Silsbee Homeschooling Resources for Home Schoolers

A lot of individuals with conservative values see the results of the midterm elections as a possible negative impact in the way their kids are getting educated while on public schools. It is no surprise that keywords like Homeschool Curriculum Packages are trending on Yahoo. If you are looking for homeschooling in Silsbee, than Great Homeschool Convention has something for you. Our events provide you with a ton of info for anyone looking for homeschooling materials and resources.

If you are thinking about which path to choose in relation to your child’s education, you may well be wondering, how is home schooling dissimilar from public schooling in Texas?

Public schooling has many advantages and disadvantages, similar to home schooling your child. Regular school is meant to to help your children in understanding rules and reliability while providing them the opportunity to meet friends and blossom socially. The drawback? Traditional are getting to be increasingly risky. And even in the best traditional school, there is the chance your kids will probably be intimidated or perhaps not get the correct quantity of devotion that they require to grow intellectually.

Homeschooling is fantastic in the sense that it allows the child to obtain the proper amount of time and attention that they should receive in order to succeed. Programs are created to either allow the parent to teach their child or permit the children make use of a “satellite” teacher who gives tests, mark work and provides the advice a public school teacher would. Either way, the kid receives a one-on-one learning experience that is not possible in local schools. But, it could be a trying time for a kid who craves to be around other students or needs aid in structure. So, it is essential to stick with a habit and enable the children to create time for friends and activities so that she / he is not be missing out.

How To Get Started Home-Schooling in Silsbee

With the drift toward home-schooling, most parents are wondering how to make arrangements for home schooling. Truly, home schooling, might be the wave of the future using the nations as the classroom.

As soon as a kid comes into the world she or he is learning. When looked at from this point of view, it is incredibly easy to begin on learning. As children start to show an interest in learning it’s time to start teaching them the alphabet, colors, shapes, and numbers. When a child is ready for kindergarten, many who are thought in this way will already be able to write, read and provide their own address.

Once the kid reaches school age, most states will demand that the homeschooling parents file an education plan with the school district. Parents will go pick from a number of ways to teach their children. From online groups to groups inside the school district close to where the child would attend.

there are a selection of great selections for homeschooling. Programs might also be found as email courses. Students will be asked to prove to the state every so often they are with the same level his or her peers or above that level of education. For more info on homeschooling in Silsbee, Texas, and what to expect at a GreatHomeschoolConvention.Com event check out our blog.

How to Teach Patriotism to America’s Teachers and Students

Teachers who love our country are deeply saddened by our fellow educators’ unwillingness to recognize America’s greatness, its promise, and its hope for our generation and posterity. The common principles that unite us—such as a love of liberty and private property—are being destroyed in the name of social equality. How can we teach our educators and students American exceptionalism? American history offers many solutions to teach basic principles of liberty and patriotism.

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Teaching Patriotism

Americans have been blessed with incredible examples of heroes: men and women who have honored us with courage, strength, sacrifice, and love. Past legislators and Presidents have given these individuals great honor by proclaiming eleven federal holidays, nicely spread out over 12 months. Because these are federal holidays, no teacher need worry if he is breaking the law (or the dreaded Common Core) by teaching patriotism on these special days. And those teachers who do not love their country can use these days to teach the facts and then have a discussion over their importance. Honest teachers can let their students decide if our country’s heroes are worth looking up to.

Columbus Day

portrait of Christopher Columbus At the beginning of the school year, we have Columbus Day, October 12^th. Thirty years ago, students enjoyed a free day off from school and learned how Columbus braved the unknown to find America, a discovery that opened up the new world and spread the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian culture to the Americas. Today, our students know little of Columbus. This is because most teachers believe him to be an example of evil colonization, and don’t teach anything about him. Instead of ignoring him, there should be a debate about Columbus: was he a hero or a villain? The coming of Columbus ended some Indian practices that were antithetical to western values: polygamy, cannibalism, human sacrifice on a monumental scale, wife-stealing, and theft. His discovery also led to the extinction of the Tainos Indians and to the takeover of the Americas by Europeans. Many Indians were enslaved. Perhaps 90% died of disease, though Columbus had no idea this would happen. In light of these facts, was Columbus a hero or was he a villain? I know what I think, but I am curious to hear what my students will say.

Thanksgiving

painting of The First Thanksgiving In November, Americans celebrate the great American holiday Thanksgiving. Four years ago, I asked my 200 students (5 classes of 40 students), “What was the reason for the first Thanksgiving?” Sadly, no one gave me the correct, historical answer. Most said it was a day the Pilgrims thanked the Indians for helping them. Others said it was a day to be thankful, but to whom they could not give an answer. The answer is found in the primary source documents of Governor Bradford, proclaiming America’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1623 as a time to give thanks to “Almighty God.” The Pilgrims suffered greatly those first few years in America. In their first winter of 1620, 45 died out of 102. The fact the Pilgrims had a celebration to honor God for his blessings just a few years after this tragedy tells us of the immense humility of our ancestors. America’s students can use this lesson of humility a driving force to rise up from any challenges they may face.

Other Holidays

Each holiday has its story of greatness, of courage, of sacrifice, and of love. Veteran’s Day allows us to think of sacrifices our soldiers have made in order for us to enjoy the liberties that so many in the world yearn for. Christmas provides us with the story of humility and love. Even a non-Christian can appreciate the great love of someone giving his only son for others. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a man who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that Americans would one day be judged by our character, and not the color of our skin. Washington Day gives us the amazing story of a leader who was in the public eye and pressures of war and politics for 24 years. During this marathon of public service, the father of our country never faltered or gave anyone a reason to question his character. After Washington Day, there is Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.

If our students (and teachers) knew of the meaning of America’s federal holidays, they would grow in patriotism.

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