Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Hitting Is Not Patient by Susan Lawrence

Hitting is not patient; hitting is not kind;
hitting is arrogant and rude and adults who hit children are insisting on their own way.
Adults who hit children are irritable and resentful;
they punish what they perceive as wrongdoing,
instead of rejoicing in the truthful nature of children.
Adults who hit children cannot bear, or believe in, or find hope in,
or endure the normal behavior of children.

Hitting should end.

My Own Education

I've pulled out the book work again (long overdue) and am back hitting the books again. I'm in the process of getting my N.D. (Doctor of Naturopathy) and my M.H. (Master Herbalist) from Trinity School of Natural Health.

I'm still trying to decide what to do my dissertation on. Though I am able to side-track the dissertation by getting my CNHP certification. But still, that's no easy feat.

I'm behind schedule to finish on time. So I need to ask for an extension and I pray that they gracefully extend me one.

Why I Left HomeschoolBlogger.com

Do any of you blog on the homeschool blogger? Some homeschoolers are boycotting them because they have banner ads for the The Old Schoolhouse Magazine (which runs full page ads for the Pearl's lecture series and books contained within), the Pearl's advocate "training" children by beating them with plumbing supplies because they're cheap and won't leave bruises.  (HomeschoolBlogger.com and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine are both interlinked in their ownership!  Gina Suarez.)
Here's a mothering.com discussion about it: www.mothering.com

A bit about the owner of homeschoolblogger defending the Pearls:
In an article published today about a child abuse case in NC, Gina Suarez, publisher of Homeschoolblogger.com, is quoted defending the use of plumbing supply lines to beat your child. "[The Pearls] are talking about something that would fit in a purse," Suarez said. "The only way you can kill a child with that is by shoving it down his throat." www.newsobserver.com

Here's an article where the Pearls (the dad on this page) tell women to stay with husbands even if they beat them, beat the kids, or molest the kids. If he won't stop molesting the kids you can have him arrested and testify against him but you should be waiting "with open arms" for him when he gets out. UGH. www.nogreaterjoy.org

Here is some more discussions on the issue: www.tulipgirl.com

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