A serious argument for the benefits of a home-based education...and beyond. This blog is not intended for the faint of heart or wimpy parent. We talk serious politics of homeschooling, share homeschooling war stories and have frank discussions concerning public school. We give advice freely. Read at your own risk!
This ad was proofed by 4 people? Who were they? Public school graduates? Geeeeeeeeeeesh! Anyway, I can't think of even one good thing about public schools nowadays.
This is an ad for Len Britton who is running for Untied States Senate here in Vermont against Patrick 'Leaky' Leahy. I had the pleasure of talking with Len at the Vermont State Fair recently for over an hour while we both visited the GOP booth. We talked as parents and as Vermont citizens, not as candidate and constituent. This guy has it together and understands what is at stake with the coming election and the continuation of the Obama administration. He's aware of what OBE is and how it is damaging the education process here in Vermont and across this country. Not many candidates I've spoken with know what OBE is and that is very scary. We agreed we are headed for hyperinflation very soon. His campaign manager didn't impress me as just another spin doctor and I thoroughly enjoyed talking with him too. It isn't often I get honest unrehearsed answers from candidates but that is exactly what I got from Len during our conversation. He was not at all pretentious and was very likable in manner and ideas. He has my vote!
This unimportant little man was governor of our state here in Vermont for 11 years. Dean did everything he could to hamper the homeschooling movement and, with the blessing of the teacher's union, allowed the Vermont Department of Education to harass homeschooling families. He also managed to destroy much of our self-sufficient way of life and is the person responsible for opening the door (behind closed doors when he refused to let the press record his signing of the civil union bill) for same sex marriage around the world. He's famous for his crazed Dean Scream and for raising a rather unruly public schooled child of his own. Just thought I'd share what he's up to these days. Appears he's branching out to other countries since no one takes him seriously here in the States anymore. Major Dork Award to little Howie Dean!
This young fellow calls himself AwarePatriot on youtube. He was brought to my attention recently and it was suggested I listen to and watch his videos. He's a 34 year old Texan who seems to have the wisdom of a 100 year old world traveler. In this video he gives some of the best advice for young people I've ever heard. What he talks about here took me 56 years to learn and I'm still trying to piece together information on how our wonderful country became so unrecognizable from its founding. If what he is telling us is true then we need to see this as a wake up call. First we need to get all the children in this country out of the public schools. We need to bring them home and then start preparing for our future as American citizens. A future that looks very uncertain from where AwarePatriot and I are standing.
This fellow is very knowledgeable on many topics including homeschooling, homesteading, frugality and the US Constitution. Take a peek at his youtube videos.
This is a tidbit of information I'd like to share with you moms out there in cyberland. For those of us who are struggling with those few extra pounds that seem to follow us around from one New Year's resolution to the next I'm focusing on improving my PH balance and eating more of the MUFAs (pronounced moo-fahs). MUFAs are the good fats that are suppose to assist us with fighting off chronic diseases. Learn more about the five major MUFAs by clicking here.
Being able to understand how our bodies work and protecting them against disease is becoming more and more important these days since no one is sure where our American health care system is headed. We need to learn to take better care of our own health and teach our children how to do the same. There is far too much misinformation out there concerning weight loss and nutrition. With our busy schedules we don't always have time to eat properly so it's important we learn the basics and help our children do the same.
Are homeschoolers paying attention here? Celente explains why Americans have become Snooki stupid. Is America disintegrating before our very eyes? Should we be packing our bug-out bags? Is the game really over? If I know Americans they won't go down without a fight. After listening to this I think worrying about our decision to unschool is the least of our worries.
Ever wonder why up seems down and down seems up in today's irrational world? Introducing the Bilderberg Group. I wonder what their plans are for us uncooperative homeschoolers?
The sad part is that what the NJEA does is not limited to New Jersey schools. This goes on all over this country. Every state has a teacher's union that puts the screws to the taxpayers. Governor Christie though seems to be one of the few people who can articulate what is going on behind the scenes at union headquarters. You gotta love this guy for shining a light on these shenanigans.
When I first became aware of what the teacher's union in our state of Vermont was doing I tried to get people to pay attention. It was a losing battle so I simply went home and taught my children. I wasn't going to waste precious time trying to fix a broken system that I knew would take years to repair. This is why parents are foolish to think they can fix the system from within by putting their children in public school and then try to change the monopoly. They'll waste their time, their child's potential and the best years of their child's life.
Kudos to Governor Christie once again. A Triple-Dork Award to the NJEA, the VTEA and the NEA.
Christie tells us that New Jersey teachers get full family medical, dental and vision coverage without paying a dime into the system. As college graduates you'd think these teachers could figure out for themselves this is not sustainable. Appears the teacher's union is allowing the teachers to take the fall by not willing to compromise either. Why would anyone remain in a profession with a union that constantly puts the screws to them? As teachers they don't seem to be the brightest bulbs in the closet.
Kudos to Governor Christie and a major Dork Award to the New Jersey Teacher's Union.
This segment reminds me of being lectured by my drill instructor during basic training but Hill makes some rather constructive points on how to develop a pleasing personality. It's that 'catching more flies with honey than with vinegar' adage. I still have some trouble adjusting my attitude even after all these years but life has a way of being so annoying, sometimes to the point you don't give a rat's rump what people think about you. Sorry, but it is what it is although I am still working on not being so brutally honest with my opinions. Still love this ol' guy though.
"Applied faith is the mental attitude wherein you may clear your mind of all fears and doubts and direct it to the attainment of whatever you desire in life." Napoleon Hill
His ideas are so simple but yet powerful.
"You should begin by recognizing that you were born with the privilege of complete control over your own mind." Napoleon Hill.
My momma always did say I had a mind of my own and fortunately I learned how to use it.
This fellow's formula has been around a very long time. Why weren't we ever taught his lessons in school? Oh, I know, because the school didn't want us to succeed but wanted us dependent on the government, that's why.
I love this ol' codger. Thank goodness for the invention of television or we wouldn't have these marvelous clips today. Listen to what he tells us about success and share this with your homeschooled children. His ideas make for some lively discussion. I plan to bring you more clips because I think what he has to say is so important to our lives as Americans. Feel free to do some research about him and his book 'The Law of Success in 16 Lessons' on your own. The 'Think and Grow Rich' book is a watered down version of his initial book.
Alicia at Bright Hub has put together a rather interesting assessment of state by state rules and regulations for homeschooling. She lists what she considers the most liberal states in which to homeschool to the strictest states. You'll never guess (or maybe you will) where Vermont landed on her list. Yup! In the very strict category along with Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and North Dakota. She doesn't explain how she came to this conclusion but I suspect it may have something to do with Vermont's reputation of being unfriendly to homeschoolers. I, myself, would put Vermont on the list of easiest states to homeschool in if you are willing to stand up for your parental and constitutional rights.
When and how did Vermont get such a reputation? Maybe this had something to do with it.
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“The Bartleby Project begins by inviting 60,000,000 American students, one by one, to peacefully refuse to take standardized tests or to participate in any preparation for these tests; it asks them to act because adults chained to institutions and corporations are unable to; because these tests pervert education, are disgracefully inaccurate, impose brutal stresses without reason, and actively encourage a class system which is poisoning the future of the nation.”
Tips & Strategies For A Successful & Profitable Tag Sale A guide to planning and conducting your next tag sale with less hassle & bigger profits! by Cindy Wade
Turn your clutter & cast-offs into cash!
Cover is printed on 67 lb. white cover stock and pages are printed on 24 lb. 98 bright white paper stock. Binding is saddled stitched with wire staples in folded 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of paper. This 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" booklet contains 16 pages with:
-Tips & strategies for planning a tag sale
-Tips & strategies for conducting a tag sale
-Planning calendar, inventory sheet & checklists
-Resources for more information & support
-Learn what the best kept secret to a successful tag sale is
-Learn why early bird shoppers are a good thing
Table of contents includes:
-Introduction
-Deciding What To Sell
-Prepping Your Inventory
-Location, Location, Location
-Pricing Your Inventory
-Advertising Is A Crucial Part Of Your Sale
-Tag Sale Calendar Time Line
-Pamper Your Help
-Safety & Security First For Everyone & Everything
-The Day Of The Sale
-The Sale Is Over...Now What?
-Inventory List
-Advertising Checklist
-Activity Checklist
A very helpful guide for the inexperienced tag sale host. This guide is great for the individual planning a tag sale but is not sure where to begin. It is also a great guide for club members who want to organize a tag sale fund-raiser or the real estate agent who wants to help their client liquidate a household before putting their house on the market. A great guide for the experienced tag sale host as well who is looking for ideas on how to increase their revenue and make their next sale run smoother.
The full sheet pull out calendar on pages 8 & 9 can be used as a guideline with 3 full weeks of how-to preparation. Keep track of inventory and advertising information with lists on the last pages. A comprehensive tag sale activity checklist is included on the back cover.
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" First, we need a ferocious national debate that doesn't quit, day after day, year after year, the kind of continuous debate that journalism finds boring. We need to scream and argue about this school thing until it is fixed or broken beyond repair, one or the other. If we can fix it, fine; if we cannot, then the success of home-schooling shows a different road that has great promise. Pouring the money we now pour into schooling back into family education might cure two ailments with one medicine, repairing families as it repairs children.
Genuine reform is possible but it shouldn't cost anything. More money and more people pumped into this sick institution will only make it sicker."
John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Meet Cindy Wade
About This Blogger
Artist, photographer, playwright, educator and dumpster diva, I grew up in a rural part of Vermont during the 1960's and 1970's with nine brothers and sisters. I attended a two-room schoolhouse during my elementary years then went on to junior and senior high in the next town where the class roster consisted of twenty-five students.
High school was a snap. Academics were less than challenging so I found myself on the honor roll several times, even making high honors once. My senior year I was president of FHA (Future Homemakers of America), captain of the varsity cheer leading squad and vice-president of the regional student council and I was still expelled 5 times, mostly for arguing with the principal. Mind you we had 5 different principals during my 6 years at this junior and senior high.
After high school graduation in 1972 I enlisted in the U.S. Army where I received basic training at Ft. McClellan, Alabama (graduated at the top of my class!) and medical training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. While in the service I worked in military hospitals where I tended to sick and injured servicemen, and in pediatrics, caring for dependent children. In all I spent ten years in the active Army, Reserves and National Guard.
After my stint in the Army I attended college (dean's list) on the GI Bill where I majored in art and theater. I graduated from Castleton State College in 1981 and hold a BA in Art. I first became interested in homeschooling when I directed a small children's theater here in Vermont. I noticed some children in the acting company were more consistently focused, relaxed and mature than others. When I inquired as to why I found they were being home schooled. This discovery began a twenty-four year quest to learn as much as possible about home education and its benefits.
In 1983 I married my husband, Todd, of Houston, Texas. Our daughter was born in 1986 while I was still director of the children's theater company.
I continued a career in the theater into the early 1990's as a self-taught Executive/Artistic Director for a professional theater company while still maintaining an interest in developing a service to assist parents and individuals who wanted to home school their children or simply learn more about it. This interest led to Gnarly Birch Press, a mail order business for home education books, booklets, and a nationally distributed, quarterly newsletter--Right At Home--and the sponsoring of workshops for networking.
While working with the professional theater company I discovered many students graduating from prestigious colleges and universities lacked simple and necessary skills (for example: young people with degrees who didn't know how to use the yellow pages in the telephone book) needed to function in life. I witnessed, first hand, the detrimental effects of mandatory attendance at government operated public schools by observing the irresponsible, anti-social behavior of those who had been schooled. This behavior is carried over to the campus environment and then into the work place.
I am now an advocate for home education and have published three booklets of my own on the subject. From time to time I will be posting excerpts from those booklets here on this blog.
Presently I reside in central Vermont with my husband and two children. Our daughter is now 21 years old, attends community college part-time (she began taking college classes at age 15), works part-time at a department store, plays classical piano, is a certified fire-fighter, has her own eBay business, and creates one-of-a-kind creations for her own business called Flutternut Studios. She attended pre-school for only four days and dropped out. She jokingly refers to herself as a preschool dropout.
Our son, born in 1991, recently began college classes at the local community college, plays jazz piano, works part-time for my business and basically hangs out with family and friends. He never attended any school until this fall when he chose to take two classes at a local technical school. He's 16 years old, still a work in progress and a joy to be with.
One of the fastest growing movements in American history is the act of homeschooling. Weary parents are finally choosing to rescue their children from the torments of public school. I believe America is in an all out battle for the souls of the children who live within its boundaries and I intend to arm parents with the information they need to save those children from the detrimental effects of forced public schooling. Guerrilla Homeschooling is my voice.
No longer with any theater group I devote my time to my family, my art at Angel Ridge Art, my antique business and the task at hand of getting the word out about the advantages and joys of home-based education. I am available for speaking engagements and can be contacted via email at cwade@vermontel.net.
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