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  Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?

  by Jeepthing in

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  i just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.

  and results of using certain ones.

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  truthsearcher

  Hi Jeepthing:

  We are another hsing family. It has been a wonderful experience and our kids have turned out with great social skills, high academics, time to develop many other skills, and close family bonds. We make it a point to get them out in the community and not to isolate them from their peers. So we do lots of different sports, art, music lessons etc.

  There are literally thousands of curriculums available, just do a google search. There are also many different hs philosophies of education, again do a search. Different approaches work for different families. We have mixed in an unstructured approach, a unit study approach, a textbook based approach with a classical approach!

  Does it have to be a JW-friendly curriculum? There are many wonderful Christian curriculums out there as well as secular. The beauty of hsing is that you can tailor it to your interests, your kids style of learning, etc. Often in March, local hs associations have conferences with curriculum halls where you can have a look at what is out there. If you have a chance to go, I would highly recommend it. There are usually interesting seminars too.
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  online courses?

  by snarf in

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  i was thinking of getting a degree in medical coding with one of those online colleges, has anyone tried those or know of anyone who tried it and what was the outcome?

  are they legitimate degrees or is it a waste of time and money?

  also, if anyone has any experience or knows of anyone with medical coding as a job, is it a good job or is it bad?

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  I don't know specifically about the courses that you are mentioning, but when I was looking for online music theory courses I consulted the Bear's Guide to Distance Education. They reviewed schools and reveal diploma mills. Check your library or do a Google search.

  TS
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  My Debut

  by TheMan in

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  after lurking for who knows how many months now, i finally did it.

  i posted!!!!

  i'll have to share my story at some point, but here's what made me do it.

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  Welcome! We hope to hear from your wife at some point too.

  Keep praying for wisdom to handle whatever comes your way. There are many other good exJW sites for those who still believe the Bible, to help you on your way out. The biggest thing will be that you know get to chew on the meat yourself instead of being spoonfed pablum. Get some good alternate Bible versions and read without the WT glasses on. You will see a whole new gospel, Saviour, and Father!

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  Hi I am new - Lovelylilly's husband

  by ROC in

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  my wife has been keeping me up to date on what goes on in the forum.

  i finally decided to join myself.

  i am not as knowledgeable in the scriptures as my wife.

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  truthsearcher

  Ahoy matey and welcome:

  warning: these waters can be shark infested at times (I think they are called Trolls)
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  GUMBERS NEEDS YOUR ADVISE.......

  by Mary in

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  i got a pm from gumby this morning.

  as i predicted, he's being love-bombed by the congregation and invited out everywhere.

  part of this is because he was very popular before and is a very likeable guy, but part of it is to try and suck him back in so thoroughly, he'll never be able to escape.

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  I'm waiting for one of our artistic posters to post a pic of Gumby in diapers....
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  please send prayers my way

  by junctions-wife in

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  my 83 year old grandmother is very sick.

  she has not eaten anything in two days, we tried chicken noodle soup tonight and she just drank the broth.

  anybody have any kind of suggestions i will listen.

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  Do you have access to a juicer for making fresh juice? You should probably cut it with water, but maybe carrot, apple, celery would give her some energy and good vitamins too. I don't know if that would bother the Crohn's or not...
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  My Bethel experience

  by new boy in

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  because of the length of this, it will be done in two parts.

  part 1. i when to bethel march 21,1970. at the time you had to be a pioneer for two years to apply, by the time i left in 1974 they were calling people in who had never pioneered..........average stay was 5 months ( they had signed up for 4 years)..........the reason they left was......well, it was hell.. one of the reasons was, knorr hated bethelites, but he loved the gilead students and why?

  because when they screwed up they were thousands of miles away!........just before i got there, they had kicked out over 60!

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  Does anyone know what it is like at the Canadian Bethel in Georgetown?

  Also, was Patterson Bethel this bad 10 years ago?
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  Blood DVD

  by truthsearcher in

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  can anyone tell me what to expect when watching this?

  what questions could i ask?.

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  Can anyone tell me what to expect when watching this? What should I look out for? What questions could I ask?

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  we're not getting on the boat

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  well our furnace was acting up monday night.

  it wasn't staying on, which when it's positively freezing out, is not good.. my husband called a few different people and finally asked me if i would be ok if he called my brother?

  see, my brother is a) a heating and cooling guy and b) the heating and cooling guy who put in our furnace a few years back.

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  dfn: Dub: one of Jehovah's Witnesses, as in Jay Dubble You

  When the Jws brought up the ark, I got them sidetracked into a discussion of the flood, creation, etc. They didn't even have a chance to tell me I was not in the ark. No wonder no one wants to come and study with us.

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  My Personal Experiences thus far

  by Ken O in

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  i was brought up around the "truth" as a child.

  my parents studied some then later after they were divorced, we (mom, sis and i) moved in with my grandparents, who were inactive witnesses.

  though inactive, they still touted all the wts lingo and doctrine.

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  truthsearcher

  Ken: Welcome to JWD.

  Thanks for sharing your story. You have been through many ups and downs, and there will probably be more to come, but you will find willing ears and sympathetic friends here. Many have gone through similar things and will give you suggestions to help with your search. How do you feel about the Bible, Christianity in general?

  TS