Alasandra's Homeschool Blog Awards

• The 204th Carnival of Homeschooling

  Drop by Examiner.com to read The 204th Carnival of Homeschooling hosted by Sherene Silverberg. I particularly enjoyed the post by Kris from Weird, Unsocialized, Homeschoolers. My cousins' daughter is a huge fan of The Twilight series. ' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:08am EST
  

• Large number of Mississippi schools at risk of failure

  About 30 percent of Mississippi’s 152 school districts are at-risk of failing based on the state Department of Education’s new accountability system.
  Large number of Mississippi schools at risk of failure - Local - SunHerald.com [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:27am EST
  

• Teacher charged with pot growing at home - Featured Story - SunHerald.com

  Teacher charged with pot growing at home - Featured Story - SunHerald.com [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:38am EST
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  A Pondering Heart is hosting this weeks CoH. She is promoting those other awards. Don't forget to nominate your favorite Adult, Group or Youth Blog for Alasandra's Homeschool Blog Awards. Nominations will be closed after Thanksgiving and voting will commence shortly thereafter.' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Substitute teacher accused of sexual battery

  From The Sun Herald Substitute teacher accused of sexual battery [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:22am EST
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling ~ The NaNoWriMo Edition

  Stop by Janice Campbell's blog Taking Time For Things That Matter and check out the CoH ~ The NaNoWriMo Edition' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:53pm EST
  

• 201st Carnival of Homeschooling Saving Time

  As soon as I get the time I plan to check out The 201st Carnival of Homeschooling Saving Time. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• Consent Of The Governed: Carnival of Homeschooling - 200th Edition - Party On!

  Consent Of The Governed: Carnival of Homeschooling - 200th Edition - Party On! [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 5:49am EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling ~ The Postcard Edition

  Speaking of postcards check out the Pet Postcard Project a fun way to feed shelter pets. Now without further ado here is the Carnival of Homeschooling. [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 2:14pm EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  Drop by the Nerd Family to read the latest edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. I thought I submitted a post this week, but I guess I didn't as it's not included. [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 5:58am EDT
  

• Going Pink

  This blog is going PINK for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 2:13pm EDT
  

• Songs About Presidents

  A lot of conservatives are up in arms about school children singing a song about President Obama. Some of those in an uproar are conservative homeschoolers, so it was ironic that I stumbled on this site geared toward Christian homeschoolers when researching this post.
  
  Songs of The US [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:12pm EDT
  

• Banned Books Week

  I can't believe I almost missed Banned Books Week. You can read all about it at the American Library Association's Website.
  
  I challenge you to read a Banned Book. [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  

• Parent Finds the Conterversay Over Obama Song Laughable

  
  From CNN
  The songs
  Song 1: (The one in the video)
  
  
  Mm, mmm, mm!
  Barack Hussein Obama
  
  He said that all must lend a hand
  To make this country strong again
  Mmm, mmm, mm!
  
  Barack Hussein Obama
  He said we must be fair today
  Equal [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 6:11am EDT
  

• Parents Approved Of Obama Song Lyrics - That Fox Calls "Indoctrination?"

  
  
  
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 7:10pm EDT
  

• Much Ado About Nothing

  Editor: No parents objected to Obama song lyrics The right is at it again with their Obama bashing, and yet again their outrage is misguided.
  
  Mitchell told On the Record with Greta Van Susteren that parents were sent the lyrics of the song in advance, as is standard procedure [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  

• Book Review

  The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra ~ Great Book!!!!!! " A religion of love has moved alarmingly in the direction of hatred, although outright hatred may not be preached from the pulpit. What is preached is self-righteous intolerance." [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:03pm EDT
  

• Nominees for Best Homeschool Blog 2009

  
  Adult Blogs
  A Small Corner of NowhereMind Games Life, Homesteading, and Everything The Thinking Mother Blogging 'bout BoysHome Spun JugglingSpiralingJanice Campbell  Taking Time For Things That MatterJimmie's CollageLet's Play MathLittle Blue School. Homeschool MusingsGroup Blogs
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 4:29pm EDT
  

• Ex-Flowood teacher faces sex charges

  What is it with these public school teachers? Ex-Flowood teacher faces sex charges. [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 6:54am EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling - Learning About the Autumnal Equinox

  Appollos Academy is hosting this weeks Carnival of Homeschooling - Learning About the Autumnal Equinox
  
  
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:24pm EDT
  

• Homeschool Blog Awards - Nominations now open

  
  Please nominate your favorite blog for Alasandra's Homeschool Blog Awards. The 2008 Winners Get In Hang On - Adult Blog, The Homeschool Classroom - Group Blog, and Just My Cup of Coffee - Youth Blog are not eligible this year.
  
  Please nominate your' [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
  

• Dewey's Treehouse: Carnival of Homeschooling #194: Creatures and Critters

  I am fixing to sit down with a cup of coffee and enjoy Dewey's Treehouse: Carnival of Homeschooling #194: Creatures and Critters, I hope you will join me.' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:59am EDT
  

• Oh the Stupidity

  Several Presidents have given speeches to school children. This was in the Soundoffs for September 7th, 2009 Sun Herald
  
  Remember Ike?When I was a teenager, I was with a group when President Eisenhower spoke to us. I do not remember a word, but I do remember the President [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  The HomeSpun Life: Homeschool Carnival: Virtual Blog Conference [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 6:48am EDT
  

• Football player wrests gun from girl on bus

  And they wonder why people homeschool. Luckily thanks to quick action by another student (the football player) no one was injured. [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:47am EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  Enjoy this weeks CoH. [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
  

• The Carnival of Homeschooling Has Style

  Check out the We've Got Style CoH.' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 1:06pm EDT
  

• Home Spun Juggling: Carnival of Homeschooling: The Juggling Workshop

  Home Spun Juggling: Carnival of Homeschooling: The Juggling Workshop [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 6:20am EDT
  

• LOLCATS

  

  
  
  The Carnival of Homeschooling is being hosted at HomeschoolBuzz go by and check out the LOLCATS Edition.
  
  *Graphic Courtesy of Zoolatry [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:54am EDT
  

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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
  

• Game Day

  Visit About Homeschooling for this weeks Carnival of Homeschooling. [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 1:06pm EDT
  

• Another messy divorce case

  This is so NOT a homeschooling issue. [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 6:25am EDT
  

• Loving Summer

  The Loving Summer edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling is up. [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
  

• As Time Goes By ~ CoH

  Check out the Carnival of Homeschooling hosted at Homeschool CPA [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  

• Homeschoolings advantages far outweigh any preconceived shortcomings

  My response to Homeschooling is a bad idea by Sylvia Biu. It's really annoying when these ignorant self opinionated people make all these idiotic statements about a subject they obviously know nothing about.
  
  Biu says
  There are notable drawbacks to homeschooling children.
  Actually I am not aware [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 4:10am EDT
  

• Mississippi Gulf Coast:: Proposed highway route threatens homes

  Mississippi Gulf Coast:: Proposed highway route threatens homes [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  #185 [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  

• Why Homeschool: The Carnival of Homeschooling - the Founding Fathers edition

  
  
  Why Homeschool is hosting this weeks CoH. Check out - the Founding Fathers edition
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 4:17pm EDT
  

• Not the worst reasons to homeschool

  My response to Heather's post Worst reasons to homeschool.
  
  I appreciate that she isn't trying to bash homeschooling but really why are we debating homeschooling? Do we debate public schooling? private schooling?
  
  Heather does admit that there are good reasons to homeschool, she then goes on to' [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 8:23am EDT
  

• Mississippi Gulf Coast: Keep Highway 15 Out of Jackson County

  Mississippi Gulf Coast: Keep Highway 15 Out of Jackson County [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 6:15pm EDT
  

• The Lazy Days of Summer

  Carnival of Homeschooling [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 11:16am EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  This week we have Summer Transition.
  
  You can visit last weeks Summer Party here. [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 5:13pm EDT
  

• Public School Teacher Entices Girl to Send Sexy Photos

  A former (public) school teacher is accused of enticing a 14-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit pictures of herself, police said.

  Long Beach police arrested Joseph Eugene Council, 32, on multiple charges from a complaint of alleged misconduct in June with a girl who had been one of his [...]

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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 7:04am EDT
  

• Disgraceful

  Why Homeschool: Update on teacher who had students vote a boy out of class [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
  

• Tragedy at Holocaust Museum used to take a potshot at homeschoolers.

  Apparently some people have to take a potshot at homeschooling no matter what the subject is.One of the many reasons parents use as a reason for homeschooling is that it protects their children from the violence in public schools. In this particular situation, homeschooling would not have protected these [...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 8:14am EDT
  

• Carnival of Homeschooling

  
  Drop by Principled Discovery to check out the Field Guide Edition. [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 6:09am EDT
  

• What you can learn in a homeschool

  Frog Guts, Jell-o and Character by Laura Snyder is her attempt to explain what lessons she thinks your kids will not learn if they are homeschooled and why her kids are still enrolled in public schools that she finds lacking.
  
  I’ve found that the public school system can [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 1:14pm EDT
  

• Those Safe Public Schools?

  Hillsborough County prosecutors allege the four boys raped the 13-year-old victim multiple times over two months with a broomstick and hockey stick.
  
  The prosecutor said the victim's screams could be heard outside the boys' locker room at Walker Middle School, in southern Tampa, where the allegedly assaults took [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 6:44am EDT
  

• Great Homeschooling Post

  Drop by 52 Churches and read
  208: It’s True. I Only Homeschool to Piss Off Other People, Part I [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
  

• Who does the brainwashing parents or public school teachers?

  JESSE SCACCIA seems to think homeschool parents brainwash their children, these are what he feels are the risk of homeschooling and my rebuttal.
  
  1. The “Othering” of Public School Students
  Apparently it's OK for Jesse Scaccia to criticize homeschooling, homeschool parents and homeschool students but how dare we' [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 7:43pm EDT