Last week’s studies brought us to the hymn writer lauded by some as the last great American hymn writer who wrote hymns based on the Sovereignty of God and to His glory alone, Ray Palmer.
The hymn we learned was already known to me. It’s richness touches the soul that loves God. Read more about it here, where I’ll be weekly blogging on the Psalms and Hymns we study as a part of the Saturday Psalm and Praise meme.
Want to take a quiz to see how many “details” you know about American Civics? Just for fun!
I certainly don’t think we should judge our Biblical understanding of law by this test, but it was kind of fun to see what I knew.
It’s a college level test, so don’t be dismayed if your students don’t know it all yet. 🙂
I rarely have to write anything about this. We have been blessed to have a law, that was fought for at high cost just before we began home educating in the mid-1980’s, that is one we can live with. Our state “acknowledges” our exemption from the standard NE education laws, with some stipulations, but ones we’ve been able to live with.
As of this week new legislation has been introduced that would, if passed, change all of that. It would take the jurisdiction of our children out of our hands and put it in the hands of the state, IOW, this bill would require us to be “approved” by the state to teach our own children. If we didn’t live up to their standards, they would “force” our children to attend government educational institutions.
I’m not going to write up all the details here, but give some links – for those of you in Nebraska that need to know what’s going on to take appropriate action, and for the rest of yo,u that will, to know how to earnestly pray for us.
NCHEA, our state Christian home education organization, tells the basics. HSLDA only gives the briefest of summary. The Nebraksa Legislature site gives the progress of the bill, and you can read details there.
Dana blogs about this bill and some of the requirements it would impose upon us.
Father God, have mercy upon us.
What things are really imoprtant to study? What do our children really need to learn well? What facts do they need to remember?
In deciding what to study these are questions I look at:
Why am I studying this (do I need to remember this):
– to know God and His Word
– to understand His Plan
– to understand His Creation
– to advance His Kingdom
All facts we need to remember should fit within one of these categories.
Hope you can join us.
Cindy Rushton’s Talk-A-Latte seminar:
Just Wish I’d Known... (click link, then scroll down)
Ever wished that you could know now what you will know in a few years? Maybe you are looking ahead at your journey and you would love to know you will make it…that the kids will get it…how to NOT mess up…where you are heading? Well, how about a sneak peek from 15 very different and completely amazing homeschool moms? That is what this series is all about. You will learn from a different mom each week as each of them pours forth a whole workshop each on the topic of what they just wish that they had known from the very beginning. You will NOT want to miss this one!Check Out Our Speakers for this Series
JoJo Tabares
http://www.artofeloquence.com/Lisa @Me & My House
http://frommeandmyhouse.com
(I’m on January 14th.)Felice Gerwitz
http://www.MediaAngels.comJill Novak
http://www.giftoffamilywriting.com/Catherine Jaime
Marilyn Moll
http://www.urbanhomemaker.com/Cindy Carrier
http://valuesdrivenfamily.com/Michelle Miller
http://truthquesthistory.com/Rhea Perry
http://www.RheaPerry.comKimberly Eddy
http://www.joyfulmomma.orgJanice Campbell
Jube Danworth
http://www.TexasHomeEducators.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/choosetomove/Lorrie Flem
http://www.TeachMagazine.comDawn Wright
http://www.beforethekiss.com/This Series Begins:
Monday, January 7, 2008
And…continues weekly until the study is complete
Scheduled Start Time Each Monday:
6:00 PM Pacific Time
7:00 PM Mountain Time
8:00 PM Central Time
9:00 PM Eastern Time(quoted from Cindy’s site – go there to sign up for the seminar)
