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  1. a27mom
    I definitely don't see science as a tool of the devil. And believe me I get highly upset w/ "Christians" who support that idea. Yes. Thank you. I don't think you have to have a faith to do science. But in the case of my faith, I can not separate it from anything in my life, not from science, not from doing the dishes even. Anyway it is interesting that people are still responding to this. I didn't realize that people care so much about taxonomy that a different point of view was so intolerable. I never had such a negative response when I discussed these things w/ friends who are scientists. (I assure you they are real ones w/ PhD's from well known secular universities). Guess it is the platform of the discussion. And possibly many of you have been attacked by people who are anti-science in the name of religion. It makes me sad that others behave that way. Btw since you can't read tone. Please understand that I am quite calm, just slightly bemused and amused at the intensity of response.
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    Ditto. It definitely depends on my mood.
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    I'm blessed to live in a state w/ no requirements. I have basic ideas of what we need to accomplish at each stage. When we finish that we move onto the next thing. At this point my daughter is ahead of the goals so scheduling is not a big deal. I do however tell everyone else that we plan to have school Tuesday through Friday when ps is in session. That way I don't have others demanding my time. And i make more deliberate decisions about what we do those days. How much actual sitting down with "the books" we do on those days varies.
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    We didn't like ETC because she had trouble understanding what the pictures were. (Some of them baffled me as well, but I did not have a teachers guide) Bob and leap frog are staples in our home. :)
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    Adding: I skip the number word reading part too.
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    My daughter has struggled with this too. Two activities that helped immensely. I took dominos (10 & 1, 10&2 etc...) then I wrote the numbers on cards. She has to match the dominos to the numbers and line them up in order. I actually did it w/ 1 - 20, the single digits helped reinforce the teens. I also have a 20 sided dice. We roll the die and she tells me the number. Since it has all the numbers from 1 to 20 she had lots of success and gradually started to get the teens down. Right now she still struggles w/ 12 but has the rest down. We use SM and I am just hanging out in that chapter for a while. We did do the later chapters, shapes and measurement already. You might want to skip ahead then come back.
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    I think at our hospital the new policy is that you have to request one, they won't offer it to you.
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    Good point. I thought this would go back several pages overnight. And to actually explain the deeper reason why I object to classifying humans as animals would send people into a massive tizzy. I am just a sucker for scientific/philosophical discussion. But my 5 y/o doesn't hold up her end very well ;) and my hubby is an accountant. :D
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    I have yet to run into a proven scientific theory that disagrees with my faith. I do believe that many are poorly educated in both science and religion, those who have a poor understanding of their faith are especially dangerous. But I have studied history as well as science, so I don't believe that every accepted scientific theory is true.
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    We like bob books.
  11. a27mom
    I agree. Unfortunately that impression is also generally presented to them by those labeled as scientists in the world today. There have already been several in this thread that have stated that science has to be separate from religion. Since my faith permeates my entire life and being, it can not be separate from anything I do or think including science. And while I do not have a graduate degree in science, I have certainly studied more of it that the majority of college graduates. I love science. But I believe the spiritual and physical are intertwined. It is sad. I realize that there are "Christians" who have contributed to the problem by condemning anything they do not understand. Sadly too many "scientists" of today would have drummed Linnaeus out since he was studying the order of creation.
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    Maybe part of my ease with not including humans as mammals is that I spent time w/ a fabulous and absolutely non-Christian neuroanatomy professor who waxed on about how Linnaean taxonomy isn't science either, or at least not anymore. Of course that would lead to the statement that mammals don't exist at all which is getting a bit heady for this time of night and this type of platform. Here is an interesting article about the validity of Linnaean taxonomy http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1973966/. It is pro Linnaean but as it points out traditional taxonomy is not sacred even amongst those who we all would be willing to classify as scientists. Thanks for the interesting discussion. It's getting late and I am tired so I will be bowing out now. I am sure by tomorrow this will topic will be appropriately cold. God bless
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    Yes according to taxonomy we are animals. I happen to believe taxonomy "makes an error" here. I do believe there are "religious" implications to classifying humans with animals. I would prefer not to elaborate on that because it will just lead to other hot topics. Now I want to clarify, if one is teaching taxonomy and does not point out that humans are classified as mammals "according to taxonomy" they are making an error. But it in a class where a religious perspective is appropriate there is an argument against taxonomy that could be presented. Also I just want to note that I am not defending BJU. I have never looked at it, and would likely never use it, i have only heard of it. it does not sound like something i would agree with. I also prefer to use secular curriculum and incorporate a Biblical perspective. I really hope this is coming across in the calm matter of fact tone that my mind is in. I am really not trying to argue, just explaining the point of view.
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    I got excellent grades in all 6 of my biology classes at a highly rated secular university. When one understands what she believes and why she believes it, it is not difficult to learn what others believe with great understanding as well. It is important to be open to learning what others believe though. :)
  15. a27mom
    I would discuss it with your PT as it may depend on the type of dysfunction you have. (I am a PT, but not up on the current brands) they should be able to give you pros and cons of a few different brands. Yes they can be useful for a long time though. I miss being in the Out patient department when I could hook myself up on breaks. ;)
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    I bottle fed my second one due to a severe cows milk allergy. I loved bottle feeding so much more than breast feeding! I got to look my baby in the eyes, she wasn't staring at my armpit :). Everyone could help, I could comfortably feed her anywhere. My first was a champion 100% breast feeder who slept through the night early, so I was not biased against breast feeding. I would breast feed again if I had another one, but I would wish I was bottle feeding because it was so much more enjoyable. ;) It really was a great bonding experience. My advice is to stick with whatever formula works best, it really just depends on the babies tummy. I used similac. Definitely sign up for the coupons at the brand website! My formula fed baby actually had less illness than my 100% nurser BTW
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    Ok I'll bite. I believe that humans are distinctly different from animals and therefore should be considered outside of the taxonomy used for animals. This is based on my religious belief, that our creation in God's image separates us from animals. Since we are not an animal I would not call myself a mammal. However, if I was teaching taxonomic classification I would definitely state that humans meet the criteria for mammals, or have mammalian characteristics. If it was a secular group I would say "according to taxonomy humans are mammals." If it were a Christian group I would explain the above rationale. I don't think I would volunteer to teach biology to a secular group though, unless they are willing to have it presented from a Christian perspective.
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    Actually many people with high IQs have limitations in other social groups. The way your brain processes information can have significant effects on how you process social "information" as well. Now some people have no social issues, and most people are able to compensate well. But it might be nice to be with an abundance of people who "get you" sometimes.
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    I could both qualify and afford it. But it doesn't appeal to me. I am not a "joiner" though in general.
  20. a27mom
    My heart breaks for you. I lost my 2 foster sons to a poor decision a few years ago. Prayers for God to intervene. :grouphug:
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    They called my state immediately on polls closing. Of course you could have called it months ago. They did change it after the bush gore election to not call states untill all the polls close. Florida has 2 time zones and they called it for gore before the western part of the state was done voting. Then of course it changed and we all remember the ensuing fiasco. So I believe the policy is all polls close before it is called. I think Idaho has 2 time zones as well?
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    I would be interested in hearing the evidence that voter ID laws are intended to prevent people who can legally vote from voting :confused: Actually I don't necessarily agree that photo ID's should be required to vote. I just don't agree that voter fraud is "unheard" of. But since I don't collect that information, and information from Internet searches are unnacceptable I will be unable to cite anything. Actually nevermind. I don't think we will agree in anyway. :) I live in a state where our last 2governors are in prison, an indicted representative and a mentally ill congressman are nearly certain to win reelection. allegations of voter fraud are regular occurrences here, maybe they are not true, but I can't imagine people would follow those unenforceable laws when they don't follow enforceable ones. Actually it is interesting to hear others perspectives. I honestly did not realize so many did not have ID cards. Around here almost everyone has a drivers license. Public transportation is limited. Seniors and the disabled can get ID's for free. I am required to show my ID so often I do have a hard time seeing how people function without them. It never ceases to amaze me how strong regional differences are. Peace.
  23. a27mom
    Jif
  24. a27mom
    For those that are saying voter fraud is not common but only allowing proof to be after the fact occurrence of voter fraud: In states where no ID is required, and of course ballots are secret it is nearly impossible to prosecute voter fraud after the fact. There are many documented cases of schemes to commit voter fraud before the fact. (Google it) The idea that no one ever succeeded with one of these schemes and was not caught seems a little far fetched. It is not logical that people would illegally stoop to disenfranchisement, but not illegally stoop to voter fraud, when it is so easy in some places. And interestingly it is the same vulnerable groups that are targeted with voter fraud schemes. FWIW I don't think voter fraud is widespread enough to affect national/ statewide elections as a rule. It is the local elections frequently decided by a few hundred votes that are most vulnerable. Then they later affect national & statewide elections. The idea that it rarely occurs, when politicians are convicted/indicted/under investigation for all sorts of illegal activities on an ongoing basis, is illogical in my experience
  25. a27mom
    Are you being sarcastic? Voter fraud is common. But I live in Illinois so...
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