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School Shooting

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Another tragedy hit our education system today with shootings at Virginia Tech. At a little after seven o’clock this morning a call was made to the campus police reporting a shooting at West Amber Johnson residence hall. While the shootings were being investigated, another report came in from shootings across campus at classrooms in Norris Hall. Altogether, 32 people were killed and over 20 more were injured. The single shooter is also dead. It has not been confirmed yet if the shooter took his on life or was shot by police. However, this may be the worst campus shooting in … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review April 7- 13, 2007

In the homeschooling blogs from last week I continued with the curriculum glossary project, and hope to have it done by the end of the month, along with an outline page so that you can easily find the curriculum that is right for you. I also touched on a few on a few homeschool topics that will interest you. Here is the homeschooling week in review for April 7- 13. April 7, 2007: Homeschoolers Tend to be Withdrawn? Was the question I began with last week. This argument refuted the notion (once again) that is constantly brought up about the … Continue reading →

Reasons I am glad I homeschool: Local School Dangers

Today at a local school, probably 30 minutes from my front door, a student walked into school carrying what he said was a bomb. The child was a freshman, was 14 years old, and seemed confused and agitated. It will probably be weeks before anyone knows what his motives were. Fortunately, disaster was averted, as the school, with a population of 1700 students, was evacuated and the “bomb” did not go off. Whether it was a real bomb or not, has not been disclosed. He surrendered a few hours later. While I do not keep my children in my presence … Continue reading →