Patriocentric Beliefs

Copyright Dawn Perkins @5Kids and a Dog

Note: I uncovered this post buried in my unfinished Drafts file. I can’t think of anything else to add, and I’m not sure what else I had planned, so I am just going to post it as is. It’s pretty self-explanatory.  I am praying that this year’s (2010) homeschool conference, set for March,

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Effects of Militant Fecundity on the Mother

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As I have been studying this whole patriocentricity movement, I keep asking myself this question: What EFFECT does having one baby after another have on the mother?

I well remember our “first round” of kids: My husband had two already, I had one, and we had one together. That was 4

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Patriocentric View of Youth Groups

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To isolate students completely from the entire world is unhealthy! That isn’t to say we cannot INsolate them, but what that entails is giving them the tools to reach others while ALSO giving them the foundation and protection to work from.

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Unsheltered Homeschooling

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Last year, at the homeschool conference, my husband and I ran the cafe while our 13 year old J handled my used curriculum table. She’s quite capable and friendly, and she did a great job. I split the profits with her.

Looking around at homeschool functions, I’ve always noticed those

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Our Real Life, versus Patriocentricity

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To contrast the recent topics here on 5 Kids and a Dog, I want to give you a little snapshot or two of what our family is like. What real homeschooling in a fairly average working class family is like.

Daddy (that’s E) works as a Scale Tech. He builds, sells,

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