tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post4502525722634792330..comments2024-03-28T13:36:34.479-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Homeschooling and PreparednessPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56101040808404452182010-12-17T20:12:47.038-08:002010-12-17T20:12:47.038-08:00As a fully credentialed teacher I agree with the h...As a fully credentialed teacher I agree with the homeschooling. I know I know, shame on me some would say but hey I've been around some of these so called teachers, principals and school districts, they are only there for the cash and holidays, not the kids. When I was working I worked hard teaching my students many things and I did well getting their scores up. But of course those who work hard do not have jobs and those who don't work have jobs (crappy I know. My child is going to public school and there is only one reason, at her school she is in a multi-language classes since K she is now in 2nd, and this goes until 6th grade(english and spanish). If it wasn't for these classes she would be home-schooled (since I am at home). She is very intelligent and could do really well home-schooled and learn a heck of a lot more. I do however stay on top of things she is doing and don't put up with her teachers slacking, principal or district and they can not (the district more than anything) try to pull the wool over my eyes, I know the laws and rules and have had to put them in check already this year. :( so yes coming from a fully credentialed (k-6th grade) teacher with a master degree say "YES, to homeschooling"!Prepared teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8599669965161770252010-12-15T07:42:41.125-08:002010-12-15T07:42:41.125-08:00Patrice! Finally! An article on how homeschooling ...Patrice! Finally! An article on how homeschooling is also a preparation that should be made. I've often thought that articles on this topic have been missing from most of the survival/preparedness blogs I read. Thank you!<br /><br />(And yes, I'm a homeschooling mom and greatly appreciate your recommendation on the science cards; funny how I'd been praying about that very thing last night! Oh, one more thing. We use "rigid packaged curricula" but trust me, how we use it is certainly not rigid. My child is currently doing one week's worth of science from that curriculum in about an hour! The curricula is only a guide, to be used and implemented as the parents see fit.)<br /><br />Love your blog! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into it!<br /><br />Merry Christmas from North Carolina!<br />CindyMrs.Evans24-7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8097784232620863232010-12-14T18:24:52.189-08:002010-12-14T18:24:52.189-08:00As part of the homeschooling survivalist curriculu...As part of the homeschooling survivalist curriculum, I recommend local plant identification be included in botany. That first aid be taught in anatomy. And that mathematics be taught in the practical ways of home canning and shed building. <br /><br />It's good to know so many homeschoolers are preppers. Perhaps our republic will thrive afterall. <br /><br />Anonymous Patriot<br />USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48052106263553388442010-12-14T17:55:45.482-08:002010-12-14T17:55:45.482-08:00I've often wished that I had home-schooled my ...I've often wished that I had home-schooled my boys. They are 20 and 27 now, and the opportunity has passed. However, I still think that it is valuable to collect teaching materials, even if it is "out-dated". After all, if the economy goes down the chutes that badly, government funded schooling may no longer be available for "free". So homeschooling will be the only viable option. It certainly is the best option if you want your children to learn to think for themselves.Ollamha Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126993606565636887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-46119934091952547012010-12-14T16:49:31.856-08:002010-12-14T16:49:31.856-08:00Being a "retired" home school mom, I can...Being a "retired" home school mom, I can say, "Preach on, sister!" There is absolutely nothing so gratifying as being a part of your child's education. I look at my grown children now and marvel at where God has taken them and how he used us. <br /><br />We've always had a "preparedness" mentality and I agree with Michelle, it and home schooling just seem to go hand-in-hand. We don't have to do your type of educational preparing anymore, but I commend you for encouraging in that direction.<br /><br />Just to share a funny; my son, a college professor, was teaching class the other day and the subject came around to home education. Several of the students jumped on their soapbox, "Home educated students are social misfits!" "Home schooled kids aren't as prepared." "Home educated kids are weird." They asked my son what he thought about home schooling. He smiled and said, "I guess you're saying that it isn't a viable form of education?" The kids looked at him and he said he saw this lightbulb go on in one of the more vocal students and this look of "Oh crud! The professor was home schooled" washed across his face. They asked him and he told them that he had been home schooled all the way through high school. Their response? "Yeah. But you're old." Yep. All 27 years of him is old.OPCCookhttp://www.oklahomapastrycloth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85627785194712978882010-12-14T16:40:56.645-08:002010-12-14T16:40:56.645-08:00just think of the real education kids are missing ...just think of the real education kids are missing in todays world compared to years ago. they are not being taught at home the skills they need to live on their own and the public schools just keep doing the same old stuff and getting more $$ to do the same old stuff. kids don't have recess, pe, home ec., shop, art, chorus,...and when they go home they have piles of school/ homework to do.. a good math student in public school cannot even bake a good loaf of bread because they have'nt learned how to apply the math needed. i mention baking because that is in fact an exact science. school districts are being told to keep raising the bar-what a joke! and parents today would rather spend their tax dollars on someone else raising their kids. it is a sad sad world out there for parents and kids these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-83170712203848493182010-12-14T16:30:28.701-08:002010-12-14T16:30:28.701-08:00Love it! I've been stockpiling various curric...Love it! I've been stockpiling various curricula for a few years now. If I find a publisher or series that I like, I try to find it in several grade levels. More often than not, I can find things used rather than new. Saves so much money! (I also like to ask for homeschool books and materials for Christmas. My mother-in-law is always happy to help in that area, unlike others in my family who would rather buy something shiny and plastic.) My kids are still pretty young (preK and 1st), so I still need to think about junior high and high school levels, but for now, I've got the elementary levels taken care of. It does feel good to know the kids will still be learning no matter what happens.<br />Andrea SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78094922082415140952010-12-14T15:55:30.783-08:002010-12-14T15:55:30.783-08:00We use Apologia for science and love it. I wish I ...We use Apologia for science and love it. I wish I had their Chemistry book when I was in high school. (http://www.christianbook.com)<br /><br />Teaching Textbooks has been great for us for math. http://teachingtextbooks.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-64985123899089874262010-12-14T15:53:05.200-08:002010-12-14T15:53:05.200-08:00Funny how we did the same thing - had no problem m...Funny how we did the same thing - had no problem moving to a beautiful rural area in No. Maine - we carried our school with us. The "great schools" thing I am convinced is a myth(at least where realtors are cncerned). Have you ever heard one say " the schools here aren't too hot"? Nope, it's always - "best schools in the state". What a pleasure to be free of that restriction. <br />teresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78229738058090329922010-12-14T14:49:30.405-08:002010-12-14T14:49:30.405-08:00I also homeschooled long before I became a prepper...I also homeschooled long before I became a prepper. My four kids range in age from seven down to 10 months of age, so we're settling in for the long haul intermingling homeschooling and prepping. Our base curriculum is reuseable for all of our children and I am going to buy extra copies of the consumable items as we use them up. <br /><br />I wrote about homeschooling and prepping here: http://theharriedhomemakerpreps.blogspot.com/2010/08/does-prepping-homeschooling-and-vice.htmlEmily the Harried Homemakerhttp://theharriedhomemakerpreps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22438940354025164492010-12-14T14:19:39.146-08:002010-12-14T14:19:39.146-08:00It's always gratifying to read your thoughts o...It's always gratifying to read your thoughts on education, Patrice, and in particular on the subject of home schooling.<br />As I read your post and Michelle's comments it kept coming up in my thoughts how very valuable your approach to gathering educational materials will prove to have been if and when the bleep hits the fan. I can foresee the blessing you and others like you would be in that scenario, as well as the bartering and employment potential it would afford your own families. In a post b.h.t.f. scenario we'd soon see a shift to smaller and more locally centered schools reminiscent of +/- pre-50's rural America and earlier. <br />Your children and others like them, having been <br />successfully and well home schooled, could be a first generation of new teachers, while you home school seasoned mothers and fathers could become the natural designers and administrators of a "new system."<br />(That seems like a poor choice of words somehow.)<br />One shudders to think how comparatively few parents gave given even a passing thought to such things.....ok, I won't go there.<br />....but you've gotta admit it is pretty [snort] funny to think about the inevitable and widespread scenes of screeching, confused helplessness and flailing incoherence spewing forth from a nation of instantly-deprived-and-gone-cold-turkey dead cell phone totin' and rabidly addicted text monkeys. <br /><br />A.McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69653414183004549872010-12-14T12:55:13.643-08:002010-12-14T12:55:13.643-08:00We came to a preparedness mindset after deciding t...We came to a preparedness mindset after deciding to homeschool also. I'm not sure why, but it seems like the two often go hand in hand.<br /><br />My husband thinks it's funny when I pick up school supplies that we're still years away from using (our oldest is 3). However, he thought it was funny when I started stockpiling too. Now, reading almost daily reports on the coming inflation, he commends me.<br /><br />I'll figure he'll see the light on the books and chemistry sets soon enough. :)Michellehttp://saintaugustineclassicalacademy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com