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WSHE Newsletter Text Feburary
2000
Phone numbers have been removed at the
request of group leadership
VALENTINE'S PARTY
Date: Wednesday, February 9th, 12 - 2 p.m.
Please sign up at the park to bring items for our annual
Valentine's party.
If you are planning a craft event please let me know so I can
keep track of
all our plans. Helpers and table providers please come at 11:30
a.m. to set
up. Thanks. Marsha Larson (gmac55@juno.com)
In light of the eminent graduation of 36 of our eighth graders
this year, I
thought it would be good to consider some of the motivation for
continuing
to home school through high school. I know that many families are
weighing
their options even now.
I obtained the following article from a booklet given to those
who attended
a support group seminar sponsored by HSLDA and AFHE on March 1,
1997.
16 REASONS TO HOME SCHOOL DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
Compiled by Elizabeth Smith of Homes School Legal Defense
Association
Consider these advantages for extending your young person's
education at
home.
If you home school your teens:
1. You get to see the completion of your earlier home school
efforts.
2. You can customize your teen's education to provide motivation
and
development for their gifts and abilities. No one else will be
able to
provide the consistent and loving support in weak areas that you
can.
3. You can start higher education early.
4. You can continue the family building process. Teens continue
to be
in their impressionable and formative years. This is an
invaluable time to
cement all your family relationships.
5. You can be sure your teens are learning if they are at home.
Studies have revealed that public high school students average
only two
hours and 13 minutes of academic work a day.
6. You can continue to have influence over their peer
relationships.
Teen rebellion is not in God's plan for the family.
7. You can protect them from pressure to conform to what the
other kids
are doing. You won't need to spend time de-programing.
8. Home school is the best preparation for higher education. The
home
education "style" is closer to college type instruction
9. There is greater flexibility for work/study opportunities.
10. Home educators have the best available curriculum and greater
selection. If you send your teens to high school:
11. Public schools offer revisionist history and science that
promote a
humanist perspective. The godly commitment of many great
Americans has been
deleted from public textbooks.
12. The institutional method of public education is designed
around
"crown control" not learning. If and when they learn it
will be a
by-product of other priorities to maintain class room order.
13. There will be a diversion away from your academic focus as
well as
spiritual priorities. Be aware of the many distractions that
won't parallel
your home life.
14. Your young people will be thrown into things like
preoccupation with
boy/girl relationships, focus on clothes, and pressure to conform
in
appearance and music.
15. Vast amounts of time separated from the family will affect
their
relationship with you. We have all put great amounts of our heart
and time
into our home school years, and we want those efforts preserved.
16. Age/grade isolation or segregation inhibits normal
socialization.
Public school children are behind their home school counterparts
in
maturity, socialization, and vocabulary development, as
demonstrated by
available research.
On this same topic
We have a wonderful audio seminar by Inge Cannon in our library
called
"Mentoring Your Teens" that addresses some of the
issues and alternatives
for higher education.
Creation Seminars
Great Opportunity - Doesn't come around very often!!!
Free Student Meetings Everyone Welcome! Thursday, February 10,
2000 At
Calvary Community Church No reservations are necessary for the
Calvary
Sessions. Students from Grades K-6 must be accompanied by parent,
teacher or
guardian.
Learn about: * Dinosaurs * Evolution * Noah's Ark * The Accuracy
of the
Bible and More! Ken Ham presents these captivating,
well-illustrated
programs to reach students at their age level, giving students
the tools to
evaluate the facts for themselves. These special sessions give
students
evidence that supports the Bible and are an excellent source of
information
for students from Christian, home and public schools.
Grades K-6 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. "The Dinosaurs, Genesis and the
Gospel" Film:
"The Great Dinosaur Mystery"
Junior/Senior High 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - OR - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
"Teaching
students right science" Film: "The World that
Perished" For more
information, call (623) xxx-xxxx Thanks, Cindie Smith
Jason Project Reminder
The Jason Live Broadcast and Science Center trip is full. We have
151
people going. If you would like to edit the original article to
make it a
reminder for those who have already signed up and paid, that
would be great.
Art Fair
There is still time to save your children's watercolors and
crayon or marker
drawings and mat or frame them for the art fair! Please pick up a
registration form at the park (they should be there by Jan. 17)
and return
them together with the registration fee ($1.00 per entry) by Feb.
29. All
entries will be collected at the park two weeks before the fair,
so please
plan accordingly.
Bones
The body of every organization is structured from four kinds of
bones. There
are the wishbones, who spend all their time wishing someone would
do the
work. Then there are the jawbones, who do all the talking, but
little else.
The knucklebones knock every-thing anybody else tries to do.
Fortunately, in
every organization there are also the backbones, who get under
the load and
do most of the work.
-- Leo Aikman, On Bones
What kind of bone are you?
Toothpick bridge contest
When: Friday, Feb. 18th at 7pm
Where: Calvary Community Church
Get ready for our 2nd toothpick bridge contest. I'll have the
rules at the
park on Jan 19th and Feb. 16th, or you can get a copy on the web
at
http://home.att.net/~cmahar/toothpck.htm
The object is to build a sturdy bridge spanning 12 inches using
only
toothpicks and glue. We will stack weights on top of the bridge
until it
fails, and is smashed back into toothpicks. This is a fun way to
work some
practical engineering into your curriculum. Be sure to read the
rules
carefully. There are limits on size, types of glue, and how many
toothpicks
you may use. Contact Chris Mahar. Cmahar@apsc.com
Heart & Home seminar
Renew your joy and confidence. Learn how to set up your own
individualized
school with personalized curriculum for each child. Organize and
schedule to
receive the best results with a minimum of stress and
frustration. Here are
some ideas from a home school mom of eighteen years, Mary
Tanksley, who has
successfully home schooled 4 of her 8 children through 12th
grade... and the
rest are following.
What it is: A fast-moving 7 hour seminar for anyone interested in
homeschooling k-12th grades, for home school veterans or those
just
starting.
A 120+ page seminar / Resource Manual is included with the
seminar outline,
ordering information, forms, plus a host of information...a
resource that
you will come back to often! Books and curriculum will also be on
display.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000
Time: 8:30 - 5PM registration begins at 8:15 am
Place: Corona Baptist Church
4450 W. Ray Road, Chandler
For more information, contact Sheila Greenwood at 480-xxx-xxxx or
at
EVCHE@bigfoot.com
Planning meeting
The January planning meeting will be on Tuesday, January 25, 2000
at Chris &
Pearl Mahar's house. That's at 8622 W. Purdue Ave. The February
planning
meeting will be on Tuesday, February 22nd.
Note: Annual dues for new members joining WSHE after Jan 31st for
the
remainder of 99/2000 school year go to $7.50
Science Fair
Could you volunteer to coordinate this years Science Fair? Spread
the fun
around! You can select a few friends that you would like to work
with and
form a team. This is a wonderful opportunity to give our talented
kids a way
to show their stuff. Interested? Call Annamae @ 623-xxx-xxxx
Events at the Boyce Thompson Arbroretum
The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is a great field trip idea for all
ages.
Anyone want to organize it?
Australia Day, Saturday, January 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Join us for a
day in the
land down under as Paul Taylor, Australian folklorist, spins
stories, poems,
and tales. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is home to one of the largest
collections of Australian plants in the country; Arboretum
horticulturists
give tours of the Australian walkabout trail and explain the
wonders of the
giant gum trees. For additional fee, learn to make and play the
didjeridoo,
an ancient Aboriginal musical instrument. Space is limited for
the
didjeridoo workshop and pre-registration is required, call
(520)-xxx-xxxx.
All other activities are free with admission and open to the
public.
Language of Flowers February Flower Show and Chocolate Tasting,
Friday,
February 11-Sunday, February 13, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. The show is
a living
display of plants and their blossoms designed to interpret the
Language of
Flowers. Flowers have been used for discreet and diplomatic
communication
when words proved to be difficult or impossible. A bouquet of red
rosebuds,
gardenias, and jonquils, for example, would send three messages,
"You are
pure and lovely," "I love you in secret," and
"I desire a return of
affection." Also, sample decadent gourmet chocolates-tasting
tickets are
available for additional fee.
Annual Spring Plant Sale, Saturday, March 17-Sunday, April 2, 8
a.m.-5 p.m.
daily. Thousands of drought-tolerant plants will be for sale,
ranging from
shrubs, vines, trees, cacti, and succulents. Taking place during
the peak
wildflower blooming season at the Arboretum, the sale provides
visitors with
the opportunity to see mature species of plants throughout the
grounds.
Horticulturists will be on hand to answer questions and lead
tours of the
Demonstration Garden each Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
WSHE Calendar
Jan 22nd Homeschool leadership conference
Jan. 22nd Macbeth
Jan 25th planning meeting
Jan 26th WSHE Talent Show
Jan 31st Poetry contest deadline is Jan. 31st
Feb 7th Astronomy night
Feb 9th Heart's party at the park
Feb 16th Toothpick bridge clinic at the park
Feb. 17th Teen lit group at borders
Feb. 18th Toothpick bridge contest
Feb. 22nd Planning meeting
Feb. 29th Jason Project at the Arizona Science Center
Feb 29th Deadline for signup for the Art Fair
March 25th Art Fair
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