Comments on: Government Budget Cuts: Time to Think Alternatively for Education http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/#comment-12172 Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid : Eco Child’s Play Tue, 26 May 2009 14:32:24 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3758#comment-12172 [...] more the kids ate fast food, the lower the test scores. Perhaps our public schools need to avoid solely focusing on their standardized tests, and instead outreach to families to [...] [...] more the kids ate fast food, the lower the test scores. Perhaps our public schools need to avoid solely focusing on their standardized tests, and instead outreach to families to [...]

]]> By: EcoLabel Fundraising http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/#comment-12171 EcoLabel Fundraising Sat, 23 May 2009 12:57:48 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3758#comment-12171 Wow! Part-time enrollment is a great option. I admire anyone that home-schools. It takes a lot of dedication. I used to work within schools, so I know how hard it is to educate a child. I am always disappointed when I hear budget cuts in Education. I truly believe Education can cure most social problems. Wow! Part-time enrollment is a great option. I admire anyone that home-schools. It takes a lot of dedication. I used to work within schools, so I know how hard it is to educate a child.

I am always disappointed when I hear budget cuts in Education. I truly believe Education can cure most social problems.

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/#comment-12169 Crimson Wife Sat, 23 May 2009 09:47:31 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3758#comment-12169 You're lucky that your district offers part-time enrollment. I would love to homeschool math & English in the mornings (those are the ones where she's working quite a bit above grade-level) and then outsource the other subjects. Unfortunately, our district has an all-or-nothing policy :-( You’re lucky that your district offers part-time enrollment. I would love to homeschool math & English in the mornings (those are the ones where she’s working quite a bit above grade-level) and then outsource the other subjects. Unfortunately, our district has an all-or-nothing policy :-(

]]> By: Sun Bae http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/#comment-12173 Sun Bae Fri, 22 May 2009 15:44:44 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3758#comment-12173 I think this is a great intro article for those thinking about options other than public schooling. One way to sum up this article is to say that curriculum costs for alternatives to public school education are very flexible, determined mainly by not what kind of topics you want your children to learn, but rather, how you want your children to learn. Sun Bae I think this is a great intro article for those thinking about options other than public schooling.

One way to sum up this article is to say that curriculum costs for alternatives to public school education are very flexible, determined mainly by not what kind of topics you want your children to learn, but rather, how you want your children to learn.

Sun Bae

]]> By: Whitney Grubbs http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/20/government-budget-cuts-time-to-think-alternatively-for-education/#comment-12170 Whitney Grubbs Thu, 21 May 2009 18:43:20 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3758#comment-12170 Another excellent option for environmentally conscious parents looking for other options is Clackamas Web Academy. A hybrid model that supplements on-line curriculum with science labs, SWERP (stream water restoration project with PSU), volunteer projects at local nonprofits (including SOLV, Clackamas Parks, Watershed restoration, etc.), internships & FREE college credits at CCC. http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/success_at_a_public_charter_sc.html Another excellent option for environmentally conscious parents looking for other options is Clackamas Web Academy. A hybrid model that supplements on-line curriculum with science labs, SWERP (stream water restoration project with PSU), volunteer projects at local nonprofits (including SOLV, Clackamas Parks, Watershed restoration, etc.), internships & FREE college credits at CCC.

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/success_at_a_public_charter_sc.html

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