tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368752293718539037.post6732485449375440564..comments2023-09-30T12:33:43.836-04:00Comments on Our Pemberley: Our school roomJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686413484392252259noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368752293718539037.post-9739124041914947202008-09-11T19:50:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:50:00.000-04:00Looks like fun! What does O do all day? Need mor...Looks like fun! What does O do all day? Need more toys? :)Jensen Famhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563150539183084431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368752293718539037.post-47851209372633419412008-09-09T23:19:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:19:00.000-04:00Gee, Jill...why did you decide to homeschool!?! ha...Gee, Jill...why did you decide to homeschool!?! haha Love ya!The BirdHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038198776457055913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368752293718539037.post-71394298004569871762008-09-09T16:52:00.000-04:002008-09-09T16:52:00.000-04:00Wellll, Greg's reasons were different than mine, b...Wellll, Greg's reasons were different than mine, but together we felt it was time to bring them home.<BR/>Greg had become concerned about the boys' safety at school. We had a few incidents this past year that really scared Greg.<BR/>I had become concerned with the environment found in Calvin's classroom. I wanted to "re-ground" the boys in gospel priciples and how those are not just "Sunday-only talk", but an actual part of our life. I wanted to teach lessons parallel to gospel doctrine so that they could see that everything is connected in some way. Example: We will learn that George Washington is on the same time line as Adam and Eve, on the same timeline as Joseph Smith, and on the same time line as Great-Grandpa Kleven.<BR/><BR/>Sooo, basically we are not seperating church and state and we are keeping the boys safe at the same time. lol :)<BR/><BR/>Please know that we loved the teachers our boys have had and we didn't find fault with the curriculum they taught. Our area is simply changing. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am finding very mixed reaction to our decision to homeschool this year. Either people are highly critical or very supportive. There is little middle ground. I don't care either way how others feel and I don't feel the need to justify or explain our choice as soon as people find out we are homeschooling.<BR/>I am fine to tell others when asked. ;) I am in a happy place. ha ha. <BR/>It does help that we made this a serious matter of study prayer and who can argue with that? We scoured church talks, conference addresses and even the Lectures on Faith and used what we found to begin our decision. <BR/><BR/>I have also found that some homeschool parents are very . . . anti public school and are ready to pounce on other moms who send their kids away each day. Yikes!<BR/>I totally believe that each parent has the right to make their own choice. What is right for my familiy may not be right for another. <BR/><BR/>So, if you were looking for a simple answer, sorry. If you wanted more, let me know. ha ha!jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797851319751366285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368752293718539037.post-30880224217426581942008-09-09T15:56:00.000-04:002008-09-09T15:56:00.000-04:00I didn't know you had decided to homeschool. Why?...I didn't know you had decided to homeschool. Why?Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045825898847988374noreply@blogger.com