 media believe what Modi’s government and Indian media told them about Pakistan, but it is changing very rapidly now. Take a look at world leaders now. 

Perhaps it helped that Modi shot himself in the foot with how he and his media handled Pulwama and what he did recently in Kashmir. It wouldn’t affect india’s diplomatic ties with the world but Indian govt has definitely lost credibility in the west as far as their stance on Pakistan is concerned. But none of that by itself would have improved Pakistan’s image if it wasn’t for the great foreign diplomacy effort of the current government. This is something which we never had in the past and it hurt us badly.This post would be more accurately titled, “What I Wish I Believed About Homeschooling When I Began.” It’s not that people didn’t tell me. I even went to the Homeschool Convention so that professional homeschoolers could tell me some of these things. I just didn’t believe it. I was too busy listening to the voice in my head. Ya know…the one that sounds a lot like insecurity. But, you. You’re different. You’re gonna “get it.” You are gonna learn from my worrying, is what you’re going to do, because I did enough of that for all of us.
If you are thinking that homeschooling may be an option for your family – Good on you for being brave! After you check out this post on homeschooling {…and this FAQ post…and this one about the good, the bad, and the ugly}, I want to talk to you even more! I’m serious. These are those times when I want more than a blog post.  But since that isn’t an option for most of you, let’s just get on with it.
Your education was not perfect. Newsflash :: Your kids’ education won’t be perfect either, regardless of your choice. Let’s just get this one out of the way. There are going to be gaps. One year, I had a teacher who was going through a divorce. We took notes, did worksheets, and she gave us study guides and allowed us to use them on the quizzes and tests. I learned NOTHING that year in Science. This was not the norm, but the point is, that would be considered a less than awesome experience.
Teachers do not do everything in the textbooks. In my mind, I really knew this. I was just determined to do it better, so in my mind, that meant doing every single thing in a textbook. Nope. About four years of homeschooling down, and I finally got it. I’m stubborn like that.
“School” really does only take a fraction of the time. When the teacher/student ratio is 1:2 or 1:1, it doesn’t take as along for the student to grasp a concept. Not only that, you aren’t having to teach to all different learning styles. Homeschoolers only have to teach to their own kids.
Homeschooling is not a marriage. You are not in a covenant relationship with homeschooling. There are options. Each year, our homeschooling has looked different. Now, we are in a season of planning for high school. We are looking into all the options, including re-entering school! Gasp! It’s not that homeschooling is failing us, it’s just that we want to be in prayerful consideration of all the options, for which we are so grateful to have.
You were your children’s first teacher. You’ve already been teaching them {ABCs, manners, head, shoulders, knees, toes…}.  You are the expert on “All things Your-Child’s-Name-Here.” Trust your gut, not the State Standards. In 20 years, will doing State History in 3rd grade or 5th grade really matter? YOU decide if it does.
They will, they will, TEST YOU! {I don’t know where that came from, except that we’ve recently watched A Knight’s Tale on Netflix.} Anyway, when the honeymoon is over, your child will test you. It might look like “I don’t get this” or “You’re not a teacher” or “I want to go to real school”. They will say and do nearly anything in order to do what they want in the moment. You will be tested. Pass this test. WIN this war.
“Gifted” students will not get bored. In fact, homeschooling opens up the world to the student with a high aptitude. Not only that, but the notion that a student with high aptitude will be stunted by homeschooling is just crazy-talk, too. If a child is truly gifted, nothing can stop her. Nothing.
1/2 an hour per grade level is a good rule of thumb. Because we would get through our book work so fast sometimes, I would just keep going, for fear that if we were finished in two hours or less, that meant we weren’t doing enough. As I said before, it just doesn’t take that long. In addition, you can do too much, resulting in burnout for you and your student. I might argue this is worse than not doing enough. One could leave them wanting more and one could leave them DONE.
Rest and play are necessary. Play time is not a reward. It is part of learning. Rest and play are important for mom and kids. Now listen, I definitely advocate using a trip to the cool park as an incentive to get school done. At the same time, I advocate taking school to the park! It all works! Especially when the weather’s good!
Bad days are redeemed. We have seen this over and over. My meltdowns or theirs. From the completely unproductive days to the completely combative days, God redeems them all. I believe with everything I have in me that God restored lost time for us over and over. Believe it.
I know there is so much more. I just hope this information resonates with somebody!
Thank you for this! We’re going to start homeschooling our oldest this Fall and this article has some great advice!Penn State police charged Nittany Lion tailback Austin Scott with rape, sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault today for his part an incident Oct. 5 in the Nittany Apartments Complex.
Scott is charged with one count of rape, one count of sexual assault, two counts of aggravated indecent assault, two counts of indecent assault and one count of simple assault, according to a press release issued by the PSU police department.Scott was arraigned in State College before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Horner and released on $50,000 unsecured bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 11 a.m.
Scott was arraigned in State College before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Horner and released on $50,000 unsecured bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 11 a.m.
According to police, the incident occurred at 4 a.m. the day before Penn State beat Iowa 27-7 at Beaver Stadium. PSU coach Joe Paterno did not allow Scott to dress for the Iowa game and suspended him for an unspecified violation of team rules.
"As with any sexual assault or crime that occurs, we obviously can't get into a lot of detail,'' PSU spokesman Lisa Powers said when asked about Scott. "We're waiting for the matter to be a adjudicated by the court.''
"As coach Paterno stated earlier this week, (Scott) has not participated with the team since the end of last week, and we do not anticipate any further comment at this time,'' PSU assistant athletic director Jeff Nelson said
For more on this story, see Saturday's edition of The Patriot-News.
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Doesn't anyone write about football anymore?
It amazes me how these college girls have NO fear going back to a man's apartment during late night hours, BUT they fear saying the word "NO" when sexual activity occurs. NO means NO.....STOP means STOP. If these two words fail to get used during unwanted sexual foreplay.... claims should be dismissed due to negligence. This afterwards guilt and finger pointing is destroying the resources for people who become raped victims. PS.... I have a 21-year old daughter in college where I continually educate her to these matters.I haven't played this, and honestly don't plan to, but Hotline Miami sounds close to what you're describing.

[Hotline Miami is an extremely difficult ultraviolence top-down shooter with over-the-top 16-bit blood and gore. After every successful level, you aren't magically teleported away. Rather, you walk through the building you just littered with gore and blood. You slash and maim your way to the end titles, where you are confronted by your "bosses."](/spoiler)

[The next playthrough, your character is someone you had killed. As this new character, you kill the previous player character the moment they killed "you" while on their way to the first endgame. You get to a new ending, and the criminal masterminds start monologuing. After a moment, you realize they can't be talking to your character. They're the game developers, addressing you, the player, and you realize the entire game was you interacting with the developers, them guiding you through an incredibly high body count, and how you react to the game they made.](/spoiler)
