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Here are five for September:

Obama – Education or Mind Control of Youth?

One-Room Schools – An American Heritage

Kids’ Exotic Hair Colors

4-H Club Memories

Are You a Pinocchio Parent?

Did you have any favorites that I didn’t mention here?  I’m now working on my October posts.  Are there topics you’d like to hear about?

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September Parenting Round-up

Because of this event and the reactions:

• Parents have taken more notice of what’s being taught (or piped) in the schools to their children. Perhaps they will play a larger role in their youngsters’ education in the future.
• Hopefully parents have discussed the matter with their children and will do so when they get home today, expressing their views on why or why not this is a good idea and whether they agree with what the President has to say.
• Parents will research a bit more into the President’s philosophy behind his actions instead of accepting blindly what they think he says.
• All Americans, as well as parents, hopefully will discuss with others in a reasonable manner instead of being accusatory because their viewpoints differ. In many instances, this has become an emotional and ”place the blame” matter instead of one of sensible discussion. 

Additional Resources:

Boomers, Are Your Grandchildren Being Informed or Indoctrinated?

Obama’s Speech to Kids Released

Obama:  Should He Talk to Your Kids?

Obama – Education or Mind Control of Youth?

(I also thank everyone who responded to my blog posts about this matter and left comments.)

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Obama’s Speech & School Children

They are wondering if it’s truly education or is it mind control of our youth?  Some claim it’s an opportunity to start molding young minds with Obama’s socialist agenda.  Obama spokesmen says it’s purely an educational event, with the President talking about the value of an education.

Parents have expressed the desire, if their children’s school views the speech, that youngsters have the choice of watching or not. Many parents also are wondering why it isn’t broadcast in the evening when parents can determine whether their youngsters watch it.  Or they can discuss the event as a family.  Why is it being broadcast during the school day when parents may not have the opportunity to see and hear it?

The White House web site also has published lesson plans and ideas for teaching about Obama, the presidency and education.  There are questions to ask, projects to undertake, and discussion possibilities.  Some feel these plans have an Obama related agenda, while others consider them to be purely an extension of information about the presidency.

How do you see this event? Do you want your children to watch…or not?  Do you want them to have a choice of watching or having a study hall or reading time.  Do you want many before and after activities utilizing the lesson plans?

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Obama – Education or Mind Control of Youth?

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In your home, there must be excited youngsters who are embarking upon new adventures in a new year at school.  Or you may be planning learning activities at home.

This was an exciting time when I was a youngster, too.  New clothing, new shoes, a new bookbag and possibly a new lunch box.  Mother didn’t have a great deal of money to spend, but she saved up so we’d have something special for starting school.  She was a former teacher and urged her four children to get  a good education.  She tried to make school exciting and interesting for us.

I try to impart this enthusiasm for learning during my work as a substitute teacher and a visiting author in schools.  I also teach writing/reading workshops for youngsters in public, private and homeschools.  Hopefully  I encourage the youngsters to take a greater interest in books and writing stories, too.

How do you encourage your youngsters in their schooling and impart enthusiasm?

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Back-to-School Theme Week

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Then each child can select a book or books to take home, the number depending on how many are received in each age group.   This is one way to recycle books and provide great reading for youngsters and teachers.

What other activities are you involved in for Earth Day…as parents,  a family, home schooling parents, or at your school?

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Book Exchange for Earth Day

No one cares about your personal beliefs Sarah.

The questions are referring to whether you would pass laws that would hold US to your beliefs.

That’s what we have a right to know.

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Sarah Palin on Abortion, Morning After Pill & Science

I want This is what I asked for for Mother’s Day – hip political t-shirts at Momsrising.org’s new Zazzle store.

Momsrising.org is a bipartisan political action group made up of mothers fighting for Family’s rights. Mother’s rights are family rights. Women’s rights are human rights. Family rights are human rights.

Momsrising.org leads the way for women, stay-at-home-moms and career women equally, to cast aside apathy and become active participants in the making of policy.

Opting-out of the corporate workforce is no excuse for ignoring the feminine condition as it impacts working mothers.

Staying in the workforce is not excuse for ignoring the feminine condition as it impacts stay-at-home moms.

Your investment in how women are treated and how laws impact women remains the same, and increases for every female child you have and every woman who will mother your son’s children.

Momsrising takes on fair pay, breastfeeding rights, maternity and paternity leave, after-school programs, education, healthcare, sick leave, pollutants in bottles and toys, television and advertising, and flexible work hours, everything that concerns mothers.

Images: Momsrising Zazzle Store.

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Political Change for Mother’s Day!

Oprah, to me, has always been a light and an inspiration…but now she’s just off the charts, in my opinion.

Last night I watched her special on the opening of The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls.

Gosh, I’ve been following Oprah’s career and her interests since back in the Phil Donahue days of daytime tv.

She probably doesn’t know it but I was sending her books and press releases to her when I worked at Random House, and she worked at WLS TV in Chicago.

I had planned to watch Oprah’s special presentation of the opening of the school and the selection process of the students.

I have to say, I have never, EVER seen young children look and sound as hopeful and exhilarated about the potential of going to school! And that goes for Oprah too.

These young girls looked so delicate…but they are not…they are and will be leaders. But mostly they seemed so dignified to me.

I believe that Oprah has really entered the period of her life that she was meant to live…and I wish everyone involved with the Academy all of my thoughts and prayers.

I can not WAIT to see how these girls turn out.

If you go to Oprah.com, you can find out how to donate…the process is set up in much the same way that her Katrina program was.

You can give everything from big ticket items or cash to small gestures such as books and supplies.

Honestly, Oprah is an angel.

p.s. Make your children watch the encore presentation…I guarantee, they will have a different attitude about getting up for school.

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Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy For Girls

’nuff said. I do have to mention, that there are several Ph.d.’s in the U.S. armed forces, not to mention a couple of Rhodes scholars, Mr. Kerry — and doesn’t our Armed Forces offer educational direction as one of the benefits?

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U.S. Troops