Homeschooler Nathan Cornelius wins national geography bee

Star Tribune ^ | May 25, 2005 | Greg Gordon

[TalonDJ]

Sure, they are too busy teaching how to be 'sensitive' and how 'alternative families' are OK too. Geography is naturally secondary to that very important work /S

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....Agreed. But, will add..as I mentioned above....many families could, they just choose not to.

Parents should google home schooling and their state name. They'll be astonished how much help there is for homeschooling - it's organized, enthusiastic and extensive.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Can't neglect to admit that his parents also showed wisdom and love commitment for home schooling him......

Congrats to his parents for all their hard work and commitment to their family.

[TalonDJ]

If the kids are younger then it does depend on having a relative to look after them. Does not work in every case but if something is important you can make it happen. The 'homeschooling is not for everyone' argument is true but it over looks the fact that it can be for almost anyone. The only thing you really need is a halfway decent parent/child relationship. Admittedly those seem somewhat rarer than it use to me. No one ever said homeschooling was easy. It is always easier to let someone else raise your kids.

[Search4Truth]

The Grace Academy

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That's it!

There are vast resources for help and guidance.

Texas Homeschoolers

Homeschooling in Houston

[politicket]

And in Colorado there is: Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)

[Modernman]

The 'homeschooling is not for everyone' argument is true but it over looks the fact that it can be for almost anyone.

I think my point is that there are four situations when it comes to homeschooling:

1) Viable and necessary (parents with the ability to homeschool stuck in a bad school district without the ability to pay for good private schools);

2) Viable but unnecessary (Good public schools or the parents can afford private schools);

3) Non-viable but unnecessary (Sort of like 2))

4) Non-viable and necessary (the single mother living in Anacostia).

The kids who fall into categories 1-3 are okay. The ones in 4 are probably going to get screwed, unless vouchers are an option.

[FreedomSurge]

My brother is somewhat similar. However, he is motivated to vote Republican because he isn't in favor gay marriage and other cultural conservative issues.

BTW I just finsihed reading "Aquainas in 90 Minutes" do you know any good books on Aquinas.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes. Not everyone can do it.

But life isn't fair. People make choices that enhance or hurt their children.

If someone can move to an area where they can have more family support or where their dollars will go farther they should. Too often people will refuse to move to help their own situation.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Home schooling can no longer be dismissed as out of the mainstream.

[politicket]

Home schooling can no longer be dismissed as out of the mainstream.

But it IS out of the mainstream. That's what's so great about it! ;-)

[Aquinasfan]

do you know any good books on Aquinas.

I recommend Peter Kreeft's condensed Summa, the "Summa of the Summa." It's used in some seminaries, I hear. Kreeft has also compressed this condensation into "A Shorter Summa." If you're really ambitious, the Summa is available on-line. I read a section every day. It's tough, but worthwhile.

A lot of people seem to like Chesterton's, "The Dumb Ox," but I wasn't overly impressed. I'm a fan of Chesterton generally though.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I know what you mean.

LOL

[SoftballMominVA]

Be careful what you wish for! With government $$ comes government oversite!

[Modernman]

Be careful what you wish for! With government $$ comes government oversite!

If you're talking about the schools that would take the money, that's a business decision for them to make if they're private schools. If it's a public school, such as in my example of VA schools taking DC vouchers, government oversight is already in place.

Heck, just the threat of vouchers and homeschooling have forced the public system to change and improve, to some degree. Competition is good for the public schools.

[Modernman]

Just as an example of change here in DC, my law firm is doing pro bono work for an educational foundation that is planning to come into DC and take over some of the worst schools in the system in an attempt to improve them.

[FreedomSurge]

Thanks, I listened to Kreeft's tape series on "Ethics : a history of moral though" from the Modern Scholar Series. Very Good. It may be available at your library or it is also sold at Barnes and Nobel.

[Rakkasan1]

probably not been sleeping with his teacher either

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Competition is good for the public schools.

Yes it is but kids are there now and public schools aren't going to turn on a dime.