Principled Discovery

I will be launching a homeschool talk show Monday July 7 at 1PM (Central Standard Time).  This will be a live, call-in show broadcast over the internet.  It will be all about homeschooling, with a particular focus on homeschool advocacy.  A live chat will also be available to further discuss the show or anything else you would like to chat with other homeschoolers about while listening.

The radio show’s home page is here:  Home School Talk, where you will be able to find updates about the show, when it airs and the number to call.  You can also set a reminder to have show information emailed to you.  The show will also be recorded and available for download after it is broadcast.

You can even listen from your own blog if you wish to embed the player in your sidebar!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.  And I have written up much more information on my main blog.

Well, almost….and actually on at my new site.  Last week, I shared our governor’s ground breaking proclamation, giving Nebraska homeschoolers their own holiday perhaps slightly less well-known than Peanut Butter and Jelly Day.  Not to be outdone, Florida’s governor followed suit.  Now, as I attempt to figure out what I can do in the real world to bring the deserved appreciation to homeschooling, I would like to give all of you the opportunity to participate in <em>Home Education Week</em>.

<strong>Now for my graphic,</strong> which you are free to use to help promote <em>Home Education Week</em>:

<em>Please consider the following as writing prompts, not assignments.  The ideas I list aren’t meant to restrict the topic in any way, but only to offer a starting point.  Feel free to participate in as many or as few of the prompts as you like!  I’ll have a Mr. Linky thing set up with each of the posts to make it easier for everyone who chooses to participate to share their posts.  Also, since I can easily write most of these posts ahead of time, I will likely set them to publish the night before around 9PM central time.   </em>
<ol><strong>Looking Back  </strong><em>Sunday, March 30</em></ol>
<ol> Share your personal history…before you were a home educator.  What was life like?  Think about things you miss and things you and your family have gained.</ol>
<ol><strong>Profiling Home Educators </strong><em>Monday, March 31
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<ol>Describe yourself, your family or one of your children.  What is it like to be home educated in your family?  What is "normal" for you?</ol>
<ol><strong>April Fool’s! </strong><em>Tuesday, April 1</em></ol>
<ol>And we have likely all felt the fool in one way or another.  Share your greatest challenge.  Or one of those terrible, horrible no good, very bad days where the only thing there is to do seems to involve moving to Australia.</ol>
<ol><strong>Recipe for Success </strong><em>Wednesday, April 2</em></ol>
<ol>It is also National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! So share a recipe…figuratively, as in two parts love, one part creativity, or literally, as in a super quick, nutritious meal your kids scarf up.  Think about what you do in the day, what helps keep it organized and you sane (or how you got past that need for organization and saneness!), and curriculum materials you find effective.</ol>
<ol><strong>Show and Tell </strong><em>Thursday, April 3</em></ol>
<ol>Show off those talents.  Share a story, a special moment, a piece of artwork.   Any accomplishment, great or small, is fair game.</ol>
<ol><strong>In Their Own Words </strong><em>Friday, April 4</em></ol>
<ol>Share your children’s home education experience in their own words.  What have they said about their education?  What are their likes and dislikes?  Share some stories, some quotes, or turn your blog over to your children for the day.</ol>
<ol><strong>Looking Forward </strong><em>Saturday, April 5</em></ol>
<ol>What are your goals for home education?  What do you hope to instill in your children?  Are you planning any changes to how you educate your children?</ol>
I hope to see you next week, and look forward to some interesting reading!

Take a look at all the fantastic articles in this month’s edition of The Heart of the Matter, a free homeschool e-zine!  Just click on the cover:

And don’t forget to check out my article on page 21:  Freedom Is Not a Gift, Fighting For Educational Liberty.

Homeschooling is currently illegal in Germany and families who choose to pursue this method of education face court, fines, potential imprisonment and possible loss of custody of their children. Many flee to neighboring countries, but some have also chosen to stay in a fight to allow educational choice for Germany. The Neubronners is one such family.  To assist them in their fight, a postcard action is being organized in the hopes of helping their case gain more publicity and foster positive discussion of homeschooling in Germany, as well as hopefully encourage officials in the case to reconsider their stance.

If you are interested, they are requesting post cards or Christmas cards to be sent to the German Education Senator, Frau Jürgens-Pieper. The tone should be friendly and personal. One suggestion:

Dear Mrs. Jürgens-Pieper,

Merry Christmas in the hopes that there will be educational freedom in Bremen by next Christmas!

(Sincerely, your family’s name)

English is generally ok, especially for something so brief, but here is the German for those interested:

Liebe Frau Jürgens-Pieper,

Frohe Weihnachten, In der Hoffnung, dass es bis nächste Weihnachten in Bremen Bildungsfreiheit gibt.

Mit schönen Grüssen von ………… …

The address is:

Senatorin für Bildung und Wissenschaft
Rembertiring 8-12
28195 Bremen
Germany

Hopefully somebody stumbles across this, but I will be hosting the next Carnival of Homeschooling at my new blog on my new domain:

http://principleddiscovery.com

You can find a little more information here or submit directly through the blogcarnival submission form here.

It is a nice way to share homeschooling with some new bloggers!