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Saturday, June 27, 2009

THE GIRLS MAKE A MODEL SOLAR SYSTEM

Last week, the girls started to make a model of the solar system for one of their favorite subjects, Astronomy (believe it or not!) Through this subject they grow in their appreciation of God's creation. Actually it's just Noelle who's enrolled right now but Faye nevertheless benefits from her ate's lessons getting a headstart on each class that she sits in on (which is EVERY SINGLE ONE of them). They were both very excited to do this project as with most of their Astronomy lessons. They made styrofoam replicas of each planet. Noelle was very determined to color each replica as they are depicted in her reference book. She painted the larger and more complexly colored planets while Faye did the smaller ones. They both stuck to their tasks until they finished. They learned so much because this project stimulated their artistic inclinations. (Flexibility in terms of lesson plan helps a lot towards being more sensitive to their inspirations and interests.) Next they will assemble all the components according to their orbits

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Many believe humanity is on the decline and is taking the rest of the world down with it. Government, big business, and even religion are among those that get blamed for this. This is not the place to discuss whether or not that's fair. What we'd like to offer here are ways that we believe can make things a little better.
Albert Einstein, pondering how atomic power could be used for either the benefit or the detriment of the world, once said, "...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind."
We advocate enabling the family to rear more conscientious, reponsible and effective individuals. This is much more complicated than it sounds because there are economic, social and cultural factors that have diminished the family's capacity to do this, causing it to delegate its responsibility to school, church, government, mass media or chance.
There was a time when parents did not have to leave home to have livelihood. They were always on-hand to give their children not only moral guidance, but basic education, as well. (Actually, at the time, moral guidance was inseparable from basic education, unlike today.)
But then the Industrial Revolution happened. Parents then had to go off to the factory to work while children were sent to school to get educated. This caused a major upheaval in child-rearing practice which has become the norm today: Parents need to make a living so the children need to be cared for and brought up by someone else. In other words, the noun "parent" no longer means someone who parents. Isn't that ironic?
Fortunately, recent developments have made productivity at home possible again, allowing a growing number of parents to be more involved with their children. These and other related opportunities will be shared and discussed here.
We hope that through this forum, families can inspire, encourage and empower each other to devote ourselves more to making the world a better place -- in a way that only families can.