Report: Homeschooling growing 7 times faster than public school enrollment.

Report: Homeschooling growing 7 times faster than public school enrollment.

 As dissatisfaction with the U.S. public school system grows, apparently so has the appeal of homeschooling. Educational researchers, in fact, are expecting a surge in the number of students educated at home by their parents over the next ten years, as more parents reject public schools.
A recent report in Education News states that, since 1999, the number of children who are homeschooled has increased by 75%. Though homeschooled children represent only 4% of all school-age children nationwide, the number of children whose parents choose to educate them at home rather than a traditional academic setting is growing seven times faster than the number of children enrolling in grades K-12 every year.
As homeschooling has become increasingly popular, common myths that have long been associated with the practice of homeschooling have been debunked.
Any concerns about the quality of education children receive by their parents can be put to rest by the consistently high placement of homeschooled students on standardized assessment exams. Data demonstrates that those who are independently educated generally score between the 65th and 89th percentile on these measures, while those in traditional academic settings average at around the 50th percentile. In addition, achievement gaps between sexes, income levels, or ethnicity—all of which have plagued public schools around the country—do not exist in homeschooling environments.
According to the report:
Recent studies laud homeschoolers’ academic success, noting their significantly higher ACT-Composite scores as high schoolers and higher grade point averages as college students. Yet surprisingly, the average expenditure for the education of a homeschooled child, per year, is $500 to $600, compared to an average expenditure of $10,000 per child, per year, for public school students.
The high achievement level of homeschoolers is readily recognized by recruiters from some of the best colleges in the nation. Home-educated children matriculate in colleges and attain a four-year degree at much higher rates than their counterparts from both public and private schools. Schools such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke Universities all actively recruit homeschoolers.
Similarly, the common myth that homeschoolers “miss out” on so-called “socialization opportunities,” often thought to be a vital aspect of traditional academic settings, has proven to be without merit. According to the National Home Education Research Institute survey, homeschoolers tend to be more socially engaged than their peers and demonstrate “healthy social, psychological, and emotional development, and success into adulthood.”
From the report:
Based on recent data, researchers such as Dr. Brian Ray (NHERI.org) “expect to observe a notable surge in the number of children being homeschooled in the next 5 to 10 years. The rise would be in terms of both absolute numbers and percentage of the K to 12 student population. This increase would be in part because…[1] a large number of those individuals who were being home educated in the 1990’s may begin to homeschool their own school-age children and [2] the continued successes of home-educated students.”

Sursa:  http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/07/Report-Growth-in-Homeschooling-Outpacing-Public-Schools

''To call woman weaker sex is a libel''

"To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?"
Mahatma Gandhi, in "Young India", 4 October 1930

Avantajele vegetarianismului în lumea animală

Tortoise vs Turtle

Tortoises and Turtles are both reptiles from the family of Testudines, the major difference being that the land dwelling ones are called Tortoises and water dwelling are called Turtles. The body of a tortoise and a turtle both is shielded by a shell, the upper part of which is called Carapace and the lower portion is called Plastron. The Carapace and the Plastron are attached at the end by a bridge which means that though the head and limbs may be withdrawn from the shell, the whole body can never be totally detached from it. These reptiles are generally reclusive and shy in nature. The differences between turtle and tortoise are as follows:

Comparison chart:

	Tortoise	Turtle
Definition:	A Tortoise is a reptile from the Chelonian family and dwells well on land.	A Turtle is a reptile from the Chelonian family and dwells well in the water.
Distribution:	Found mostly in Asia and Africa but some species exist in the Americas too.	Africa, America
Shape of the shell:	Mostly large dome shaped shells (with bumps on the top in some species.)	Mostly flat, streamlined shells
Weight of the shell:	The shells are heavier	Generally light-weight shell
Limbs:	Feet are short and sturdy with bent legs	Webbed feet with long claws
Diet:	Eats fruits and veggies	Eats fruits, veggies, and meat so they are omnivores.
Birth:	Tortoise hatchlings move from their nest to the mothers burrow soon after birth	Turtle hatchlings stay in their nest on their own for 90-120 days
Class:	Reptilia	Reptilia
Kingdom:	Animalia	Animalia
Family:	Chelonians	Chelonians
Crown Group:	Chelonia	Chelonia
Lifespan:	80-150 years (The longest living Tortoise is 326 years)	20-40 years the oldest was 86 years

RESPECT Johanna Quaas 86 ani

Johanna Quaas

To cap it all off, Johanna is also very modest.

“It is great feeling to be included and I hope the record inspires others to realize it's never too late,” she says.

She knows what she’s talking about: once an avid gymnast raised in a family of gymnasts, she gave it up to have babies and start a family. Later in life, she realized what was missing from it and started working out again.

She was in her fifties by then, entering her first completion at the age of 56.

Johanna even had a job as a PE teacher but she’s definitely inspiring more people now that she’s retired. Considering she’s 86 years old and doing this kind of things, it’s really no wonder why that happens.

Mrs. Quaas describes herself as “an early bird,” whose only morning routine is “running up and down the stairs.” She runs outdoors as well, while making sure she stays flexible with yoga.