tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post8131957045365002095..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Family History and homeschoolingHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-45791941963243127412010-05-09T17:26:32.161-07:002010-05-09T17:26:32.161-07:00I agree that our public schooled children are not ...I agree that our public schooled children are not being prepared for college or citizenship. I love your idea of integrating family history into US History. Very innovative!!!Jenniferhttp://lovinglearninginthehome.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-64994131644514523362010-05-06T20:01:30.792-07:002010-05-06T20:01:30.792-07:00I'm a genealogy nut and I love how family hist...I'm a genealogy nut and I love how family history can make an era come to life in a way that is only possible with a personal connection. Between my husbands side and mine, i think its fair to say that we have many historical events covered in our personal family past!!!!<br />good for you for embarking on the journey to make history more alive and tangeable. I'm sure you and your kids will enjoy learning that much more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-52128254607141185822010-05-04T10:39:44.427-07:002010-05-04T10:39:44.427-07:00Well done. The whole "It takes a village to ...Well done. The whole "It takes a village to raise a child" mentality has gotten completely out of hand.sylvanhomeschoolhttp://www.sylvanhomeschooling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-24696578448224277102010-05-01T18:16:07.357-07:002010-05-01T18:16:07.357-07:00Thanks for the links and the great suggestions.Thanks for the links and the great suggestions.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-56026231829712438142010-05-01T16:13:05.890-07:002010-05-01T16:13:05.890-07:00We've been doing genealogy in our family for a...We've been doing genealogy in our family for a long time. One of my favorite vacations was a week dh and I spent without kids cruising from historical society to state library across Kansas and Nebraska on the trail of our various relatives.<br />You might look for the book Bringing Your Family History to Life through Social History. It is one of the best books I've read for putting the sometimes sparse information like name, date, location and profession into the wider context of culture and change. For example, rather than seeking just for more places where my great grandfather might have been in the newspaper, I started to read up on the iron foundry industry from 1900-1960, when my family ran a foundry. I have read through the same instructional handbooks that my grandfather would have used in his apprenticeship. That was very cool.Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009107720601931341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-20870355021575216952010-05-01T13:58:06.195-07:002010-05-01T13:58:06.195-07:00I'm a 20-year teaching veteran, and I've t...I'm a 20-year teaching veteran, and I've taught in private, public, and even homeschool classes since 1989. During my Homeschool Research-and-Report-Writing class, I incorporated many primary-document research skills into the syllabus. I was astounded at how little the kids knew about primary sources, not to mention our American legacy of freedom. You wouldn't believe the level of enthusiasm, knowledge, and expertise these same kids demonstrated at the end of my 12-week class. (I actually had a waiting list of students who wanted to attend subsequent classes.)<br /><br />In the meantime, I began working with Sylvan Learning Center part-time (I also homeschool my own three kids). I encouraged Sylvan to reach out to the homeschool community by offering special classes, testing services, even consulting (nice for new homeschool parents who are just beginning this journey). Not only that, but Sylvan understands the concerns of homeschooling parents in our area (for example: having “like-minded” instructors; using curriculum that is written from a conservative perspective, etc) and has developed a really nice program that will be offered beginning in June 2010. I will personally be teaching many of the social science classes, and hand-selected the curriculum. One class, in particular, focuses almost exclusively on the Constitution and "political statesmanship". Our kids deserve to be taught real, relevant history. (For anyone intersted, go to www.sylvanhomeschooling.com for more details).<br /><br />It is so encouraging to hear back from former students who took my classes, telling me how the knowledge they gained was critical when it came time to enter college. Thank God for people like David McCullough and others like him, who refuse to let the truth be buried under liberal drivel.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224219638016828816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-2896528433736516082010-04-30T11:56:53.086-07:002010-04-30T11:56:53.086-07:00We live in a bush village in Alaska homeschooling ...We live in a bush village in Alaska homeschooling our 7 year old daughter. If you do end up doing a unit on Alaska we would be more then willing to send you some pictures, seal skin, musk-ox hair, etc. Let me know if you are interested.Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150473969394851062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-39653188155377897032010-04-30T11:10:28.835-07:002010-04-30T11:10:28.835-07:00Great post. Thanks for sharing the ideas McCulloug...Great post. Thanks for sharing the ideas McCullough talked about. Your study ideas sound great too. We have studied our state (where my DH and my roots are, one side going back for many generations) and the state my mother is from (Maine) more than any other state for this very reason.ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-91093382680352027892010-04-30T07:41:31.285-07:002010-04-30T07:41:31.285-07:00A couple years ago on President's Day, David M...A couple years ago on President's Day, David McCullough gave a talk to some high school students on George Washington and the use of primary source documents in learning about historical figures. It was wonderful! I printed copies of the source documents, and our kids were able to read them and follow along with Mr. McCullough as he spoke. <br /><br />You can view the presentation here:<br /><br />http://www.ustream.tv/channel/david-mccullough---george-washington-presentation#more<br /><br />The bottom right-hand portion of the screen gives some info on the source documents. You should still be able to obtain copies from The Constitutional Sources Project.<br /><br />Mr. McCullough is a wonderful spokesperson for the value of education beyond the receiving of a grade and for that reason (among many others) he is a role model of mine. (It also doesn't hurt that he looks like my grandfather. *grin*)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.com