BevK March 29th, 2006
http://www.mrc.org/Bozell…col20040227.asp
Another meaningless rating system. L. Brent Bozell III from Media Reserach Center gives the scoop.
Two Harvard researchers, Kimberly Thompson and Kevin Haninger, recently discovered that parents of teenagers can’t rely very heavily on the video game ratings system created by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, a self-regulating body.
The duo chose a random sample of 81 video games rated “T” (for Teen), played each of those titles for about an hour each and analyzed all the content they observed. They found that in almost half the games – 48 percent – there was violence, sexual themes, profanity, substance use, or gambling, and none of it was noted on the game box. In 15 percent of the games, they also found depictions of alcohol or tobacco use; only one percent of the games carried a description of that content.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://www.nypost.com/business/61508.htm
The New York Post gives an update on the latest issue of Family Circle:
Messy husbands also take center stage in Family Circle. One of its many self-help pieces teaches women how to bargain with their significantly hairy others to clean the house, already. Outside of that, it has a nice feature on how the Badillo family turned their New Jersey home into a neighborhood youth center and haven for restless teens. There’s also a rundown of the pros and cons of home schooling - surprise, it’s not just for rifle-toting cults and hippies anymore.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://homeschooling.abou…reestuff101.htm
One of the most fun things I found on the internet is free stuff you can send for without much effort. In my search for free stuff, I have found lots of junk that just clutters the house and makes more stuff to get rid of. At the same time, I’ve found many good items for free. I’ve learned to be particular about what I send for - I don’t want to add to the junk mail.
I haven’t needed to buy work T-shirts for my husband in a while, I find enough free ones to keep him well stocked. I’ve received caps for my son, books and craft items for my daughter, movie tickets for the family and many items for our homeschooling.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://www.dakotavoice.com/200603/20060329_5.html
This article from the Dakota Voice is promoting Christian homeschooling. It closes with links to MorningStar Educational Network. Of course Dakota Voice is a conservative Christian publication. But most homeschoolers would agree that daycare isn’t not the ideal situation for babies.
Major research firms and universities in America, Canada, and England have arrived at the same conclusion as the new study reported in the Australian Sydney Morning Herald, that “daycare damages babies’ brain chemistry and affects their social and emotional development.” It was reported, “significant among the reams of research are the so-called cortisol studies, which measured the presence of stress hormones in young babies — consistently finding levels to be higher in children in long hours of day care.” Children in daycares and preschools are not developing properly, and equally as troubling, is later public schooling.
A United Press Internation tells a bit, but not much about the study.
Aussie expert says daycare damages babies
More information on the topic.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://www.sunherald.com/…te/14214096.htm
The Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would require Mississippi public schools to provide surplus textbooks upon request to parents who homeschool their children.
The bill passed the House and Senate on Tuesday. It now goes to the governor. It would take effect July 1.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://www.dailyprinceton…ews/14935.shtml
Nice article on homeschoolers now at Princeton University.
Before arriving at the University, Steve Apple ‘08 had not gone to school for a single day in his entire life.
A friend took Apple to his second grade classroom as part of a show-and-tell demonstration. “He stood me up there and said, ‘Hey, this is my friend Steve. He’s homeschooled. Talk to them, Steve!’” Apple recalled in an interview.
BevK March 29th, 2006
http://apnews.myway.com/a…/D8GL7P580.html
This has nothing to do with homeschooling. I just thought it was an amazing story. Avon ladies beware.
Residents of the neighborhood of Sunset Circle say they have been terrorized by a crazy cat named Lewis. … “He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw,” Janet Kettman, a neighbor said Monday. “They are formidable weapons.”
The neighbors said those weapons, along with catlike stealth, have allowed Lewis to attack at least a half dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.
BevK March 25th, 2006
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004834.htm
Michelle Malkin has all the links for information on blogger Ben Domenech’s plagiarism problems. We posted information on the nasty remarks made about homeschooling at his new Washington Post blog Red America. He’s since quit the Washington Post and apologized.
BevK March 25th, 2006
http://www.suburbanchicag…_HOMESKL_S1.htm
The tournament drew about 150 home-schooled students from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Michigan. Some will qualify for a regional competition April 27-29 in Orland Park. Success there will send the students to nationals, set for June 5-9 at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va.
BevK March 25th, 2006
http://english.donga.com/…d=2006032500528
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development estimates that about 1,000 households are home schooling their children. And with 30,000 to 50,000 elementary, middle, and high school students leaving the school system each year, the number of home-schooled children is likely to increase.
Dr. Lee Hye-young of the Korean Educational Development Institute says, “Home schooling is another form of education, and we need policies that understand the diversity of educational methods. The government should accept home schooling and look into ways to provide educational resources for parents who home school their children.”
Professor Son Min-ho of Inha University said, “Though the number of households with home-schooled children are few, there should be policies that protect their decisions.”
