| This is the most complicated issue of
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| | We have more (and better) resources to
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| Practical Homeschooling ever. Its
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| | draw upon. We can adapt the latest
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| contents range from a detailed analysis
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| | technology more quickly. We are far more
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| of the educational features of online
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| | committed to finding out what works, as
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| services to an equally detailed analysis
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| | opposed to what sounds impressive on
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| of major curriculum packages, and from
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| | someone's resumŽ.
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| reports on major educational conferences
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| | That brings me back to my first point.
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| to a side-by-side look at major
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| | It's our own kids we are teaching. All
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| homeschool methods.
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| | the hubbub over the latest technology and
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| So now am I going to shoot myself in the
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| | the fanciest educational method means
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| foot by suggesting that the heart of
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| | nothing at all if these shiny new tools
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| homeschooling has nothing to do with all
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| | do not directly improve the spiritual,
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| these sophisticated tools? You betcha.
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| | emotional, and academic lives of our
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| Don't get me wrong -- it's great to be on
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| | children. That is why we at Practical
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| the cutting edge of education. Today,
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| | Homeschooling are working so hard to stay
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| while public school districts that spent
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| | on top of the educational tools of today
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| huge sums on computer technology years
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| | and tomorrow. If we do this research, you
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| ago are stuck with obsolete Apple IIs and
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| | don't have to. You will be able to both
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| PCjr, homeschools sport up-to-date
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| | have your cake (time with your children)
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| hardware. While public schools cripple
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| | and eat it too (jumping right into
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| themselves with incredibly expensive
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| | programs you know are wholesome and will
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| networked software whose main claim to
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| | interest you).
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| fame is its fancy recordkeeping,
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| | Spend lots of time with your children.
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| homeschoolers pick up the very latest
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| | Don't get caught up in going online for
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| educational programs. Most significantly,
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| | its own sake while the kids run crazy in
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| companies that used to market only to
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| | the next room. Watch while they play
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| schools are now producing "homeschool"
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| | their educational software, or at least
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| versions of their products -- and in
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| | check in occasionally to observe their
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| almost every case, the home versions are
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| | triumphs. ("Mom! I got every question
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| easier to use, cheaper, and more
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| | right on this level of WordSmart!") In
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| efficient than the classroom versions.
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| | the end, most of the new technology is a
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| As more of America's educational
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| | crutch designed to fill in the gaps in
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| resources move online, onto video, and
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| | our own knowledge and teaching ability.
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| onto disks, it becomes easier and easier
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| | The more we know, the less we need it for
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| to duplicate, and surpass, a classroom
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| | educational purposes. There's a world of
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| education. The classroom experience keeps
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| | information out there, but most of what
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| getting fragmented into more and more
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| | mankind needs to know is still between
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| meaningless projects ("Let's gather
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| | the leather covers of your grandpa's
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| shoeboxes and spend the next week
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| | Bible. Technology is fun; technology is
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| constructing a Valentine village!") and
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| | entertaining; technology is sociable
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| politically correct "skills." Meanwhile,
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| | (love those message boards!); but
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| homeschools are becoming more efficient
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| | technology is not God. If, instead of
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| and streamlined. Homeschoolers are moving
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| | fretting about providing every
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| away from "twaddle" and towards highly
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| | underprivileged child in America with a
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| effective, easy-to-use educational
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| | computer, our august leaders put some
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| programs, whereas (dare I say it?)
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| | muscle into removing the artificial
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| today's schools seem heading in exactly
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| | barriers the court system has erected
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| the opposite direction.
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| | between American children and God, we
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| Homeschooling is now clearly more
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| | would all be a lot better off.
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| sophisticated than classroom education.
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