Category Archives: Homeschoolers

Jul
20
2007

Public Schools Promoting Islam?

By Mimi Rothschild Randy Dotinga of The Christian Science Monitor reports that public schools around the nation are changing their schedules, policies, cafeteria food, and setting up prayer rooms, all to accommodate Muslim students. The intention of this blog posting is not to argue against the religion of Islam, but rather expose the apparent hypocrisy [...]

By Mimi Rothschild | Also posted in Christianity, Exodus Mandate, Public School System, Southern Baptist Academy, Southern Baptists Speaking Out, Trends in Homeschooling | Comments (2)
Jul
03
2007

Texas Charter Schools, Part One: Failing and Cheating

By Mimi Rothschild According to The Dallas Morning News, some charter schools in Texas are nothing short of fraudulent and Texans are now paying dearly for a decision they made in 1998. On September 10th, 1998, the State Board of Education in Texas came under fire from the audience and decided to reject recommendations made [...]

By Mimi Rothschild | Also posted in Exodus Mandate, Homeschooling vs Charter Schools, Public School System, Southern Baptist Academy, Southern Baptist Homeschooling News, Trends in Homeschooling | Comments (1)
Jun
14
2007

Public School Students take Field Trip to Planned Parenthood

By Mimi Rothschild Last week, Parkland Middle School students in the STAY program, “a program for at-risk middle school students that is operated by the YMCA,” went on a field trip to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood “is America’s leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America’s [...]

By Mimi Rothschild | Also posted in Public School System, Southern Baptist Academy, Trends in Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Jun
06
2007

The Southern Baptist Academy Summer Reading List and Summer Programs

By Mimi Rothschild What are your homeschoolers doing this summer? Going back in time? Sailing on the high seas? Hanging out with the three little pigs? Summer is the perfect time for homeschoolers to improve their readings skills and have a blast while doing it. We’ve compiled a comprehensive summer reading list for each Grace [...]

By Mimi Rothschild | Also posted in Activities for Homeschoolers, Homeschooling Tips, Southern Baptist Academy, Southern Baptist Homeschooling News, Trends in Homeschooling | Comments (2)
May
31
2007

Homeschooler Helps Animals in Need

By Mimi Rothschild Andy Jones could have asked for anything for his 13th birthday. Most 13 year old boys I know would’ve asked for a bike, a video game, a gadget of some kind–but not Andy Jones. Instead, the homeschool student from North Carolina gave up receiving birthday gifts to help animals in need. Andy [...]

By Mimi Rothschild | Also posted in Southern Baptist Academy | Comments (5)