Absolute Home Schooling

Imagine Your Life - Live Your Dream

2009-04-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/user/KnightsIntent

http://livingonlove.ning.com
http://essenceofeden.ning.com
http://intentone.ning.com
http://intentionalhomebusiness.ning.com

http://intentionalone.com/createreality
http://intentionalone.com/scienceofbeing

http://myspace.com/knightsintent
http://myspace.com/wearelivingonlove

http://twitter.com/KnightsIntent
http://twitter.com/CreateSolutions

Reiki Master Course [Reiki Arts Institute]

2009-04-20T21:56:00.000-07:00

Reiki Master Course:

Taught by Kelly Sundstrom
25 credit hours

The Reiki Arts Institute offers you a distance learning course which attunes you to the Master level in Usui Reiki. Included in your course is the Single Direct Lineage Usui Reiki Attunement,which includes both level I, II, and the Master Attunement. this is only needed once, but multiple attunements are also available free of charge throughout your course.

You will receive the Reiki Master Course Handbook, written by Kelly Sundstrom, Certified Reiki Master Teacher, Lesson Assignments including Case studies, and a Final exam that you will mail to Reiki Arts Institute upon completion to receive your Reiki Master Certificate. This is a self-paced course.

Reiki Master Course:

Course Details

1. Direct Lineage Usui Reiki Master Attunement

You will receive this attunement at the beginning of your course, and will then be initiated into the Reiki healing arts as a Reiki Master. This attunement encompasses all of the levels and will only need to be given once, although multiple attunements are available if requested. Once your attunement is obtained and your course work is complete, you will then be able to practice giving and receiving Reiki healing sessions, both on yourself and on others. You will also be able to give Attunements, send Reiki from a distance, and teach others how to use and practice Reiki.

Both distance Attunements and hands-on Attunements work in the exact same way, and both will fully Attune the student to the Usui Reiki Master Level.

Once completing the Reiki Master Certification, your lineage will be as follows:
Mikao Usui, Chujiro Hayashi, Hawayo Takata, Phyllis Furomoto, Claudia Hoffman, Mary Shaw, Christine Henderson, Bruce Way, Ariane McMinn, Mona Khalaf, Dharmadevi, Kelly Sundstrom, YOU!

2. Reiki Master Course Handbook

Upon enrollment, you will instantly receive my full-color course handbook, which gives you a rich, thorough, in-depth master study, which prepares all of our students for a fully functional career in the Reiki healing arts. Within the course handbook, you will learn each of the Reiki symbols and their uses, all of the hand positions, how to give self healings, hands-on healings, distance healings, how to give hands-on attunements, distance attunements, and much, much more!

Click Below for the Table Of Contents in the Reiki Master Course Handbook by Kelly Sundstrom, Certified Reiki Master Teacher.

You will received your course handbook instantly.

3. Assignments with Case Studies, and Exam

Our Reiki Master Certification fully prepares you for a functional Reiki mastership. It is an active course, with case studies to be completed for a real, hands-on experience. Each assignment is geared to train your mind to feel, see, and thoroughly experience Reiki in it’s true form. Before you are certified, you will receive a final exam that will test how well you have absorbed your Reiki studies. There is no time limit for this course and the Master Reiki Certifcation will be awarded upon completion of all course assignments and tests.

4. Reiki Master Certificate

Upon receipt of your assignments, case studies, and tests, you will be awarded a beautiful Reiki Master Certificate, suitable for framing, personalized with your name and lineage. Since there is no licensing of Reiki practitioners, the Reiki Master Certificate that you receive from Reiki Arts Institute is the highest possible achievement for a Reiki Master.

Reiki Master Course:

Create Reality

2009-04-20T15:21:00.000-07:00

http://livingonlove.ning.com
http://essenceofeden.ning.com
http://intentone.ning.com
http://intentionalhomebusiness.ning.com

http://twitter.com/KnightsIntent
http://twitter.com/CreateSolutions

Science Of Being

2009-04-20T13:35:00.001-07:00

How To Use The Power Of Love - Using & Sending Love

2009-04-18T20:54:00.001-07:00

How To Use The Power Of Love
Using & Sending Love
Instructions:

1/4

2/4

3/4

4/4

The Eden Project
http://intentone.ning.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theedenproject

The Living On Love Network
http://livingonlove.ning.com

The Sustainable Living Network
http://essenceofeden.ning.com

The Intentional Home Business Network
http://intentionalhomebusiness.ning.com

KnightsIntent
http://myspace.com/knightsintent

~ Go Viral - Spread This Video Series/Post - Give Love ~

The Project[s] So You Know

2009-04-14T17:28:00.000-07:00

Revised:

Zeitgeist: Addendum [including The Venus project]

This gives a description about what money is. It gives a description about how
much abundance and efficiency the world really contains and what it could be if
it used solar, tidal, wind, and wave energy. Absolutely awesome!

See the whole film first....it goes from what we have now to what we can have. Take it in full context and share.

http://intentone.ning.com/video/zeitgeist-addendum

The Eden Project
http://intentone.ning.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theedenproject

The Sustainable Living Network
http://essenceofeden.ning.com

The Living On Love Project
http:/livingonlove.ning.com

Video Production Made Easy & Fast

2009-04-13T19:34:00.001-07:00

Imagine The Possibilities Of This. See Video Tutorial Thru The Links.

Subject: Why does google love youtube more than ezinearticles?

Hi:

Did you know Google loves YouTube? Google love to watch videos just like you love to watch TV. Articles can takes days to get index but videos are indexed by

Google in 15 mins or less.

That’s it?

Nope.

One of the benefits of submitting video to YouTube is the search result is different. Video results at Google are the only ones with a picture on the left and appear like paid advertising, but for free!

For example; try search Google for the keyword “top motivation tips”

Can you see the video result ranked at #1 has a picture on the left? Don't you think People are more likely to CLICK that link, WATCH the video and VISIT the owner’s website. Now that is powerful. Nothing can beat video marketing.

Now imagine if you could turn your articles into such videos?
Same content, just a different mode of delivery.. instead of people reading a bunch of text imagine people watching it interactively in a video. Research has shown that people prefer watching and hearing videos than reading a bunch of text. That means your videos will have a much greater impact to your bank account. Much more profit.

So, if video marketing is so powerful why don't more and more people use it? It's because video marketing as powerful as it may be has always been expensive and difficult, making it a little out of reach for the average guy.

I introduce to you a Never-Before-Seen Technology called The Article Video Robot. A software that will convert your articles to LIVE and TALKING videos in minutes.

Go check it out here:

http://www.articlevideorobot.com/hop/IntentionalSolutions

This is powerful stuff - don’t miss it.

Enjoy,

Intentional Solutions

P.S. AVR is now providing a 100% Money Back Guarantee. Click on the link above to read for yourself.

Intentional Home Business - Doing What You Love

Elevate Television

2009-04-12T17:57:00.001-07:00

Conversations With God - All 3 Books - AutoPlay

2009-04-06T10:46:00.001-07:00

Conversations With God - All 3 Books - AutoPlay
Neale Donald Walsch

http://www.youtube.com/user/youngthundercat

Click on "play all" for continued listening while surfing....All 3 books will be found here. Your day, and possibly your outlook has just changed, again. Life is the process of creation.

The Eden Project
http://intentone.ning.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theedenproject

Living On Love Project
http://livingonlove.ning.com

The Sustainable Living Project
http://essenceofeden.ning.com

Human Anatomy & Physiology Course - Secrets Of The Human Body!

2009-03-13T17:54:00.001-07:00

“
Claim Your Exclusive Human Anatomy
& Physiology Course With
Over 3000
Pages And Illustrations, Exposing
Hidden
Secrets Of The Human Body! ”Be
among the rare few to own this highly-exclusive Anatomy
and Physiology
Course before it vanishes.

This is previously
only sold to medical professionals and industry insiders
...

Click Now For Information

Income At Home Homeschooling Your Kids

2009-03-07T16:04:00.000-08:00

Attention: Home School Moms, Work From Home
Parents, Or Anyone Wanting to Boost Their Income While Keeping Their
Children Involved...

"The Astonishing Story Of How A
Stay-At-Home Mom With Only A Computer (But Almost No Computer
Skills) Created An Internet Marketing Empire That Cranked Out A $100+ A Day Income Within 3
Short Months!"

Who Else Wants To Learn How Even You
Can Make A FULL Time Income On The Internet... While Homeschooling Your
Children!

    Dear Friend,

    If you are interested in a revolutionary
new way for stay-at-home moms to make money on the internet... Without getting involved in
scams... MLM... or Pyramid Schemes this is the most
important message you'll ever read.

    I know that you're skeptical; after all
I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen the amazing results myself.

    Hello, my name is Amy Bass and I'm from
California and I'm a mother of four.

I decided
to move my kids into homeschool because I wasn't satisfied with the
public education system and wanted to give them a better education.
However, money was very tight and we were deeply in debt. So I needed
to find a way to make money online so I could stay home and still
contribute to the family income.

If my situation is similar to yours then read on because...

"Here's Your Access To A New,
Breakthrough Membership That Shows You,
Step-By-Step, How A Mother Of Four Built a $100+ A Day Business By
Home Schooling Her Kids.... And Now You Can Too!"

Even If You Don't
Have Much Time To Spare

Even If You've Never
Sold Anything On The Internet Or In Your Life For That Matter

Even If You Don't
Have A Lot Of Money To Spend

Even If You've Tried
To Make Money From Home In The Past and Failed At It...

None of that
matters, because in just minutes from now, you're going to learn about
a new, revolutionary membership program that's specificially designed
to take you by the hand and show you step-by-step how to make a full
time income by homeschooling your kids and developing information
products together!

I know... It's a big
sacrifice to home school or even to be a stay at home mom for that
matter. It's great for your children, but like most moms,
sometimes you want something for yourself. You want
to have a way to make your own money, but involve your kids too.

But quite frankly,
until recently, there weren't too many options out there. And before I
go any further, I want you to know that:

	This is NOT one of those work from home scams that leave you dead broke

	This is NOT a get-rich quick scheme

	This is NOT one of those programs that promise you the world and don't deliver results

	This IS a tested and proven formula that has allowed thousands of mothers just like you to build a booming online business by home schooling their kids.

In fact, I'm living
proof of it. I built
a $100+ a day business by
home schooling my kids just a short time ago. And in this new
revolutionary membership that I've created, I'll reveal to you the
exact steps I took to build it.

And with the
information that i'll provide for you...

"You'll
Build Your Very Own Profitable
Online Business in Six
Months FLAT
and Spend More Time With Your Kids Along The Way"

Just how will you
accomplish this you ask? Well, it's just like I said before - By home
schooling your kids and then researching with your kids anything you
are studying and turning it into an information product.

Full Time Income Homeschooling Your Kids - Click Here For The Information

Ho’oponopono - Change That Works

2009-03-05T17:05:00.001-08:00

Ho’oponopono

"Imagine the Feeling of being Changed from Within to be:

A Relaxed, Happy, Creative Person;
Who Can Solve Every Problem;
Who is On Top of Every Emergency;
Who Awakens in the Morning Joyous and Ready to Meet the New Day;
and Who Goes to Bed at night and Sinks into a Deep, Healthy and Relaxing Sleep."

You no longer need to only dream about experiencing this kind of Freedom – there is now an easy way to consistently experience this,
and it takes less than 20 minutes per day – guaranteed!

Ho’oponopono

Dear Friend,

Have you ever noticed that some people really seem to somehow be able to easily engage The Law Of Attraction, and be at Peace no matter what they are experiencing - while so many others seem to battle with every step along the way?

Have you ever wondered why you seem to have recurring problems in your life? And how you could permanently rid yourself of obstacles within yourself that time and again prevent you from getting what you really want out of life?

How excited would you be to find that the solution is available right now - and that what has been preventing you from being your Real True Self can easily be dissolved from within?

"I have been looking for easy- to- use processes to clear out my unconscious mind. So when I discovered Saul Maraney's new product that uses Ho'oponopono, I was excited. After listening to it for two nights in a row, I felt a lift in my deepest self, a release. The calming and hypnotic voice that Saul has, lulled me into a relaxed and receptive state that drifted me off into a pleasant night's rest. Upon waking, the next morning, I felt lighter and brighter, and more clear on what was most important to do that day. I recommend this product to anyone who is ready to release in a deep way that which is holding them back from attracting what they want from life."

Dr. Michelle L. Casto The Soul Coach, Teacher, Author and Philosopher http://www.brightlightcoach.com

Ho’oponopono

Living On Love Social Network

Essence Of Eden Sustainable Living Social Network

Living On Love

2008-07-20T16:42:00.001-07:00

Living On Love

www.intentionalone.com/livingonlove

Intentional Community, Sustainable Living, Eco-Village, Alternative Energies, Fuels, Foods, Ideas More...

2008-06-15T22:47:00.001-07:00

Intentional Community, Sustainable Living, Eco-Village, Alternative Energies, Fuels, Foods, Ideas More...

A community of like minded people and families interested in creating an intentional community/eco-village in central Alabama or Mentone, Alabama on a piece of land in the country that combines resources and strives for a better way of life and in becoming self sustaining and self sufficient in all we do.

It is only for those who may be serious in a relocation to the area and finding ways to have this happen rather sooner than later.

Home In Eden/Essence of Eden Thanks, D~

http://intentone.com/homeineden/index.html
http://intentionalone.com

*There is abundant information here for all considering I.C's, eco-villages, co-housing, sustainable living, free energy, and all related subjects...feel free to share and exchange your info with us and others.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeineden

Click to join homeineden

Homemade For Homeschoolers

2008-05-30T09:22:00.000-07:00

To View This Issue Online use this:

http://www.homeschoolfreestuff.com/issues/soup22/soup22.html

May 30, 2008

Special Midweek Mailing

Home Schooling
A realization from the smartest,
best mommy ever!

It hit me today.

We are in the beginning stages of homeschooling our two daughters ages 3 and almost 5. Since we decided about a month ago, for sure, to homeschool, I've been saying that we won't "really" start until next month. I've been telling others that we are currently just dabbling, dipping our toes to check the water. Then this happened.

Two days ago I made an offhand comment to my girls about the planets and how I had learned their names in order. My oldest had just learned from television that we live on the planet Earth. I told her that the way I remember them is by using this sentence: "My very early mother just served us noodle pizza". The first letter of each word is the same as the first letter of the names of the planets in order of how far they are from the sun. At my daughter's request I rattled off the names of the planets, knowing that she was too young to really learn them. She nodded and that was the end of the conversation.

Then today, TWO days later, she came rushing into my bedroom and said, "Mommy! You forgot the sun!" I looked at her blankly. "What about the sun?", I asked. She told me that I should have said, "Sometimes my very early mother just served us noodle pizza." Then it clicked. I realized that she had not only picked up what I had said in just one comment, but that she'd thought about it for two whole days, found a problem with it, and came up with a solution.

So I told her that she was very smart to think of that. Then I and the girls spent ten fun-filled minutes practicing saying the names of the planets until they had them memorized. When they left to go play it suddenly hit me. My 3 and 4 1/2 year old daughters had just learned the planets without any preparation and planning on my part. I didn't have to study like mad or prepare worksheets and unit studies, and I'm certainly not a certified teacher, but somehow I had taught!

So from here on out, I plan to relax, and remember that even if I don't do everything the way I think I should, my two wonderful little girls will still manage to learn, and will think that I'm the smartest, best mommy ever.

~Jessica Elliott ~

Hi!

Please tell as many friends and homeschool groups as you can about HomeschoolSoup.com. We are going to publish a book called Homemade Soup For Homeschoolers. You can read about it at Soup4Homeschoolers.com It's designed to be an inspirational book with stories about homeschoolers, from homeschoolers.

It's for experienced homeschoolers to help remind us why we go through all this stuff.
It's for new homeschoolers who are scared to death (remember those days :-) to encourage them to keep on going.
It's for people considering homeschooling to give them a glimpse into the life of homeschooling and to encourage them to take the plunge.

Each week about this time I will send out one of the stories in this Email. So be sure to keep an eye out for it in your Inbox! Here are some of the categories we will be covering:

Why We Homeschool: Thoughts From Mom and Dad.
Thank You Mom and Dad: Gratitude From Children
What The Children Have Taught Me
It Was All Worth Homeschooling Because...
I Was Homeschooled All My Life and Now I Am...
Encouragement
Love
Gratitude
Persistence/Perseverance
With God's Help
Socialization

But I need your help! If you have any stories, please send them in. Also, please forward this email to homeschoolers and homeschool groups you know about. The more input we can get the better the whole project will be. Thank you so much for all the help and encouragement all of you have given in the past!

Thanks so much, and as always, enjoy your time with your kids. Time is fleeting and kids grow *FAST*

Sincerely,

Bonnie Han,
Publisher.

This Week's Sponsors

ALL NEW THIS WEEK

All New Curriculum

We are back to adding more curriculum. Look for new curriculum coming all the time. So this week we've added a bunch of new National Geographic Kids based curriculum!

If you are already a subscriber, they are ready for downloading. If you haven't subscribed yet, now is the perfect time while it's still 50% off!

Curriculum Price:
$8.95 + Free Instant Delivery -or-
FREE With Subscription

Online Resource Link:
This curriculum is based on the online article at the National Geographic website. Your child will read the article online, then use this curriculum to learn more, and create Portfolio Sheets.

George Washington Loved Ice Cream -- And Other U.S. Presidential Fun Facts
Did you know that Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, was a tailor before he was President? Or that one of George Washington's favorite foods was ice cream? These are just two of the interesting facts about past U.S. Presidents National Geographic Kids has collected. Your child will learn about these and other insights into our presidents.

Curriculum Includes: Parents Guides, Basic Vocabulary Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Vocabulary Discussion Sheets, Basic Concepts Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Concepts Discussion Sheets, Pre-Reading Parents Guide, Establish Purpose Discussion Sheets, Establish Purpose Worksheets, Chart Of Retention Worksheets, Pre-Reading Analysis Worksheets, Power Reading Parent's Guide, Power Note Taking Worksheets, Final Eval Worksheets, 2 Crossword Puzzles, 2 Decoder Challenge Puzzles, 2 Word Searches, 2 Missing Word Puzzles, 2 Spelling Scrambles, and more!

Here are more items that were added this week:

Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy
Harriet Tubman is well known for risking her life as a "conductor" in the Underground Railroad, which led escaped slaves to freedom in the North. But did you know that the former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a military expedition? Your child will also learn what she was like as a person, and a hero.

The Dog Whisperer: Helping Dogs -- and Owners -- Be on Their Best Behavior
"There is nothing more rewarding than taking a pack of 40 dogs to the beach for a pack walk," says Cesar Millan of his work with canines. Your child will learn what kind of animals dogs are in nature. Your child will also what Millanâ€™s approach is and what dogs need to be calm. Your child will also learn about receptors, veterinarians, behaviors and more.

Discovered: Oldest Writing
in the New World
Experts believe that a discovery in Mexico is the oldest example of writing ever found in the Americas. Your child will learn about anthropologists and what tools they use to study people. Your child will also learn about different writing systems and people that lived 3,000 years ago.

Cool Job: Firefighter
Takes the Heat
On Saturday nights, A.J. Coston doesn't get a lot of sleep. Usually three or four times a night, a loud bell rings, a red light goes off, and he has to jump out of his bed. Your child will learn what it takes to become a firefighter. Your child will also learn about how much constant training firefighters do!

Booking (Journaling)
Your Vacation
Scrapbooks are a terrific way to preserve a vacation, and there are some things you will need before you get started. Your child will learn how to collect nature samples, and other ways to create a record of your vacation. This is perfect for the homeschooler on vacation.

All The Above Curriculum Includes: Parents Guides, Basic Vocabulary Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Vocabulary Discussion Sheets, Basic Concepts Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Concepts Discussion Sheets, Pre-Reading Parents Guide, Establish Purpose Discussion Sheets, Establish Purpose Worksheets, Chart Of Retention Worksheets, Pre-Reading Analysis Worksheets, Power Reading Parent's Guide, Power Note Taking Worksheets, Final Eval Worksheets, 3 Crossword Puzzles, 3 Decoder Challenge Puzzles, 3 Word Searches, Magic Square Challenge, 3 Spelling Scrambles, and more!

Click Here For More Details

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Previously eFantasmic Subscriptions were offered at 50% Off.
We are under extreme pressures to cancel this offer. So be advised that the 50% Off rate will end shortly.

Added This Week

How Are We Different?

Fantastically Fun Curriculum, Exactly The Way Homeschoolers Need It!

What is eFantasmic?
It's easy. It's fantastically fun curriculum based on library books and online articles. You can instantly download the curriculum you want. So you can start right away. Plus there are lots of books and articles that you probably already have around the house.

How Much Does It Cost?
For a limited time, you can get:

Includes 150 Reading Curriculum Titles
Includes over 100 Math Curriculum Titles
Includes Science Topics: Physics/Chemistry/Biology...
Includes Fractions/Algebra/Multiplicaton/Division/Geometry
Includes Living History Books
Includes Newbury Medal Award Books
Includes National Geographic
Includes Magic School Bus
Includes Magic Tree House
Plus Lots, Lots More!
For a very limited time for less than 50 cents each!

IMPORTANT NOTE: The 50% Off Subscription Rate will no longer be available shortly.

The reading curriculum is based on Whole Book Learning. This means it's designed for your child to be able to learn the major ideas and concepts the book is trying to teach. It isn't just reading comprehension or vocabulary words. It goes deeper into the ideas and concepts that are being taught. This curriculum is based on the latest brain science to not only help your child learn, but to retain those memories. You will see some things called Charts of Comprehension. These are designed to help your child actually remember those conecepts in their long term memory, so full learning takes place!

The math curriculum is designed to be targeted. If your child has problems getting an idea or concept, go right to the math concept packet where they are having trouble. You get 50 worksheets per packet. Plus you get diagnostic worksheets to help you and your child identify problem areas. There are alternate learning resources to give you other ways for your child to understand a concept. And lots of everything. This way you have PLENTY of worksheets to help your child understand and work out the concepts with, then lots left over to use during the rest of the year to keep reinforcing what they learned.

PLUS! Normally $8.95 each, you can get curriculum for these fantastic Library Resources for less than
50 cents Each! Here's How.

Just Added
This Week!
Over National Geographic Kids curriculum. This collection of curriculum is based on Online Articles. So there are no books you need from the library. This is a fantastic collection of curriculum that is based on the Online Articles from the National Geographic website. There are articles for young as well as older kids. Actually, even I like reading those articles. Your child reads the article online (or you can print them out), then use this curriculum for your child to learn more and create Portfolio Sheets. You can see all the topics and get them all, plus all the reading curriculum for less than 50 cents each (Very Limited Time Offer).

One example is The Secret Language of Dolphins. A ground breaking new experiment has exposed a whole new world of dolphin communications! The curriculum covers verbal as well as non-verbal language that dolphins use to communicate, and why it is so tricky to decipher the dolphins language.

Another example is the Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy. This is perhaps one of the most powerful women in history, and scientists still haven't figure it out. Your child will join in on the mystery as scientists try to decipher why this woman was so important. So important, she was buried with 23 spear throwers to protect her in the afterlife.

Plus More Than 200 More. Click here to see more.

Added Last Week!
Over 50 Math Curriculum added just this week covering a wide range of math topics. You
can see all the topics and get them all, plus all the reading curriculum for less than 50 cents each (Very Limited Time Offer).

Each Of The 50 Curriculum Includes:Parents Guides (Outline of everything included and general instructions). Diagnostic Process Worksheets (to help you identify problem areas that may be holding your child back and to make sure your child understands what's needed to do the math). Diagnostic Practice Worksheets (to help your child practice the prerequisites and work through any problem areas). Recipe Worksheets (to help your child lay out the steps needed to solve the math problems, and make sure they understand the process.) Checking Recipe Worksheets (to help your child truly understand the math, and have a way for them to be able to check their own work.) ShowWork Worksheets (are a variety of different "scrap papers" for your child to use when working out their math problems, specially designed to keep their work neat, and to avoid errors. Parents Guide To Teaching Math, and Solving Math Problems (This is probably one of the most important guides you will ever read.) Alternate Teaching Ideas Resource (sometimes you just need a slightly different approach or explanation to help your child understand a math concept. Now you've got a bunch!) Over 50 more worksheets based on this math concept. And lots more!

National Geographic Artlces Just Added
This Week!
You can read these articles online, or on the Internet! There are some absolutely fascinating topics that have been added. Don't forget, there are more coming every week! This is just a small sample, lots more online! To see all the topics, and get them for less than 50 cents each, look here.

PLUS LOTS MORE ONLINE

Just Added Last Week!
Newbury Medal Award Winners! This medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. These award winning books are now being added to your collection!

Now you can add these award winning books to your curriculum, plus get all the math, the National Geographic and more for less than 50 cents each. Look here to see more titles, and all the details.

eFantasmic.com is an all new concept in homeschool curriculum. It's exclusively based on library materials!

First it is curriculum designed BY Homeschoolers and FOR homeschoolers!

More imporantly it is incrdible curriculum exactly the way homeschoolers need it! We homeschool all the time. At the store, in the library, in the backyard, everywhere.

You understand that homeschooling is a life-philosophy. But, people in our society want proof. Where's the documentation?

That's where eFantasmic comes in. It produces LOTS and LOTS of proof. I mean documentation coming out of the wazoo. If you discuss something, you've got proof. If you go over some new vocabulary, you've got proof. If your child has to think about something, you've got proof.

It's exactly what WE homeschoolers need. Lots and Lots and Lots of proof.

There are over 160+ Titles that you can download instantly, and more are coming!

To see how it works and some samples, go to www.eFantasmic.com!

Plus More Than 200 More. Click here to see more.

Exploring The Human Body
(Bundle or Individual)

How Are We Different?

This Human Body curriculum is complete curriculum for homeschoolers based on online articles from the interactive multimedia at the National Geographic website. It's Fantastically Fun Curriculum, Exactly The Way Homeschoolers Need It!

You can have all these plus over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off)

Online Resource Link:
This curriculum is based on the online article at the National Geographic website. Your child will read the article online, then use this curriculum to learn more, and create Portfolio Sheets.

Exploring The Human Brain
This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about what makes up gray matter, and how neurons create the makeup of our brain. Your child will learn how neurons transmit information, what parts of our brains make us different from animals, the roles of the frontal lobe, parietal, occcipital and temporal. Plus your child will learn how the brain interacts with and controls our entire body. Plus much, much more.

You can have this plus all the others plus
over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription
(Currently 50% Off)

Exploring The Human Heart
This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how your body is connected by a complex network of blood vessels, and how the heart is at the center of the system. Your child will also learn the process of blood flow and how it interacts with the lungs, the kidneys and the liver. Your child will also learn how an important set of valves and specialized muscle keeps the whole system running smoothly. Plus much, much more.

You can have this plus all the others plus
over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription
(Currently 50% Off)

Exploring Human Skin
This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the largest organ of your body is critcial in managing heat, as well as protecting us from disease. Your child will learn how the heat management system works using two techniques. Your child will also learn the different layers of skin, and the purposes of the different components. Your child will also learn how the skin is a vast sensing system connected to your brain. Your child will also explore the mystery of how skin color is related to vitamins! Plus more.

You can have this plus all the others plus
over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription
(Currently 50% Off)

Exploring Human Digestion
This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the digestive system turns our food into energy for fuel. Your child will learn about the constituent parts your body breaks food down into, and how the teeth and tongue serve an important role together in digestion. Your child will learn how hydrochloric acid and mucus are integral components in digestion. Your child will also learn about the absorption process, digestive enzymes and what purposes each serves, and how they all interact with the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Plus much, much more.

You can have this plus all the others plus
over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription
(Currently 50% Off)

Exploring Human Lungs
This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the lungs perform a complex process of absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. Your child will learn about all the anatomical constituents and the physiology of how each component works. Your child will also learn about air is processed before it reaches the lungs to protect us. Your child will also learn about how gas concentrations are involved in respiration rate and how the biggest consumer of oxygen in our body is critically linked to respiration. Plus much, much more.

You can have this plus all the others plus
over 150 others and math all for
FREE With eFantasmic Subscription
(Currently 50% Off)

Each week FREEHomeschoolSoftware.com finds incredible educational software, then adds lesson plans, and puts it all together for homeschoolers. It's all full version commercial software. The same stuff you pay $30-$50 for in stores. You can pay $30-$50 right now for these at Amazon.com, but YOU can get most of them FREE. Others are only $2. Of course you still have to pay shipping and delivery, but in the end it's an incredible deal! Take a look, supplies are very limited. These are just a few of the titles featured this week:

FREE
HomeSchool FunKits
Check out these and other great Homeschool FunKits at HomeschoolFunKits.com

Mood Necklace - Warm Blooded Calorie Tester FunKit - FREE!
This is the perfect way for your child to truly understand that THEY produce heat! We looked long and hard for these. We've seen lots of mood rings, but we wanted something that you could use to see heat differences in different parts of your body (other than your finger). Most people have heard of calories, and they count them in food, but now your child can understand how a calorie is actually a measure of your body producing heat and energy! Includes lesson plans to teach your child about warm and cold bloodedness, our bodies ability to produce energy and heat as well as concepts of Calories, what a calorie actually means and lots more as well as one Warm Blooded Calorie Tester Mood Necklace! This FunKit is FREE, just pay shipping and handling.

DinoFun Measuring Games - FREE!
This is a fabulous toy to convert learning into fun. This is not just a measuring tape, it's THEIR measuring tape! It's your child's very own. Plus, you won't believe the learning opportunities it brings up. Be sure to have your child carry it with them all the time! Now my kids run around all the time measuring, adding measurements, subtracting to see if things can fit and more. Now I just have to figure out a way to stop them! There are lots of games and activities to teach everything from measuring (of course), to converting metric measurements, diameters or circles, circumference and more. Concepts even a 5 year old can get with their handy, dandy DinoFun Measuring Tape. We've included lots and lots of games and learning opportunities with lesson plans and resources along with your child's very own DinoFun Measuring Tape This FunKit is FREE, just pay shipping and handling.

Domino Math Games FunKit - FREE!
Shhhh. Don't mention the math part to your kids, we can make that our secret. Just tell them it's a Domino FUNKit :-) This is another great learning opportunity game to teach math. Yes you can teach addition and subtraction, but did you know it's also a perfect tool to teach probability, the properties of mathematical sets, distribution, and more! So from age 3 to 63, there's lots to learn. Oh, did we mention that it's a fun game too! Plus there are about 30 or more domino games you might not have known about. How about Five Up, Concentration, Tiddly-Wink, The Passing Game, Eleven Point Black Tile, and the ever so popular Chicken Foot! Great for young one's pattern recognition, all the way up to older ones understanding sets and probability. We've included other game ideas and learning opportunities along with lesson plans and resources and your child's very own Domino Math Set, oh, I meant Domino FUN Set! This FunKit is FREE, just pay shipping and handling.

Plus Lots, Lots, More!

Keep Track Of All Your Homeschool Records The Easy Way!

This kit makes keeping your homeschool records easy. Some states don't require anything, others require more than any human should need to keep! And there is everything in between. But there are some basic records that you should keep anyway.

No matter what your needs, you are covered with this Record Keeping System. Each kit is customer tailored to your state's needs.

The Ultimate Portfolio
Homeschool Keepsake System
What better gift for your child and yourself to create a scrapbook and record of your child's learning. We are so busy as it is, and children grow so fast, you owe it to yourself and your child! There are some more practical reasons as well...

Many states require a portfolio, or some sort of records of what you taught. Some states even require your portfolio be reviewed. Check with your particular state's requirements. But whatever the need, this is the perfect way to create a portfolio and wonderful keepsake of your time together with your child!

Which Curriculum
Is Right For
Your Child?

3Moms.com offers the Curriculum-Fair In-A-Box. It's a collection of actual samples from the major curriculum publishers. Plus there is some other good stuff too!

I created this product to first help myself figure out the confusing curriculum mess out there. Then I did it for friends as well. The most important is that the right curriculum can light up your child, and make learning fun and effortless. This product is designed so you can actually take a taste-test to find out which curriculum will light up your child! You can taste samples from all the major curriculum companies right in the comfort of your own home.

P.S.
Please help spread the word about HomeSchoolFreeStuff.com
Please tell your friends and support groups about this newsletter. The more people that subscribe, the more we can keep our efforts going. So please spread the word and encourage them to subscribe! Thanks so much!

The objective of this newsletter is to create a safe and fun place for us homeschoolers to find and exchange great resources. So if you come across some resources, or have any buried in your Favorites folder, I would love to hear about them.

Secondly, the offers contained in this newsletter were personally checked by me. If any of these companies ever treat you unfairly, or unjustly, I want to know.

The links we feature are for educational and informational purposes. If there is a link you feel is inappropriate, please feel free to tell me as well. We are all in this together! So thanks, and as always, have fun!

HomeSchool FreeStuff.com
All images and content Copyright ©2005 All Rights Reserved by AnotherEinstein.com

Criminalizing Home Schoolers

2008-05-21T08:37:00.000-07:00

Parents of the approximately 200,000 home-schooled children in California are reeling from the possibility that they may have to shutter their classrooms — and go back to school themselves — if they want to continue teaching their own kids. On Feb. 28, Judge H. Walter Croskey of the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled that children ages six to 18 may be taught only by credentialed teachers in public or private schools — or at home by Mom and Dad, but only if they have a teaching degree. Citing state law that goes back to the early 1950s, Croskey declared that "California courts have held that under provisions in the Education Code, parents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children." Furthermore, the judge wrote, if instructors teach without credentials they will be subject to criminal action.

This news raised a furor among home schooling advocates, including government officials. "Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what's best for their children," Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement today. "Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children's education. This outrageous ruling must be overturned by the courts and if the courts don't protect parents' rights then, as elected officials, we will." "It's kind of scary," says Julie Beth Lamb, an Oakdale, California, parent who, with no teaching credentials, has taught her four children for 15 years. "If that ruling is held up, this would make us one of the most restrictive states in the nation."

The debacle originated with a suit over child abuse. One of the eight children of Philip and Mary Long, a Los Angeles couple, had filed a complaint of abuse and neglect with the L.A. Department of Children and Family Services. The agency determined that the Long children were being home schooled, taught by their uncredentialed mother while officially enrolled in independent study at Sunland Christian School. The DCFS then turned to the courts to mandate that the children attend public school so that teachers might spot evidence of abuse (a charge the parents deny). A juvenile court, however, determined that the Longs had a constitutional right to home school their children. The DCFS appealed and the case landed in Croskey's appellate court.

For years, the state of California has allowed parents to home school as long as they file papers to create a private school and hire a tutor with credentials or if their child participates in an independent study program through a credentialed school. In evaluating the Long case, however, Judge Croskey found that state law forbade any home schooling that was not taught by a credentialed teacher and that what California had been allowing was, in his judicial opinion, illegal. In 1953, another appellate court ruled against home-schooling parents who didn't want to adhere to California's compulsory education laws, which require kids between six and 18 to attend a credentialed school. The current case is most likely to be appealed to California's Supreme Court.

"We weren't trying to change the law on home schooling," says Leslie Heimov of the Children's Law Center, which represents the Long children involved in the case. "The law is accurate — it hasn't changed since the 1950s." She says the Center does not even have an opinion on home schooling. They just wanted to do what was best for the children represented in the case.

The fact that this sweeping ruling has sprung from such an individualized case is what has most outraged home schooling advocates. "Public schools are not a solution to the problem of child abuse," says Leslie Buchanan, president of the HomeSchool Association of California. Jack O'Connell, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction — the equivalent of a department of education — now faces the potential crisis of dealing with tens of thousands of truants. Does he know what will happen next? "I honestly don't know," O'Connell says, adding that his department is reviewing the case. "There is some angst in the field."

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1720697,00.html

http://absolutehomeschool.blogspot.com

Is Homeschooling Something YOU Could Do?

2008-05-21T08:25:00.000-07:00

Is Homeschooling Something YOU Could Do?

by Phyllis Wheeler

I am guessing you aren’t happy with the schooling your kids are getting, for whatever reason. You’ve suggested homeschooling to yourself. But you can’t imagine yourself doing it because you aren’t superwoman, able to juggle lessons and other mom duties.

As a homeschooling veteran, I can tell you this: you CAN do it IF you love your kids. That’s what it takes: dedication to your kids. You will develop the skills you need as you need them. It’s like juggling. When you first learn to juggle, you juggle just one thing. Then you ad another. Then you add another.

You’ll be happy to hear this. Homeschooling may actually be easier than not homeschooling. Soccer moms are constantly driving, getting their kids to lots of different same-age activities. If you were homeschooling, you’d be able to find and do activities that work for all of you together.

In addition, kids in school often have plenty of homework and need help from you in the evening. If you homeschool, you get all that out of the way in the morning, and your evenings are free.

If you have a large family, you’ll probably want to rely on […] Continue Reading…

http://homeschoolarticles.net/

Useful Homeschooling Links

2008-05-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

All Kinds of Minds

A non-profit institute for the understanding of differences in learning. Based upon the work of Dr. Mel Levine and his colleagues, All Kinds of Minds undertakes applied research, product development, program design, and professional training to foster the understanding and optimal care of children with differences in learning.

American Hyperlexia Association (AHA)

A non-profit organization comprised of parents and relatives of children with hyperlexia, speech and language professionals, education professionals, and other concerned individuals with the common goal of identifying hyperlexia, promoting and facilitating effective teaching techniques both at home and at school, and educating the general public as to the existence of the syndrome called hyperlexia.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

The professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 96,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. This site is a resource for ASHA members, persons interested in information about communication disorders, and for those wanting career and membership information.

Amicus for Children, Inc. (AFC)

AFC is a non-profit organization formed in 1999 by two moms – one an educator and the other an attorney - to assist, educate, and provide resources for the parents/guardians of special needs children so that they can be their children’s first and best advocates.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)

ADAA promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them. The association is made up of professionals who conduct research and treat anxiety disorders and individuals who have a personal or general interest in learning more about such disorders.

Anxiety Disorders Education Program

A national education campaign developed by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to increase awareness among the public and health care professionals that anxiety disorders are real medical illnesses that can be effectively diagnosed and treated.

Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc. (ASC-U.S.)

(Formerly ASPEN of America, Inc.) - a national non-profit organization committed to providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on Asperger Syndrome and related conditions, including Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), High Functioning Autism (HFA), Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD), Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder, and Hyperlexia.

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

An international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. AHEAD is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training.

Canadian Hyperlexia Association

A group of concerned parents and professionals who have joined together to make a difference. Their mission is to foster awareness of hyperlexia, provide information and strategies to deal with the disorder, and provide a network for parents, children and professionals.

Center for Nonverbal Studies (CNS)

A private, non-profit research center located in Spokane, Washington and La Jolla, California. Underway since October 1, 1997, the Center's mission is to advance the study of human communication in all its forms apart from language.

Center for Speech and Language Disorders

Established in 1979 by Sally Bligh and Phyllis Kupperman as a resource center for helping children and adults with speech and language problems. From its beginning, the Center's founders have emphasized teaching children to talk, while involving parents and family members directly in learning to communicate and interact more successfully with their children.

Child Neurology Home Page

The main purpose of this site is to coordinate the available internet resources in Child Neurology, both for professionals and patients.

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

A national non-profit organization representing children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). Founded in 1987 by a group of concerned parents, CHADD works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD)

The mission of the DLD is to improve the education and life success of individuals with learning disabilities through advocacy, education, and interdisciplinary interaction.

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)

An independent, nonprofit organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.

Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)

A nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of those working with children who have developmental delays in sensory motor, language, social, and emotional areas. DDR publicizes research into determining identifiable factors that would put a child at risk and maintains a registry, tracking possible trends. DDR also provides a network for parents and professionals and current information after the diagnosis to support children with special needs.

Dyspraxia Association of Ireland

Formed in 1995 by parents of children with dyspraxia, the Association aims to: raise awareness of dyspraxia in Ireland, ensure adequate resources are available to support the needs of children with dyspraxia, including occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy; psychological support and education.

Dyspraxia Foundation

This UK-based organization was formed to support individuals and families affected by developmental dyspraxia, and to increase the understanding and awareness of developmental dyspraxia.

EDLAW, Inc.

A web site founded by S. James ("Jim") Rosenfield, an attorney with almost 20 years of experience in special education law. The objective is to combine both electronic and print media to enable the most rapid, efficient and inexpensive access to the law.

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national (U.S.) information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE)

ERIC/ACVE is located at the Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE), The Ohio State University. Part of the College of Education, CETE's mission is to facilitate the career and occupational preparation and advancement of youth and adults.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC)

ERIC EC gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.

Federation for Children with Special Needs

A center for parents and parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs and their families. Organized in 1975 as a coalition of parent groups representing children with a variety of disabilities, the Federation operates a Parent Center which offers a variety of services to parents, parent groups, and others who are concerned with children with special needs.

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

The Federation's mission is to: provide leadership in the field of children's mental health; address the unique needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders from birth through transition to adulthood; ensure the rights to full citizenship, support and access to community–based services for children with mental health needs and their families; and provide information and engage in advocacy regarding research, prevention, early intervention, family support, education, transition services and other supports needed by children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders and their families.

HEATH Resource Center of the American Council on Education

The national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables HEATH to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.

International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

IDA (formerly known as The Orton Dyslexia Society) is an international non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia.

International Reading Association

Seeks to promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals, and other publications; and actively encouraging the lifetime reading habit.

Israel Neuropsychology Forum

A forum linking Israeli neuropsychologists with their colleagues in Israel and abroad, a forum in which questions can be asked, input can be obtained, issues can be raised, and information can be provided regarding all aspects of neuropsychological practice in the special context of Israel.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

JAN is not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)

A national, non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature.

LD OnLine

An exceptionally comprehensive learning disabilities web site servicing parents, teachers, and children. LD OnLine is a service of The Learning Project at WETA, Washington, D. C., in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.

LD Pride Online

An interactive community resource for youth and adults with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder, developed and maintained by a young woman with NLD.

National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children

A nonprofit association whose mission is to ensure access for individuals to private special education as a vital component of the continuum of appropriate placement and services in American education. The association consists solely of private special education schools that serve both privately and publicly placed children with disabilities.

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)

An association which represents federally mandated programs that protect the rights of persons with disabilities.

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

NASP's mission is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning.

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)

Promotes and supports education programs for students with disabilities in the United States and outlying areas, and operates for the purpose of providing services to State agencies to facilitate their efforts to maximize educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Founded in 1926, NAEYC membership in 1999 is more than 103,000 and includes a national network of more than 400 local, state, and regional early childhood organizations affiliated with NAEYC. NAEYC Affiliate Groups share and help to implement NAEYC's primary goals of improving professional practice and working conditions in early childhood education and building public understanding and support for high quality early childhood programs.

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

A nonprofit organization, staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers. The organization is built around the needs of adults and young adults with ADD and ADHD, and seek to serve individuals with ADD, as well as those who love, live with, teach, counsel, and treat those who do.

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

NCLD’s mission is to promote public awareness and understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities, and to provide national leadership on their behalf, so they may achieve their potential and enjoy full participation in our society.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NICHD conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)

The national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth, from birth to age 22.

National Network for Child Care (NNCC)

NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Its goal is to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practioners, and the general public.

NLDA (Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association)

The Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association is a national 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to research, education, and advocacy for nonverbal learning disorders. NLDA emerged from a grassroots, parent support group (in Danville , CA ), SHARE Support, Inc. It sponsors a yearly spring symposium in the San Francisco Bay area, with several dozen expert speakers, as well as other events.

NLDline

A web site devoted to increasing awareness of NLD among parents and professionals. The site features articles and resource listings, personal stories, a bulletin board, and a Pen Pals section for children with NLD.

Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (O.A.S.I.S.)

This incredibly comprehensive site for Asperger Syndrome (AS) is owned and operated by the parent of a child diagnosed with AS, a disorder which has remarkable similarities to NLD. This site has become synonymous with the name Asperger Syndrome, and has become a home, or "oasis" for those interested in, or living with AS.

Parents Helping Parents (PHP)

A parent-directed family resource center serving children with special needs, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Children with special needs are simply children that have a need for special services due to illness, accident, conditions of birth, learning differences or family stress.

Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children

The goals of this nationwide non-profit organization include supporting parents, students, and educators as well as spreading information to increase the awareness of gifted/learning disabled individuals.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)

A national nonprofit organization that serves people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. RFB&D is recognized as the nation's leading educational lending library of academic and professional textbooks on audio tape from elementary through post-graduate and professional levels. They also offer the nonprofit sale of dictionaries, reference materials and professional books on computer disk (E-Text) and specially adapted tape players/recorders to use with their audio books.

School Psychology Resources Online

An extensive listing of School Psychology resources for psychologists, parents and educators, covering such subjects as learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and more.

Schwab Foundation for Learning (SFL)

A non-profit operating foundation, founded by Charles R. Schwab and his wife, Helen O'Neill Schwab. In 1989, the Schwabs established a resource center as a community service to give families information and support on learning differences. The Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about learning differences and providing parents and teachers with the information, resources and support they need to improve the lives of kids with learning differences.

Stern Center for Language and Learning

A non-profit literacy center providing services for children and adults with learning differences. They provide direct services for individuals, professional development for educators and research programs in northern New England and upstate New York. Stern Center staff work as partners with parents, teachers and medical professionals to build bridges for learning.

Tera's NLD Jumpstation: A Resource on Nonverbal Learning Disabilities by an NLD Person

This site was created by Tera Kirk, a young woman with NLD, who is currently attending Agnes Scott College in Georgia. It provides an excellent and humorous description of NLD from the perspective of an individual with the disorder. A nice place to bring your NLD adolescent or young teen to help them better understand their disorder.

Wrightslaw: The Special Ed Advocate

For anyone needing accurate and up-to-date information on educational law or advocacy, this is the place. Parents, educators, experts, and attorneys visit this site for information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities. You'll find hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and other information about special education law and advocacy in the Wrightslaw Libraries.

http://www.nldontheweb.org/links.htm

Home Schooling Options - Articles & Resources

2008-05-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

Homeschooling could be an option for parents of NLD children to consider for a variety of reasons. It may be a temporary solution while a long-term program is being developed, used in conjunction with a traditional educational program, or for an extended period of time. It's a very individual decision, based on many factors. We hope the information contained in these articles and web sites will help you decide if this is the right approach for you and your NLD student.

Articles

Homeschooling and the Child with NLD

Author - Sue Thompson, MA, CET

Summary - This article provides parents with basic information about homeschooling, and when it may be an appropriate option. The author includes three scenarios which, sadly, will strike a chord with many parents of NLD youngsters. There are a list of "do's and don'ts" when considering homeschooling, as well as an excellent list of resources.

Size - 45K, approx. 25 pages

An Introduction to Homeschooling

Author - Lillian Jones

Summary - The author of this article approaches the issue of homeschooling in a very reader-friendly manner. She explains the various situations in which homeschooling may be appropriate, and takes the fear out of the concept. A nice article for parents whose blood runs cold at the prospect of homeschooling their youngster.

Size - 16K, approx. 7 pages

Homeschooling

Author - Patricia M. Lines

Summary - This article covers several relevant homeschooling topics, such as: what homeschooling is, the legal rights of parents, and college admissions for homeschooled students. An excellent overview for parents considering this educational option.

Size - 15K, approx. 6 pages

Homeschooling Resources for Parents and Students

Author - Patricia M. Lines

Summary - This is a resource listing of educational materials for parents who teach their children at home. Many of the journals, newsletters, books, and electronic sources listed here are available through libraries, public schools, government agencies, non-profit institutions, and on-line services.

Size - 18K, approx. 8 pages

Homeschooling and Socialization

Author - Nola Kortner Aiex

Summary - This article offers some background information on homeschooling, and addresses conflicting viewpoints culled from research on the socialization of homeschooled children.

Size - 17K, approx. 7 pages

Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents

Author - Jacque Ensign

Summary - This article was selected based on the issues it addresses, which are not limited simply to gifted students, but are equally applicable to the NLD population. The author covers many points that are pertinent to any parent considering homeschooling. You will find her comments on topics such as academic and social considerations as meaningful as those on curriculum and planning for college.

Size - 23K, approx. 9 pages

Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Children in 1998

Author - Lawrence M. Rudner, PhD

Summary - This report presents the results of the largest survey and testing program for students in home schools to date (Spring 1998). Among the many findings was the fact that achievement test scores of this group of home school students were exceptionally high. Because it was not a controlled experiment, the study does not demonstrate that home schooling is superior to public or private schools under all conditions, but clearly suggests that home school students may do quite well in that educational environment.

Size - 416K, approx. 36 pages

Homeschooling Information & Resource Guide

Summary - This incredibly comprehensive document is published by Home Education Magazine. It includes everything from articles related to homeschooling, to recommended resources, to where to find learning materials. It can be viewed and printed from Home Education Magazine's web site using Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, or a free hard copy can be obtained by completing an online order form.

Links to Homeschooling Web Sites:

The Calvert School

The Calvert School has been involved in distance schooling, or homeschooling, since 1906. They provide total curriculum packages for K-8^th grade, along with considerable support. For those wishing to pursue high school, there is a section that provides guidance on secondary education. A very reputable organization, and an excellent site for parents considering homeschooling their child.

Crosswalk.com Home School

This very comprehensive web site will be a homeschool parent's favorite place. There are terrific resources, including an on-line newsletter, events calendar, online support group, and a great section on frequently asked questions about homeschooling.

Home School Legal Defense Association

You'll find the section on the state laws regarding homeschooling very informative, as well as the state listings of homeschooling organizations. This site provides excellent information on the legal issues surrounding the option to homeschool.

Links to Homeschooling Resources:

Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page

Subscription information for the Canadian Homeschool Mail List, and lists of books, catalogs, and other resource of interest to Canadian home

Homeschooling Books

An extensive listing of books of interest to homeschoolers.

Homeschooling Message Boards on the Web

Links to dozens of homeschooling message boards, mail lists, and chat groups available on the web.

Homeschooling Resources (Teacher Resource Materials Homeschooling Resources)

An extensive listing of links to a wide range of homeschooling resources.

Homeschooling Today Online

Links to several types of resources, including a homeschool "shopping mall", and a list of colleges that welcome homeschool graduates.

http://www.nldontheweb.org/homeschooling.htm

Home Schooling Articles Online

2008-05-12T13:42:00.000-07:00

On-Line Articles about Homeschooling

"An A for Home Schooling": URL: http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_3_an_a_for_home.html
A well researched article by Brian C. Anderson for a weekly newspaper. Many interesting quotations, facts, and figures.
EPAA Vol. 7 No. 8 Rudner: Home School Students, 1998: URL: http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n8/
The latest and best comprehensive study, including standardized test scores, of a large sample of homeschooled students, by an educational researcher who is not himself a homeschooler. Extremely interesting recent information about family backgrounds, spending, and academic achievement of the homeschoolers in the sample.
EPAA Vol. 7 No. 13 Welner & Welner: Contextualizing Homeschooling Data: A Response to Rudner: URL: http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n13.html
Thoughtful critique of the recent Rudner study mentioned above. Definitely worth a look for some reasons the Rudner study sample may not have been representative of homeschoolers in general.
HOMESCHOOLING: Back to the Future?: Interesting article by Isabel Lyman from the Cato Institute, the Libertarian think tank.
Home Schooling a Growing Trend: Florida newspaper article with sidebars with good information about homeschooling in Florida.
"Singing the Praises of Home-Schooling": Part of a January 29, 1999 San Francisco Chronicle special report on homeschooling in northern California.
Homeschooling in the News: URI: http://www.geocities.com/mmoy/hsitn.html
Michael Moy uses sophisticated computer technology to track almost any mention of homeschooling in an on-line press article. Now he has a section of his Web site with an archive of his famous series of "Homeschooling in the News" links to on-line articles about homeschooling.

Print Articles about Homeschooling

"No Place Like the Library: Making Homeschoolers Feel at Home": by David Brostrom [spelled "Brostrum" in the article], School Library Journal volume 43, number 3 (March 1997), pages 106-109; resource guide. Article by public librarian, a parent but not a homeschooling parent, whose research focuses on the interaction between homeschoolers and public libraries. KMBseen_HCO
"Love, a Big Table, and a Library Card: What It Takes to Succeed in the Fastest Growing Educational Movement in the U.S. (Teach Your Own)": by N. S. Gill, Minnesota Parent volume 12, number 120 (January 1997), pages 10-12, 14, 16; resource guide. Article by homeschooling parent in Minnesota, an avid writer. KMBowns
"Appendix B: Homeschooling": in Victoria Moran, Shelter for the Spirit: How to Make Your Home a Haven in a Hectic World (New York: HarperCollins, 1997) (ISBN 0-06-017415-3), pages 187-97. Chapter in book about restoring home life. Includes resource guide with particularly good coverage of unschooling resources.
"School's Out Forever (Home Schools)": by Laura Sinagra, City Pages volume 18, number 825 (September 25, 1996), pages 14-17, 19; photographs. Personal profiles of several Minnesota homeschooling families, including my family. KMBowns
"Staying Home from School,": by Lynn Schnaiberg, Education Week volume XV, number 38 (June 12, 1996), pages 24-33; photographs. New article showing some of the diversity of today's homeschoolers, with extensive discussion of most of the educational issues posed by homeschooling. KMBowns
"More Families Are Finding the Best Education Right in Their Own Homes,": by Maureen M. Smith, Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities April 26, 1996, pages B1 and B10. Overview of growth and changing nature of homeschooling in Minnesota, with reference to official state statistics and national estimates. Included report that eleventh annual conference of Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators would begin that day at the St. Paul Civic Center, profile of a homeschooling family, and interview with the Web master of the Learn in Freedom! ^TM site, Karl M. Bunday. KMBowns
"In Home Schooling, a New Type of Student; Older Students Become a Trend,": by Tamar Lewis, New York Times November 29, 1995 volume 145, page B8 (national edition), page D20 (local edition). Review of growth in homeschooling, with profile of a high-school-age homeschooled girl. Localized editions of this article reprinted in other newspapers around the country often cited statistics about the growth in homeschooling and about the age distribution among homeschooled children.
"Homeschooling": in Larry Burkett, Women Leaving the Workplace: How to Make the Transition from Work to Home (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1995) (ISBN 0-8024-9161-8), pages 217-37. Chapter about growth of homeschooling, especially emphasizing its economic and spiritual aspects for families. Includes resource guide with particularly good coverage of Christian statewide support groups. Favorite quotation: author's confession that "Twenty-five years ago, when I first heard of the homeschooling movement, I thought it had to be some kind of weird cult."
"Government Regulation of Home Schooling and Other Private Schooling,": by Michael Stokes Paulsen, in The religion clauses of the First Amendment: A Practitioner's Guide to a Changing Landscape([Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Law School, 1995). ("University of Minnesota Law School, sixteenth annual summer program of continuing legal education seminars, May 30-June 9, 1995.") Part of a 450- page continuing legal education guidebook by one of America's leading young constitutional law scholars. OCLC
"Creating the Christian Home: Home Schooling in Contemporary America": Colleen McDannell, in American Sacred Space (Bloomington, IN: Indiana U Press, 1995). OCLC
"On-Line School for Home Learners,": by Joanne Natale, The American School Board Journal volume 182 (July 1995), pages 34-36, excerpted in Education Digest volume 61 number 4 (December 1995), pages 36-38.
"Home-School Kids in Public-School Activities,": by Diane Brockett, School Board News volume 15 (July 25, 1995), page 5, excerpted in Education Digest volume 61 number 3 (November 1995), pages 67-69.
"Staying Close to Home,": by M. P. Dunleavy, Publisher's Weekly July 17, 1995 volume 242 number 29, pages 142-144. Overview of homeschooling and how homeschoolers are becoming a major market segment for publishers, with tips on how to market publications to homeschoolers. Favorite quotation, from Debra Bell of the Home School Resource Center: "Homeschooling is the face of American education in the future."
"Home Schooling Grows Up: Teaching at Home Moves to the Cutting Edge of Education,": by John W. Kennedy, Christianity Today July 17, 1995 volume 39 number 8, page 50. General overview of homeschooling, noting the growth in the number of homeschooled children in the United States to more than one million in recent years.
"An Educated Collection for Homeschoolers,": by Pamela R. Klipsch, Library Journal volume 120 number 2 (February 1, 1995), pages 47-. Article in Library Journal's Collection Development series with list of almost forty titles on homeschooling. The article includes a summary of reasons that homeschooling has grown over the past decade, and an extensive resource list. Because of the rapid increase in the number of new, good books about homeschooling, this useful article from 1995 is already becoming obsolescent. The Learn in Freedom! ^TM bibliography series posted on the World Wide Web is intended to be a continually updated resource for librarians all over the world, precisely to address that felicitous problem. KMBseen_MPI
"Home Sweet School": Time October 31, 1994
"The Dawn of Online Homeschooling,": by LynNell Hancock with Rob French, Newsweek October 10, 1994, page 67. Examples of homeschoolers using on-line technology to enhance their learning. KMBseen_HCO
"Home Schooling: Is It a Healthy Alternative to Public Education?": by Charles S. Clark CQ Researcher volume 4, September 9, 1994, pages 769-792. Main article and various sidebars (including one by Larry Kaseman) reviewing pros and cons of homeschooling.
"Teaching Children at Home,": by Francesca L. Kritz, Good Housekeeping August 1994 volume 219, number 2, page 167. KMBseen_HCO
"Classless society: home schooling (American Survey)": The Economist volume 331, June 11, 1994 page A24, illustrated. Overview of the growth of homeschooling in the United States, with an interview with a lawyer from the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). KMBseen_HCO
"In a Class of Their Own: Education: For Exceptionally Gifted Children, the Best School Can Be the One at Home,": by Barbara Kantrowicz with Debra Rosenberg, Newsweek January 10, 1994, page 58. Profiles of gifted homeschoolers and overview of reasons more parents of gifted children are turning to homeschooling. KMBseen_HCO
"The Ultimate School Choice: No School at All,": by David C. Churbuck, Forbes October 11, 1993 volume 152, page 144; illustrations. Acclaimed by one homeschooling mother as the article that finally helped her parents understand why she was homeschooling.
"Better off at home?,": by Isabel Lyman, National Review September 20, 1993, pages 62-63. Good overview of the origins of and rationale for the modern homeschooling movement, and how homeschooling fits among other issues about the education system. KMBseen_MPI
"The Economics of Teaching Your Kids at Home,": by Kristin Davis and Kim Quillen, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine volume 47, number 7 (July 1993), page 30. Interesting brief article about homeschooling that concludes, "The investment in time and money usually pays off" for homeschooling parents, in terms of academic achievement for their children. KMBseen_MPI
"How to Get an Education at Home,": by Pat Farenga, in John Taylor Gatto, The Exhausted School: The First National Grassroots Speakout on the Right to School Choice (New York: Oxford Village Press, 1993) (ISBN 0-945700-02-4 [pbk.]).
"Understanding Home Schooling,": by Jo Anne Natale, The American School Board Journal volume 178 (September 1992), pages 26-29, excerpted in Education Digest volume 58 number 7 (March 1993) pages 58-61.
"Home schooling (Research Spotlight),": by Terrence N. Tice in Education Digest volume 58, October 1992, page 37. Overview of parental involvement in homeschooling and implications homeschooling has for education reform.
"Homeschooling,": in Alternatives in Education, Mark and Helen Hegener, editors (Tonasket, WA: Home Education Press, revised 4th printing 1992) (ISBN 0-945097-15-8).
"Home Sweet Home: Is It the Classroom for You?": in Elaine McEwan, Schooling Options: Choosing the Best for You & Your Child (Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1991) (ISBN 0-87788-753-5).
"Home Schoolers: A Forgotten Clientele?": by ?? Avner, School Library Journal July 1989, page 29. An early article that noted the avid library use characteristic of most homeschoolers.
"Reactions to the Home School Research: Dialogues with Practitioners,": by ?? Charvoz, Education and Urban Society volume 21, page 85 (1988).
"Parent-centered Education,": by ?? Baker, 3 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy volume 3, page 535 (1988). Excellent examination of how regulations of education that assume classroom instruction as the paradigm can result in regulations inappropriate for homeschooling. Includes an interesting Appendix, by David Quine and ?? Marek, "Reasoning Abilities of Home-Educated Children," at page 562, which examines science reasoning ability of homeschoolers according to the Piagetian construct and finds that the homeschoolers are quite advanced for their age.
"Home School Education,": by Gregg Harris, in Schooling Choices, H. Wayne House, editor (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1988) (ISBN 0-88070-162-5 [pbk.]).
"Home Schooling . . . a Growing Movement,": by ?? Common and ?? MacMullen, Education Canada volume ??, page 4 (1986).
"Home Schooling: Why and How They Are Doing It,": by ?? Curry, New Horizons (1985).
"Is Educating Your Own Child a Crime?": by Stephen Arons, Saturday Review November 25, 1978, page 16. Commentary on cases of parents being prosecuted for homeschooling, by a legal scholar who devotes most of his research to issues of pluralism in education.

[Selected Articles on Homeschooling bibliography last revision 2 September 2000]

Comments from anyone and everyone about additions to, corrections for, or improvements to this list are most welcome. My special thanks to friends on the Prodigy and CompuServe computer networks for news about recent magazines and articles. And thanks to the publishers who sent review copies of some of the magazines listed above. Authors or publishers who wish to take that measure to ensure this bibliography and others posted at this site remain accurate and up-to-date may contact me by E-mail or, better still, send magazines, books, and other materials to the postal address below.

webmaster@learninfreedom.org
Karl M. Bunday
Minnetonka, MN 55345

Please write with your comments, especially with names of other magazines and articles about homeschooling! I really appreciate your comments. All E-mail to the Web master with a valid return address receives an immediate, automated reply with answers to the questions readers have most frequently asked me about this site. Please note that my E-mail address in the link on this page is protected against robots collecting addresses for junk E-mailers by adding the characters "%20" before the actual E-mail address in all my E-mail links. You can simply remove those characters from the beginning of the address line on your E-mail program if they appear on the address line, to ensure you send E-mail to the real Web master address for this site. You can usually get fast and helpful answers to specific questions about education policy, homeschooling, or other issues brought up on this site from public discussion groups where many people participate, because "in multitude of counselors there is victory."

Feel free to come back to the Learn in Freedom! ^TM page (http://learninfreedom.org) and to this "Selected Articles on Homeschooling" page (http://learninfreedom.org/hsarticles.html) again soon!

Unschooling Equals Natural Learning

2008-05-10T13:07:00.000-07:00

How do you learn something in your post high school/post college life? If you sit down and think about it for awhile, you will probably discover that you pursue things you are interested in or that will help you in your life's direction. If you really think about it, you will notice that you don't really waste any time on things that don't interest you or that have no value to you. You will notice that pursuing these things are easy and enjoyable and that you sometimes you "loose track of time" when you are absorbed in pursuing these interests.

In effect, you are "schooling" yourself without anyone telling you what to do, or why you should do it, or for how long. In home education circles, this is called unschooling and it is applied to school aged children.

There are many misconceptions about unschooling. Many people think that unschooled children have no structure to their lives and that they sit around all day doing mindless things (usually visions of gameboy, X-box, TV, and movies come to mind). If you will do just a little research, however, you will find that this is simply not true. Parents who adhere to the unschooling methods do not just abdicate their responsibility in guiding their children's education, they just go about it a different way than is generally accepted by the masses.

The hardest part of unschooling is the change it requires in the minds parents. Mom and Dad have to start looking at education in a more holistic way. Everything in life becomes a learning experience, i.e. a trip to the grocery store becomes a lesson in math, consumerism, marketing, etc. Unschooling requires parents to think about education in a whole new way, the way you wish you had been allowed to learn...following your interests with no limits of time, space and age.

The role that unschooling parents play in their child's education is the role of facilitator not teacher. SHOCK! I know but that's because of our preconceived ideas about schooling, how children learn, and our whole role in it. This is not to say that a parent never "teaches" a child anything. The parent just chooses to do it in a way that follows a child's natural desire to learn. In our traditional thinking, a teacher chooses what a child need to know and when and then comes up with a plan to make sure it happens. I know, you are thinking that this doesn't sound too bad and you are right only the difference is in the method of application. In traditional schooling, the child if forced to learn things at a certain time...no matter what their interest or ability. With unschooling, the parent facilitator/teacher takes notice of what the child is interested in and provides them with the tools to make learning possible without an agenda. The parent usually has in mind things the child need to learn to function in society, they just don't stress about timetables and they find ways to intertwine the necessary learning of life into whatever the child is pursuing. Often times, the parent will see that the necessary things are usually learned by the child without much "pushing".

Most parents start homeschooling because they want to foster the creativity and curiosity they see in their child in a natural way. Most times, however, parents get bogged down by the pressure they feel to educate by the prescribed methods that the school system has invented to teach the masses.

Unschooling frees your child to love the process of learning because they are truly interested in what they are doing and are allowed the time to explore. They get to learn what they are interested in at the time they are interested in it. Parents facilitate, teach and guide as their child learns at their own pace...the way you choose to learn things yourself.

Wait. For more tips and helps on Home Schooling including informative articles on Unschooling visit http://homeschooling.tipsandhelps.com/

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jeff_Madison

Homeschooling Resources

2008-05-08T15:57:00.000-07:00

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.
Secrets To Successful Homeschooling.

Home Schooling Guidebook.
Thinking About Homeschooling? Read This Book First!

Biblical Womanhood.
Homemaking, Home Business, Frugal Living, Cooking, Homeschooling.

Ultimate Homeschooling Moms Planner.
For All Homeschoolers - Formal Or Relaxed. The Planner Helps A Mom To Watch Over Her Household, Plan For Their Futures, Organize Day To Day Living, Plan Learning Themes And Encourages Along The Way With Scriptures, Quotes And Tips For Success.

Baby Can Read.
EBook(R) On Homeschooling Young (Teach Baby To Read) -- Adapted Glenn Doman Method.

For The Information Hungry

2008-02-09T22:37:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to invite you to join a group on Scribd. It's called Intentional One Resources Library and we're finding lots of resources you'll love! It's growing by the minute. Tons of E-Books, Manuels, Courses, and other related items. Many you want right now. And you can also search for many, many more. Plus, upload all your own stuff if you like.

Intentional One @ Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/people/view/281082-intentional-one

Intentional One Social Network
"Are You An Intentional One"
http://intentionalone.com
Mind - Body -Spirit & Much More!

http://myspace.com/knightsintent
http://myspace.com/intentionalone
http://myspace.com/intentone

http://yuwie.com/knightsintent
http://intentionalone.com/intent4more

http://intentionalone.com/community/knightsintent
http://intentionalone.com/community/intentionalone

The Humanity Healing Network [My Profile]
http://humanityhealing.ning.com/profile/KnightsIntent

Tons of information, resources and links.

*If you received this mail it is because you are in one of my address books, a subscriber to one of my newsletters or blogs, a member of the Intentional One Social Network, or related category. Should you receive this in more than one email..please let me know which to take off the list. Also, if you wish not to receive additional general mails to a certain address other than what your subscribed to let me know that too, or, if you receive this in a post to a blog or bulletin and would like to be subscribed you can just send an email to: subscribeme@intentionalone.com .

Otherwise you can reach me by the return mail in which you received this, or by writing: derek@intentionalone.com

Thanks,

D~

*Bulletins @ Blogs may repost if useful.

The Sleepless Ponderings of "One Intent"

2008-01-29T13:03:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to take some time out and touch base with the masses,
well, not the masses really..."just you".

I have to say, I hope they approve cloning soon, I need about a
dozen more of me to stay on top of everything going on. I don’t
know though, some would say that one is far more than enough
already. Maybe I would agree at times, I’ve fired myself several
times already. But "I" don’t pay unemployment so "I" had to go
crawling back. You’ve heard of "never employ a family member",
well, employing yourself is a whole other ballgame.

Anyway, there’s a new Profile and Blog @
http://myspace.com/intentone
if your interested. It’s strictly, mostly, pretty much, all
mind - body -spirit related content. I said it’s new right?
So don’t expect much there yet, but it’s coming along...
sort of a "mirror" of the "best stuff" here.

There’s a mirror of that same content up and running at:
http:/intentone.blogspot.com You can even get the RSS feed and/or
grab a subscription by email. See further down for more...

>>>>>>>

My computer screens seem to pick up all the dust in the air and evenly
spread it across my view, so that websites begin to take on unique
views of their very own sometimes.
Makes it easy to sometimes "miss the point" in some post when reading,
as some have said...lol

I finally reached over and broke out the glass cleaner when I realized
I had taken all I could and cleaned all of them. Just in case you
don’t know, glass cleaner sends out some kind of call that a "new"
place is awaiting any dust who hadn’t found a place to reside yet,
so had put it off for awhile. A social program for wayward dust I’m
not running...

Which leads me to something else entirely, but not really.
I had to roll back Windows to a few days ago because of some crap
somewhere on one of the computers, that when I try to install a newer
version of an older virus scanner, I first have to uninstall the
older one...which in doing so, let’s "something" out of it’s
container it was put in, so I get that old "you must be signed in
as an administrator" to do that kind of thing. Da....I’m sitting right
here, you can’t sign on otherwise...I AM THAT I AM the Administrator
dagnabbit.

Anyway...so I roll back a few days to correct that....being told
"you ain’t the one" just $^%$$&* me off to no end. But then I noticed
something else entirely..."everything" rolls back to the way it was
days before. That would be days before I cleaned my screens of dust...
I know your thinking...."that’s impossible". Well, "it ain’t
impossible",
cause I’m gonna have to clean the blame things again!

So be very careful if you ever have to roll back to an earlier date
on any of your computers...."everything changes". My wife was there
one minute, and back at work the previous Friday next.
"Deva vu’. But then, this "ability" could have it’s "uses".

By the way...you can get a great virus scanner free at
http://download.com
just put in AVG Free Edition. It might tell you, but it don’t care
if you have other virus/security software or not. It finds stuff the
others can’t or won’t. There’s also a great free online scanning
engine at http://trendmicro.com . Just click on "Housecall" and let it run.

Thinking about putting together a subscription list for mailing out
all the great things I come across everyday...if there’s enough interest
in such a thing. thinking....
["I’ve been thinking....oh crap...here we go..."]

>>>>>>>

Ok, what else:

Now the "baby" is at: http://intentionalone.com
It’s my version of a social network covering the interest of
mind, body, spirit, living on love, healing, and all the way to,
alternative living, energy, medicines & treatments, foods, building,
and more. It’s not to "take the place" of any "other space" or network
but more of a "streamlined" addition to networking with "like minded"
people, and of course, friends.

I said it’s new. I’m still dreaming, and having nightmares in "code".
You can do a lot there now, like sign up, and set up a profile. I’m
working on getting custom profiles installed, bulletins, and lots of
the "stuff your used to". But that’s time, money and just me, for
the most part.

Right now there’s profiles, pictures, messenger styled chat,
classifieds, groups, blogs, audio/video styled chat, chatroom, music,
events, articles, boards, even forums, but I’m not so impresses with
those right now and the "ajax" system...I may decide to cross over and use phpBB to go with it..we’ll see.

You can send mail, invite friends, set up a group, use the blogs.
Things I’m looking to add on are:

Private Messenger, Top Friends Creator, YouTube Module, Flickr Module,
CSS-HTML In Profiles, Chat In Groups, Bulletins, Profile Builder,
Social Networks Inviter, and a lot more [big list in profile view
on the site explains more.

At any rate, go over and check it out if you like..but that’s where
most of my time has been spent...as well as lots of sleepless
nights.

Also, putting together a show @ nowlive.com, a internet
radio, chat, live, call in show, that will be in relation to the site
as I can get it going right. Maybe have you guys call in or just hang
out from time to time and "talk stuff" related to what we post and
share here. It is, and will be @ http://nowlive.com/show/KnightsIntent
Chat is always open, usually.

Now sitting up some "autoresponder" stuff and want to take
this opportunity to offer to anyone, who is now, or wants to offer any
free mini or regular courses and needs set up to do this easily.

Say you already offer a Reiki course by email to those who request it.
I can take your materials and insert into the system and all you’ll
have to do is list the address for the "content". It will then be
sent out "fresh" and regularly as you like.

Usually this has a price and even restrictions with companies who
have this service for you...but I’m offering it FREE. Well, I say free.
It will cost you the time to send me the material the way you want
them to go out, and I’ll put a few lines near the bottom, kind of
a link back to the intentionalone.com site. That’s it. And we both can
offer a wonderful thing to many others. Simple enough. Oh, and maybe
you become a free member/friend over at intentionalone.com too .

I started to add ’I’m sorry for a little "self promoting" but then,
it’s not really...it’s one more way...several actually, for you
to promote yourself, your message, your connections.

So, I hope that covers my butt for the lack of "incredible",
"inspiring", "completely off the charts", "needed that now" kinds of
post you haven’t been getting recently.
[without sleep comes questionable humor...lol]

With Much Love,

D~

Nothing here...

[the links are in the post above silly]

One Community

2008-01-15T15:27:00.000-08:00

~One Community~

10 Ways To Inspire Others

2008-01-10T09:38:00.001-08:00

ANNE
Thanks for the Love and Inspiration :)
Christian

Thanks darlin'
*ArTbyTreZa Bettencourt*
Thanks karina! I'm keeping this one! : )
From: SkySong LoveJoy

10 Ways to Inspire Others
by Michael Angier

We all know people who are inspiring. But just how does one inspire others? Here are ten simple ways you can inspire people to be their best:

1. Be a good example. People watch what you do more than they listen to what you say. Be someone worth emulating.

2. Care about others. People don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care. Ask questions. Take a genuine interest in people.

3. Encouragement. Everyone goes through tough times. When you support people and encourage them through these times, you'll be inspiring them to see the best in themselves and in the situation.

4. Be inspired yourself. Look for people, ideas, environments and knowledge that you find inspiring and motivating.

5. Share from your own experience. You have more to share than you realize. Mine the rich experiences of your life and share your wisdom from your unique point of view. You may be the only one who can touch someone with your inspiring message.

6. Be vulnerable. Be willing to share your failures as well as your successes. Others will relate to you. They'll understand that they're not the only ones with challenges.

7. Tell stories. Facts tell and stories sell. They inspire, too. We learn best from parables and we all need to develop our own inspiring stories.

8. Be a good communicator. Increasing your ability to communicate effectively is a critical element for you to inspire others. Watch how you speak and what you say. Invest in your communication skills.

9. Challenge people. Many of us have had teachers who at times seemed more like tormentors than mentors. They challenged us to do our best, and we were better for it. Practice "carefrontation"--the careful and caring confrontation of others.

10. Read. It may not follow that all readers are leaders, but certainly all leaders are readers. Stay informed. Share what you read with others. Tell people about books that have inspired you. Share the knowledge.

(c) successnetwork.org

Posted by
lightworkers

Reposted by
SkySong

http://intentionalone.com/theintentionalonehttp://intentionalone.com/intent4knightshttp://intentionalone.com/communityhttp://myspace.com/knightsintenthttp://myspace.com/intentionalonehttp://intentionalone.blogspot.com

From Home Education Magazine

2008-01-08T05:30:00.000-08:00

Unschooling

Defining unschooling is a little like describing a color, and every bit as elusive. You can rely on commonly-held descriptions; for example, we generally all agree what blue looks like, but what about cobalt, aqua, navy, cyan, sapphire, azure, indigo, cerulean, turquoise or cornflower? It’s the same with unschooling. There’s a generally accepted definition, but then there are all these wonderful variations…

Unschooling embraces a broad spectrum of learning, and trying to describe and define it has resulted in some of the most colorful and interesting writings on the web. With this feature we’re sharing highlights from some of our favorite articles, resources, websites and more on unschooling!

Articles About Unschooling

Revelations of a Homeschooling Mom by Carol Wanagel - “You can’t give them knowledge or force it on them; they have to reach out and take it. They’ll only do that when their own nature and interests command them to, and then only if they don’t feel coerced.”

The Things I Really Want My Kids to Learn by Sue Smith Heavenrich - “I think I’d put ‘making your own lunch’ at the top of the list.” Knowing how to make a tuna sandwich or whip up a pot of macaroni is as important as knowing how to divide fractions. Maybe even more important.”

On Unschooling and Life by Ruthe Matilsky - “How unsettling it is sometimes when I think that we have scoffed at the script and now we have to take responsibility for how it all turns out. If we’d done what was expected of us, nothing would ever be our fault. Right?”

Becoming Unschoolers by Janet Keip - “Fear kept the artificial vision alive. Fear made me think Jaime would be “left behind” like some hopelessly out-of-date little coal engine on the railroad tracks of life. Fear made me reject my heart vision and follow the common path.”

Compulsory Education vs. Unschooling by Shay Seaborne - “Human beings are hardwired for learning; we have proportionally huge brains, and are born with the desire to explore and learn about our world.”

Peaceful Unschooling by Charlotte Monte - “I simply couldn’t go on. I felt like picking up the phone and calling the local school district to throw him in the nearest school, public or not! I had to save myself.”

My Kids Won’t Let Me Teach by Ann Leadbetter - “I worry about my lack of discipline, my laziness. Am I justifying our lackadaisical approach to homeschooling just because I don’t feel like doing it any other way?”

Compulsory Unschooling? by Janet Lowry - “Well, here is a quandary I hadn’t anticipated. What is freedom, if the individual given it doesn’t want it?”

Waiting for Unschooling to Work by Shay Seaborne - “Am I doing the right thing? How can I tell if my children are learning? And where are those interests unschooled children are supposed to follow with excitement?”

A Gift of Time by Sue Smith Heavenrich - “‘Do you read books together?’ I ask. ‘Play games, go on walks, ice skate? Do you rake the lawn and look at bugs and see who can blow dandelion parachutes the farthest?’”

What My Children Taught Me by Helen Hegener - “I’m pretty certain that I’ve learned much more from my kids than they ever learned from me.”

How’s School Going? by Mary Kenyon - “I, too, plan each summer, order workbooks, hunt down bargains on used curriculum, and start out each year with the good intentions of buckling down and having daily schoolwork.”

Interview with Sandra Dodd by Emily Subler - “Gradually (or just all of a sudden, if you have that ability) stop speaking and thinking in terms of grades, semesters, school-days, education, scores, tests, introductions, reviews, and performance, and replace those artificial strictures and measures with ideas like morning, hungry, happy, new, learning, interesting, playing, exploring and living.”

Five Steps to Unschooling by Joyce Kurtak Fetteroll - “Maybe a few, well-defined steps in the unschooling direction could lead out of at least the very pea-soupiest part of the fog.”

One of Those Days by Deb Baker - “I look at the children and announce, “This is One of Those Days.” They stop and look up expectantly; ready to hear what crazy cure Mom has in mind this time.”

http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/closer_look/?p=3

Homeschooling - Unschooling, Freedom or Anarchy?

2008-01-08T05:06:00.000-08:00

While some parents may still balk at the thought of homeschooling their children, it is more widely accepted than the relatively new educational approach: unschooling. Unschooling is a rather unstructured approach to education. What are the consequenses of this? Find out by reading this article.

While some parents may still balk at the thought of homeschooling their children, it is more widely accepted than the relatively new educational approach: unschooling. Unschooling is a rather unstructured approach to education. As the name would suggest, it means approaching learning, sans a curriculum, but instead allowing the child to explore whatever interests them. The child proceeds at his or her own pace and can choose to learn any topic in any order that they choose.

The basic concept that underlies this movement comes from two views regarding child development. One is that children are naturally curious. They begin exploring their environment almost from birth. They want to touch, taste, smell, hear and see everything around them. They want to discover for themselves what they can do. As they become verbal they ask question after question.

The second concept is that a child will naturally take an interest in certain things in the world around them but may be less interested in other things. They make these value choices early in life.

By using these two fundamental concepts as a jumping off point, those who advocate unschooling assert that the best approach to learning is to allow the child to lead. The child chooses what to study, when and how. These children have no pre set curriculum, but simply explore the things that interest them.

Unschoolers differ in their approach to parental involvement and guidance. Some believe that the child should take the helm and the parent should adopt a hands off approach entirely while others are more involved, sharing topics that excited them, answer questions and even assist in finding solutions to problems. This experiential approach is controversial and the results are mixed.

This approach is very successful with children who are very independent and highly motivated. These children will actively seek out areas that are interesting to them and useful, making use of the knowledge later. Many unschooled children have gone on to pursue Ivy League academic careers and excelled. These children have a lifelong love of learning.

Other children take a more scattershot approach, gaining in depth knowledge in just one or two areas and getting very little or no knowledge is other areas. Many homeschoolers disagree on just what subjects are important and should be learned and which are not as important. It is a common area of contention among homeschooling families.

For instance, many people do not learning science and mathematics. Either they have a difficult time learning it or they are not interested. For a small population, this is not a problem, but for the majority of people, they need an understanding of math and science that extends beyond the rudimentary, particularly with our society experiencing such rapid technological advances.

On the other hand, some people may focus heavily on subjects such as science and mathematics but have no exposure to art, literature, fine music, history and other areas of the humanities. For some people that is perfectly fine, but for many homeschoolers it indicates a deprivation in an area where the child could be enriched and enlightened.

There is no doubt that there must be a balance between these two camps. Many argue that it is essential. However unschooling does not work to achieve that when it relies solely on the child to discover and choose the route he or she wants to take.

Unschooling has been advocated as far back as the mid 1960s by John Holt, one of the foremost writers on homeschooling. However, as of this date, studies that have followed unschoolers and have analyzed the long term effects of this approach are still inconclusive and on going. At this time only personal views and experience are the only guide to determine the worth of this educational method.

Article Source: http://www.article-outlet.com/

	Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents

	Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Children in 1998