John Taylor Gatto The Public School Model from Prussia, and How it Works for You

Here is John Taylor Gatto.  He's a pertty old guy who says that schools are in the buisness of molding and shaping schildren, not teaching them.

In csse you do not know who John Taylor Gatto is....
Wikipedia describes him as :

".... an American author and former school teacher with nearly 30 years of experience in the classroom. He devoted much of his energy to his teaching career, then, following his resignation, authored several books on modern education, criticizing its ideology, history, and consequences. He is best known for the underground classic "Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling", and his magnum opus "The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling."  John Taylor Gatto was named New York City Teacher of the Year in 1989, 1990, and 1991, before his retiring and additionally, he was named New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991

You can read his biography here.
You can read, The Six Lesson School Teacher, here.

The Extending of Childhood, video bvelow, by John Taylor Gatto. ( read it: here)
(Lengthening of the Period of Dependence.)

In An Emergency...

Does your child know what do do at home in a home emergency should one arise?
Have you instructed your child on answering the door and phone while you are preoccupied or not at home?

Here are some helpful articles, tips and reminders to help you have an important lesson on safety with your kids about safty issues while homeschooling.


9-1-1 Calls... How to teach kids to call 9-1-1.. from Cell Phone Sally down in Texas

Article on Safety by Homeschool Views

Accident Prevention Household Safety Checklists

Fire Safety for Homeschooling Families  
We often hear about fire drills taking place in our public schools. Do we hold fire drills in our homeschools, and if not, well then, why aren’t we? 

Fire Safety teaching Ideas for Early Education with  Printables to use (FREE)

Kidpower Article...What Parents Need to Know About Personal Safety For Children and various helpful articles for talking to children about personal safety issues.

Red Cross'  Disater and Safety Library

Weather Related Emergency Information... Borchures for Families from NOAA.

The Book-Book

See the amazing features of the "Book-Book" explained for the new generation.

"Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. "

–James Madison, U.S. President,

Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on Control of the Military, June 16, 1788

 in: History of the Virginia Federal Convention of 1788, vol. 1, p. 130 (H.B. Grigsby ed. 1890).