Raise Them UP!

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  • "Raise Them Up" is a podcast dedicated to encouraging parents to follow Proverbs 22:6 --"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."
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  • Natalie Mack: Home School Consultant for Military Families

    Natalie Mack: Home School Consultant for Military Families
    Jan 9 2025
    Natalie is a homeschool mother of five. Four of the five children have graduated college. Still homeschooling one. Has been homeschooling for over 23-years. Why she became a homeschool mom… When her military chaplain husband got transferred to California, she gave up her therapy license in Maryland and decided then to homeschool mom. Not anti-public school but favors homeschooling. She is now a public speaker and author. She talks about how God opened doors for you, but no need to walk through them at one time. Please put in an amazon link to her book: 101 Tips for Homeschooling. Her workshop is bloom, uproot, and replant geared towards military families who are reassigned every two years. She teaches parents how to adjust to a new environment and maintain homeschooling., what laws apply in what states and in what country. Wherever you homeschool state laws apply. We then shifted to talking about how she helps homeschool students adjust to being away from home for the first time. Parents must realize that their children will leave one day & it’s important to prepare them to live away from home. Raising them to launch somewhere, but it doesn’t necessarily be college. It could be a career, military service, etc. So, it’s important to play to their passions and gear their education to support their passions. We then discussed the importance of getting children in outside interests such as clubs and groups. (She recommends some groups a few minutes later) It helps them flesh out their academic resumes for college as well. They need to learn to make decisions independently. She found in homeschool families, the older siblings help raise the younger siblings and help them learn to listen to and trust MOM. Participation in outside groups helps children think independently, make decisions, some good & some bad, and how to learn from their independence. That’s where parents need to step back and not be involved. Natalie then discusses how she would incorporate their various domestic and foreign locations into learning, or the national election in teaching civics and citizen responsibilities. She suggested taking your children with you when you go vote. Then we discussed MHA, Military Homeschool Association, a nonprofit to assist military parents. They’ll learn their rights as military homeschool parents. (This would be a good group to add to our Education Resource Page). She then plugged her podcast, consulting, public speaking, and her website www.natalie-mack.com. Natalie then discusses how God is using her and how she listens for His direction. We close talking about her consultation business. First consultation is free. She can help homeschool student athletes learn what they need to know to meet NCAA requirements for athletic scholarships. Finally, how to pace oneself for all that God gave her to do.
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    35 mins
  • Raise Them UP! Episode 6

    Raise Them UP! Episode 6
    Dec 4 2024
    Sikkenga, a political professor works at the Ashbrook Center in Ashland Ohio He’s co-author of “It’s a Republic if We Can Teach It” We discuss the book & the hunger for a deep civics’ education-but young people are not getting it- less time devoted to civics. Time is being devoted elsewhere. Schools don’t teach civics along with U.S. History. Causing a crisis because it’s difficult to keep a republic when young people don’t know what a republic is. Ashland University is educating teachers on how to teach civics centered on the primary documents of our founding such as the Constitution, Bill of Rights, sermons, etc. The shift away from civics began in the 1960’s when the space race outlined by Kennedy put a greater emphasis on science & math. Then, it continued right up to today with the stem programs. Sikkenga thinks the approach to teaching civics needs to change. Teachers don’t have time to dig deeply into our history to make it fascinating similar to the Bible. The question most often missed is “why?” do have the government we have, the history we have. When asked, it brings history & civics alive. More of civics and history needs to be tied to contemporary times to make it more interesting to students. We started talking a bit about the Supreme Court. Dr. Sikkenga talked about the Ashland way of teaching civics that sets it apart. Too much is just memorization, testing and then the students forget about what they learned. Our public discourse is very thin when it comes to civics. For instance, we have lost sight of the Declaration of independence. New immigrants are better versed on American civics than native born citizens. Why they wrote the book and aimed it at journalists & teachers to strengthen the public discourse as they report on the law and constitutional issues. How civics & history has gone woke in how it is taught. Slavery is one such topic. Jefferson & Washington both wrote about slavery. They knew it was morally evil and hoped it would go away. But, slavery is complex, so if no scant look at it reflects well on our founding fathers. Always a question of how to have an honest conversation in our woke society, about the bad aspects of our history. But, if addressed head on and directly the conversations remain civil. How do we do things differently. His book offers solutions. History and civics have to be taught by teaching children how to think. In essence, teachers have to be taught what makes up education. Policymakers can also have a role in educating teachers, helping them discern what documents are the most important to teach. Then, we shifted the conversation and discussed how he came to write the book with the former President of Pepperdine University David Davenport. David keep pushing the project forward. Both authors agreed when writing the book, that the crisis in civics education was: “we (our society & academics) have done less and worse and we need to do more and better civics education.” So, David, a policy guy focused on the more part, and Sikkenga focused the better part of how to teach history & civics better…so they complimented each other well. Book has been favorably received because it cuts across political divides. Then, Sikkenga talked about Reagan’s final speech about patriotism. Link to amazon book: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=It%27s+a+Republic%2C+if+We+can+Teach+it+by+Davenport+%26+Sikkenga&crid=BRMR5T9ZAJSX&sprefix=it%27s+a+republic%2C+if+we+can+teach+it+by+davenport+%26+sikkenga%2Caps%2C79&ref=nbsbnoss Ashbrook Center (https://ashbrook.org)has a website aimed at teachers called “TeachingAmericanHistory.org” They have programs high school students can take from the Ashland Center over the summer in person at the Ashbrook Academy. Link to teachers’ site: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/ Their podcast is “The American Idea- link here: https://ashbrook.org/americanideapod/
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    31 mins
  • Child's Play

    Child's Play
    Oct 22 2024
    Host: Fred Zielonko Guest: Dr. Peter Gray-Evolutionary Research Psychologist -Boston College & Expert on Child’s Play-His primary book is “Free to Learn.” Fred sets up a scenario for Dr. Gray to analyze his own 1960’s upbringing. Dr. Gray said Fred’s childhood mirrors his childhood in the 1950’s growing up in Minnesota. Dr. Gray expounds about how, due to changes in the world, we have limited child’s play that in turn has limited child development. We are not allowing children to become independent via the use of play. Dr. Gray explains how he became interested in researching play. It had to do to with his own rebellious son’s development. His son had difficulty following rules. By the time his son was in the 4th grade, Dr. Gray & his wife decided his son needed a different kind of school that was less structured. His son’s brain was wired differently, and he was demanding that his feelings be respected. The alternative school did not have a formal curriculum, mixed grade levels, and the children had an equal role in making the rules of how the school was to be operated. His son thrived there and it turned out to be a great choice. Then, Dr. Gray & Fred discussed what defines “play.” Dr. Gray determined it was self-directed by the children & self-controlled by the children. So, he wondered how these students learned anything being self-directed. He learned that the older kids helped teach the young kids, while the older kids learned to respect the younger children, sort of a throwback to a 1-room schoolhouse. Play according to Dr. Gray is an activity initiated & directed by the children themselves. No adults involved. It’s how children learn how to negotiate, compromise, resolve disagreements, and to set their own rules. How Charles Schultz’s cartoon strip “Peanuts” encapsulated the golden era of play When the golden age of self-directed play began to decline and why. In 1955, adults began to colonize child’s play. 1955 was the year more families had television than did not. And, then too, the Mickey Mouse Club started robbing children of their playtime because the program came on immediately after school. 1st time advertisers could reach parents through their children. Many new toys were designed for indoor play. So, Dr. Gray and his buddies began to go home and watch TV instead of playing outdoors after school. Dr. Gray then begins to discuss the detrimental impact of reduced play on children as they grow older. Dr. Gray not only thinks parents hover too much, but statistically, parents too, are paranoid about letting children out of their sight. Depriving children of the opportunity to have self-directed play is uniquely American. Dr. Gray sums up what the major changes have been that caused the decline of play and its detrimental effects. Normal parenting in the 1950 & ‘60’s would get parents in trouble with child protective services. Second biggest reason for the decline of “play” is the too much schooling, too many hours per day, too many days per years & too many years in school. So, school time has increased along with the amount of homework that all has deprived children of playtime. However, while parents acknowledge kids need more play time, they also insist their children learn more and spend more time in school. Number one cause of stress among kids is too much schooling & academic pressure What Dr. Gray developed to counter act the lack of play. He is one of four founders of “Let Grow” a nonprofit to establish more free play and exploration via Play Club, all grades play time whereby teachers & adults cannot intervene just for emergencies. Let them figure things out.
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    52 mins

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