Comments on: The Best Learning Environment http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/31/the-best-learning-environment/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mary http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/31/the-best-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Mary Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:28:20 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=620#comment-351 Great questions. I'll answer them in a post tomorrow if it fits in with MInTheGap's line-up! Great questions. I’ll answer them in a post tomorrow if it fits in with MInTheGap’s line-up!

]]> By: Chris Naron http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/31/the-best-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Chris Naron Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:03:28 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=620#comment-325 I'm trying to decide between the California Virtual Academy and our local Calvary Chapel academy. Being a public school teacher, I would be comfortable in either set up. My question to Mary is why would Christian ciriculum be extra? Are you not teaching the same subjects in your church based program? It seems to me that faith based lessons could be used no matter what the program. In fact, I'd like to see them try to stop me from teaching what I want in my own house. From what I understand, the assigned teacher doesn't necessarily even come to your home. They meet you at a neutral location, for the lack of a better term. Anyway, I'm open to any suggestions to help us make the decision. I’m trying to decide between the California Virtual Academy and our local Calvary Chapel academy. Being a public school teacher, I would be comfortable in either set up. My question to Mary is why would Christian ciriculum be extra? Are you not teaching the same subjects in your church based program? It seems to me that faith based lessons could be used no matter what the program. In fact, I’d like to see them try to stop me from teaching what I want in my own house.

From what I understand, the assigned teacher doesn’t necessarily even come to your home. They meet you at a neutral location, for the lack of a better term.

Anyway, I’m open to any suggestions to help us make the decision.

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/31/the-best-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-297 MInTheGap Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:53:29 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=620#comment-297 That is very interesting, Mary. It's very under the radar, and a way that the government can get a hold of a popular idea and control it. Certainly a parent could still ultimately control the teaching, but it would be like there was a war going on with education. We do not live in such a home-school friendly state, so it will be interesting when we start. That is very interesting, Mary. It’s very under the radar, and a way that the government can get a hold of a popular idea and control it.

Certainly a parent could still ultimately control the teaching, but it would be like there was a war going on with education.

We do not live in such a home-school friendly state, so it will be interesting when we start.

]]> By: Mary http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/31/the-best-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Mary Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:53:09 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=620#comment-294 Virtuous Blonde is correct in a way. They are starting to regulate it by making the K12 program and others like it so attractive. Get a free computer, free textbooks, (blah blah blah) and in return we'll monitor you and you have to do it our way! HSLDA (homeschool legal defense assoc)warns families against going this route...or any virtual school route directly connected with your local public school. The more parents that do this, the more the govt gets involved and will eventually make it the only way to legally homeschool. I'm blessed to be in a state that has little to no state interference, but many of my homeschool friends are switching over to the government's virtual schools. My favorite part of homeschooling is the freedom to pursue a Christian based education...which, of course, would be extra curricular if you go the govt route. Virtuous Blonde is correct in a way. They are starting to regulate it by making the K12 program and others like it so attractive. Get a free computer, free textbooks, (blah blah blah) and in return we’ll monitor you and you have to do it our way!
HSLDA (homeschool legal defense assoc)warns families against going this route…or any virtual school route directly connected with your local public school. The more parents that do this, the more the govt gets involved and will eventually make it the only way to legally homeschool.
I’m blessed to be in a state that has little to no state interference, but many of my homeschool friends are switching over to the government’s virtual schools.
My favorite part of homeschooling is the freedom to pursue a Christian based education…which, of course, would be extra curricular if you go the govt route.

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