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    Sonlight removing religious content for use in public school program

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    No it is if you discuss what you believe with one group of friends and purposely omit those beliefs in conversation if the conversation is pertaining to those beliefs with others because you are ashamed or don't want them to know what you truly believe. That is what SL is doing here, changing it's views to please others. Either they believe their curriculum should be Bible based or they don't, they cannot have it both ways.

     

     

    :iagree:

    Sonlight removing religious content for use in public school program

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    This time last year, Sonlight was defending their implementation of the very "popular" books (I say that sarcastically) of the Light and the Glory, and Sea to Shining Sea. These books purport the providential view of the Christian manifest destiny to rule over the United States.

     

    Many people (including me) were offended at the inclusion. The SL forum pretty much said "we can do what we want," we're a business, lalala. We want to display the fact that we are teaching from a Christian viewpoint, lalala.

     

    So now this. I am not defending the need to keep Sonlight Christian -- whatever! It just makes me speechless because last year it appeared that they were shoving this need for Bible inclusion in every note down their customers' collective throats (Have you looked at, say, the sample of IGs for elementary US History?), and yet this year, they are saying that this whole curriculum can be done without any Christianity references at all. . . . which is what customers have been wanting for what? -- maybe ten years I have seen this request?

     

    It's just amusing. Sonlight in the news again. Are they not always in the homeschool community news in March?

     

    Oh, P.S. -- in their 27 reasons not to buy Sonlight, number 9: "We believe that academics ought to be based on and intentionally related to Scripture. Bible readings, themes and memory verses are an integral part of each Sonlight Core program. . . rigorous Bible study is woven into the Cores."

     

    So, as I said this time last year, "This ain't yo mama's Sonlight!"

     

     

    I totally agree...and I'm not a Sonlight Mama. (and I never have been) It just totally "rubs me the wrong way" that they keep "waffling" on their position.

    Ugh. Gallbladder issues. I don't know what to do.

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    My husband had an attack 2 years ago on New Year's Eve. My oldest daughter drove him to the ER in the middle of a blizzard because the ambulance wouldn't come out. :glare:

     

    By the time they figured out what was going on, he had turned septic. He ended up on IV antibiotics for 2 days before they operated.

     

    The sooner you take care of this, the better. :grouphug:

    Speaking of brats...

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    You guys really think cutting her hair was so bad? I didn't pose it as a punishment. It was her first haircut, and as it was down to her bottom when dry and curled, so veeeeery long, I figured it was time anyways.

     

    I wanted people to see her and get to know her, not just shower her constantly with praises, deserved or not, about her hair. I want my daughter to think she has worth beyond her hair.

     

    Is that really abusive? Really? Trying to encourage other people to look past a physical trait, which they didn't seem able to do.

     

     

    This is one of the most disturbing things I've read in a long time... :crying:

    Speaking of brats...

    in The Chat Board

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    Well, even if you believe they can be "unmade", then you need to "tomato stake" them until you have done so. For their benefit as well as others'.

     

    :iagree:

     

    If you think they have sociopathic tendencies, you should be getting them professional help.

     

    :iagree:

    Textbooks

    in The College Board

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    The cost of textbooks is a "racket".

     

    I have had 2 children take dual enrollment courses at the local CC. The books have never been less than $160 each -- USED. This is for core classes such as "College Writing", "Intro to Computer Applications", etc. The College Writing textbook my daughter purchased was never used. (As in, the instructor NEVER assigned/used the required textbook.)

     

    When a student tries to sell a book back to the college bookstore, they are offered pennies on the dollar. One usually makes out better trying to sell the books to a student taking the class the following semester. (and that only works if the instructor doesn't change books mid-year)

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