~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Smiths: https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/ Updated 2 February 2013: One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here ***** Needing help for your home schooling journey: https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/ And Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling: Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/ and Information on getting an…
Category: All About Education
What will you see when you look back?
Here is a great article to read at the beginning of a new year. This is what “Simple Homeschool” says about the article: As a homeschooling mama whose kids are now all grown, Jena always has a way of calming me with her perspective, and she does it again today:…
Coddled kids a crying shame
Computer games, junk food, political correctness and apathetic parents are inhibiting Kiwi kids’ development, says physical educator Lee Corlett. He has seen children cry because the grass on their school field hurts their bare feet, and kids who are so obese that they can’t get up off the ground without…
Award for professor who couldn’t read or write until he was 15
Here is a very interesting article about Prof Welby Ings: By Nicholas Jones 5:30 AM Friday Nov 1, 2013 He was kicked out of secondary school and doesn’t believe students should receive marks. Welby Ings has had an unusual progression from the King Country back blocks to being awarded his…
Increasing Number Of Parents Opting To Have Children School-Homed
The Onion is a parody site. With that FIRMLY in mind, enjoy this laugh-out-loud article! Parents of school-homed children say they relish the extra time they are able to spend away from their kids. WASHINGTON—According to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education, an increasing number of…