I put together this list when I had several people questioning my family’s decision to homeschool. I hope that it might give others courage that are facing the same struggle. In no particular order:

• School does not allow children to self-learn. It keeps them occupied until the ability to self-learn has mostly past.
• Grouping by age makes them afraid of older people, have contempt for those younger
• It takes away religion and replaces it with material things
• School takes away all significance of families and turns the home into a place to eat and sleep and have casual relationships.
• It takes up most of the child’s waking hours
• Grades in school don’t reflect real life.
• School does not tolerate argument.
• It teaches kids to not defend themselves. As a result it also does not teach justice.
• Teaches little useful knowledge.
• Rewards dependency, calls it “teamwork”
• School has an environment that discourages concentration, civil discourse and intellectual investigation.
• Those certified by the State as fit to teach is nearly the least fit occupational body in the entire economy if college performance is the standard.
• You are not allowed to choose your child’s teacher.
• The child’s freedom and agency are taken away. They have to ask for the simplest tasks like using the bathroom.
• It does not teach self-reliance.
• It teaches that you only do something for a set amount of time and then you move on to something else - no matter where you are in the first thing.
• Humiliation is used to keep children in line. This replace physical punishment. Psychological violence can be much more harmful.
• Teaches children to prepare to fit into a pre-made slot in society.
• Children used to be taught principles. Now schools teach “situation ethics.” Situational ethics means principles are shown to vary according to the demands of the moment. People with flexible principles reserve the right to betray their covenants.
• We care more about the outcome of our children than anyone in teh school system.
• Material is watered down too much
• Schools do not treat everyone as equal.
• Almost all are capable of achieving, but they teach the bell-curve.
• They do not listen to kids.
• School does not teach good social skills.
• No teacher would understand the personality of my child better, nor our beliefs, traditions, and dreams.
• School personnel have been totally absolved of responsibility.

There are several programs available to improve your eyesight with exercises and relaxation. Most of these are similar to each other. Here is a website that lists a few of them. I love sunning and palming. These exercises work well for maintaining your eyesight if you do them when your eyes start to feel strained. Do be careful to not sun in midday light or with glasses or contacts.

I had heard about the idea of being able to improve eyesight naturally, but did not take the idea seriously until I saw information like this. Once I saw the muscles involved it was easier for me to see how exercises and relaxation could help improve eyesight.

I found this the other day. I thought it was a great take on how our society treats childhood. Enjoy!

Most first time moms read “What to Expect When Your Expecting” and other contemporary books. After reading these books most are scared even more about something going wrong with their pregnancy or the development of their baby. They are shown so many statistics on different things that could go wrong that it makes it sound almost impossible to have a normal and healthy pregnancy, delivery, and recovery.

Let me introduce you to a different kind of pregnancy book. It is The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer. This book points out many of the pitfalls that expecting mothers might encounter during pregnancy, but instead of making it sound like their bodies are full of faults, it shows many of the pitfalls of OB doctors and the care that they hand out. It covers many topics from the large number of C-sections to labor interventions to delivery practices. The great thing about this book is that it does show the good and bad to each thing. Most of the time when women are given information from their doctor, his staff, or traditional books the bad is glossed over as not being severe enough to be of any concern. This book shows that some things do have their application, but the harm done by them most of the time is much greater than most women are lead to believe. This book arms you with information to be able to stand up for yourself.  It is well worth reading.