Posted in Education, Homeschool, Politics on Sep 13th, 2009 Discussion »
We have just begun our 16 year of homeschooling. In Utah and other high LDS population areas, seminary is taught in a building adjacent to the public schools on a released time basis, mostly by full-time church employees. When my children begin taking seminary in 9th grade, I encourage them to take a class […]
Posted in Homeschool on Feb 23rd, 2008 Discussion »
Anna Schwab, a girl from Orcutt, California, aced the SAT in December, with a 12 on her SAT essay.
Not bad. Did I mention, she is 13 years old?
Posted in The Learning Curve, Education, Homeschool, Mathematics on Feb 5th, 2008 Discussion »
Recently I was looking through a second or third grade math text and was pretty amazed to find that it contained about four months worth of calculator lessons. Well, they called it something cooler than that but it was basically lessons on “how to operate a calculator.” So really, how many seven-year-olds need four months […]
Posted in Homeschool, Service, Relief Society on Jun 15th, 2007 Discussion »
I’m not exactly a retiring person. My mother used to say I had a “strong personality.” So, when it comes to life situations, I’m pretty up front. Still, I can’t seem to get anyone to take my life seriously. Especially at church.
Posted in The Learning Curve, Homeschool, Parenting on Sep 1st, 2006 Discussion »
Rachel Winder from Scottsdale, Arizona writes:
I liked your article and I have been thinking about home-schooling, but I keep wondering how your kids can ever learn to get along with people if they are always so sheltered. (My mother-in-law keeps asking me that, too.)
Posted in The Learning Curve, Homeschool on Mar 9th, 2006 Discussion »
Patricia from San Jose, California, writes:
The church teaches us to be “in the world, but not of the world.” How can anyone homeschool their children with this in mind? If all the good LDS people leave the public schools, the influence we have in the system will be lost!
Posted in Education, Homeschool, Mathematics on Nov 16th, 2005 Discussion »
When I was nearly four years old, my father received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and since that time he has been a professor of mathematics at Brigham Young University. On June 30th, 1995, he retired, was granted emeritus status for the maximum three years, and then continued to […]
