Comments on: Eating the cookie-cutter approach http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/ A multi-generational vision for advancing the Kingdom of Christ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: tami lewis http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-382 tami lewis Thu, 25 May 2006 19:16:55 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-382 i won't try to intrude on the conversation above but only give my 2 cents lol i truly feel homeschooling ( and that includes unschooling) is the way for EVERYONE to go! if you don't have confidence to teach your own children, then PRAY PRAY PRAY! HE will lead you. it's not public school at home- it's an education. which can be done in a myriad of ways. i won’t try to intrude on the conversation above but only give my 2 cents lol
i truly feel homeschooling ( and that includes unschooling) is the way for EVERYONE to go! if you don’t have confidence to teach your own children, then PRAY PRAY PRAY! HE will lead you. it’s not public school at home- it’s an education. which can be done in a myriad of ways.

]]> By: sarah http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-381 sarah Wed, 24 May 2006 21:32:35 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-381 ?? I'm sorry, I guess my confusion is that in my perception it already does have a good name. I thought that a few slackers out there haven't ruined the homeschooling name. I just meant to say I was confused about that because it seems that you feel that homeschooling has a bad name or that some slackers have given it a bad name [thusly the statement "regains the good name"] implying that it has somehow lost that. I didn't feel like it had lost its good name. I know we have discussed this in person before too and the only reason I was replying on the blog was because of that. ?? I’m sorry, I guess my confusion is that in my perception it already does have a good name. I thought that a few slackers out there haven’t ruined the homeschooling name. I just meant to say I was confused about that because it seems that you feel that homeschooling has a bad name or that some slackers have given it a bad name [thusly the statement “regains the good name”] implying that it has somehow lost that. I didn’t feel like it had lost its good name. I know we have discussed this in person before too and the only reason I was replying on the blog was because of that.

]]> By: Sally http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-380 Sally Wed, 24 May 2006 15:41:10 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-380 Again, that was in defense of homeschooling. Like I said, it <i>deserves</i> a good name. Again, that was in defense of homeschooling. Like I said, it deserves a good name.

]]> By: sarah http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-379 sarah Wed, 24 May 2006 05:06:56 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-379 "I hope that home schooling regains the good name it deserves and that people start realizing that it’s more of a responsibility then they may realize." No problem! :) It was just the above quote that I must have misunderstood. “I hope that home schooling regains the good name it deserves and that people start realizing that it’s more of a responsibility then they may realize.”

No problem! :) It was just the above quote that I must have misunderstood.

]]> By: Sally http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-378 Sally Tue, 23 May 2006 16:42:37 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-378 All I was trying to say was that I was happy to see people who once again take the home education of their children seriously and that their kids are good examples. I wasn't trying to down hoemschoolers in anyway - I was homeschooled for a good chunk of my education - I graduated from a great homeschooling group called C.L.A.S.S....and I loved it. Sorry for the misunderstanding. All I was trying to say was that I was happy to see people who once again take the home education of their children seriously and that their kids are good examples. I wasn’t trying to down hoemschoolers in anyway - I was homeschooled for a good chunk of my education - I graduated from a great homeschooling group called C.L.A.S.S….and I loved it.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.

]]> By: sarah http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-377 sarah Tue, 23 May 2006 16:23:44 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-377 Also, I think your assembly line visual is a really good one. Very true. Also, I think your assembly line visual is a really good one. Very true.

]]> By: sarah http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-376 sarah Tue, 23 May 2006 16:22:47 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-376 I didn't really think that homeschoolers had a bad rep. My understanding is that they are esteemed across the board as smarter and generally more well mannered. I didn’t really think that homeschoolers had a bad rep. My understanding is that they are esteemed across the board as smarter and generally more well mannered.

]]> By: admin http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-375 admin Tue, 23 May 2006 04:57:20 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-375 Actually, with this article I was just meaning Christian education in general... My personal opinion is that I prefer home education-- I believe it is important not only for the spiritual and academic growth of the child...but also necessary for reforming our nation. If I didn't have the option to home school -- for example-- like if my husband said NO WAY -- Private Christian School would be the next option. Actually, with this article I was just meaning Christian education in general…

My personal opinion is that I prefer home education– I believe it is important not only for the spiritual and academic growth of the child…but also necessary for reforming our nation. If I didn’t have the option to home school — for example– like if my husband said NO WAY — Private Christian School would be the next option.

]]> By: Sally http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-374 Sally Mon, 22 May 2006 20:31:22 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-374 Sarah W, I'm not in any way defending public learning. :) I'm a fan of homeschooling, I was just saying that I'm tired of people giving it a bad name. And that in no way was directed towards you ;) Sarah W,

I’m not in any way defending public learning. :) I’m a fan of homeschooling, I was just saying that I’m tired of people giving it a bad name. And that in no way was directed towards you ;)

]]> By: sarah walston http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-373 sarah walston Mon, 22 May 2006 05:38:26 +0000 http://vaughnshire.com/2006/05/19/eating-the-cookie-cutter-approach/#comment-373 Hi Sally, Sometimes people have such negative opinions of home schoolers, and are very quick to point out their faults, but very slow to point out the faults of ANY kind of institutionalized learning. There are many good books that aren't even Christian based that make the case for the abolition of the current public school system. I don't think parents who plop their kids down in front of the TV are necessarily WANTING to do that - they are most likely overwhelmed at the idea that they have to replicate institutionalized learning in their home and so they shut down. That's definitely what I've done this past year. But I'm just finishing up reading "The Joyful Homeschooler" by Mary Hood, Ph.D. and it's been so refreshing! I can "un-school" my children and do it as unto the Lord, and not as unto man, and God will be before me on this edeavor and I totally trust Him with my children. I don't, however, trust my own ability to home school them adequetly. Just my $0.02. -Sarah Hi Sally,

Sometimes people have such negative opinions of home schoolers, and are very quick to point out their faults, but very slow to point out the faults of ANY kind of institutionalized learning.

There are many good books that aren’t even Christian based that make the case for the abolition of the current public school system.

I don’t think parents who plop their kids down in front of the TV are necessarily WANTING to do that - they are most likely overwhelmed at the idea that they have to replicate institutionalized learning in their home and so they shut down.

That’s definitely what I’ve done this past year. But I’m just finishing up reading “The Joyful Homeschooler” by Mary Hood, Ph.D. and it’s been so refreshing! I can “un-school” my children and do it as unto the Lord, and not as unto man, and God will be before me on this edeavor and I totally trust Him with my children.

I don’t, however, trust my own ability to home school them adequetly.
Just my $0.02.
-Sarah

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