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For San Diego homeschoolers -
click here for
park days - the schedule was updated 05/2008.
June 15, 2008
Happy Father's Day!
I've been looking for summer music
programs, or more specifically, a jazz band my son can join - so I
thought I'd share the research:
Band at the beach
- Band at the Beach is a Peninsula-based program whose primary purpose
is advocacy for music in our schools. Additional services provide
instrumental music students with extracurricular instruction during the
academic year and provide an opportunity for a summer music camp
experience. The camp, originally intended for music students in Pt.
Loma, Loma Portal and Ocean Beach has grown beyond the Peninsula area.
Twenty three city and county schools were represented at the 2007 summer
music camp.
Day
Jams, Rock Music Camp ages 8 to 15 - they offer financial aid
Power Chord Academy - this camp is pricey, I'm inquiring to find out
if they have financial aid
kidcamps.com -
this is a web site with referrals to camps all over California
April 20, 2008
More about charter schools
I found this great article on
http://voiceofsandiego.org
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Fed up with crowded classes, Rose Banks plucked her gifted
granddaughter from her El Centro elementary school midway through
the first grade, and started cobbling together a homeschool
program. For Banks, who had never taught before, it was a
bewildering task.
"Where do I go? What does the state require? I didn't
want to teach her at my whim," Banks recalled. "I wanted her to
graduate, to get credit for her classes and go on to college."
Banks found guidance through a free, unconventional
school that helps homeschoolers shape their education. Today, her
17-year-old granddaughter Stacy Banks is nearing graduation from Greater
San Diego Academy, one of a growing crop of charter schools that caters
to homeschoolers. It equips parents to be better teachers, wading
through lessons in grammar and calculus; it helps students tackle
lessons, and fortify their college applications.
click here
for the rest of the article
April 13, 2008
WHY HOMESCHOOL?
Homeschooling, or independent
study, is an important option for children who miss a lot of
school because they are not well. Not all children are able to
attend every day of school, with minimal absences. With
homeschooling, or independent study, education is tailored to
individual students' needs.
Not everyone needs this and there
often is a lack of understanding on the part of those who don't
need it - as if students who miss a lot of school simply
lack discipline that they should have.
As a parent of a young learner who
has chronically missed a lot of school, it is a relief that he is
able to rest when he needs extra rest and not fall behind in his
schooling.
March
27, 2008
Click here
for The HomeSchool Association of California
- Honors the diversity of homeschoolers
- Supports the entire spectrum of homeschooling
- Provides information
- Monitors and influences legislation
- Offers opportunities for families to get together
- Empowers families to make the choices that respect the
rights, needs, and aspirations of their children
California Based
Homeschool Groups Stand Together to Defend Rights After Recent
California Appellate Court Decision
Sacramento, California, March 26, 2008- A far
reaching court ruling that could effect as many as 200,000
homeschooled children in California has families concerned that
continuing to educate their children at home is now illegal. State
and local support groups have been busy answering calls from the
media and reassuring parents. The ruling filed on February 28th
by the 2nd District Court of Appeal essentially said that the only
types of schooling that were legal in California were full-time
attendance in a brick & mortar institution or being taught full
time by a credentialed tutor. |
March
20, 2008
Click here
for news about the latest ruling about home schooling in
California.
Click here for another point
of view.
March
10, 2008
The Charter School of San Diego.
This excellent program allows teachers to work with students in
small classes and individually; and the students work
independently―from
home or a library. This school is part
of San Diego Unified, has sites all over town, and is ideal for
students who want a
traditional education but are not succeeding in traditional school.
March
9, 2008
Daylight Saving Time
Don't forget to change your clocks today - spring ahead one hour
click the link for the history of Daylight Saving Time
March 8,
2008
Thank you Dr. Wayne Dwyer - watch him live on
PBS.
How could water be stronger than
rock? Water is patient.
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live by not interfering - especially do not interfere in your
children's lives
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trying to control leads to ruin
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helicopter parents―people
who hover
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children know what is right to do―tell
them they know what is right to do rather than tell them what
to do
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there's a time for everything―a
time for being exhausted, a time for rest―all
the things we think shouldn't be going on
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be
flexible
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if
you have a choice between being right and being kind, always
choose being kind
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no
storm lasts forever―hidden
within every storm is the peace that we desire
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be
at harmony, be at peace
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Lao Tzu said we couldn't ruin the earth, and he was born before
Al Gore
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