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Patriocentric Beliefs

Note: I uncovered this post buried in my unfinished Drafts file. I can’t think of anything else to add, and I’m not sure what else I had planned, so I am just going to post it as is. It’s pretty self-explanatory.  I am praying that this year’s (2010) homeschool conference, set for March, [...]

Effects of Militant Fecundity on the Mother

As I have been studying this whole patriocentricity movement, I keep asking myself this question: What EFFECT does having one baby after another have on the mother?

I well remember our “first round” of kids: My husband had two already, I had one, and we had one together. That was 4 kids under [...]

Patriocentric View of Youth Groups

To isolate students completely from the entire world is unhealthy! That isn’t to say we cannot INsolate them, but what that entails is giving them the tools to reach others while ALSO giving them the foundation and protection to work from. [...]

Unsheltered Homeschooling

As I was emailing back and forth with a blog commenter, a post idea came to mind.

Last year, at the homeschool conference, my husband and I ran the cafe while our 13 year old daughter J handled my used curriculum table. She’s quite capable and friendly, and she did a great job. [...]

Our Real Life, versus Patriocentricity

To contrast the recent topics here on 5 Kids and a Dog, I want to give you a little snapshot or two of what our family is like. What real homeschooling in a fairly average working class family is like.

Daddy (that’s E) works as a Scale Tech. He builds, sells, services and [...]