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I have little faith in the school's ability to protect our children

I don't feel our local schools (this school is in my general area) are so bad that this could happen to anyone at any moment, but the schools have a reputation of being unable to respond quickly to emergency situations. Just recently, my nephew was there when his friend died in a local school. He may have lived if the people in charge had reacted more quickly and gotten him to a hospital in time. FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE

Kids are what you feed them.

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I'm not talking about food. Transcript: So, crime is running rampant in Atlanta Schools lately, but it's not the kids.  A former bookkeeper, at Jefferson High School, Stone Mountain, agreed to a 10 year sentence after being convicted of using a school card to buy more than $10,000 in products for her personal use. ...And this money was meant for school activities.  And before that Chyrokessia Rucks was sentenced to 15 years probation after

Homeschool rant, testing, online class drama

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Transcript with corrections: Ok, so this is my 2nd homeschool video in as many days.  I'd like to promise that I'll do this daily because I really want to, but I'm not going to do that.  If you see me looking off a lot, it is because my screen on my laptop is busted, and I use a monitor, and I like to look at myself. So what I want to talk about today... So, here is Atlanta, there's been this huge testing scandal, and a bunch of public elementary schools (and I'm not really in Atlanta, I am north east, so it's not exactly my school, but it's close enough for it

A bit of encouragement for homeschoolers

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Be encouraged and don't second guess yourself. If you allow your homeschooled kid to be themselves, you will be very happy with the end results. Just hang in there, and teach them well, and provide opportunities for exploration. There will be rewards in the end. Transcript: HI, it's A. Hermitt and I wanted to give a little encouragement for homeschoolers. I know, from day one, when I began homeschooling, I was always worried. Just worried that I might not be doing the right thing.  Worried that I might not be giving my kids all that they need. Worried that someone was going to prove me wrong and show that I wasn't homeschooling (correctly).  Worried that the out come of our homeschooling was going to be less than what others around us were doing.  This weekend really helped me to overcome that. Basically, just from the experience. I'm not saying that I won't continue to worry.  My son son is 17, he'll be starting college next fall, my daughter 15,

The Raw Truth About Homeschoolers

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Just came across this awesome video about homeschoolers by a former homeschooler, now in college. I don't know that I agree with all of it, but from her perspective what she is saying is true in her experience. "We just want to be normal.  You can talk to us." But please don't ask stupid questions. I hate that. FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE