07:002014-05-10T18:25:10.880-07:00A Call to Defend Honest Inquiry By David M. Hayes<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">It would seem small-minded to call it a
conspiracy, but there is clear-cut evidence that numerous agencies are working
in unison to prevent the dissemination of what are considered “dangerous”
alternate interpretations of the available evidence (Gould 950). </span>By definition, inquiry is the seeking
after truth and knowledge and is a derivative of the word “inquire,” which means, “to
question.” All throughout history man has been asking questions, and the
scientific method has become the accepted means whereby answers to these
questions can be uncovered. However, a gradual takeover of the scientific
community by ultra-evolutionists (Darwinians) has guaranteed that only certain
types of questions are allowed, and all others must be silenced. Despite the
arrogance of this small camp of theorists, there are other voices which must be
heard. It is time the public (which is not absolutely convinced of the legitimacy
of origins-evolution) rise up and demand that in all quarters, including
universities, journals, and even public school classrooms there be an open
forum for sound, empirically based alternate views of intelligent-design by qualified
young-earth scientists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The University
of California System, for instance, was sued because it refused to admit
students who had been previously taught via <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Christian</i>
science textbooks, even though these texts were found to be scientifically
sound (it was suggested these tomes might be acceptable if the Bible verses they
contained were removed) (DeWitt). Scientists with PH.D.s such as Richard Sternberg
(DeWitt), Martin Gaskell (Luskey, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evidence</i>),
and Guillermo Gonzalez (Luskey, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Design</i>)
have all faced discrimination in one form or another, and some have brought
suits in which the underlying prejudices have been clearly exposed when
interoffice communications were examined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scientists
the world over rely on peer-reviewed journals as a means to publish their
findings and share them with the scientific community. However, these
periodicals have become bigoted and quite closed-minded. Andrew Kulikovsky,
writing in the Journal of Creation, laments the rejection of creation-based
scientific papers by evolution-controlled journals in his own paper,
“Creationism, Science and Peer Review,” stating that:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A. S. Kulikovsky</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">…creationist
scientists generally do not bother submitting papers that directly support a
creationist interpretation of the natural world. Any such papers would be
dismissed out of hand as being unworthy simply on the basis that they advocate
a creationist interpretation. The quality of the research, the soundness of the
arguments presented, and the validity of the logical conclusions would not even
be considered (Kulokovsky, 49). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">According
to Kulikovsky, creation scientists are regularly criticized for their lack of
published articles in the evolution-controlled journals by Darwinian scientists
who suggest that if young-earth research papers were really sound they would be
able to pass muster by old-earth scientists, however, young-earth scientists
have had no hope of having their papers even considered for publication by such
periodicals. Kulikovsky considers this type of thinking to be filled with
“glaring inconsistencies,” and quips:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">…if
young-earth research should only be taken seriously if it passes the
peer-review of non-young-earth scientists, then shouldn’t old-earth research
only be taken seriously if it passes the peer-review of young-earth scientists?
Are the ‘peers’ of old-earth scientists not also proponents of an old earth?
Would this not cast serious doubt on the validity of their research (44)?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Garden of Eden</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Of course, pro-evolutionists claim to
have real reasons for the rejection of scientists who are pro-creation. They
claim first that creation science is not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">true</i>
“science”; that it is sloppy and is not empirical (Gould, 950). They also claim
that abiogenesis (the idea of a spontaneous origin of life), homology (the idea
that all living things are similar and so they must have originated from a
single source), and the geologic column (upon which the geologic ages are
based) are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>all tenets that cannot be
refuted, and, since creationism rejects these tenets, it cannot be valid. Creationists,
meanwhile, assert that facts and proofs are neutral until interpreted in
accordance with the observer’s premise. One thing is for certain; no one alive
today witnessed the dawn of the universe or the advent of life. Although some Darwinians
confidently demand that their theories be unquestionably treated as “fact” by
creation “dissenters,” (Gould 949), honest evolutionists concede that the evidence
does not always support their assumptions:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Our
willingness to accept scientific claims that are against common sense is the
key to an understanding of the real struggle between science and the
supernatural. We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of
some of its constructs<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, in spite</i> of
its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in spite</i> of the tolerance of the
scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a
prior commitment, a commitment to materialism. It is not that the methods and
institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of
the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a priori</i> [relating to what can be known
through an understanding of how certain things work rather than by observation]
adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set
of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counterintuitive,
no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is
absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door (Lewontin, 39).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In fact, young-earth scientists who
believe in a literal creation by an intelligent God have <span id="goog_1279752787"></span><span id="goog_1279752788"></span>different
interpretations of the data evolutionists use to substantiate their claims. First
and foremost, according to creationism, there is very little actual, provable
evidence to support abiogenesis, since no one was around billions of years ago,
and the exact culmination of all the elements necessary for the spontaneous
advent of life is impossible to recreate. They further counter that homology is
not the evidence of evolutionary theory, but evidence of a single Creator who
stamped all of His creation with His own personality. They are also quick to
point out the irregularities in the geologic column and offer an alternate
theory of a global flood as an explanation (including sudden burials of living
organisms, which would account for the plentiful amounts of fossil remains
available today) (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Creationist</i>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">While Darwinians are busy maligning
their contemporary creationist peers, they fail to realize that the very
foundations of modern scientific discovery are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">replete</i> with the contributions of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">creation <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sir Isaac Newton</i></td></tr>
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scientists</i>. In fact, if there was a banquet to be held in
honor these benefactors and only the pro-evolution originators of all of the major
scientific branches were to be invited, the hall would almost be empty!
Invitations could not be sent to Sir Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, James Clerk
Maxwell, and Lord Kelvin, all of which developed and advanced the field of
physics. The 17<sup>th</sup> century chemist Robert Boyle would not warrant a
place card, nor would his colleagues John Dalton and William Ramsay. Biologists
Ray, Linnaeus, Mendel, Pasteur, Virchow, and Aggasiz would not be allowed to
join in the festivities, and even Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler would have to
dine elsewhere (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Creationist</i>). Even
today, the list of serious scientists, most of them Ph.D.s, who have
contributed heavily to scientific understanding and yet who reject Darwinism, is
vast. The website entitled “A Scientific Dissent from Darwin” includes a
petition signed by approximately 840 distinguished individuals! The heading of
the petition reads:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">We
are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection
to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for
Darwinian theory should be encouraged (Scientific Dissent).<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5fGW35ICvE/U2WXUBRjiRI/AAAAAAAAGWQ/hOq6Tv0sbHI/s1600/Ken+Ham.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5fGW35ICvE/U2WXUBRjiRI/AAAAAAAAGWQ/hOq6Tv0sbHI/s1600/Ken+Ham.jpeg" height="199" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Even
in the face of such overwhelming support by active, contributing scientists,
others, such as Bill Nye in his recent debate with Ken Ham (president and
founder of Answers in Genesis-U.S.) have expressed the concern that giving
credence to young-earth science will lead to the cessation of scientific
discovery (Nye). However, creationists assert the opposite opinion; that belief
in the Biblical narrative has accounted for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">increases</i>
in understanding. It could actually be said that one of the greatest physicists
of all times, Johannes Kepler, best known for discovering the three
mathematical laws of planetary motion, received the inspiration for his
discoveries directly from God, since he often is eminently quoted as saying, “O
God, I am thinking Thy thoughts after Thee.” Even recent discoveries in the
areas of geology, astrophysics, and medicine can be directly attributed to a
belief in the authority of Christian Biblical scriptures. For instance, Dr.
Russell Humphreys believed that the earth was young in accordance with the
Genesis account and based his theory of the strength of magnetic fields
surrounding the earth and other planets on this assumption. His hypothesis
based on the Biblical narrative was later corroborated by empirical data that
was transmitted back to earth by Voyager 2. Accordingly, Physicist John
Baumgardner’s predictions of the state of plate tectonics, which he based on
the Bible account of Noah’s flood and formulated in the early 1980s, has
recently been proved to be exactly as he had theorized (Successful). Regrettably,
given the antagonistic stance taken by the conventional science of today, even
the beneficent research of such great scientists as Louis Pasteur, a devout
Christian who disproved the evolutionary theory of spontaneous generation,
would have been rejected, which would have had disastrous results (Lamont)! Who
can say what other discoveries are currently being suppressed by such
short-sighted discrimination?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Johannes Kepler</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Given the substantial amounts of
unfavorable data, as well as the overwhelming criticism of absolute Darwinism,
how is it possible that this body should rule the scientific community?
Kulikovsky asserts it is due to a “coercive consensus.” He explains that
current science is built on the suppositions of previously accepted theories,
many of which have been questioned or disproved (Kulikovsky). Take the account
of the peppered moth, for instance. Every public school uses biology textbooks
which include this story of moths which changed color in response to
environmental changes as convincing proof of evolution. However, it has been
brought to light that the moths remained <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">moths</i>
throughout the entire incident, and that the original data contained in the
moths’ DNA never changed; new information was never introduced, so “evolution”
never occurred (Mitchell, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Much Ado</i>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Another inaccuracy that is widely
distributed and accepted is the chart created by German biologist Ernst Haeckel
in 1868. Haeckel, in keeping with his Darwinian beliefs, wanted to demonstrate
that, “the human embryo supposedly goes through a fish stage, an amphibian stage,
a reptile stage, and so on.” Even though reputable scientists almost
immediately began refuting this assertion and it has been verified that Haeckel’s
drawings were falsified, students are still being taught that, “Ontogeny
recapitulates phylogeny” (Mitchell, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Something</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">No matter that many of the tenets of
evolution have been disproved, students are required to continue to operate as
if they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">are</i> true, even building their
own theories on such flawed foundations and giving the heavy-handed impression
that evolutionary theories are proven fact, when they are actually unproven
hypotheses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kulikovsky further explains that, besides
the continuous propagation of what is essentially misinformation or downright
myth, most scientists capitulate and feign a support of evolutionary ideas
because they want to be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">employed.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Whether
we want to admit it or not, there is a remarkably comprehensive scientific orthodoxy
to which scientists must subscribe if they want to get a job, get a promotion,
get a research grant, get tenured, or get published. If they resist they get
forgotten (Bauman). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">All
of this coercion gives the impression that there is a consensus among
scientists, but this is merely unsubstantiated fiction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Amazingly, given all of this maneuvering
on the part of Darwinians, the American public is not convinced of the absolute
integrity of evolutionary theory. In recent Gallup polls the numbers show that
the majority of Americans (70%) would not be upset if creationism was taught in
public schools (Carlson). Even more amazingly, the majority of Americans (46%)
stated they were convinced that human beings were directly created by God
without evolution (only 15% of respondents believed in a Godless evolution of
man) (Newport), which begs the question, “Why is a minority of Americans
dictating what is disseminated to the majority of Americans”(Bell, 48)?
Christian evangelists would certainly be castigated for attempting to coerce
the public and control information so that it was slanted to their bias, but
evolutionists do this with impunity, claiming they have the “right” to be the
“thought police” for a populace of uninitiated simpletons (Bell, 48). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In conclusion, should Americans, should
any people for that matter, accept such patronization? Why is it considered tolerable
to replace closely held beliefs that have stood the test of time with the
babblings of priests in white lab coats? If evolutionists are as honest as they
claim to be, they should welcome examination by those with whom they do not
agree, instead of silencing opposition while hiding behind their supposed
adherence to “empiricism.” It is time the majority stand up and demand candid transparency
of the minority; it is past time the free-thinking public demand of the
scientific community what the scientific community<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>demands of the rest of the world.</span></div>
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Web. 25 April 2014. </span></span></div>
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Casey. “Evidence of Discrimination against Martin Gaskell Due to His Views on
Evolution.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evolution News and Views. </i>December
2010. Web. 25 April 2014.</span></div>
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Tommy. “Much Ado about Moths.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Answersingenesis.org.</i>
Apr. 2008. Web. 25 Apr. 2014.</span></div>
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Tommy. “Something Fishy about Gill Slits!” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Answersingenesis.org.,</i>
Mar. 2007. Web. 25 Apr. 2014.</span></div>
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Frank. “On Darwin’s Birthday, Only 4 in 10 Believe in Evolution.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gallup.com, </i>Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Apr.
2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, let me say that there are as many ways to use the McGuffey readers as there are ways to use hamburger! We can take this versatile meat and make it into patties, or loaves or chop it up and add it to noodles or chips or even put it with gravy over potatoes!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some folks use the McGu<span style="font-size: large;">ff<span style="font-size: large;">ey</span></span>'s as a read-aloud for inculcating solid moral values, including poetry that reinforces Biblical living. A mother could simply read a lesson aloud and then ask questions of her children, or help them memorize the poetry which is meant to aid in living Biblical principles in everyday life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Others use them as only a portion of a language arts program, assigning each child to read a lesson, then perhaps a quick oral narration to make sure the task has actually been carried out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have chosen to take full advantage of the readers. As I have read through the lessons, I have found them so rich that I didn't want to rush through them. There is so much to take advantage of in each--the vocabulary, spelling, grammar, besides the practical Biblical morality make them comprehensive for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These readers are not graded--that is, the number of the reader does not correspond to our current grade levels. This is one reason I so appreciate them. I can put my children wherever they need to be, at their different levels of competency. Each reader was meant to span more than one year, meaning that it is not strange that a child could begin in the middle of a book instead of at the beginning.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These materials were created for the one-room schoolhouse, for frontier and farming children who may not have entered into formal schooling until the ages of 12, or even 19 years of age! It is therefore very possible to use these for the "late bloomers" with great success.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have assigned a different reader for each child (and made library-like book jackets for them from sheet protectors which I cut open and then folded and taped to fit). They keep these in their "learning satchels<span style="font-size: large;">,</span>" which are actually bits and pieces of small luggage and huge purses that I have collected over the years, many with small pockets for stationery items, etc. With my number of children--<span style="font-size: large;">seven</span> currently in full learning mode, having two sets has been necessary. The readers are also sold separately, so duplicate copies could be obtained to use with children at the same level, or a single copy could be shared. my own children vary enough for me to be able to use just the two sets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I take each reader and use the planner page I have created to write out the assignments for the specific lessons. I have created a menu of different options and ideas to choose from to simplify things, which you can find as a <span style="font-size: large;">PD<span style="font-size: large;">F</span></span> and print out <i><a href="http://www.hslaunch.com/mypage/downloader.php?file=userfiles/0/35763279826.pdf&id=4174">here</a></i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As far as the Biblical connection goes, many times the verse will present itself to my mind, then I simply use my concordance and Bible cross-references to find it! But there are actually sites on the Net which locate verses on different topics, such as <i><a href="http://www.openbible.info/topics/">this topical Bible site</a>.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are times when a further connection will present itself, such as in the 2nd reader (original) which deals with lions. I felt it important to have my son, who is an artist and nature-lover, to draw a lion for me in his sketchbook. My oldest daughter (at home) is often presented with lessons which are not easily put into narration format, so I have been obliged to teach her a simple essay outline so that she can re-formulate the philosophical ideas presented as an original composition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have created a sample picture of what a "sticky note" assignment looks like. I have the children fasten these to their readers to use as a consumable check-list. Since I have a copy of the assignments in my home-school planner, none can claim they couldn't complete their assignments because their notes were lost--I can always write out new ones!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, this method is only for those who are reading competently. The Primer and First Reader lessons are done differently. These require much more participation on my part. At the primer level, especially, a single lesson could take a few weeks, and of course there is little or no narration, and at first even the copy work is nill to none.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The blessing in all of this is that, except for a little bit of planning and follow-up (and the planning part gets easier as you get more used to it), the work is pretty much independent--making it easier for a mom of many to keep track of children that are on so many different levels. This keeps some challenged, others comfortable. My children really enjoy doing their lessons this way--they are independent and have a bit of freedom, but also have the accountability and direction they need. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, I would like to explain the differences between the two sets of McGuffey's reprints that are now available.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.mottmedia.com/pages/publications.asp?Pub=mcguffey"><i>The first is the "original" readers published by Mott Media</i></a>. Can I say that I <i>love</i> these? They are printed with a sturdy binding, and the pages are thick for longevity and practical everyday use.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I believe it is their simplicity that make these books so endearing. The Primer begins with fairly crude pictures to accompany some basic words that are familiar to young readers. I was put off at first because things were not arranged according to phonics rules, but rather go from the simple to the complex. After using them for a while, I see the genius in McGuffey's thinking. My daughter absolutely loved the lessons, since they didn't seem "dumb" to her. We went very slowly, repeating each portion multiple times over several weeks. The results were quite remarkable<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>as I now have an encouraged, excited reader/writer on my hands!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The other books are amazing to read as well. My eldest daughter went from barely reading to fluency using the first reader. Subjects covered vary<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>but they are never trivial or boring. The Professor chose primarily to wisely deal with matters of the heart and morali<span style="font-size: large;">ty--</span>even including a story with an orphaned babe being taken in by an old gentleman bachelor! There are lessons with warnings dealing with laziness and the dangers of strong drink as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The vocabulary words presented in the first two readers are helpful. Again, there is no particular rhyme or reason to their inclusion, on the surface, but if they are used in oral reading and spelling, along with some basic copy work and dictation, their usefulness soon becomes apparent. It is almost magical to witness how these materials communicate with young fertile minds. I found that the hard work of learning was actually being accomplished by my children, and I only had to present the lessons and enjoy the process as I witnessed the wonderful transformations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The advanced readers are very challenging reading. All of the readers are extremely Evangelical in nature; confession of sin, salvation through Jesus Christ, etc. are marvelously emphasized. This is continued in the 3rd and 4th books of the series, with <span style="font-size: large;">apologetics</span> for the Holy Bible also included. My daughter is working diligently through these and finds them replete with nourishment for the mind and soul!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The guide written by Ruth Beechick was very helpful to me, although I found that I had to adjust many of her thoughts and ideas to fit my children and our particular educational circumstances. If I had followed her suggestions verbatim, I would have become quite frustrated.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The originals are the only ones that can actually be attributed to McGuffey directly. The later versions, and there were many, were revised by different people, even his brother had a hand in some revisions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Which brings us to the <a href="http://www.booksearchers.com/mcguffey.html"><i>second set of McGuffey readers in publication today</i></a>. These are commonly called the "revised" set, originally edited in 1879-1881 (there were revisions as late as the early 20th Century, which are hardly recognizable as McGuffey's, but these are not currently in print, that I am aware of). I own two sets of these; one antique (actually printed in 1920), the other a more recent, and less refined, facsimile which I purchased new.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My antique set is so beautif<span style="font-size: large;">ul--</span>the leather bindings are deeply engraved and detailed; the colors of the covers are darker and brighter. The text is slightly raised and one can see the fine lines of the illustrations, as opposed to the muddied ones in the facsimile. Needless to say, the children do not have access to these at all, although I keep them in a slipcover on my desk and refer to them when writing up my lessons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 1879 revised edition that was recently printed is the set that my children use. I love these also. It is true that these are the least directly Evangelistic, but they still contain references to God and have many passages from the Bible. The lessons are moral and very engaging<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>a refreshing change from the meager offerings of these modern times.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Primer not only uses simplicity, but also helps present the principles of phonics. For instance, the first lessons deal with short "a" words, the next lessons introduce short "o", and so on. This may be somewhat easier for the 21st Century mind to deal with.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The illustrations throughout are delightful. I enjoy viewing them myself<span style="font-size: large;"><i>--</i></span><i>so I know that my children take pleasure in them.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are not any modern guides to these available, and I personally felt quite lost until I discovered <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=FMkKAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Manual+of+methods&hl=en&ei=MdjJTZX3HovksQPFs6ijAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false"><i>The Eclectic Manual of Methods</i></a><span style="font-size: large;">--</span>this book explains not only how the revised readers were meant to be used, but the arithmetics, grammars, etc. You can download this from the link above, and it can even be printed up and comb-bound. The Ray's and McGuffey's helps I sell on my blog contain a few suggestions that I fashioned after the ideas found in this manual.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I am working on the plans for my own young learners, I am currently compiling a general guide to using the McGuffey's series together in an eBook format. I have a few images and some helps in plac<span style="font-size: large;">e<span style="font-size: large;">--</span></span>but I will include some scripture passage suggestions for the lessons<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>I hope you will pray for me so that I will be able to find the time to put these resources together for you all! I also have another blog that I am developing which I hope to gradually fill with anything and everything we find interesting that was published during or about the "McGuffey" era of our history, both, <i>The Guide to McGuffey</i> and the blog will be about education and life<span style="font-size: large;">--</span><a href="http://mcguffeysworld.blogspot.com/"><i>McGuffey's World</i></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am not sure which set of readers is the best<span style="font-size: large;"><i>--</i></span>they both have their merits. I am glad I have both! As of this writing, one could secure the original set, with speller and the Beechick guide, for between $70 - $109 (per set), before taxes and shipping.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.dollarhomeschool.com/readersandgrammar/index.html"><i>Dollar Homeschool</i></a> has done a great job compiling all of the McGuffey's Eclectic Series and putting them on CD. The cost, compared to purchasing the actual books, many of which can no longer be obtained or found, is economical (the readers, with speller and extra books, $39). But if one wants to print and bind their own books from the CD, the price becomes the same or much more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I often find myself lost in these little books<span class="Apple-style-span">—</span><i>I am so glad I get to do the lessons, too!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to leave you with a quote spoken originally by Dr. David Swing of Chicago and published originally in the book, <i>A History of the McGuffey Readers</i> by Henry Hobart Vail.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-23828486052542000372013-06-01T05:00:00.000-07:002013-06-01T04:51:29.080-07:00How to use a McGuffey's, Part 1<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I wanted to know if you could give me some tips on how you use your McGuffey readers. I have a set of them but do not know how to use them with the kids. It seems like a silly question but I have read through them a bit and I am confused about what to do with them. I guess I need an instruction manual. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I appreciate any help you can give. I hate to see them just sit on my shelf. I would like to use them with the kids this fall.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, let me say that I totally understand how this reader feels. I can remember thinking these books were really nifty, but I had no idea as to how to use them. They were written in a time when the methods of learning were universal and understood. We have lost these principles as educational philosophies have changed over the years (and not for the better).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is sort of like the 25-pound sack of flour sitting in my baking cupboard. It takes the application of a recipe and other ingredients to produce the desired outcome.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The ingredients required for a batch of first-rate language arts is as follows:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <b style="text-decoration: underline;">I read it for myself</b><b>.</b> This is my favorite part. I love the lessons<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>I learn new things and become encouraged and blessed<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>I can't wait to share with my children! In this way I am familiar with the content of each lesson so that I can bring out the finer points that may be missed, etc., such as the moral of the story, or even some historical facts that may be needed to gain a better understanding of what is being read. It also helps me when I am either hearing or reading the narrations I require. If time is short, and the child is not competent enough to write out the narration, it can be "cartooned" by splitting a page in equal portions and have the child draw out the events in the lesson in sequence, to be labeled later.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <b><u>I choose a section for copy work</u>.</b> For the younger set, it may only include the vocabulary words and a short section<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>perhaps a sentence to begin with, then a paragraph. I write these out as an example so that they have something to follow. Poems are copied in their entirety. Older children may be required to copy much more. This is the method used continually<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>the immersion and familiarity gained through this practice helps imprint language on the minds of children. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also like to assign a portion of God's Word which applies to each lesson, lots of times scripture will come to my mind as I am reading, but I also use the concordance to look up appropriate passages. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <u><b>I choose sections for dictation</b></u>, sometimes from the speller. This is how proper spelling, punctuation and grammar are reinforced. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. <b><u>Often the poems or portions of the lesson are read aloud</u></b> to all as a practice for public reading and speaking, and I am requiring that many parts, or all, of the poems be memorized. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. <u><b>I have the child either read and spell the vocabulary words</b></u> (using Charlotte Mason's suggestion of "imprinting" the words in the child's mind), or assign them to be used in original sentences. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <u><b>There are times when an original composition will be suggested by the lesson</b></u>, especially in the more advanced readers (3rd and 4th in the original series<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>1849 Mott Media, 5th and 6th in the revised<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>1855 and above). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Manual of Methods is the place to go to understand more closely some of the intent of the authors. <i><a href="http://mcguffeysworld.blogspot.com/2011/05/few-words-on-copywork.html">Here is also a link to my other blog, McGuffey's World, which contains quotes from 19th century sources speaking as to the importance of copy work</a>.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an amazingly simple way to teach language arts, and is also so inexpensive! All that is required is a few good copy books and pencils. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Deeds that are noble good and true; </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Swiftly to lighten another's woe.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brushing up on basic grammar helps me<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>I keep a secretary's guide or two around the house as an aid when I am stumped. We also spent some time together this last year in the Harvey's Grammars, which helped everyone quite a lot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It also helps to teach the children how to set up a page<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>noting the number of the lesson and the date across the top of the page, then skipping a line to begin the work. Also, to have rules about the writing assignments, such as to respect the margin lines, and to keep things neat<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>no stray marks or doodling, and complete erasure of all mistakes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a mother of many children, these books have helped me to simplify instruction without compromising on content. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a link to the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/eclecticmanualof00cincrich"><i>Manual of Methods</i></a>, which helped explain a lot for me.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-27023980405268241882013-05-27T13:15:00.000-07:002013-05-27T13:29:19.436-07:00Teen Guide to Homemaking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aVDlY7gWR94/UTzq57V05OI/AAAAAAAADRA/wgWkO4Go890/s1600/teen+guide+to+homemaking+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aVDlY7gWR94/UTzq57V05OI/AAAAAAAADRA/wgWkO4Go890/s620/teen+guide+to+homemaking+cover.jpg" width="317" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A number of years ago I picked up a stack of books at a
thrift store for about $.25 a piece. Among them, and much to my amazement, was a textbook which was entitled,
<i>Teen Guide to Homemaking</i>, a book originally published in 1961 (more than 52 years ago) and
written for home economics classes in schools. Without giving it any further
thought, I placed it on the bookshelf along with numerous other titles.</span></span><br />
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long, it began popping up all over the house; I found it under beds, on
the coffee table, under the pillows on the couch. Even today, this is
one of the most popular books in our home library.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The titles of the chapters and the information covered are simply fascinating to my children; making friends, choosing clothing and hair styles, personal grooming and general health (such as bathing and nutrition), cooking, decorating, sewing, entertaining and family relationships. Basically, it is about growing up, and, just like most children who are not being brain-washed into thinking that life exists in a cubicle, they are engrossed with the subject!</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOpGfHuXckw/UTzz0egMEQI/AAAAAAAADRQ/IjLhDbIq2A8/s1600/homemakers,+bible+photo.jpeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOpGfHuXckw/UTzz0egMEQI/AAAAAAAADRQ/IjLhDbIq2A8/s620/homemakers,+bible+photo.jpeg.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, this book was not written from a Christian perspective, and I am now very conscious of the "social engineering" that was going on between the lines. Still, there was enough Christian influence still in existence so that there was even a photo included of a young lady holding a Bible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a homeschooling mother, I have so often felt apologetic about taking as much time to teach our children about practical living as we do about the essential school subjects. Transcripts don't have slots to record all of the best learning that really goes on in a young person's life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aV9Xn4ckUOE/UT0ZKfS-seI/AAAAAAAADRo/t5t4om8FAAU/s1600/how+to+sew+on+snaps1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aV9Xn4ckUOE/UT0ZKfS-seI/AAAAAAAADRo/t5t4om8FAAU/s620/how+to+sew+on+snaps1.png" width="285" /></a>But there is so much more required of us than just gaining a degree or forming a career path. The total of our lives is much richer than what we <i>do</i>; it is who we <i>are</i> and what we offer to others that counts the most. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Homemaking is the best place to put all that we learn into beneficial practice. By thinking of our homes as a microcosm or miniature community in the scheme of a much larger design, we can use every discipline to create a wholesome atmosphere in which human beings can thrive, and, more importantly, where seeds can be planted and nurtured until there is fruit for God's Kingdom and glory! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That wonderful little book gave me quite a lot to think about indeed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But good, old English is just too hard to nail down; there are almost as many exceptions as there are rules!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have tried to teach my children to spell more ways than I can count. I have used a textbook, corrected the words in their own spelling (natural), used a group of words in a list which were related, etc.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have also read about how Charlotte Mason taught children to spell (I believe she and Professor McGuffey would have gotten along--although his students were from a much different background than hers--doing lessons on the backs of shovels, etc., although she would have really appreciated that they all<i> lived</i> in the out of doors...but I digress) by having them look at a word, and then close their eyes and "visualize" it, then open their eyes and write it. In this way they are reinforcing their visual memory of each word. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Funny, but most of us do this very thing--we rely on how a word<i> looks</i> to us. This can become very difficult after correcting some of my children's writing--I get mixed up myself after seeing things spelled so very "interestingly" so often.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We sometimes play a little game with our McGuffey spellers--the ones I printed from Google books a while back and had spiral-bound. I hand out small slips of paper and split my children into two teams. Then I put the two teams on either side of my huge dining room table, each across from a child at his/her approximate spelling level. I then assign each group of two's an appropriate spelling list to draw from in the Speller, such as lesson 27 for one, 77 for another, and so on. Then one person selects ten words from that list to proctor to the other person across the table, and so on down the line (we have enough readers for three on each side). At the end all of the lists are corrected and the team with the most correct wins!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This only takes a few minutes to do, and I don't have to be directly involved, yet it gives them all extra practice and a little fun besides.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't know if it actually has helped them spell any better, however! It just makes me feel better (I love these old books and relish any way I can use them).</span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-81425340517942100572013-05-18T11:12:00.000-07:002013-05-18T11:22:57.198-07:00Creating answer key booklets for the Ray's Arithmetic series<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am very thankful for this "electronic age," which I believe God is using as a great blessing around the world. But I still tend to be very much the "analogue" in many ways!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is still hard for me to do any serious reading and studying from a screen, so I prefer 3-D books that I can hold. Th</span><span style="font-size: large;">is is why I spend the time to print out and bind books from the past. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As our children have been using the <i>Ray's Arithmetic Series</i> for their math, we have found it quite inconvenient to have the text printed, but the answers still in their digital form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is why I chose to print the answers out separately, create covers, and then staple them into booklet<i>s. The Dollar Homeschool</i> discs have made this all so simple because the answers are separated into separate files<i>.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I arrange the two pages so that the title page fits neatly inside the border, then I print my composition out onto card stock. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I print the answers out two-pages-per-sheet, and two-sided, then I stack these pages on top of the cover I created and staple them all in the middle with my long-arm stapler<i> (this tool was worth every penny I paid!).</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-82896878856412567702013-05-14T15:36:00.000-07:002013-05-14T15:36:56.576-07:00Homeschool-lite: no-fuss learning<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's summertime--<i>the weather is warm, and the birds and bugs are all around us.</i> There is so much to do--we play basketball together almost every-other day now, and there are all sorts of other things we want to experience. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of fighting with nature, I capitulate and help them along! Here are some of the ideas I have come up with for taking advantage of these months. I have decided to concentrate on thinking and math skills in anticipation for our next round of <span style="font-size: large;">"</span>formal" academics.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <b>Wake up time is instruction time.</b> We are using that half-hour that it takes to completely recover one's consciousness for good. Besides reading through a creation science devotion, I also continue to read through the <a href="http://www.dollarhomeschool.com/"><i>Good Morals and Gentle Manners</i> book which was created for the Eclectic Education Series</a>. Then I also read a testimony about praising and thanking God continually in Merlin Carother's <i>Power in Praise</i>. Within this time, we will be learning the <a href="http://www.hebrew4christians.com/">Hebrew Aleph Bet, and then pursuing that language more as time goes on</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <b>Brain-training.</b> I was recently handed a book from Learning Rx entitled <a href="http://www.unlocktheeinsteininside.com/"><i>Releasing the Einstein Inside</i></a>. A lot of what I read made sense to me, so I have begun to use a few of their suggestions with my children, getting them to exercise their higher mental functions, etc. There are all sorts of free resources on this site. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Buzz. </b>The idea of this one was taken from a vintage book of diversions for young ladies. Everyone sits in a circle, and one person begins by saying the number "1", then next person says the next number, and so on around the circle. When any multiple of 5 or the number 5 is reached, the person must remember to say "Buzz" or pay a forfeit (when the number "55" is reached, then the person must say "Buzz, buzz" and so on). The forfeit is paid by having the offender turn his back to the room, while the gestures of a kiss, a pinch, and a hit are made, in any order (switching up the order each time makes it more fun) by the appointed leader. The offender then says either 1, 2 or 3, and then receives whichever gesture corresponds with the number he has chosen (for instance, if he chose the letter "1", and the first gesture made was a kiss, then he would receive a kiss, and so on). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You simply make a list of things that need to be found--something that weighs exactly 8 oz., or you could say 1/2 or .5 lb., something that weighs 13 oz., etc. Also, have them find things that measure exactly 3 and 1/4 inches, or 18 cm., etc. The fun of discovering just how to estimate the weight or length of something really grabs their attention. </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-3508443649368255092013-05-09T12:04:00.000-07:002013-05-10T10:24:22.996-07:00McGuffey and the Christian age of America<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When researching the McGuffey's on line, I came across a lot of negative opinions, accusing them of being "bigoted" and misogynistic. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, the morality of all of the different versions points towards kindness and fairness, without exception for gender, race, or creed. All of these virtues were being sought after in the climate of revivals during the 19th century. These books were not written to impress university elitists and educational demagogues; they were meant to appeal to pastors and parents who wanted to pass their faith on to the next generation. Unlike education today, curriculum decisions were left at the local, even the home, level. I wonder how curricula would be chosen today if the same were true!</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-88405085890477867232013-05-05T22:43:00.000-07:002013-05-06T10:51:06.790-07:00One-Room School<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One day my dear husband went to the library to check something out, only to be shocked that he owed $43 in fines--I'm not kidding! Of course, he didn't rack up those bucks, I did!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I am on a strict diet--no more of this biblio-gluttony. The last time we checked out 20 or so books, one went missing, for <span style="font-size: large;">three</span> weeks. It was finally discovered underneath the bathroom sink--not sure how to look at that one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These children were often dressed in a rugged, pioneer way, holes in the knees of their britches, etc. Some were only sod houses, one was just a bunch of tree branches bunched together in the form of a makeshift canopy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We like to think that we are so advanced these days--but we have lost the will to persevere and overcome. Lincoln, the man who wrote one of the most famous speeches in our history on the back of an envelope, started in a log hut--<i>and we haven't seen the likes of him in quite a while.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We must educate! We must educate or we must perish by our own prosperity. If we do not, short will be our race from the cradle to the grave. If in our haste to be rich and mighty, we outrun our literary and religious institutions, they will never overtake us, or only come up after the battle of liberty is fought and lost, as spoil to grace the victory, and as resources of inexorable despotism for the perpetuity of our bondage. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes I think we get it too much of a hurry for our kids to grow up. We prod and push them to smile, to crawl, to walk, to ride a bike.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But some children just will not cooperate with our schedules. Children who grew up to be radio broadcasters or famous speakers sometimes did not speak until they were toddlers. I once had an athletic friend who did not walk until she was three-years-old.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are some thoughtful leaders, the types that have made famous speeches and been vastly influential for good, who have never enjoyed talking, at least not shallow chit-chatting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a time when being thoughtful and quiet was an appreciated character trait. Young people were encouraged to take time to think before speaking, not to jump into a conversation too quickly, not to be flighty or too social.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used to fret about how I needed to drum up "opportunities" for my youngsters to have "social experiences," partly believing the lie that home-schooled children aren't outgoing enough, but I have since repented.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have learned to relax and trust; trust that God knows His times, trust that my children are maturing at their own rate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One child spent hours upon hours studying the history of "costume" and how to make patterns from scratch and sew beautiful clothing. She grabbed Harvey's and Pinneo's grammars and plunged herself deeply into language arts, writing page after page of poetry. She went on long walks to the library and bought classics to read such as Cervante's <i>Don Quixote</i>. She played with her younger siblings and created all sorts of pastry treats in the kitchen. She studied chemistry and anatomy so that she could learn everything available to aid her in her artistic pursuits. And she drew and drew, fantastic scenes and lovely ladies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another child has spent time building up his body; he regularly does calisthenics, goes on long morning runs, and works in the yard without being told. The rest of his time he spends reading theology books and thinking deep thoughts about God. He will spend hours on his face praying, and then, when the time is right, he will share his love of the Master in his booming voice with the enthusiasm of an 18th century evangelist. Funny, but we never assigned any of these books to him, and we never required him to do exercises or run, he just decided that these activities would be worthy of his time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1) <span style="font-size: large;">W</span>arm, loving educationally responsive parents and other adult<span style="font-size: large;">s.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2) <span style="font-size: large;">Sc</span>ant association outside the famil<span style="font-size: large;">y.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3) <span style="font-size: large;">A</span> great deal of creative freedom under parental guidance to explore their ideas, drilling as necessary.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of being concerned for my children and their social life, I am relieved, thankful, hopeful, overjoyed!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When our oldest daughter at home did eventually take some college courses, she was a little bit intimidated at first, but it did not take very long until she realized just how blessed she was to have had all of that time to explore on her own. There are some things that she is learning that have helped her, but she is advanced in most of her classes, because she took advantage of her time and didn't just explore, but honed her skills until they were finely tuned. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Besides, she really has no trouble being friendly, but in a very grounded, self-assured way. Unlike most young people, she knows who she is, she has a close walk with God, and this has stabilized her. Certainly, she is still discovering new things about herself in her relation to life, but not with the uncertainty of most people her age.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She has learned the lessons of being by herself and enjoying it, something that many adults have never had the time to do. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am really enjoying what we are doing for school. The children are learning so much, and I can see their progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ones who are just beginning are already showing areas that are their strengths, and others that are their current weaknesses, but I am not concerned. I have learned that, just because I child is struggling in the area of reading or math at the age of <span style="font-size: large;">six</span>, doesn't mean that he/she will be struggling forever! I am a firm believer that <b>many "learning disabilities" disappear as children mature.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, some of us simply are weak in certain areas, and this can take some acceptance. The idea is to strike a balance between what we should expect and challenge our children to do, and what they are actually capable of doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The middle girls are both growing greatly. They are doing well in their McGuffey's, and they are moving steadily forward with their Ray's Arithmetics, both in different places in the Elementary book. The story problems can sometimes be a little difficult, but that is when we get out the chalkboard and make pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides their regular work, these girls read voraciously, and one has decided to do a number of lessons in<i> Long's Language</i> each week, and she loves memorizing the little poetry as she is directed, etc. The other has been working through a writing curriculum from <i><a href="http://7sistershomeschool.com/">7 Sisters</a></i> which I won as a prize through the Homeschooling Blog Awards. She already gobbled her way through the poetry section, totally on her own, and now is zipping through the short story portion--and loving every minute! She definitely has the writing bug.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The older children have a great time with the McG<span style="font-size: large;">uffey'</span>s and Ray's, the daughter of the two really, really loves McGuffey--she would do four lessons a day if we had the time. She not only likes to do the lessons, but she likes to share what she is discovering through them with all of us. She is very quick, and she loves to decorate the pages as she does her work in her copybook. Ray's is her favorite, though, and she would<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>probably do that all day--she is always asking for more time to do it! She also excels in domestic skills, is learning to create a pattern on her own and sew her own clothes, has been doing little stitchery works, and will be baby-sitting her niece once-a-week. She is hoping to learn <i>DSLR</i> photography and put her photos on her blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The son of the two is so full of artistic creativity--and yet he can also be technical. I hate to hamper him in any way, but I have to help him by goading him a bit now-and-again and making him do his lessons (well). He is sweet about it, though, and sees the wisdom of it himself. He can sometimes feel as though his creativity makes his mind wander from one wonderful thought to another in rapid succession, so I am trying to help him to learn how to discipline his gifts (the spirit of the Prophet is subject to the prophet). He is working on learning to use the Adobe creative suite, and his <span style="font-size: large;">handiwork</span> is fantastic! Perhaps someday he will be selling them through our website, one that he is currently working on with much fervor so that we can launch it soon. Probably then this blog will end up there...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, both are also reading, the Creative is often found with his nose in something from J.R.R. Tolkien (he wrote more than just the ring trilogy and The Hobbit) and the Dear Young Lady is searching for something to follow up after reading all of the popular classics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Together we have finished a concentrated study of the etymology of the English language, fascinating and one which has enabled the children to have a better grasp of vocabulary, grammar, even spelling, with a greater appreciation as to how our Bible came to us. Of course, we studied all of this because I found it so fascinating, and the children caught my enthusiasm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our current studies together include an overview of all punctuation (I repeat this study periodically, using different methods, etc. to reinforce their own studies) and have daily short dictation exercises.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have also begun to cover all sorts of very practical areas of living in greater detail, such as our current study of microbiology and keeping our homes and our lives healthy. I am planning on covering all sorts of growing-up skills, such as caring for clothing, nutrition and cooking, etc. I am taking these subjects on because I have often assumed that they just "know" because I have learned about these different areas and become skilled in homemaking slowly over many years, and I forget that this is a new group that needs to be taught and led more specifically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I am enjoying each subject, even each part of each subject. Whenever I get feeling pressured, my loved ones will suggest that I put our little learning sessions aside for a time. What they don't realize is that I would gladly give up a lot of other things, but our learning times are the best parts of my day! My oldest daughter, who also home-schools her children, feels very much the same! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If there is anythin<span style="font-size: large;">g that</span> I<span style="font-size: large;"> have</span> learned th<span style="font-size: large;">ese <span style="font-size: large;">p</span>ast</span> 2<span style="font-size: large;">5</span> years of homeschooling, it is that teaching children is no<span style="font-size: large;">t nearly</span> as difficult as we have made it out to be <span style="font-size: large;">over the <span style="font-size: large;">past</span></span> 100 years or so. Familiarizing myself <span style="font-size: large;">with m<span style="font-size: large;">any</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">of the</span> methods and texts from the 19th century, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">during the</span> <span style="font-size: large;">industrial<span style="font-size: large;"> revolution</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">which</span></span> produced <span style="font-size: large;">the</span> entrepreneurs, explorers<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> inventors<span style="font-size: large;"> and leaders</span> <span style="font-size: large;">who</span> built up our great <span style="font-size: large;">nation</span> has confirmed this for me. <span style="font-size: large;">The real</span> problem lies in taking a mind, such as mine, which is used to being fed like a baby penguin with pre-digested <span style="font-size: large;">food<span style="font-size: large;"> (for thought)</span></span>, and training it to obtain, chew and swallow whole ideas that need to be broken down and digested without being overly influenced by the interpretation of others.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Pilgrims knew how to obey God and trust Him to show them the next step. <span style="font-size: large;">Our</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Foun<span style="font-size: large;">ding</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">F</span>ather<span style="font-size: large;">s also</span> relied <span style="font-size: large;">upon</span> God Almight<span style="font-size: large;">y</span> to <span style="font-size: large;">guide</span> them as they laid the foundations <span style="font-size: large;">of</span> a <span style="font-size: large;">government <i>(for</i> and<i> by </i>the people)</span> <span style="font-size: large;">the likes of which</span> the world had never seen befor<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>.<span style="font-size: large;"> The <span style="font-size: large;">courageous</span></span> pioneers left their homes <span style="font-size: large;">in</span> the <span style="font-size: large;">east</span> fortified <span style="font-size: large;">with only their</span> self-education and <span style="font-size: large;">their</span> family Bible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Eclectic Series of Learning, and others like it from the same era, were widely used by teachers who may have been no more than 16 years old themselves, yet were in charge of classrooms filled with students of all ages, abilities <span style="font-size: large;">and diverse</span> backgrounds. Amazingly, I have heard it said, that the entrance requirements for college in those days <span style="font-size: large;">were much</span> more stringent than the graduation requirements of college in our present times.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So how, indeed, am I utilizing these old texts?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>m reading and studying them for myself. I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>m taking the simplest approach in my perusal of them by allowing the "teacher helps" to suggest the things that are most important to teach my children. <span style="font-size: large;">When I</span> begin this way, I aid myself in discovering the things I must re-learn. The same is true as I reacquaint myself with mathematics as Ray’<span style="font-size: large;">s Ar<span style="font-size: large;">ithmetics</span></span> presents it. I have been snatching minutes here and there to prepare myself to teach in this way--<span style="font-size: large;">reawakening</span> my own discovery instincts. This seems to be most difficult in the primers, since there is so little information per lesson, but there is a reason these are short and sweet. Reading the same material over and over to a small child, as long as it is done with a heart of love, interest and enthusiasm, is an effective way to help him in assimilation<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>I<span style="font-size: large;"> a</span>m thinking here of how many times I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>ve read the same Dr. Seuss books repeatedly to the same child until they have been memorized by the both of us!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is important to remember that children of the past did not spend as many hours in school<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>they had families to be a part of, and work to do. I once read that Livingstone, the same physician-missionary-explorer who discovered the head of the Nile River in Africa, attended school for a few hours after work each night, and “<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">received</span></span> his lessons” in-between attending th<span style="font-size: large;">e thread</span> spools in a <span style="font-size: large;">cloth</span> factory during the day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Real learning should never conflict with real life, and so this system is not meant to be an end in itself, but the means to an end. Everything presented has a practical purpose (even learning how to honor God and live a noble life is woven throughout these materials). This is why the lessons are not filled with useless information and are devoid of seat-work. We are so used to workbooks and the like that we feel unsure of ourselves without them, but as long as the material is presented well, and then mastered through repetition and oral recitation, we can rest assured that nothing further is necessary!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This <span style="font-size: large;">works very</span> well with our <span style="font-size: large;">family's</span> motto “Homeschooling is everything, and everything is homeschooling.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>ve also come to the conclusion <span style="font-size: large;">from <span style="font-size: large;">much of the</span></span> literature <span style="font-size: large;">that I</span> have read from the <span style="font-size: large;">19th century</span> that “getting one’s lessons” meant reading and memorizing information so that it could be recited before the class. My childre<span style="font-size: large;">n that already read</span> will be required to practice reading out loud and to have the suggested spelling words memorized for oral recitation. The <span style="font-size: large;">same thing</span> goes for the math facts in Ray’s Arithmetics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enlightening ideas I have gleaned from numerous homeschooling authors are being confirmed to me<span style="font-size: large;">--</span>treating each child as a scholar, not a dullard; small, consistent lessons are better, especially at young ages; work, exercise and play are important; working at one’s own level and pace for mastery is best. For instance, in the preface of one of the primers I noted <span style="font-size: large;">an extremely</span> important quote, <b>"To awaken noble sentiments, and to sow seed for good in the hearts of children, should be the aim of ever teacher."</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A great question is the requirements of the State. There should be no conflict here at all. I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>m convinced that any child beginning at the age of <span style="font-size: large;">six</span> with Ray’s and McGuffey’s should easily out-perform any public-schooled child in any standardized test by the age of <span style="font-size: large;">eight--</span>given he has had adequate time and resources for delight-directed studies and is familiarized with test-taking strategies. The methods employed here will give a better education in a few years than is given in 12 years in most modern schools.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My dear son can attest to this. He is <span style="font-size: large;">a <span style="font-size: large;">store</span></span> manager <span style="font-size: large;">over <span style="font-size: large;">a number of</span></span> employees with high school diplomas, several headed for college, who cannot perform basic math to run a cash-register. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eighth-grade</span></span> students of the 19th and early 20th century could do most figures in their heads!</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rDP31YC6s5o/UJXCqg-LR3I/AAAAAAAAA7A/WeJFGHVutEE/s1600/A+parent+praying+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rDP31YC6s5o/UJXCqg-LR3I/AAAAAAAAA7A/WeJFGHVutEE/s320/A+parent+praying+2.jpg" width="280" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, building a portfolio with these books would not be difficult at all. Ruth Beechick has created charts to keep track of <span style="font-size: large;">just the</span> things an educator would deem important and that would aid a parent in creating a proper presentation. It would not be difficult to create one without her help, however.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have purchased composition books from <a href="http://www.shoplet.com/Roaring-Spring-Paper-Products-xb.html?gclid=CLaHut60wLQCFeZDMgod-EUAIQ&et=Roaring+spring"><b><i>Roaring Spring</i></b></a> for the youngest set and steno books for the older set for practice and copy<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>work. I will also be creating rings for memorization of certain basic facts. Our wipe-off board should be employed regularly as well. I have also become sort of a public-domain junkie and have been downloading and printing and comb-binding more books. The children<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> </b></i>have been</span> begging me to get started on our new, old “program” (I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>m having so much fun!). My husband is just as excited as I am, and it was at his suggestion that I took a break to write this post so that you could become encouraged, too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If a 16-year-old young lady could teach a whole classroom using these old texts, it can’t be “rocket science,” just a different way of approaching learning; a better way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will be posting <span style="font-size: large;">my own</span> discoveries as we continue <span style="font-size: large;">this <span style="font-size: large;">interesting</span></span> journey togethe<span style="font-size: large;">r. <i>Please feel free to share some of <span style="font-size: large;">your <span style="font-size: large;">eclectic</span> education</span> <span style="font-size: large;">discoverie<span style="font-size: large;">s <span style="font-size: large;">too<span style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No one wants to be a welfare case. It's just not American, it's not proper, it's not dignified to accept hand-outs that other people have been forced to pay for.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">From the Indiana School Journal: Volume 30, page 685, c. 1885</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I. <b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">General </span></b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><b>Aim</b>.</span><span style="font-size: large;">--</span>The aim or purpose of language work is, in general terms, to train the mind. Specifically it is to give the pupil the power of thinking clearly upon any subject, and of expressing his thoughts in good English <i>as he thinks them. </i>It is also the aim to gain the pnwer of interpreting the written page as easily as the spoken language is interpreted.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: large;">The pupil should be led to tell in good English what he knows about a </span>subject, and then by judicious questioning be led to see more. The first aim in this kind of work, should be power to think and knowledge of the object; second, power in the use of language.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Constructive work in language should also be begun in the first year. It should, however, be very simple. The following is the order in which language studies come in the scale of difficulty: (considering language work as a whole, not merely the first year's work,) oral expression, copy-work, dictation, putting <span class="Apple-style-span">the thought of another in the pupil's own language, original composition.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the entire work of the first year the teacher should be content with a single expression for a single idea or thought, e.g., "The earth is round like a ball," is sufficient, although they might be taught it is spherical, globular, or an oblate spheroid. This is in accordance with the thought that it is the nature of mind in acquiring knowledge (1) observe a particular, (2) generalize, (3) compare, (4) many particulars, (5) classify, (6) name and define Student.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />A pupil should be required to copy accurately and readily before he is given the more difficult work of reproducing from memory. "That which we know thoroughly," was said by Jacotot, "contains the explanation of the unknown." "The end is in the beginning.<span style="font-size: large;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">To develop power to reproduce from memory: After a word has been copied from the board, erase it, and have it reproduced from memory. Do the same with two words, three, a short sentence, etc. Regulate the <span class="gstxt_hlt" style="background-color: white;">work </span>by the pupil's power to do it accurately. Train him to do exactly what he is asked to do.</span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The name sound of a is represented in twelve ways: In many words by a, as ale; by ai, as ail, and by ay, as bay. In a few words by ey, as they; ei. as veil; ea, as break; ua, as <span style="font-size: large;">gauge</span>; ao, as <span style="font-size: large;">goal</span>; aa, as Aaron; e and ee, as melee; aye, (meaning ever.)</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each child is assigned a <i>McGuffey's Reader</i>. I have chosen these, not only according to their reading abilities, but their writing, spelling and grammar abilities as well. Some of my children are actually reading a bit better than their McGuffey's level, but are not as confident when they are creating original sentences, etc.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While these older children are working independently, I take time with the pre-readers. I try and keep their lessons as short and sweet as possible, and we usually sit on a couch together and snuggle a bit. This is precious time that I really enjoy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to use the alphabets printed at the beginning of the Primer and the 1st reader for some general practice, just to get my youngster familiar with all of the symbols and what they are supposed to do for us. I might sing the "ABC Song" while I touch each letter, then hold her finger and help her to touch each letter while we sing together. I might continue this practice off-and-on for many days, or even weeks if the child is very immature.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also love to introduce the sounds of each letter using phonics flash cards ( I have created my own set, which can be bought along with my entire guide for a minimal fee, downloaded and printed on card stock). At first I will use the whole deck and rely on the pictures to add clues as to the sound of each letter, but after a time I will cover up the pictures and concentrate on about four of these at a time until they are mastered. Also during this time I might play "find it" with the different alphabet symbols on the first pages of the Primer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, especially with those who are very new to reading, I will go over at least the first few lessons in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985">Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons</a></i>. This usually breaks them into the idea of "sounding out." But I have also learned over the years that total reliance on sounding out each and every word is not only cumbersome, but it is also unnatural. Most of us sound out some, anticipate (make a guess based on context) some, and memorize some of the words when we are beginning to read. I allow the use of all these three strategies when I am teaching a beginner.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day one--sing the alphabet song while pointing to the letters. Have the tiny one sing with me as I point.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day two--repeat the same lesson--keep it short but fun.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day three--the same, only this time ask if the tiny one would like to sing along.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Repeat the same for a few more days.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day ten or so--take out the phonics flash cards and lay them all on the floor in a "train" fashion. Walk along the train and sing the ABC song. Have the child pick up the cards as you sing the name.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 11--lay the cards out in a train, only this time call out the name of a letter and have the child pick it up and hand it to you.</span></span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Days 13 through 20--continue to use the flash cards each of these days. This may sound too simple, but the simple repetition of this exercise in its consistency will help the child more than drills that take an excessive amount of time and tend to burn you both out. </span></span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, throughout this process have your child color with color crayons, paint, sculpt with play dough, cut with scissors, etc. so that she can build the skills necessary to eventually be able to write, which makes reading fun, too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here it may be good to insert a few lessons, I would try and go through at least until lesson 10, from the<i> Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons</i> book. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">* A word of caution here; not all children are automatically ready to take the next step. Some, especially boys, are just not capable of processing for reading yet. Don't push if you sense a lot of resistance, or if he/she does not seem to be able to remember sounds and words from one day to the next. The best remedy for this is not "therapy,<span style="font-size: large;">"</span> but time! You can either give the child a break for a few months, or continue with your simple lessons until he/she is more mature (be careful not to leave a bitter taste in your child's mouth through prodding and scolding, or you might be postponing reading for longer than you realize--keep things light and happy and trust God).</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first lesson is about a rat, which is a common creature which can be fascinating, distasteful or even scary to some children. Nevertheless, it is an easy word to understand. Take time to go over each of the sound presented. If you have used the "100 Lessons" book mentioned earlier, these sounds should not be foreign at all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the first days, I would read the letter sounds and the words while pointing to them in front of the child. At the second or third day, I would have the child read them after me. On about the fourth day, I would expect the child to be able to pick out the different sounds or words as I called them out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>* When you come to the review lesson V, you may notice some cursive writing at the bottom of the page. This is included because children were taught to write in cursive script from the very beginning. There are those that still swear by it, but we must keep in mind that most of the students of the past did not enter formal schooling until the ages of seven or eight. The find motor control necessary to produce script might be beyond most 5-7 year-old of today. However, it may be of great benefit to your child to teach him/her how to read simple script from the beginning, and if a child wanted to practice copying such writing you could definitely help him/her. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>It is very important to keep in mind that<i> mastery</i> is more important than <i>progress</i>. In other words, if a child is having difficulty with a lesson, it is better to take the time to master that lesson than to move on. Keeping the lessons short and sweet will help you to keep the frustration level down for both of you. Don't fall into the temptation to "drill 'til you drop"<i>--this can prove disastrous!</i> Don't let your pride or frustration get in the way of ministering to your child's heart. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>If you are interested in finding out more, you can purchase my book, <a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/2011/11/homeschool-sanity-book.html">Homeschool Sanity,</a> and/or go to my other blog, <a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/">Large Family Mothering</a>. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was at the library with two of my older daughters to other day. We were having a grand time together; the men were at home with the little ones and we were sharing and joking around (quietly--<i>after all it was the library!)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we were browsing the shelves for treasures to bring home for the family, we noticed that in the empty spots on the shelves someone had purposely chosen only "politically correct" titles to display.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61lhLu9S6HL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61lhLu9S6HL.jpg" width="205" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One book title was tragically funny to us. On the cover a sweet young girl was posed with her chin in her hand, and above her a thought balloon read, "I wonder what a green school looks like?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The book was in brand-new condition, and I<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>m sure it will stay pristine until it<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>s discarded. What was that publisher thinking? Is there any child in his/her right mind that would purposely check out such a book? Is there any reason that a child would be remotely interested in whether or not his/her school is "green"?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I suppose there is a remote possibility, that is if some poor youngster has been so brainwashed that he/she can forget what it means to be a human being.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CJbmYW1SL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CJbmYW1SL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Real children, the ones that don't have to worry about living up to the tenets of socialist humanism, have very different interests. They want to know how things are made, or how they work. They enjoy stories of people all around the world and how they have fought battles and lived in different ages. They want to know how to do useful things, such as baking some cookies or making the best kite. Besides all this, an innocent heart yearns to know that God is there, in all that He has created, and that He has been active in the affairs of men since the dawn of history.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Show me a child that is concerned about how green his school is, and I will weep and mourn for the officials and the administrators and the textbook writers, for the future of our society, but mostly for the waste of the priceless young souls which are daily being plundered of all that makes the<span style="font-size: large;">m so very</span> precious.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w3XXMK8P_DY/UUUy1F2txjI/AAAAAAAADSY/h1uwQtXy__I/s1600/P1060006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w3XXMK8P_DY/UUUy1F2txjI/AAAAAAAADSY/h1uwQtXy__I/s320/P1060006.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The other day we had a major appliance repair and th<span style="font-size: large;">e busy</span> technician left behind the most wonderful item; a huge magnet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As soon as I discovered the magnet, I opened the junk drawer and dug deep until I found a handful of small metal objects and an old peanut butter jar lid. In minutes I was enjoying myself so much that I just had to share my fun with my children (did you know I'm really just an older kid myself?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For days afterwards these items were sought after and fought over--just some discarded junk that turned into hours of delightful entertainment. Was there learning in this--absolutely. If I was well versed in education-eze I'll just bet I could have drawn up a pretty engrossing lesson objective for the whole thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I think of all of the hours children spend in front of video screens these days I become <span style="font-size: large;">very sad</span>. All children need raw materials to practice their immense imaginations on, like the huge, sturdy produce boxes we bring home from Sam's Club each month. They are so hefty that they can be stacked and can hold small children safely. Sometimes these boxes are cars, sometimes they are stores, sometimes they turn into kitchens, and often they are doll houses. They clutter up the basement and fill the closets, but the children have spent many happy hours lost in them<span style="font-size: large;"> (we return them to Sam's each month).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No matter how sophisticated <span style="font-size: large;">we may</span> think we are, learning is not complicated. It is <span style="font-size: large;">simply a</span> process <span style="font-size: large;">God created </span>that we direct, support and validate<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240261036066801709.post-24104715135440680252013-03-11T20:26:00.000-07:002013-03-11T22:42:15.456-07:00Get your Four Free Homeschool Resources--New Lower Prices!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's not easy being a home<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>schooling parent today. Educating one's children is a huge responsibility. There seem to be more “answers” than there are questions! Everyone has a textbook, a method, or a philosophy. But how are we supposed to figure out just what path to take? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Homeschool-Sanity-Practical-Redemptive-Educating/dp/1478164425/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343441847&sr=1-2&keywords=homeschool+sanity">Homeschool Sanity: a Practical Guide to Redemptive Home Educating</a> </b></i>is Sherry Hayes’ attempt to communicate a way back to common sense learning. We can rediscover the tools of learning that helped our forefathers overcome the great obstacles of their time! It is a pathway back to the simplicity and joy of gaining the knowledge born out of a reverence for the God of the Bible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Readers will discover a catalog of successful methodologies for their own re-education. You won’t feel tired and anxious after you read this book; <i>you will be refreshed and filled with real hope!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you purchase Sherry's new book, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Homeschool-Sanity-Practical-Redemptive-Educating/dp/1478164425/ref=sr_1_73?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343413446&sr=1-73&keywords=homeschooling"><i>Homeschool Sanity</i>, at Amazon.com</a></b> from we will send you a <b><u>FREE</u> <u>download</u></b> as our way of saying, "Thank you!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will receive the PDF versions of <b><i><a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/2011/11/homeschool-sanity-book.html">Homeschool Sanity</a>, <a href="http://largefamilymothering15.blogspot.com/">Large Family Mothering's 2012-2013 Homeschool Planner</a>, </i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><a href="https://www.createspace.com/3969802">McGuffey's Primer Flashcards, Helps & Hints</a> </i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>along with </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=qDERZTaQiP0DeZhCjdr7aV7-HzuyklNYq9fU2eDPSfImdDnNooF7CnR3bjW&dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b61f737ba21b081989ce41f911b8b0f9abd5cb813489264cd"><b><i>Ray's Arithmetics Flash Cards & Helps</i></b></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Guidelines</b></u>: In order to get these home-school resources for free you will need to:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>1) Send us your Amazon paid order confirmation, </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that shows you purchased the paperback version of our new book, <b>"Homeschool Sanity"</b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i> then forward an e-mail to us at: <b>largefamilymothering@gmail.com</b> with a subject line stating: Four Free Home-school Resources!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">As soon as the email is received we will send you the absolutely free download link. <i>These four PDF resources would normally cost a grand total of <b>$27.49</b>! You will receive them <b>FREE</b>!!!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's all there is to it! This has been a very exciting time for the Hayes' family and we want to tell all of you thank you for your friendship and encouragement in Christ.</span></span></div>
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