re: A homeschool schism: The fallout from Well-Trained Mind’s leftward turn

quote:

---

My only concern with the Good and the Beautiful has been any Mormon influences from its LDS creators. So far, reviews from mainstream Christian friends using it say that it does a good job staying focused on topic and not doctrine.

---

Havent seen anything wrong with it and we have used everything from kindergarten to 5th grade over the last 5 years.

Um, yes you can. I never heard of them.

Good to know!

Duplicate post

quote:

---

To me it just seems simpler to enroll the kids in a good private (possibly religious) school.

---

They have been infiltrated as well.
The most ardent “liberal” that I know teaches at an all girls Catholic school.

She has been there for decades and has a LOT of influence over how the curriculum is being taught.

Never forget, our very own 4chubbies is a devout Catholic.

Do you think that she spewed leftist nonsense to her students?

I have no doubt that she did.

And that is why, ultimately, the responsibility rests with the parents. Never stop overseeing your child's education, know what they are being taught and who the teachers are, and make your voice heard, especially if you're paying thousands of dollars to a private school. And, fwiw, never put your kid into a school run by Jesuits.

The reason I write this is that by sheer coincidence literally today I went out for a tomato soup and grilled cheese at a diner and read a newspaper that I normally don't read and it had a list of this year Regeneron finalists. These are the kind of kids that are going to be running things and they all go to public high schools here in the suburbs. It is true that some of the work is done in alliance with local colleges, but they are more of a "distant advisor" role as far as I understand. I am impressed with the work,

In fact the list is quite long but so as not to make this too long, here are just the top few finalists - It's amazing that most of this was done when the kids were 16 and 17 years old.

Quote -

The students researched a variety of topics, from the use of artificial intelligence to categorizing wildfire origins, attitudes toward the war in Ukraine and the neurobiology of suicide. Regeneron scholars typically spend weeks or months on their projects, working closely with mentors who guide their research. Projects can often take more than a year. The Regeneron Science Talent Search is a proving ground for future scientific genius. The prestigious competition dates back to 1942, when it was known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. More recently, it was sponsored by Intel until 2016. Over its 83-year history, the competition has produced semifinalists and finalists who have gone on to become Nobel Prize winners (13), National Medal of Science recipients (11), and MacArthur fellows (20).

Senior Ema Wen did research on Pancreatic Cancer Passionate Long Island senior selected as Regeneron finalist for pancreatic cancer research. Project Title: AUM-302, A Novel Triple PIM/PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor, Offers Promising Potential in Reducing the Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Spheroids and Organoids

At Great Neck South, senior Alexander Xu, 17, was among the students recognized for his research. A volunteer EMT, his project involved a new way to search radiology reports. He developed his research over the summer while working in a lab at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “To get this award, people spent their summer working in labs, and that includes reading a lot of literature each day and really critically thinking about what they are reading and how they can improve on what they read.”

Jolene Cao Smithtown High School East, Saint James, NY Project Title: Synthesis of Stable and Magnetically Responsive Magnetite/Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots for Programmable Light Polarization

Ishana Chadha Commack High School, Commack, NY Project Title: Understanding Neuronal Migration in Brain Development: The Role of Oligophrenin1 in Modulating Radial Migration of Pyramidal Neurons by Interaction With Pacsin2

Melody Heeju Hong General Douglas MacArthur High School, Levittown, NY Project Title: A Bayesian Exploration Into More Flexible trans Methylation Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping

Sandeep Sawhney Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY Project Title: Gallium-Mediated DNA Tensegrity Triangle-Based Crystals: A Novel Prototype Facilitating Gallium Cancer Therapy

Johnathan Ahdout John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, NY
Project Title: Contextualizing Data-Sparse QSPR Property Prediction With Categorical Representations Built from Variational Autoencoders

Aafia Ahmed Elmont Memorial High School, NY Project Title: JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway Mediates Methylmercury Toxicity in Mouse Astrocyte Neuronal C8-D1A Cell Line

Etc.

It's not just home school. We received the following letter from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley in our school newsletter today:

The recent killing of two people by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis and that of a detained man in Texas, are just a few of the tragic examples of the violence that represent failures in our society to respect the dignity of every human life. We mourn this loss of life and deplore the indifference and injustice it represents. The current climate of fear and
polarization, which thrives when human dignity is disregarded, does not meet the standard set by Christ in the Gospel.

As a step toward healing, I invite my brother bishops and priests across the United States to offer a Holy Hour for Peace in the days ahead. Let us pray for reconciliation where there is division, for justice where there are violations of fundamental rights, and for consolation for all who feel overwhelmed by fear or loss. I encourage Catholics everywhere to
participate, whether in parishes, chapels, or before the Lord present in the quiet of their hearts for healing in our nation and communities.

May this Holy Hour be a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation. Entrusting our fears and hopes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us ask the Lord to make us instruments of his peace and witnesses to the inherent dignity of every person.

While this is a beautiful sentiment, and a fundamental part of Catholicism is the dignity of the human person, it ignores the glaring reality of the sheer number of people murdered in this country each year. This is a political statement.

I understand, and I am floored myself. I was always good at science, come from a family of 'em, never was really interested it it, and frankly I don't understand 90 percent of what those words are! LOL.

Thanks for the reply and have a great day.