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Right!
I'll probably end up with more than one program, just as I have multiple maths and phonics up on the shelf!:lol:
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I just bought a Scotch thermal laminator, it only came with 2 pouches to start so I need to order more. I'm a laminator newbie so I need some advice.:D
Which brand do you all recommend?
Also, do you prefer the 3 mil or 5 mil?
And should I just get the regular letter size for everything? I want to laminate the cards that came with AAS, I've already cut them apart though. Should I get smaller pouches for each of these or just put as many as I can in one pouch and cut apart?
Thanks!
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"As C.S. Lewis and a number of other experts have concluded, there are only two religions in the world: Christianity and Hinduism (paganism). One teaches that we are separated from the one true God by sin, and God became a man to die for our sins; the other declares that men are not separated from God, but that each person has within himself the power to overcome evil and thus to become God or atleast a god. Hinduism or paganism embraces and absorbs everything except biblical Christianity, which is its only genuine rival. ..... In the Baghavad-Gita, Krishna declares that he comes forth to save the righteous and to condemn the sinners. This is just the opposite of the biblical Christ, who came to save sinners. The great complaint of paganism and all secret occult societies is that whereas one must be "worthy" to join them, Christianity deliberately embraces the unworthy." Ed Decker & Dave Hunt, The God Makers
I'm sad that so many are hearing the message that Christianity is not "for" the unworthy! It is! True Biblical Christianity teaches a Christ that died for us even while we were yet sinners. He did not come to bring the righteous to repentence, but sinners. If you are not a Christian and you feel that Christians are judging you for being a sinner or not being worthy, well, that is tragic. Because the Christ of the Bible died for sinners. Anyone who follows, teaches and preaches the Christ of the Bible knows he himself is a sinner, and he would be in risk of God's judgment should he judge you. There is one that judges, but it's not a man. Christians are to judge themselves and other Christians, but not unbelievers.
I'm guessing that you must be clearly misinformed, Hinduism is not Paganism.
Also, man cannot become God in Hinduism. There is one God- Eternal Truth.
If you want to quote anything on Hindu beliefs, please do not use use biased information with Christian agenda, nor from those who have not studied Hinduism in depth.
I would feel sorry for any child treating unkindly by his classmates, regardless of the topic... I don't feel that it's extra-egregious when it comes from religious people-- do you?There is a difference in making fun of superficial things, such as clothes, hair style, etc. But certain things should not be brushed off as childhood "meanness" What if someone is made fun of b/c of their race or skin color? It's not socially acceptable, even for kids. Parents are generally called, not so if someone's shoes got made fun of.
Religion is beyond superficial and should be regarded as so, not just as regular old meanness. Making fun of race and religion tend to be learned things from intolerant people. Kids have the ability to decide if they think purple sneakers look funny, they don't just come up with racial or religious slurs.
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Thank you for all the suggestions! They all look like great programs, and I didn't even know that Starfall had any art stuff, very cool!
Now I'm going to have a tough time deciding.:w00t:
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How about some books on Gandhi and the freedom movement? Or even just a biography. I think DK books make one, there's another by Demi.
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I have friends in India who daily struggle with the Hindus & Muslims in a major city. She (the wife) lives in fear of her husband dying before her and leaving her alone in a city not friendly to its widows and untouchables. I have friends who life in our little town that we see weekly who go to Temple and have family in Mumbai. The husband was educated by Christians in India but his wife is more involved as a practicing Hindu. He doesnt' seem to take a position, but his children are going to Temple.
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And here in America, there are struggles and poverty. There are divides between religions, Jews, Christians, Muslims. There are no anti-semitic acts of violence in the US? Has no one ever walked into UU church and opened fire. What about at the Holocaust Museum?
Should we go around saying this is the norm in America or that we have issues just as the rest of the world has issues?
So the husband doesn't go to temple, I'm sure there are some couples in America where the wife and kids go to church and the husband doesn't. Not really understanding the point there.
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This is not meant to be offensive or argumentative - just defining & explaining a view point that wasn't already posted. As for answering the OP & this concept, the Hindus who have rejected Christ will not enter into God's kingdom/heaven.
Fine is Hinduism is a way of life. It is not Christian and does not fit the instruction given by Christ... therefore (in context with OP), if someone has adopted the HINDU systems of belief... they have rejected OR abandoned the teachings of Christ!
Okay, I understand and I'm also trying not to judge, I'm sorry to come off that way.
The first quote is a little different from the second. See, saying Hindu's who reject Christ will not enter God's kingdom/heaven sounded a bit judgemental to*me*.
Being born and raised here, I've had plenty of people (Christians) preach to me that I will go to hell for not taking Jesus Christ as my saviour. (not exactly what you want to hear when your sitting down for a cup of coffee and the daily newspaper or while walking to the library with toddler in tow) And I guess a little of the feeling crept back up in me. Again I apologize for letting those feelings get in the way of my post. Just as I shouldn't expect your beliefs to stay with you in a secular society, it is difficult for my reactions to your beliefs to remain within me.
Krishna says " I am the beginning, the middle, the end" (BG 10:20)
Different people have different scriptures, I would never try to tell anyone that mine is the only way to salvation.
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Do Hindus believe in hell?
Yes, "hell" is the cycle of rebirth.
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Christ says " I am the WAY, the TRUTH & the LIGHT... NO ONE goes to the FATHER except through ME". (not good works, not many prayers, not kharma or reincarnations, not Allah, not Zeus, not the waters or earth, etc).
Now, you can try to say that means everyone but it is very specific in this wording. If a person claims to be a Christian but denies this verse (and many others of similar teaching), then I think they may have misunderstandings of the Christian faith.
To say all faiths lead to heaven is to be a universalist & not a believer in the teachings of Christ that are in the Bible. There are some denominations who still claim to be Christian but REJECT the scriptures (or pick & choose). Honestly, I don't think we can pick & chose scripture based on our desires or whims.... we must basically reject it all b/c selective reading discredits it all (and is a rejection). I am speaking on basic core Christian teachings (and not how wet you get in a baptism, etc)
To believe all relegions lead to heaven is also poorly informed/poorly read in Scripture or brings the concept of heaven/peace to a earthly (& pitiful) level. Remember, not all relegions teach to serve each other, love the enemies, help the helpless, save the weak, surrender what is Ceasers unless it conflicts with what is God's, etc. Some relegions teach revenge, spite, cannibalism, rape, murder/sacrifice, abuse, no forgiveness, kill or cast out the widows, etc. Relegions are not equal in teachings & will offer different heaven definitions.
This is not meant to be offensive or argumentative - just defining & explaining a view point that wasn't already posted. As for answering the OP & this concept, the Hindus who have rejected Christ will not enter into God's kingdom/heaven.
I think the Newsweek article shows how poorly read & poorly studied the American people are in Scripture... not books, and 8 step programs, and how to Bible studies.... but true READING of scripture. We want the buffet & treat Christianity like a good old lucky rabbits foot. My dad says he is a Christian... but get specific with him & he HAS NO IDEA & rejects much of the teachings. Say what he will, he is not. These articles do not screen for such. Honestly, I think they actually like the idea of Christianity losing ground. Without that line of accountability that scripture gives a society... you can do anything & find your own justification for doing so!
Wow, I'm almost speechless. I thought according to Christian belief it is God's job to judge.
Can you be more specific as to which religions teach to kill, rape, etc? I cannot think of any. Just as it happens in Christianity, many people twist the scriptures of other religions around fanatically. Doesn't mean the religion itself teaches these things.
Have you studied other religions independently of a Christian viewpoint? Have you spoken in depth with others of different religions? Not all the lines in other religions scriptures can be easily interpreted to an English understanding, there are deeper levels of understanding, not just a translated sentence.
As for Hinduism, the proper term is Sanatama Dharma, it's not a religion it is a way of life, a philosophy if you will. And it's not your job to decide if a billion people on earth who believe in this will go to hell.
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I would like a wide range of art prints and artists from different time periods and of different styles with different mediums.
I'd like some help with instruction, as I am not artistic at all. I'd like to be able to teach the different techniques, but I don't want it to be too rigid.
I want ds1 to be able to interpret things creatively as he wishes too, so that there isn't just 'one right way'.
I'd like some background history about the print and the artist (simplified to the level of a 5 year old).
And most important, I want it to be fun:D
What has worked best for you all?
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One of my closest friends is Muslim, she covers with hijaab and she's the most outgoing person I know.
There are plenty of standoff-ish, hard-to-talk-to people that don't wear hijaabs too. I've said hello to a number of people in this mostly white, Christian area that we moved to a year ago and have yet to make friends with someone here.
The thought never crossed my mind that I wasn't making friends with any of them because they were Christian. I just felt haven't met anyone that I mesh with yet.
As far as seeing large groups "of those people" at parks and such, they most likely all know each other from the mosque. They have playgroups just like other people do. Friendships are developed with people that go to mosque with each other, just like friendships are developed with people that go to church together.
There are a lot of people that are shy and don't really know how to start a conversation. It can be especially hard for someone who has moved here from abroad and doesn't speak English very well. And often times, even if English is spoken relatively well there are enough cultural differences that can still make conversation intimidating.
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MomtoABCD- Wow, what a great list, thanks for sharing!
LadyAberlin- I'd never heard of Prufrock press, it looks great!
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Starfall is great!
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Around here its Everyday Math.
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Dh and I drink in front of the kids, both at home and at social functions. I remember grappling with the idea of whether or not to when we had ds1. But I figured it would be better to be honest about it and not try to hide or deceive the kids into thinking that we didn't drink.
They are not allowed to have sips ever. (Although there have been accidental sips and both times their faces were so sour!) Just like they can't drink my coffee. I tell them that it's alcohol and alcohol is for adults. You can even ask ds when he allowed alcohol and he'll tell you, 'when I'm 21" :tongue_smilie:
We were actually out somewhere just the other day and ds2 wanted a sip of dh's drink (which was a soda), I told him " no, that's Papa's drink you cannot have any" and he looked at me and said " oh, is that alcohol?" :lol:
There was a lady next to us and she just burst out laughing, she said she expected to turn around and see a bigger boy not a 2 year old!
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The problem is most don't try hard enough to find common ground. Life is certainly different in bigger cities vs rural areas, but one is not necessarily better than the other.
It's different and I'm glad it's different, that's the beauty of America. Not everything and everyone have to be the same, think the same, believe the same. To me that is what equals freedom, and that's our common ground.
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HomeCOO- thanks for sharing your story. I'm sure it must have all been so hard for you and your family. My ds would probably react just as yours has and that saddens me so much.
I've left my boys in the car before, only when I can get a parking space right in front of our small neighborhood gas station/market. When I can see the car clearly (only about 10 feet away), my back is never turned away from the car. If its hot or cold out, I leave the car running with a remote starter from my keyring, so the ac/heat is on without any keys in the car and the doors are locked and the alarm would go off if it was opened and the car would shut down if by chance the kids jumped into the drivers seat and started to push the accelerator, brake or gearshift. I run in and run out (literally).
I can see how this may not be adequate justification for most, just sharing my experience. In this situation, I do not feel there is any harm being done.
I would never, however, leave them and go all the way into the far end of the same gas station that would require me turning my back to them, and never into any other store.
If I were in the situation of finding another person's child in a car, I would most likely wait nearby (not right by the car because I wouldn't want to freak the child out) until a parent came out. If it were longer than 5 min, I would start to get worried. If ten min. past, then I would call the store (411) and have them make an announcement. I'd call because I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving the child out of my sight.
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Well there are stainless steel drinking cups. I wouldn't use them for anything other than water though. They don't break and they're dishwasher safe. We used to have these when I was kid.
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I agree with the others and just use glass. The Ikea ones are cheap and sturdy. I find my kids are much more careful with glass now that they've had a couple of them break early on. And we haven't had a break in well over a year now.
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Before we moved we had Noggin and I loved Yo Gabba Gabba! Ds1 is a difficult eater and we would sing " Try it, you'll like it!" and " There's a party in my tummy" and he would gobble his food right up. I was so sad when we moved and didn't have Noggin anymore.
Now he'll watch:
Sid the Science Kid
Between the Lions
Super Why
Curious George
Cyberchase
Occasionally we'll do Playhouse Disney shows, like Imagination Movers or Handy Mandy. Both kids love Little Einsteins but I can never figure out when it comes on anymore.
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Thanks! I've finished copying the lessons and student pages, hole punched them and got them into a binder:001_smile:
Ds1 helped with the hole punching and it's gotten him all excited about doing math now too!
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I'm in the process of printing out all the things for the first 30 lessons and am wondering if it's necessary to print out the posters. I see in the teacher guides that the pics are used, but are they really a vital part of the program?
If they are, is it better to just print them at home, at a shop or just use the pic on the computer? I'm partial to having hard copies of everything, but it seems like a lot of pics to print.
How do you all do it?
Thanks!
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You guys did an amazing job, it looks wonderful!
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I saw her speak too, I have a couple of her books and I plan on trying to do the writing 8 on paper this fall. We've done the air version a few times but haven't been consistent since we've been in and out all summer. I'm going to try to get my act together do the recommendations.
Sorry, I guess I'm not much help!
What to do in/around Charlottesville, VA?
in General Education Discussion Board
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There is the Discovery Childrens Museum. (They are closed on Mondays)It's on the downtown Mall, which is a fun outdoor area with lots of different restaurants and the "wall of free speech"- basically a huge outdoor chalkboard.
You could walk a few blocks up from there to McGruffy Park (Yes, the McGruffy as in the McGruffey readers:D). Its a fun little park. A couple blocks over from that is the downtown location of Jefferson- Regional Library. Not a whole lot to do there, but a good place to escape for some downtime and A/C.
If its a Friday night, there are Fridays after 5 also on the downtown mall, near the children's museum at the Pavillion. There's music and some people bring a blanket and just sit and hang out.
If you want to venture out of town center, other popular parks are Greenleaf and Pen Park. Greenleaf has a spray area, so if it's hot, that could keep the kids cool.
If you want to make it educational, you could visit Monticello (Jefferson's home) and/or Ashlawn-Highland (Monroe's home). Or tour UVa's Rotunda. Not sure what there schedule is like right now.
Hope you have a great trip!