What I love about homeschooling

I love being with my girls plain and simple! I love hearing their thoughts and witnessing their "AHA!" moments and knowing I was a part of it.

Being able to control their exposure to inappropriate influences. Children need to be given the opportunity to stay children and not be pushed into an adult world long before they're ready. Click HERE to read more.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Constitution Day

Today was Constitution Day and Fluffy Puppy had to memorize the preamble for civics and give her opinion on what the most important part of it was. Here it is:


The Most Important Goal In the Preamble
My opinion by Fluffy Puppy



We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.


In the Preamble it states that on of the goals is to insure domestic Tranquility. I think that is important because without peace, nobody would have the power to think. When there are sounds and distracting things going on around you, it's hard to concentrate. And if you're getting ready to give a speech or write a law, you have to be focused so you don't accidently publish an unsatisfactory bill.

Without quiet, you get frustrated, unable to cogitate your day, or how things turned out on your first day of work. If a weight is put on your shoulders, then you need to be able to talk it out, or at least consider which road to take. If you're in the Government and your boss asks you what you think about Vetoing the bill that states that all boys over 5 have to shave their heads, you need to think of the pros- and cons- of this law.

You might veto the bill because it would make the boy colder, or give it a more frightening look. But you might be in favor of the bill because you might be a man yourself with no hair, or have a son that has a very long hairstyle that you disapprove of.

If you can't think, you might choose the wrong thing and have to live with your decision.

If there isn't the right amount of peace, it's easier to make mistakes. This could also occur if you're uncomfortable, away from your comfort zone. You might recklessly choose something so you can go back to where you're most comfortable.


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