RE: Grrrr/ Easy Questions/history

January 6, 2010

Diane,

You're right. Public schools are into revisionist history, so the public has no

idea what we actually started with. We home schooled our 19 year old, who is

doing great at university now, and we are homeschooling our 15 year old. We have

to teach our kids this stuff ourselves, or they will never hear it. I had to

teach myself, too! I went to public school.

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Diane

Preves M.S., R.D.

Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:00 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: Grrrr/ Easy Questions

,

Thank you for sharing a small sampling of the facts regarding the founding of

our nation. The problem is the vast majority of people are no longer in touch

with these facts, will never hear them perhaps in their entire lives, and so

much of the public listens to and participates in debates which are removed from

this basis.

I, for one, intend to continue to educate my children both from this basis and

to also encourage them to be as fully aware as possible of the direction and

" sides " of the arguments in this country in which they now find themselves

living because it is going to be their task as well as ours to contribute where

we can to the direction of the country.

Diane

Grrrr

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Because I value one particular practice group within the

> > ADA, I am

> > > > >>>> still a

> > > > >>>>> member. I tell you what, it is getting more and more

> > difficult to

> > > > >>>> put

> > > > >>>>> things in perspective.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> We all have deferring opinions about healthcare reform.

> > However

> > > > >>>>> the

> > > > >>>>> pressure to support legislation - no matter your opinion

> is

> > > > >>>>> getting

> > > > >>>>> increasingly more difficult to ignore. If I get more

> " Late-

> > > > >>>> breaking news

> > > > >>>>> from the ADA " subject line emails inly to open to see it

> > is about

> > > > >>>>> healthcare reform I am going to be pushed over the edge.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I am an independent voter, I do not align myself with any

> > > > >>>>> political

> > > > >>>>> party. I am so frustrated that our own professional

> > organization

> > > > >>>>> continously trends more towards one political party than

> the

> > > > >>>> other. I am

> > > > >>>>> so very close of washing my hands of my very own

> > professional

> > > > >>>> organization

> > > > >>>>> and quite frankly I am finding this rather shocking. Never

> > thought

> > > > >>>> I would

> > > > >>>>> be where I am my feelings about the ADA.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I know, I am just venting. However I am quite frustrated.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Carol

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> (sent via Blackberry)

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> " You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to

> > try. " ~

> > > > >>>> Dolly

> > > > >>>>> Parton

> > > > >>>>>

January 6, 2010

,

I also have homeschooled 3 boys (oldest now in college--did great through 12th

grade in homeschooling, 99+%ile on PSAT, perfect 800's SAT's, and yes, everybody

loves him and he has never had enough time in his social calendar for all the

people he is constantly involved with--the common criticism of homeschooling

being they cannot be " socialized " ). Middle guy now in public school with

ex-husband as custodial parent, but his ears are " perked up " when he listens to

the news and recognizes clearly when things are not right. Youngest guy,

currently homeschooling, has more discernment than many-a-college student. But

all of our children--public, private, and homeschooled--are going to have to

make their own choices about where the direction of this country that will be

theirs is headed.

Diane

Grrrr

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Because I value one particular practice group within the

> > ADA, I am

> > > > >>>> still a

> > > > >>>>> member. I tell you what, it is getting more and more

> > difficult to

> > > > >>>> put

> > > > >>>>> things in perspective.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> We all have deferring opinions about healthcare reform.

> > However

> > > > >>>>> the

> > > > >>>>> pressure to support legislation - no matter your opinion

> is

> > > > >>>>> getting

> > > > >>>>> increasingly more difficult to ignore. If I get more

> " Late-

> > > > >>>> breaking news

> > > > >>>>> from the ADA " subject line emails inly to open to see it

> > is about

> > > > >>>>> healthcare reform I am going to be pushed over the edge.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I am an independent voter, I do not align myself with any

> > > > >>>>> political

> > > > >>>>> party. I am so frustrated that our own professional

> > organization

> > > > >>>>> continously trends more towards one political party than

> the

> > > > >>>> other. I am

> > > > >>>>> so very close of washing my hands of my very own

> > professional

> > > > >>>> organization

> > > > >>>>> and quite frankly I am finding this rather shocking. Never

> > thought

> > > > >>>> I would

> > > > >>>>> be where I am my feelings about the ADA.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I know, I am just venting. However I am quite frustrated.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Carol

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> (sent via Blackberry)

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> " You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to

> > try. " ~

> > > > >>>> Dolly

> > > > >>>>> Parton

> > > > >>>>>

January 6, 2010

Its a shame what they don't study today, what the kids don't know. Again, if I

didn't give my daughter " extra assignments " to broaden her knowledge, she would

not know or be aware of the world around us....

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDNhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

To: rd-usa

From: drowell@...

Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:19:15 -0700

Subject: RE: Grrrr/ Easy Questions/history

Diane,

You're right. Public schools are into revisionist history, so the public has no

idea what we actually started with. We home schooled our 19 year old, who is

doing great at university now, and we are homeschooling our 15 year old. We have

to teach our kids this stuff ourselves, or they will never hear it. I had to

teach myself, too! I went to public school.

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Diane

Preves M.S., R.D.

Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:00 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: Grrrr/ Easy Questions

,

Thank you for sharing a small sampling of the facts regarding the founding of

our nation. The problem is the vast majority of people are no longer in touch

with these facts, will never hear them perhaps in their entire lives, and so

much of the public listens to and participates in debates which are removed from

this basis.

I, for one, intend to continue to educate my children both from this basis and

to also encourage them to be as fully aware as possible of the direction and

" sides " of the arguments in this country in which they now find themselves

living because it is going to be their task as well as ours to contribute where

we can to the direction of the country.

Diane

Grrrr

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Because I value one particular practice group within the

> > ADA, I am

> > > > >>>> still a

> > > > >>>>> member. I tell you what, it is getting more and more

> > difficult to

> > > > >>>> put

> > > > >>>>> things in perspective.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> We all have deferring opinions about healthcare reform.

> > However

> > > > >>>>> the

> > > > >>>>> pressure to support legislation - no matter your opinion

> is

> > > > >>>>> getting

> > > > >>>>> increasingly more difficult to ignore. If I get more

> " Late-

> > > > >>>> breaking news

> > > > >>>>> from the ADA " subject line emails inly to open to see it

> > is about

> > > > >>>>> healthcare reform I am going to be pushed over the edge.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I am an independent voter, I do not align myself with any

> > > > >>>>> political

> > > > >>>>> party. I am so frustrated that our own professional

> > organization

> > > > >>>>> continously trends more towards one political party than

> the

> > > > >>>> other. I am

> > > > >>>>> so very close of washing my hands of my very own

> > professional

> > > > >>>> organization

> > > > >>>>> and quite frankly I am finding this rather shocking. Never

> > thought

> > > > >>>> I would

> > > > >>>>> be where I am my feelings about the ADA.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> I know, I am just venting. However I am quite frustrated.

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> Carol

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> (sent via Blackberry)

> > > > >>>>>

> > > > >>>>> " You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to

> > try. " ~

> > > > >>>> Dolly

> > > > >>>>> Parton

> > > > >>>>>

January 14, 2010

Glad to hear the stories of your homeschooled kids, Diane. My oldest

homeschooler in college, has friends literally all over the world and has never

stepped foot inside a public school, other than university. He just got back

from New Zealand where he spent two weeks at his sports sponsor's expense

competing at the World Unicycle Championships. (Placed in the top ten overall in

events he competed in.) This is his second overseas event. I've never been off

the continent!

Dave

Quoteworthy: " What the politicians are offering is for the massively indebted

U.S. government to pay all the medical bills, no matter how small. It's not

about health, but about sickness. And it is not insurance. Insurance is about

major, unpredictable expenses. Our auto insurance (which we pay for ourselves)

does not cover gas, oil, tires, maintenance and depreciation. So why do we keep

electing leaders who keep running up bills that they can't pay, who borrow from

the Chinese and pass the resulting debts to our children and grandchildren to

pay? We have to pay for these additional benefits ourselves if we want them. "

-Bert McLachlan

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Diane

Preves M.S., R.D.

Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:01 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: Grrrr/ Easy Questions/history