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2 77 7_Re: New13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@YAHOO.COM31_Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:06:53 -0700580_iso-8859-1 Hi Nava -
My name is Barbara. I live in Brooklyn (Midwood). I am not homeschooling anymore, although I did so for 8 years. Contact me directly and I will tell you the info you need. I also have lots of books, including one about learning styles.
Barbara
Borisute-gmail wrote: Hi
I'm home schooling my 9 year old boy this year to do some investigating into
his learning styles among other goals. He is one of 10 children and we live
in New York. I am new to the blog and wonder if anyone knows if there is any
[...]41_30Sep200718:06:53-0700barbmazor@YAHOO.COM
80 112 18_Re: documentation?0_21_YiddisheMameh@AOL.COM28_Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:00:23 EDT615_US-ASCII In a message dated 9/30/2007 5:19:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
malikids@GMAIL.COM writes:
I do not ask the State for permission to HomeSchool and they have never sent
me any legal letters telling me that I must. If you believe that you must
sign up for State recognition, then you will be obligated to comply with their
rules. It makes sense. I have a friend that registered her children for
homeschooling with the State to get free classes offered to homeschoolers. The
next year she decided not to use the free classes and did not register the
children. She received a [...]40_1Oct200710:00:23EDTYiddisheMameh@AOL.COM
193 127 18_Re: documentation?9_beth mali18_malikids@GMAIL.COM30_Mon, 1 Oct 2007 13:15:03 -0700619_ISO-8859-1 What you say is also true. However, there is a difference between a
sovereign and a subject. One must know who he is and understand if he is
subject to "the law"(or code).
I'll leave it at that because I've spent decades on this issue.
Beth
On 10/1/07, YiddisheMameh@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/30/2007 5:19:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> malikids@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> I do not ask the State for permission to HomeSchool and they have never
> sent me any legal letters telling me that I must. If you believe that you
> must [...]39_1Oct200713:15:03-0700malikids@GMAIL.COM
321 36 18_Re: documentation?8_cillakat18_cillakat@GMAIL.COM30_Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:47:15 -0400490_ISO-8859-1 i do follow the law for the state in which I live. There is woman in
our homeschool group who used to loudly proclaim from rooftops that
she never 'registered' or turned in any 'required by law'
documentation in the four states in which they have lived. Well, last
year she was visited by DOE officials, DFACS etc etc. Let's just say
it was much more of a hassle and intrustion into her life than simply
filing the 'declaration of intent' would have been. [...]39_3Oct200711:47:15-0400cillakat@GMAIL.COM
358 37 21_Good online math site10_Sarah Kopp17_svkopp@012.NET.IL30_Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:33:46 +0200462_ISO-8859-1 I found a good site that gives not only the math standards generally
expected for each grade but loads of online tutorials to introduce the
concepts to students adn help them master the material. Loads of other
stuff too.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
Here's the standards and attendant tutorials broken down by grade level:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
Have fun!
Sarah38_8Oct200714:33:46+0200svkopp@012.NET.IL
396 67 25_Re: Good online math site14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET30_Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:16:40 -0700414_iso-8859-1 Being that i am soooo computer ignorant...i found this
site a bit difficult to understand. I would like to
help my daughter with math for 6 th grade...Please
help advise me on this site or whatever advice anyone
can give me to help her...something that would be very
easy for me to do and help her with.....thank you
...Hadas Laureano
--- Sarah Kopp wrote: [...]41_7Oct200718:16:40-0700hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
464 98 25_Re: Good online math site10_Sarah Kopp17_svkopp@012.NET.IL30_Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:00:13 +0200442_ISO-8859-1 Hi Hadas,
Just click on the link to the grade level skills page:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
Go to the column headed "6th Grade SKills" and click on "Math".
The math page has a list of skills the 6th grade student is expected to master in the purple column on the left, and at the right are links to various activities on line that introduce or strengthen those skills. [...]38_9Oct200712:00:13+0200svkopp@012.NET.IL
563 64 16_Teacher freebies6_Zohari20_najova@EARTHLINK.NET30_Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:34:29 -0600542_US-ASCII I found this site on a teacher's blog. Looks like some good stuff!
http://freebies.about.com/od/teacherfreebies/Teacher_Freebies.htm
Check it out to see if there is anything you might use.
Shoshana Z.
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628 96 18_reading. now what?13_Sharon Brooks23_Sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:52:49 -0700575_iso-8859-1 Teacher freebiesMy son has finally reached the point where he can pick up the easiest books and read them, and he's comfortable seeking tidbits out of more complicated books and other written materials. But I haven't yet decided how to handle his exposure to everything out there. He's been fairly sheltered till now, as are his younger siblings. Now his questions about the world are going to multiply in range and complexity. This would include bad middos, goyish worldview, greater ugliness of history than I've gotten into so far, avodah zara, and so on. [...]45_15Oct200718:52:49-0700Sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET
725 137 22_Re: reading. now what?9_beth mali18_malikids@GMAIL.COM31_Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:36:13 -0700508_ISO-8859-1 I don't live in a Jewish community that my kids and I I can just blend into.
We are aware daily that we are Jewish. One thing I do is I have lots of
'tea' with my kids. It is a relaxed time to schmooze and find out what they
are thinking and doing? We can bring up any subject and we talk about
everything you can think of. This is also where we might discuss what is in
books and other stuff that is "out there" It is not a lecture time. This
is also where one can discuss [...]40_15Oct200723:36:13-0700malikids@GMAIL.COM
863 122 18_reading..now what?15_Michelle Miller25_michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM31_Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:57:00 -0700616_iso-8859-1 B"H
When my kids were early readers, I selected (or approved) everything. A five, six, or seven year old doesn't have the necessary discernment to evaluate quality literature. They did not have free access to the secular or Jewish (we have two) libraries. In fact, the librarian at the Jewish library has handed my pre-teen more objectionable material than the secular ones. It takes effort, but it is worth screening and talking to your kids about WHY you are screening. I've always taught my children that their neshamas are delicate and precious and it matters what you willingly expose it [...]47_16Oct200708:57:00-0700michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM
986 106 22_Re: reading. now what?10_Louise Fox20_fox.louise@GMAIL.COM31_Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:33:36 +0200627_ISO-8859-1 I always look over what books my kids are about to borrow from the library -
out of interest to see what they're reading, and to have a quick glance in
terms of appropriateness. It has happened extremely rarely that I have said
that I'd rather they didn't borrow a particular book, and helped them find
something else - I steer them away from artscroll-type, insipid, plot-less
books and more towards classic, character-building stories :-) Obviously
this leads to discussions of all sorts of values, and that's an important
part of our homeschooling - my opportunities to explain my point [...]42_16Oct200717:33:36+0200fox.louise@GMAIL.COM
1093 18 22_Re: reading. now what?6_Dahlia20_dahlia42@COMCAST.NET31_Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:13:07 +0000515_- I'd love to hear ideas on this. My daughter is reading fluently now and can glance at a news headline as we walk by and read it. Questions are good, but she is super-sensitive and a worrier (she was a bit reassured at age 4.5 when she found out insurance would pay for her stuffed animals if the house burned down!). If she had a sense of how much violence, etc. there is in the world right now, she'd be up all night, every night. I try to be open with her about current events and our family's ideas about [...]42_16Oct200717:13:07+0000dahlia42@COMCAST.NET
1112 201 22_Re: reading..now what?15_Kristen Lehmann23_natureartist@GSINET.NET31_Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:02:49 -0400733_us-ascii -----Original Message-----
From: Torah-Centered Homeschooling [mailto:TORCH-D@SHAMASH.ORG] On
Behalf Of Michelle Miller
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:57 AM
To: TORCH-D@SHAMASH.ORG
Subject: [TORCH-D] reading..now what?
B"H
When my kids were early readers, I selected (or approved) everything. A
five, six, or seven year old doesn't have the necessary discernment to
evaluate quality literature. They did not have free access to the
secular or Jewish (we have two) libraries. In fact, the librarian at
the Jewish library has handed my pre-teen more objectionable material
than the secular ones. It takes effort, but it is worth screening and
talking to your kids about [...]45_16Oct200715:02:49-0400natureartist@GSINET.NET
1314 133 30_schedule for kodesh when young13_Sharon Brooks23_Sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:17:59 -0700587_iso-8859-1 MessageI feel we're really underway with homeschooling my 6 yo son, and it's a big relief. There were definitely lingering doubts over the summer, but I'm so clearly seeing progress now, boruch hashem.
Secular studies are smooth sailing, and I feel no need for a fixed schedule as long as I see progress in every area over time, and some time being put into studies each week. I don't have a name for our style yet, but it's definitely NOT school-at-home. He's doing well teaching himself quite a bit, and we drive each other. I set certain guidelines. He chooses [...]45_26Oct200707:17:59-0700Sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET