Six reasons to homeschool your children

Six reasons to homeschool your children

I found this great article on the Web. Thought you should check it out.


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Year-Round Homeschooling

One thing I love about homeschooling is the flexibility it offers. Whenever you place your child in an institution; public or private, you are bound by their schedule. We need flexibility because we celebrate Biblical Feast Days, where as the public schools, and even most private schools celebrate secular holidays. We also have appointments and other obligations. I can make the school calendar around the Biblical Holidays and other obligations.

We also find that it is more beneficial to homeschool year round with breaks during each season. The children seem to maintain the need for structure and routine more. Here's an example class schedule. Our school year begins in the Spring, in the month of March or April, which would be Abib or the month of Nisan, on the Biblical Calendar. [(Exodus 12:1-2, Exodus 34:18, Deuteronomy 16:1), and Strong's H24]. We have one week of Spring Break, then resume classes. We celebrate celebrate Passover, then resume classes. We then have our two-week summer break, then resume classes. We have our two-week Fall Break, then resume classes. We have a week off for Channukah, and one additional week off for winter break, then resume for classes. That's our whole school year until the next Spring.

That's it. The flexibility is G-d sent. Each family is totally different. We all have different needs, different schedules and different goals and tasks to set and complete. Having flexibility is important. You can't always have that in a public or private setting. Our children still have a routine. We just have the flexilibity to complete it on our time.

Resources:   Try out DonnaYoung.org for some free homeschool worksheets and planners.

•  The Homeschooler's Plan Book Plus!: Planning and Record-Keeping Pages Plus Hundreds of Great Ideas for Classroom Management, Brain-Stretchers, Student
• Homeschool Teacher's Plan Book
• Homeschooling For Dummies

  

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April is Autism Awareness Month: How-to Video: Recognizing the Early Signs of Autism

Shalom,
April is Autism Awareness Month. Statistics show that 1 out of every 110 children have autism; primarily in boys. My son was diagnosed with autism around 26 months. I noticed regression after 18- 24 months, and asked his pediatrician about it. She referred him to a neurologist, where we received the devastating news. I am happy to say that at age 14, my son is doing so well now, and is very high-functioning; thanks to YHVH and to all the doctors, therapists and teachers whom He has placed in our lives to help us.
It has been a tough road, and there is still more to conquer. I feel that we sometimes go through things to help others get through it. So, I wanted to share this video I discovered on YouTube. I found it to be very informative. I hope you do as well. Please feel free to pass this information along and follow our blog for more updates. If you have any questions or tips that you would like to share, please feel free to post them. We can all learn from and help each other.







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The Feasts of the L-rd: The Calendar of G-d

Shalom! Did you know that G-d has His very own calendar? I wanted to share this, since Monday evening will mark the Biblical New Year. Since the beginning of time, YHVH's calendar has been set into motion. View these YouTube videos for striking details on this topic. You will see just how far we all have wandered from the Creator's original plan, and why it is so important that we get back to it.





Part 2 continues below.



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Part 4





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Parent Tidbit- Learn from Eli's Mistakes

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 Eli was a priest unto YHVH. He had two sons, who also served as priests unto the L-rd. Their names were Hophni and Phinehas. They were very wicked and dishonest. They were so dishonest that they would steal and consume the sacrifices that were brought to the L-rd. This made G-d very angry. But what made G-d even more angry is, Eli did not properly discipline and correct his children. G-d sent Eli a message through the boy prophet, Samuel. The message was, since Eli has failed at his duties in properly raising his sons for YHVH, then the L-rd will cast both Eli and his sons out of His sight. Eli and his sons were killed for their wickedness. They died in a battle against the Philistines.Isaiah chptr 4

The account from the Book of Samuel
1Sa 3:7	Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
1Sa 3:8	And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
1Sa 3:9	Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1Sa 3:10	And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
1Sa 3:11	And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
1Sa 3:12	In that day I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
1Sa 3:13	For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
1Sa 3:14	And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
1Sa 3:15	And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1Sa 3:16	Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.
1Sa 3:17	And he said, What [is] the thing that [the LORD] hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide [it] not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide [any] thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
1Sa 3:18	And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It [is] the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

YHVH warns all of Israel as He makes the house of Eli an example of His Righteous Judgments. If parents of today believe that the laws of YHVH only exist for Ancient, and even Modern Day Israel, please think again. YHVH created all people to worship Him; not just Israel. You cannot expect your children to obey the commands of the L-rd without your guidance and discipline.
Children will do "bad things". They are learning and growing. They have a lot of peer pressure, and the same temptations we had when we were their age. They have even more than we did, thanks to technology and other things. The fifth commandment, Honor your father and your mother, speaks directly to children. But parents are told in

Eph 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Children need boundaries. They need direction and discipline. If you start them off when they are young, then they will grow into Law-abiding citizens.   Pro 22:6 
But make no mistake that if we don't, then our and their fate will be the same as Eli's, or worse.

Exd 20:5

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

G-d disciplines and corrects those whom He loves.  Rev 3:19


Below is a video I created a while back on the topic. Please view it at your leisure. I hope it will bless you, and your children.

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Benefits of Homeschooling your kids

Shalom. I just wanted to share this YouTube video. It's titled "benefits of homeschooling your kids". Two homeschool moms share their ventures.









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Are You Considering Distance Learning? Find out which schools offer it and which schools are accredited

Information derived from DETC (The Distance Education and Training Council)-All Rights Reserved.
WHAT IS DISTANCE EDUCATION?



Distance education, also called online education for Internet-based learning, is designed for learners who live at a distance from educational providers and/or institutions. It is the enrollment and study with an educational institution that provides organized, formal learning opportunities for students. Presented in a sequential and logical order, the

instruction is offered wholly or primarily by distance study, through virtually any media. Historically, its predominant medium of instruction has been printed materials, however, it may incorporate or make use of videotapes, CD or DVD ROM’s, audio recordings, facsimiles, telephone communications, e-mail, and Web-based delivery systems through the Internet. The student completes each lesson or segment and submits it for correction,

grading, comment, and guidance by a qualified instructor.


WHAT ACCREDITATION MEANS


Accreditation in the United States is a means to assure and improve higher education quality, assisting institutions and programs using a set of standards developed by peers. An institution or program that has successfully completed an accreditation review has in place the needed instructional, student support and other services to assist students to achieve their educational goals. Accreditation has helped to provide the conditions necessary for the United States to develop diverse, flexible, robust and often admired higher education.


Accreditation is a both a process and a status. It is the process of reviewing schools, colleges, universities, institutions and programs to judge their educational quality – how well they serve students and society. The result of the process, if successful, is the award of “accredited status.”

To read the full article, click here.
For a list of DETC accredited schools, click here.


DETC is just one of the distance learning accredidation councils. To find even more information on Distance Learning and Training, perform a google search.

Related Resources:
Distance Learning in Higher Education: A Programmatic Approach to Planning, Design, Instruction, Evaluation, and Accreditation (0)

Christian Counseling Distance Learning VHS Vol#8

Handbook of Online Learning


Technology, E-Learning and Distance Education, 2nd ed

Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees By Distance Learning)


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