February 28, 2007 – 10:35 pm
It is time to head over to the Homeschool Cafe for an afternoon cup of coffee and some friendly conversation over a newspaper. Great headlines!
Enjoy this week’s print edition, even if publication was delayed due to technical difficulties.
Dr. Homeslice is hosting the Carnival of Education.
There is also a free debt reduction seminar going on [...]
February 28, 2007 – 4:23 am
The Superior Court of New Jersey is shocked. I’m left shaking my head. In an odd opinion delivered in response to a disagreement between divorced parents concerning the education of their seven children, the justices express a clear concern for the neglect of the state in the education of homeschooled children. According [...]
February 27, 2007 – 2:48 pm
I don’t think I can really comment on this article. I find it too disturbing…Disabled Newborns Likely to Face Death, originally published in the AFA Journal. Granted, they are only opening the subject up for debate, and it is little surprise that Peter Singer would be offering his support. But the Church [...]
February 26, 2007 – 5:12 am
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit education organization “whose purpose is to convey to successive generations of college youth a better understanding of the values and institutions that sustain a free and virtuous society,” recently published the study, The Coming Crisis in Citizenship. The highlights:
A study of 14,000 college freshmen and seniors at 50 [...]
February 24, 2007 – 4:08 pm
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that I probably won’t be posting this weekend. My parents are here to help us with some remodeling as we continue changing our porch into a girl’s room.
In the meantime, I submitted an entry to FaithLifts, Fishers of Men. Enjoy!
And now off to [...]
February 9, 2007 – 12:29 am
Most of the world shares the Roman idea of rights, based on the concept of ius. These are essentially privileges granted by the state. “Rights,” as historically conceived by most of the English speaking world has a very different history, drawing more on the Germanic concept of Rechte. In this sense, rights are inherent [...]
February 8, 2007 – 12:31 am
Education, “that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations”, is one of the most critical issues in any society. How we raise our children reflects our values and beliefs and affects [...]
February 2, 2007 – 5:23 am
In the first leaflet written and distributed by the Nazi resistance group Die Weisse Rose (the White Rose), Hans Scholl writes,
Do not forget that every people deserves that government which it tolerates.
For better or for worse, our leadership reflects the values and character of our citizenry. While I am frequently upset with the blatant [...]
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