Anyone going to the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati OH this coming weekend (April 4-6)? I plan to be there on Friday. I’ve homeschooled for 19 years, and this will be my first convention. Just thought I’d check it out since I live so close (Dayton). Wondering if I might run into any fellow SIers there!
Poll Results
Are adults raised in CONSISTENT Christian homes & home schooled more likely to walk with the Lord & stay true to the faith?
Yes, clearly so Votes: 3
More so, but not overwhelmingly so Votes: 6
No significant statistical difference: Votes: 7
Other Votes: 2
Maureen Van Den Berg, legislative director for the American Association of Christian Schools, expressed concern over the potential that the CCSSI could develop into a national curriculum that even private schools would be pushed into adopting.
From SBC Baptist Press: “Today’s economic and cultural environment represents a sifting process for Christian schools,” said Ed Gamble, SBACS executive director of SBACS. “Schools that refocus their mission, think creatively, embrace innovation and employ new technologies to create new markets for their services will survive and thrive.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-… Educating Our Children: The Evolution of Home Schooling
By Maggie Kerkman
| FoxNews.com
… “We’ve become more experimental about the way we offer education to children,” says David Chard, Dean of the School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University. “Many parents are able to provide strong educational opportunity for kids,” he added.
* God’s grace is sufficient.
* God gives us everything we need for life and godliness.
* God’s mercy endures forever.
* It is God Who works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
* Our children need Godly parent mentors and teachers.
* Our children need their questions answered from a Biblical worldview.
