Friday, November 23, 2012

Robert Kiyosaki predicts public school teachers will become obsolete

Robert Kiyosaki talks about his predictions for 2013 in a fascinating video recently posted on his website. One of those predictions includes the transformation of the public education system by mobile devices, such as the iphone. This means that public school teachers will become obsolete in the near future.

Watch Kiyosaki's fifty minute video at www.richdad.com and see what you think.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Can your child still learn without electricity and gasoline?

Since Hurricane Sandy recently visited the East coast, the headlines keep getting creepier and creepier. Take, for instance this one from the New York Post:

Chaos reigns at free gas fiasco

“The guidance is to get gas to first responders, but we’re also pushing regular people through,” admitted Captain Terry Benson of the National Guard’s 69th Infantry Regiment.

But regular people like Belaniel Daley were fed up.

“I’ve been at the front of the line for 2 1/2 hours and now they want to move the tanker and they’re just giving to the first responders, who I’m sure are getting gas for their family and friends,” said Daley, 45. “I need this gas to get my kid to school.”

After living through Hurricane Irene here in Vermont in 2011, it's not difficult to understand what can transpire during the aftermath. Basements get flooded, businesses get destroyed, whole homes get washed away and people die. The world, as you know it, is gone. There are weeks and weeks of mucking out toxic mud. There are piles and piles of debris and trash to haul away. There are bad dreams and insecurities to deal with.

I'm not a heartless person, but it behooves me to understand, why amongst all this chaos and confusion, someone's priorities would be focused on returning their child to 'school' when everyone around them have barely enough to eat and are without basic shelter, clothing and security. Daley's statement about needing gas to "get my kid to school" strikes me as rather odd and selfish. As though, getting the children of New York City back into schooling were some sort of wonderful or divine accomplishment.  

As veteran homeschoolers we all know her 'kid' will learn whether he/she returns to school or not. That's just the way children are designed. Unless Daley's own home is totally devoid  of books, activities and experiences for her child, that youngster will still learn, in or out of school, with or without electricity or gasoline. Of course, there could be extenuating circumstances that are driving this mom to get her child back into school so soon after this natural disaster. It just seems to me that focusing one's energy and resources toward getting your 'kid' back to public schooling so soon after all this devastation is a misplaced priority.

Hurricane Irene 2011
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Burdock balls, leaf jumping and pumpkin carving

What do burdock balls, leaf jumping and pumpkin carving all have in common? As unschoolers they all signified the last remnants of summer and the beginning of our 'official' unschool year.

We didn't use the local school calendar to determine our schedule for learning. The way we saw education was that it happens 365 days a year. It didn't make sense to lock ourselves into a meaningless 180 day schedule, nor did we consider classroom learning our only option. In fact, we thought of the world as our school.

If we followed any sort of calendar at all it was based on nature. We settled into a routine of structured learning from the time when the leaves fell from the trees until the pussy willows appeared in the spring. That was our unschool year. Any time before or after that was playtime! Time to play, time to travel, time to relax, kick back and let life unfold. There were adventures to live, people to meet and places to explore. We learned lots from our play and travels.

One fall our son actually introduced me to burdock as an art medium. Growing up burdock was simply a nuisance, especially when it gets entangled in long hair, either your own or in your horse's tail. I remember long hours combing it out of both. My children were always so creative with what nature provided. They could turn the simplest thing, such as a pile of leaves, into hours of fun and learning.

Relax. Kick back and enjoy those early fall days. Don't be in a rush to crack open those workbooks or start with the drudgery of lesson plans. There will be time for all that once winter sets in. Go outside, lift your face to the sun and create something exciting from nature's own palette. You'll be creating some wonderful memories as well.

Burdock can be used to sculpt shapes such as balls...

...or a burdock dog!

Some of the best playthings fall free from above

Pumpkins serve a dual purpose...food and fun


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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Win a Guerrilla Homeschooling hat!



Here's how:
During the month of October readers can tell Guerrilla Homeschooling 'why they love unschooling' in 50 words or less. Leave your comments here and the winner will be drawn at random from the best 50 responses on October 31st. Must be 18 or older to qualify and must live in the United States, Canada or UK.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

'Learn Free' is 14 1/2 minutes of pure joy!



This sweet 14 1/2 minute ditty is titled 'Learn Free' and is an unschooling documentary. These parents have captured the true essence of what unschooling is all about.

Kudos to all who produced this little uplifting video of pure joy!
 
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Monday, September 24, 2012

The bungee jumping chicken of Huntington

The beauty of homeschooling is that it allows you the time and freedom to disengage from the public school rat race and consider other points of view or conclusions.

While living in Huntington, Vermont during the mid 1990's we raised our own chickens. If you've ever raised meat birds you'd know they are specifically bred for rapid growth. Unfortunately, a drawback for some chickens to that accelerated development is the inability to walk after several weeks.

We had one such bird whom we named Harriet. Being unable to walk made it impossible for Harriet to free range with the remainder of the flock. This was a problem, not only for poor Harriet but for us as well. She was too young for butchering and too disabled to forage on her own. We needed to find a solution to Harriet's dilemma.

After much thought we decided to outfit Harriet for mobility. We fashioned a harness for her using our young son's old pajama top. Harriet's legs fit neatly into the small sleeves and the shirt had several snaps in the back for fastening. The back of the pajama top was then attached to a bungee cord which hung from the barn ceiling. Harriet was lifted up, using this make-shift harness, relieving the weight from her legs and she was able to walk or jump a few steps in any direction. She was then able to peck at her food and water as she normally would have. With this contraption Harriet was able to maintain her growth and her dignity as a chicken.

Without the artificially hurried pace of a school-centered life, we have always had the time and freedom to find our own solutions or solve problems that arise in our day-to-day existence. Sometimes those problems have been minor (not to Harriet) and at times they have been monumental. With homeschooling we've always managed to overcome those many obstacles with our family and sanity intact.  Outside forces sometimes caused those problems but we own our decisions and actions in dealing with them. It made us stronger, wiser and closer as a homeschooling family.

As for Harriet, later that summer she served us well and joined her flock at our dinner table. Well nourished children, both physically and academically, was our happy ending to this tale of the bungee jumping chicken of Huntington.



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Quote: Napoleon Hill

"Education-let us not forget this-consists of the power with which to get everything one needs when he needs it, without violating the rights of his fellow men." 
Napoleon Hill

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

3 Good Reasons Why NOT To Use Public Schools

Are parents paying attention to the news and trends this year? Are they uncertain what to think about the economy or the tranquility of the world? Are the extreme weather patterns we're experiencing a fluke?  For instance, here's a sampling of what's happening in our world:

Global Recession

Drought

Floods & Wildfires

Trends

Food Prices

Education

WWIII

It's time to keep your family close, not only for monetary reasons but for safety as well. For homeschoolers every day is a 'snow' day. For homeschoolers every day is a Saturday! Three good reasons why you should consider NOT sending your child to public school this fall include:

1) Safety...know where your children are at ALL times, especially your very young children. Today, the schools are full of frustrated and dangerous bullies, including staff members who work there. Not only are the schools dangerous to the health of your child but they undermine your child's spirituality, learning and happiness.

2) Money...you can save a bundle by not sending your child to public school. You'll save on transportation, clothing, meals, fundraising, sports, club dues and a myriad of other hidden expenses. You and your children can work together at a home-based business and supplement their education with a free library card and the internet for all the information the world has to offer.

3) Education...let's face it, the public schools are failing to educate unless you consider outcome based learning an education. Homeschoolers are open-sourced learners and test way above their public schooled peer group. Even if you work full-time you CAN homeschool. Learn more about homeschooling by reading the 16 Dos and Don'ts for a successful homeschool experience here at Guerrilla Homeschooling.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

We're being hornswoggled into collapse by our own ignorance


Anyone, besides me, ready to go back to the horse and buggy days? I mean literally? I grew up on a rural Vermont farm with 9 brothers and sisters. We were 2 miles from the village and 13 miles from the nearest city. We were self-sufficient, rarely saw doctors, made or grew most everything we needed and we were happy. My siblings and I learned how to milk cows, ride and drive horses, grow gardens, raise livestock, fish, hunt, fix things, forage and we learned how to get along. As children nature was our toy box. We resembled the Waltons in many ways. We walked the 2 miles to a two-room schoolhouse for grades 1-6, along with about 12 neighbor children, or to ride the school bus for high school six miles away.

If the present economic situation in this country keeps deteriorating and we're eventually forced to shut down transit, the box stores, the albatross public schools and other entities, we'll need to become LOCAL once again, the way it was 100 years ago. By local I mean we’ll get most of our supplies and fulfill our needs closer to home. We’ll be more dependent on local businesses, friends, family and neighbors. I can deal with that. For me, I can return to my roots and I know I'll be fine. But, what about you?

We need to weed out the welfare system, the public school system, the banking system, the political system and focus our military on protecting our nation, not policing the world. Taxes are eating everyone alive and for what? Parents live in fear of government with every decision they make concerning their child's welfare and upbringing. This is a major reason why I hammer down on public schooling so hard because that is one of the main places where all this nonsense is bred. People are so hornswoggled by the schools we have an uneducated citizenry that can't function properly anymore.

If we're 'forced' to dial back our present day existence people will have to rethink this calamity we're in. Some (maybe many) people will get hurt but with any disaster it has a way of bringing out the best in us. I want to see this world return to a more meaningful way of life on a more humane level. Sure, I use the internet, electric grid, my vehicle for business and joy riding, but if all that stopped I’d adapt. I’d overcome and I’d improvise too, just like the Marines.

The politicians in this country are out of control. The state and federal governments are out of control. Taxes and inflation are out of control. Police departments and social workers are out of control. Public schools are out of control. Debt is out of control. Bankers have long been out of control and the mainstream media is too controlled. A total collapse, if it’s going to happen, can’t arrive soon enough for me. Let’s get this pain over with. Let’s get on with recovering and living in a less complicated and corrupt world. 


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Obamacare!




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If integrity was a thunder mug public school teachers wouldn't have a pot to pee in

Watch out folks, I'm coming out swinging.

Those who teach in the pubic schools for a paycheck have far less integrity than a parent who teaches their young out of love. There, I said it.

Think about it. Would all those union backed teachers be in the classroom if teaching was a calling? A calling implies divine influence. In my experience the majority of public school teachers are where they are because 1) it's the only life they know, having been in a classroom all their life; 2) they have become so embedded in this decidedly rank system so long it's their only means of putting food on their table or paying their mortgage; and 3) without much effort or caring their union provides them with job comfort and job security.

Homeschooling parents, on the other hand, share a special bond with each of their 'students' and make their decisions based on love, not on some far-fetched notion of what their boss has mandated. Parents grow with their children. They are with them at every age and every learning stage of that growth. Public school teachers are locked into particular age groups and subject matter. Where is the growth or enlightenment in that?

Don't be telling me pubic school teachers care about the children entrusted to them. There is no way you can care deeply enough about the past, present or future of a child unless your are part of that child's continuous world into adulthood. Would you still care if your paycheck stopped arriving to your bank account? Certainly not. You'd be out the door seeking money for your next credit card or student loan payment, or you'd be crying to your union leaders to keep the taxpayer's money flowing to your wallet.

The public school's phony-baloney excuses and blather about vested interests, socialization, accreditation and teaching credentials no longer work. Parents are the ones with the true stake in their children, families and community, far more than schools could ever be. The splendor is children instinctively know this and they can see the public school will never have their best interest at heart.

So, to all you disingenuous public school teachers out there please stop telling me you have a calling. It is not!. Stop referring to the children as 'our' children. They are not! You are not some sort of divine intervention brought about by the loving hand of a deity. You are simply an employee backed by a ruthless union that has squandered the innocence and intellect of countless children over the years. It is time for this unmitigated and unchallenged thuggery to stop. It is time to mothball public schooling.


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Apparently Pennsylvania police recruit from the bottom of the dregs...their social workers are the scum that float on top

Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has posted a heart breaking story about a mom and her newborn baby girl in the state of Pennsylvania. This story needs your attention. It is not a homeschooling case but it speaks volumes about the threat to parental rights, not only in the state of Pennsylvania but all across America. Far too many unsuspecting parents are getting caught in the traps set by state and federal officials. The state's favorite tactic is kicking you when you're down!

Newborn Seized in Hospital by Police, Social Worker by Michael P. Farris, Esq. HSLDA Chairman.

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

How and why bankers create wars and depressions

This is an excellent video to watch with your homeschooling child. Learn what you were never taught in public school about the history of money. Find out how and why bankers create wars and depressions. After watching this you'll realize there were some major holes in your education concerning presidential assassinations and debt. Learn the symbolism behind L Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz and it's relationship to our national debt. Which do you want: freedom or serfdom? Watch and be enlightened.



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The newest addition to our little homestead

I love spring! It brings forth a rebirth and new life. Our Rhode Island Red chicks arrived today and are fun to watch.

Posing for the camera

So fluffy and cute but built for pest control

So much fun to watch them pecking and scratching

All tucked in for the first night in their new home
Looking forward to some fresh free range eggs and less bugs! Chicks are great for teaching a child how to care for livestock and learning where certain foods come from. Children seem to bond with baby animals. That is good because they'll be more apt to take better care of their critters. Not only are chickens beneficial to your garden, they feed you with nutritious eggs. They are a terrific investment.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Wow! College @ Home's great homeschool graphic & info


Created by: College At Home

Get this great graphic here and embed it on your blog or website. The next time you get into a debate with your crazy aunt about homeschooling vs. public schooling this information will help you win the day.

Kudos to College@Home for a great presentation!

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Charlotte Iserbyt reveals the truth about public schooling: We lost our country and your vote no longer matters



This is a chilling video but Iserbyt is open and honest about the history of American education. Iserbyt explains why and how we lost our country. Ever wonder why people say their vote doesn't count? There is no difference between the two main political parties. Public schools are NOT about education. Parents are realizing this and turning to homeschooling in increasing numbers, but is it too late? How much longer will we be allowed to homeschool before it comes to a screeching halt? Can Americans stomach another revolution? Can we take back our country and our constitution? Do you want your children to be the fodder that keeps feeding the public school monster?


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Saturday, March 10, 2012

To Ann Friedman and all you other feminist man-haters

I'm sorry, but after 40 years of in-your-face feminist man-haters I have to finally say what I think about this contraceptive brouhaha that's churning in the press and on the internet. Ann Friedman's International Slutty Women's Day: A Story in GIF's was the final straw for me. Whether you agree or disagree, this was my response on Facebook: (warning: this is in-your-face if you are a feminist man-hater)

"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." Sorry, I don't want me, or my daughters, or my granddaughters to be like Hollywood's version of a woman. No self-respecting woman would act like this and it's time Hollywood and liberals stop cheapening womanhood. Take it back to the bedroom and out of my face, ladies! I refuse to be a feminist man-hater. It's simple...MAKE BETTER CHOICES and stop trying to be like the liberal stereotype corporate America and Hollywood portray. Develop some SELF-respect and stop acting like the cheap trash the liberals have brainwashed you into being. Stop letting it 'all hang out' and debasing your womanhood. Women, stop sending YOURSELVES back to the stone ages. Paying taxes and insurance premiums doesn't mean you need to cheapen your existence as a woman. If you want to whore around, fine, but there is a reason why we keep hearing 'why buy the cow when the milk is free' and it has little to do with bovines. If you want contraceptives enough to lower yourself to the level of livestock, fine, but when you're treated like a slab of beef by all your sex partners don't complain about it and don't expect me to pay for your hanky-pankying around. I am sick of man-hating feminists who have been in my face since the late 1960's and who keep harping on their own mistakes. Get a grip, ladies and take a look in the mirror. Preferably, when you're not wearing some floozy outfit that doesn't cover your boobs, belly button and butt!

There, I said it. Now, I feel better.

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