A ministry of Cedar Hills Baptist Church, meets on Wednesdays at Cedar Hills Baptist Church in Dunlap, Illinois. Classes are divided by grade level. We offer PE, Home Economics, Shop, Art, Writing, Government/Civics, and Sciences including Earth Science,
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HSAA was established to provide homeschooled youth with opportunities to compete in competitive athletic events in a Christian atmosphere. Through this athletic? ...
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The Testimony of a Messianic Jew
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As a teacher turned homeschool mom, Mandy understands the struggles that homeschool parents are faced with. She is a Reformed Christian, Wife, and Mother ...
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Well, certain Christians, anyway:
Lyndsay Moseley was no longer inspired by the evangelical Christian faith of her youth. As an environmental activist, she believed that it offered little spiritual support for her work and was overly focused on opposing abortion and gay marriage.
… and, you know, sin and all that stuff.
Then the 27-year-old District resident discovered [...]
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by Mimi Rothschild
What are the experiences and opportunities that really count in building Christlike character and at the same time, can serve individual personality? How can the homeschool curriculum and homeschool program provide for such experiences and opportunities?
The Christian homeschooling teacher needs not only a clear-cut purpose, but we also must know his own children very well [...]
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I'm really not making this stuff up, read the report about the PTA vice-president and mom seducing the teenage boy here.
Your children are NOT safe in public school. It used to be that you only had to worry about the male teachers, coaches, and volunteers around children. Blame feminism, blame pornography, blame abortion... it doesn't matter. All that matters is that your children are not safe in public school. Even if you have only been considering homeschooling... start your home school now.
The educational establishment in America really has pulled the wool over most parents' eyes. Almost every parent teaches their child to speak English or whatever is their primary language. They've done the bulk of the teaching of the basics. But the establishment has put this aura around education and (says) only certified teachers should be teaching. Those teachers are less qualified than you to teach your children. You know them... they don't.
"What about socialization?" goes the establishment programmed response.
"Do you think Americans are well socialized?" I always ask people who ask me the socialization question. They usually falter, especially after I remind them about the astronomical rate of family breakups, that workplace and school violence is escalating, that one in five high school students graduates with a sexually transmitted disease, etc. Then I ask the inquirer what social skills he or she considers vital. They usually cite the ability to get along with others or to communicate well with others.
I ask them, "Do you think the typical public school teen can naturally have a meaningful conversation with a senior citizen – or with you? And why not? Could it be that being forced with people the exact same age as you all day, most days of the year does not mirror the real world -- where you need to adjust your social graces to all ages -- and actually produces a dysfunctional form of socialization?" As a Christian homeschooler, I tell them, I can give my children consistent instruction on how to get along with others, and from the ultimate best source – the words of Christ such as "Do unto others..."Â
By the end of the conversation, the inquirer is often convinced that homeschooling can in fact be a great way to socialize children -- the right way.
It's inevitable that you will receive criticism for considering homeschooling. It's a spiritual battle, and the media has been used to turn hearts against the most Biblical form of education. People are quick to tell you the negatives of homeschooling they have heard (and most of them are myths) but they don't know about the joys and good fruit. By coming to our meetings, you can learn about the many blessings of homeschooling, as well as the actual challenges. Every meeting makes you more knowledgeable and confident.
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Each week Considering Homeschooling recognizes the faithful service of someone getting the message out about homeschooling. This week we recognize Wayne Walker for his blog Hymn Studies, "studies of hymns that can be used in your homeschool as part of your devotions, Bible curriculum, or music study."
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From another report about poisoned toys coming from China: "Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port Everglades Trade Enforcement Team seized over 3,500 toys in two separate merchandise seizures entering Port Everglades from China, the agency said on Friday..."
"The federal officers also made another seizure at Port Everglades involving 1,440 toy soldiers also coming from China. Officials from the Consumer Product Safety Commission tested the toys and determined that these toy soldiers contained excessive lead in the paint and were in violation of the lead paint ban as they posed lead poisoning hazard."
If you home school like we do, you are shielded from the peer driven and media driven demand for this plastic stuff. Sure, we would like to have some of this otherwise neat stuff... but our love for the Chinese people who suffer under communism far outweighs our desire to amuse ourselves.
While most Americans have probably forgotten the Chinese toys of death scare from 2007... below is a repost that explains my sentiments:
Chinese "Date Rape" Beads of Death
The Herald Tribune is reporting that "Aqua Dots" Chinese-made children's toys contain the 'date rape' drug.
Scientists say a chemical coating on the beads, when ingested, metabolizes into the so-called date rape drug gamma hydroxy butyrate. When eaten, the compound — made from common and easily available ingredients — can induce unconsciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death.
Could this Chinese toy thing get any stranger? Lead, asbestos, gamma hydroxy butyrate... could they try any harder to make this look like a sinister communist plot to kill American children?
We have long boycotted Chinese made products -- yes, it is possible. It takes more time shopping and sometimes we go home empty handed. But, like most Americans, who needs more stuff? As someone who loves toys, those three little words - Made in China - sure help us save a lot of money. Try it; just put the stuff back on the shelf.
Our little family is like a chorus going through a toy store: "Made in China", "Made in China", "Made in China". I believe those are the first words most of our children learned to read -- dad's homeschool of consumer awareness.Â
Our little boycott started, not because of consumer safety reasons, but because the communists represent real evil in this world. Christians are persecuted in China. Political freedom is suppressed. Individual expression is punished. Information is controlled by the state. Every industry profits from slave labor (through forced labor of political prisoners in energy and mining). And, women are forced to have abortions.
Also, a portion of every dollar that goes to China gets invested into the PLA (Peoples Liberation Army), China's military, which is engaged in a great strategic expansion in anticipation of the coming conflict with the United States. Historically, China views the United States as an enemy. All of their military build-up is targeted at countering the United States -- anti-satellite weapons to target our communications, blue water navy and submarines to counter our aircraft carriers, hacking to disrupt our information infrastructure, anti-surface missiles to counter our navy, short and medium range missiles to target Taiwan and US bases in Asia, ICBM's to target American cities.
Please pray that this coming conflict does not come to pass. Pray that the communist government of China would be destroyed and freedom would come to the Chinese people. Too long have they suffered under the suppression of totalitarian government (at key historical points reinforced by western powers).Â
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