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By Milehimama on Sep 27, 2009 in In the News, Why We Homeschool | 6 Comments

I have a new article up on my Examiner site. Obama’s talking about having school on weekends and throughout summer, as well as extending school hours each day.
Perhaps the children need a union, demanding a 40 hour education week, along with 15 minute breaks to spend outside playing.
Call me crazy, but I don’t think more [...]

Obama Song to Children »

By Milehimama on Sep 24, 2009 in Why We Homeschool | 10 Comments

I’m sure you’ve all seen the Obama rap that public school children performed last spring.
No? Here it is:

Appalling, no? The principal doesn’t think so. He sent a letter home to parents. Unfortunately, I can’t link directly because the school site crashed.
Here are the lyrics. Note: the principal says this was for Black History Month – [...]

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