The Death of Factory Education?

The Shifting Paradigm of Factory Education Part I
The Process of Societal Conditioning

Mention education reform to a crowd and you get any number of responses. One might say schools are failing kids, another that the nation's youth has been dumbed down. Still more might equate education reform with standardized testing. But there is a growing group of parents (and would-be parents) who feel that the American factory education has run its course and education reform simply means a new system. A paradigm shift.

For most people the factory education is the only thing they've ever known. It used to be, back when I was little, that children were born and then they stayed home with their mothers.
Mothers used to stay home too. Some children, for various reasons, went to a pre-school. Often this was in relation to the church that the family attended. At the pre-school the children would learn to sing, and count, and recite the alphabet. They'd make macaroni necklaces and paint at the easel.

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Simple Schooling Anatomy and Physiology II

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Musculoskeletal System
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
renal System
Lymphatic System
Immune System
Reproductive System

Over 290 pages in the Textbook/Workbook, FREE BONUS parent guide and FREE BONUS test Booklet - all for just $25! You will never find an easier homeschool science curriculum than Simple Schooling!

September Simple Days FREEBIES

Hey! Did you forget to sign up for The Simple Homeschool's Freebie Newsletter? If so, you're missing out on some FANTASTIC free Unit Studies! Do you kids LOVE Eagles (stupid question, really - who isn't fascinated by a raptor?)...or how about Reptiles? Were you looking for a fun little copybook on Autumn stuff? And would you like your kids to learn a little about the Biosphere in my Ecology unit?

If you answered yes to any of those questions then what are you waiting for? Sign up for my newsletter and I'll deliver 4 new FREE unit studies to your inbox every month. But just in case you forgot to do that - go check out my free units right here! Hurry though, I take them down on the last day of every month and put them up for sale in the store for 99 cents so I can get ready to make you MORE FREE unit studies the next month!

Teach Your kids Ecology - Not Hyper-Environmentalism!

I know how hard it is. I get it.

You want to be "for" the planet, but you refuse to sign on board with the radical "green" movement of the fanatical left wing of our country. That's why I wrote this little mini-course on Ecology.

Not environmentalism. Ecology. It covers what ecology is and what it is not. It gives them good information about biomes and the biosphere, conservation, nutrient cycles, and sustainability...but this is not pushing the radical "green" agenda. There is no Al Gore here. No Global Warming, and no Communist Green Jobs Czar telling people that the system must be "re-made".

I don't even know what system he is talking about, but what I am talking about is science. The science of ecology. If you want your kids to start learning the truth about our environment without the hype and lies, then try my $10 mini-course.

75 pages of truth is a good start.

J. Anne

Last Days to Save 40% off Simple Schooling

Yes, that's right. The Simple Homeschool sale is coming to an end and it will be goin' bye-bye on the 31st. If you still want to cash in on the savings, well then just use coupon code...

BackToHomeSchool

...during checkout! And don't forget that the August freebies will be taken down on Monday the 31st as well! If you haven't signed up for the freebies yet, well heck - take a look at them and then subscribe! You'll NEVER find more valuable homeschool freebies than those right here at The Simple Homeschool!

Happy Homeschooling!

August Simple Days

Hi Homeschoolers!

I am have been very busy over the summer trying to make sure all the curriculum I had planned got out and ready for you guys to take advantage of. So far, all is well. Middle School Physics hit the store last month and American History went on sale August 1st. For anyone who hasn't made a history choice yet - this is the easiest program you'll come across. Loaded with information, worksheets, and a parent guide included - it is a print and plop winner! Enough stuff for a whole year is included - 60 units, 2 x a week? Sound good? Eh? No stress - zero prep. That's what we strive to do.

There are two grade levels - the upper school level is the 60 units 2x a week and it covers the Vikings to the Constitution - IN DEPTH! One entire year devoted to the Founding. The little kids versionis 40 unit studies that covers the Vikings to just after the Civil War. Add to them - or not. They come with what you need to get the job done.

Speaking of print and plop - the August Simple Days are out today. I know that getting back to school can be stressful, especially when you are teaching little ones and big ones at the same time! So I went ahead and made all 4 of the freebies for elementary kids. Keep them learning, interested, and busy while you help your teens get the hang of their new science, math, or history program.

This month's freebies are:

• All About Autumn


• Ocean Basics


• The Gingerbread Man


• The Solar System
  

Well, there's plenty more where that came from! As you probably know - we sell the freebies in the Store for 99 cents after the last day of the month and if you've missed some Simple Days in the past you can find them there. At the end of June we decided to compile them into age appropriate bundles to save file space over at E-Junkie and now you can get those compilations here:

• Little Kids


• Middle Kids


• Big Kids

Well ladies (and gentlemen!)...I wish you all the best in your homeschool year! Whether you are just starting out or going on year 8 like me - there's no place like home!

J. Anne Huss

www-The-Simple-Homeschool.com

Middle School Physics

Don't think it is possible do you? ;)

Well, Simple Schooling knows just how to make complicated things, like physics, well...simple! And we've done it again. Now your Middle Schooler can learn all about physics by using our well thought out, all-inclusive courses geared for 7th graders.

Who needs Physical Science when they can have the real thing?

Seriously, enough already with the weather...they learn about the weather for years. Let them in on the secrets of the universe - give them real science and see how far it takes them!

Here's what you get for the meager price of just $25 per course:

Simple Schooling Middle School Physics I

Motion

Forces

Vector and Scalar Quantities

Momentum

Energy

Circular Motion

Center of Gravity

Rotational Mechanics

Universal Gravitation

Gravitational Interactions

Satellite Motion

Simple Schooling Middle School Physics II

Special Relativity

Matter

States of Matter

Temperature/Heat/Expansion

Transmission of Heat

Changing States of Matter

Thermodynamics

Vibrations and Waves

Sound/Light/Color

Reflection/Refraction/Defraction/Displacement

Electrical Forces

Currents and Circuits

Magnetism

Elecrtomagnetism

The Quantum World and Radioactivity

One whole year of Middle School Physics that includes tests, quizzes, workbook, textbook, hand-on lab, computer lab, animations, and video!

Your student has never had a science class like this before! And you won't find a more SIMPLE way to do homeschool science - EVER!