Homeschoolers visit a firehouse

This is a sweet little article about a group of homeschoolers who visit a firehouse. My homeschooled daughter took a tour of our local fire department when she was 3 years old. She is now 22, a level-1 firefighter and a member of that same fire department. You just never know what sort of inspiration you can plant in a child's growing mind.

Ten reasons to criminalize homeschooling...NOT!

This article is a hoot. No one seems to know who originally penned these top 10 reasons to criminalize homeschooling but they are some of the funniest reasons I've ever read.

I especially like this one:

"Publicly asking permission to go to the bathroom teaches young people their place in society."

Don't get your dander up because these are meant to be a spoof. Enjoy!

Hard times make parents even more determined to homeschool according to AP

Many parents aren't giving up their homeschooling just because this country's economy is in the dumper. To me, it makes even more sense to homeschool during a recession. Homeschooling will especially be a no-brainer when this country finally enters the Obama depression. Homeschooling is only as expensive as you want it to be. Armed with a library card and common sense, parents can provide a world of knowledge and learning opportunities for their homeschooled children.

I like Mr. Klicka's outlook on some of the advantages to this recession:

Christopher Klicka of Warrenton, Virginia, senior counsel for the Home School Legal Defense Association and co-teacher along with his wife of seven homeschooled children, says hard times enhance homeschooling's appeal as private school tuition becomes unaffordable and some public schools contemplate cutbacks.

"People are looking to homeschooling as an alternative more now in light of economic circumstances," he said, citing its low cost and potential for strengthening family bonds.

At Allendale Academy in Clearwater, Florida, which provides resources for homeschoolers, enrollment has risen 50 percent over the past two years to about 900 students as families desert private schools, says academy director Patricia Carter.

"Often one parent has been laid off," she said. "That makes private school tuition impossible, and they don't want to send their kids back to public school."

Read the full AP article here.

Homeschooling myths busted by Kristina Daniele

I love this article by Kristina Daniele. She tackles some of the most common myths about homeschooling that I've been hearing for years. In fact, I've been hearing these same myths for the past 25 years and I'm certain many of these myths are still being promoted as fact by the public schools. Why? Because the public schools have the most to lose. Homeschoolers have been proving them wrong for years and that is why public school enrollment just keeps going down, down, down, down..............

Here Comes Socialism by Dick Morris

Here Comes Socialism by Dick Morris is an opinion piece with a descriptive account of undertaker Obama's socialist presidency and how things will shake out in this country in the next 8 years. Are you ready to give up homeschooling and allow your children to be indoctrinated in undertaker Obama's public schools?

Here's the challenge: I challenge all homeschoolers to recruit 8 families each to homeschooling. That's 1 homeschooling family per year for each year we have to suffer under undertaker Obama. You can mourn America or take the challenge and free the children. It's your choice!

Homeschool numbers keep on growing!

Read about the increasing numbers of homeschoolers in this short but to the point article. Nice mention of unschoolers which is what many of us become once we've been doing it for a few years. As parents we instinctively know how our children learn and how they learn best. It's all about freedom...freedom to learn, freedom to explore and freedom to be the kind of parents we want to be. As unschoolers our lives centered around our family and not the public or private school. It's a whole other attitude and way of thinking. It's very refreshing to live in the real world as unschoolers and not in the bogus, dangerous and irreverent public school world.

Who killed Miss Delia B.?

The place was Sugar Hill. The year was 1908. The day was July 24. Miss Delia B. Congdon’s lifeless body was found on her pantry floor. She had been beaten with a sharp instrument. Miss Delia was a deaf mute who lived in the home she grew up in. When her parents passed away they willed the home to Miss Delia so she would always have a safe and familiar place to live. Miss Delia suffered a bout with scarlet fever at the age of 8 and as a result lost her hearing and most of her speech. At the age of 41 years, 3 months and 13 days her life ended in a tragic way that, to this day, is still somewhat of a mystery as to who actually did the horrific deed. Who killed Miss Delia B.?

Fast forward. The place is Orford, New Hampshire. The year is 2008. The day is August 2. A woman at a flea market is handed an old and mysterious envelope containing the yellowed newspaper clippings about a murder and the manhunt that pursued. Hand-written in pencil on the front of the envelope are the words: The paper slips in account of Miss D.B. Congdon East Wallingford VT. The woman stands there holding the envelope and shudders. She knows this story but how did these faded clippings make their way over time into her hands?

I am the woman standing there at the flea market holding the fragile envelope that contains the brittle news clippings. I remembered, as a little girl, listening to a tale of murder and intrigue on Sugar Hill from accounts told by my parents. Later in life I remember learning more about the murder of Miss Delia from a brother who researched the history of Sugar Hill and its neighboring hamlet of Centreville where we grew up. Why now, had these clippings surfaced? Where did they come from? Who took the time to clip and preserve them in this now frail envelope?

Later that evening as I lay in my make-shift bed in the van, which I drove to the flea market, I pulled from my purse the well worn envelope of news clippings. I gathered my pillow and a flashlight and settled in to read the news from the past. As I gently pulled the clippings from their paper time capsule a thunder storm raged outside the van. Lightning flashed repeatedly illuminating the night sky and making visible the cemetery next door. My thoughts were racing with eager anticipation of what more I could learn about the demise of Miss Delia that my brother hadn’t told me.

The clippings were in no particular order but, fortunately, the person who so carefully preserved them had taken the time to write some dates on them in pencil. As I began to read Miss Delia’s story began to eerily unfold before my very eyes.

To be continued....

Putting things into perspective this holiday season

The holiday season is upon us. As a child the holiday season meant celebrating Thanksgiving and the next 4 weeks leading up to Christmas. It was a time for love and giving. A time to celebrate the birth of a savior. It was a season celebrated country wide with peace, laughter and good will. It was the norm to see streets lined with colorful lights and to hear the jingle of celebratory bells.

I must have led a sheltered life because I seemed to have missed something. Growing up, little did I know that around the world this season held a darker meaning where streets run red with blood and the sounds of anguished animals are the norm.

In America putting a Santa hat on a beluga whale is perceived as cruel yet the celebration of Eid-al-Adha is a time honored 'tradition' to the point of replacing Christmas at an elementary school in England. Will the streets of England run red with blood during this holiday season?

Sorry, folks, but the celebration of the butchering of animals in this gruesome fashion makes my blood run cold. Seeing little children running through blood soaked streets wielding knives is not the sort of celebration I want replacing Nativity pageants.

Did mostly stupid people vote for Barry Soetoro a.k.a. Barack Hussein Obama? Read below and you decide.

Did mostly stupid people vote for Barry Soetoro a.k.a. Barack Hussein Obama? See this survey here and then decide for yourself. The interviewer left out one question: "Did you attend public school or did you homeschool?" Guerrilla Homeschooling awards the Dork Award to the majority of those interviewed for this survey. There may be some hope for the young black girl in the glasses that she will one day smarten up. If this were not so sad this would be some seriously funny sh@!*t! Geeeeeeeesh! This country is really screwed!

Archives 9/28/06: Need a good laugh? From the Democratic Underground.com: The Onion That is Home Schooling by Michael Harris

While poking around on the net I found this 9/28/06 ignorant article in the archives of the Democratic Underground. Michael Harris attempts to portray homeschoolers as racists and separatists with The Onion That is Home Schooling. What a hoot! Check out some of the nitwit responses after the article.

I guess I'm a separatist since I kept my children out of public school so they wouldn't be subjected to idiot teachers and the kids in the neighborhood known for destroying private property, their inabilities to read, write or calculate, and for harassing elderly citizens in the middle of the night. That isn't exactly the sort of education or socialization I wanted my children exposed to.

Mr. Harris wins a belated Dork Award for his writings.

History 101: Is Obama a draft dodger? Could be!

Read the latest on Debbie Schlussel' s website where she and a reputable investigator have uncovered what could very well be Obama's falsified selective service document. Are we getting yet another draft dodger in the White House? How can we teach our children to be honest and upstanding citizens in this country when election after election we are duped by liars, thieves and thugs who want nothing more than power and money?

Years of public school indoctrination supporting the seedy world of homosexuality can only result in mayhem...and does!

Pat Boone sounds off in this opinion piece 'Homosexual madness: Attacking Catholics and Mormons' concerning the latest rift in this country between supporters of traditional marriage and gay activists. With the election of draft-dodging Obama it appears this rift is about to reach a fever pitch that includes gays and their supporters attacking little old ladies. Is it any wonder parents are pulling their children out of public schools in droves to homeschool them? Even the Obamas send their daughters to private school. The indoctrination going on in public schools isn't limited to Christian bashing and supporting the sleazy homosexual lifestyle. Public schools are distorting our constitution and rule of law as well.

Brad Pitt A Horrible Example For Fatherhood

This is off the beaten path but I think Brad Pitt is one of the most atrocious examples of fatherhood I've ever seen. How many children do he and Angelina have now? 20? 30? 50? Are they married yet???? No? Then aren't their children all bastards? Doesn't Pitt even care. Obviously, Angelina doesn't care. Why should they care? They've got movie careers and lots of looks and money. So much money that Pitt donated $100,000.00 to defeat California's Traditional Marriage Amendment recently. Seems to me if Pitt was so concerned about marriage he'd get married and stop raising little bastards. Times haven't changed enough (and never will) for a child not to eventually realize their mother was a slut and their father was a reprobate that never cared enough about them to marry. Just my opinion.

Home School Resources provides tips for avoiding homeschooling burnout

This is a list of tips for avoiding homeschooling burnout from Home School Resources. Although the list is short it can be very helpful for parents new to homeschooling. There are some very good tips on this list.

More Families Homeschooling In Gainsville, Georgia

You gotta love it! All around the country more and more families are catching on to the benefits of homeschooling. News articles about homeschooling are on the rise also. This positive article about homeschoolers of Gainsville, Georgia is inspiring.

"We chose to home-school for a number of reasons. First, I had a burning desire to keep my children safe spiritually, physically and emotionally," said Kellie Stewart, a Flowery Branch resident who has been homeschooling her four children for the past nine years."

Hurray for this mom. These are some of the best reasons for homeschooling today with all the incompetent and dangerous public schools in this country. This mom is doing her job of keeping her children safe!

Stewart also says: "When placing our child in the public school arena, we immediately felt displaced. It was as if he was no longer ours. The school officials made decisions for him for most of his daily waking hours, but also for how our family time would be used." (my emphasis)

There is hope for this country after all.

Then, Jim Sargent, Hall County school system director of student services adds his ignorant opinion by claiming parents are simply keeping their older children at home so they can "go out to work to help support the family or to take care of younger siblings to cut down on child care costs." due to a worsening economy. That has to be one of the most nitwit comments on homeschooling I've ever read. Sargent is being awarded the Guerrilla Homeschooling Dork Award.

Northville, Michigan Parents Exercising Their Right To Educate Their Own Children

This is a wonderful article about homeschooling families in Northville, Michigan who are taking charge of their lives and the education of their children. Homeschooling mom, Laurie Kilpatrick, said it best: "The point of home-schooling is not to shelter them, but to make sure you know what they're learning and why." Reading about these homeschooling families is inspiring.

Flexibility...Reason To Homeschool Teens!

This is a good article by Rhani Bigay: Contra Costa Times Teen Correspondent. This teenager explains how she decided to homeschool during her high school years. She writes: 'the most important thing that influenced our decision to be home-schooled is the flexibility.' Nice to see a youth take charge of their own education.

Teacher Bullies McCain Supporting Young Student

Not surprisingly this Obama supporting North Carolina school teacher was caught on tape bullying a young McCain supporting student. Listen to what this woman, Diantha Harris, says to her students in the class room. This woman has no business teaching children but her union will make darn sure she doesn't loose her pension when she retires someday....which should be soon after this incident. In her defense...if the parents keep their child in this school then they are just as much to blame for allowing their child to be verbally abused by public school teachers.

Dungeon Children

I remember the 'pit' at a local junior high school when I did my student teaching. It was a small windowless room where children were sent in some sort of pathetic attempt to get them to conform to the school's outrageous and unjust policies and rules. Needless to say my student teaching experience did not lead to a career as a public school teacher. In fact, I homeschooled both my children from birth.

I thought the 'pit' was harsh and a deliberate attempt at harming children but this form of public school punishment is over the top. How would the teachers and administrators at Ridgewood School in Doncaster, England like to spend a few days in this room?

The dad says his son won't return to this school if he has to spend a day in this 'dungeon'. Let's see if he holds his ground or gives in to the school administrators. The crime? His son let the air out of another boy's bicycle tires. Huh?

Dragging First Graders to Their Teacher's Lesbian Wedding Is Deemed A Teachable Moment???

A San Fransisco first grade class was taken on a field trip to their teacher's lesbian wedding and the charter school's directer deems it a 'teachable moment'. Huh? Did the parents give the school permission to let their 6 year olds attend a same-sex wedding? Wow, these must be very open minded and progressive parents. What's next on their agenda for field trips and teachable moments? A trip to the morgue to watch an autopsy?