An Abundance of Joy
The Keys to a Successful Homeschool
First Annual Idaho LDS Home Educators Conference
Saturday, August 10, 2002
9:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Boise Centre on The Grove
For more info visit the website.
To register or order tapes click here.
Any questions? Write to Monica.
Welcome – Let the Sunshine In by Stacey Lytle
Opening Address
Sister May Benson (An invitation has been extended, confirmation has yet to be received) Sister Benson was our 1st Mother of The Year; we would love to have the opportunity to honor her again and to listen to her words of encouragement.
Key Note Speaker
Glenn Kimber – To Reach Every Child / Avoiding Mother Burn-Out
Dr. Kimber will touch on why we may have started homeschooling. He will help us to focus our attention on the important fundamental reason for home education rather than having our emphasis based solely on the academics of mathematics and science. Focusing on the important aspects of education will help us avoid burnout and find happiness in our endeavors. We will also hear of the wonderful differences of boys and girls, how they learn and respond, and how to best help them in their education. Dr. Glenn Kimber, founder of the Center for Educational Restoration, Inc., has a background in many fields of knowledge, including private school administration as a teacher and principal, writer, popular public speaker, father of six and grandfather of seven. He and his wife, Julianne, have written 22 textbooks in the subjects of math, science, language arts, and history.
Jack Monnett –Not Just a Better Academic Education…much more…a Saintly Education. Author of Revealed Educational Principles and the Public Schools. Jack Monnett holds degrees in Education from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in the Foundations of Education, where he specialized in the historical approach to formal education taken by the LDS Schools – a former “Book of the Year” from the LDS-Home Education Association, and a book that Dr. W. Cleon Skousen has called the “best history” of Latter-day Saint Education. Dr. Monnett is the owner of Archive Publishers, which specializes in reprint of rare and out of print writings from the early history of the church, and has lectured to home schooling groups throughout the United States.
Marjorie Monnett – The 4th R…Responsibility. Sister Monnett, mother of 13 children, holds a degree in Elementary Education/Child Development from BYU and has done some graduate work in family sciences. She has taught in the public school system for over 20 years. Sister Monnett writes of her experience, “I had the honor (if you call it) of teaching in a Goals 2000 school. I was selected as a pioneer curriculum specialist in a Goal 2000 model school. At this point I began to question what public school was really for—indoctrination of the students!!” She is a certified instructor in “Parenting with Love and Logic” and “Teaching with Love and Logic.”
Janice Hunter – “Words From a Homeschool Mom” – Jan will share the love of homeschooling they have enjoyed and the experience and knowledge gained from 9 years of homeschooling. She will give answers to questions such as; Can home-schoolers get into college? How to get children motivated to learn? Curriculum, to have a schedule or not? Can a mom really teach her children? Jan and her husband Dan Hunter, have 5 children, ages 13-22.
Dan Hunter – History Doesn’t Have To Be Boring – Brother Hunter will show us the value of teaching History as a story…this creates an emotional tie to the event. Dan Hunter and his wife Janice have 5 children, and have been homeschooling for over nine years. Dan is the author of five Living History series books, with an LDS perspective, for homeschoolers. His Living History books portray secular and religious history in story form, from church leaders, relevant videos, historical novels, and bibliographies. This series of world and United States history books will eventually include nine volumes.
Penny Gardner – Scriptures In A Child’s Heart – Learn how Charlotte Mason’s educational practices of copy work, dictation, narration, recitation, and a timeline put scriptures in their proper place – a child’s heart and mind. Penny Gardner is author of the Charlotte Mason Study Guide and the Nine-Note Recorder Series, including the new Easy Duets for Latter-day Saints. She is the mother of seven children and has tutored her children at home for twelve years, using Charlotte Mason’s ideas since 1994.
Lengel Anderson – A Foundation of Joy and a Love for Learning – Veteran homeschool mother of 21 years, (thanks to May and Reed Benson and the Lord). Lengel is the mother of seven children, all having been homeschooled since birth. Her oldest, Amber, graduated from BYU at 20. Ashley just returned from her mission in Indianapolis, Indiana and will finish her degree in the next couple of years. April has completed her first year, and David his first semester in college. Dorothy, Camilla, and Neil are doing Genius School at home.
Alan and Martha Levie – Teaching Character Through Statesmanship (formerly of George Wythe College) Brother and Sister Levie will be team-teaching the principles behind great leadership.
Karen Skidmore Rackliffe – How To Make Life Easier (A Charlotte Mason approach) Karen is a veteran homeschooler of 17 years. She is the mother of seven. She is one of the founders of Salt Lake Home Educators, an inclusive home school support organization, and the author of, Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals.
Steve Adams – Education With Power: Liberty, Accountability and Faith. Understanding and living by the core principles of education will allow us to draw upon the powers of heaven. This will allow us to receive a celestial education while living in a telestial world. Steve Adams is the founder of Educational Leadership and Management Services in Blackfoot, Idaho. His company provides consulting and management services to private and public schools. Mr. Adams currently serves as President of the Idaho Leadership Academy and Director of the Cincinnatus Academy in Blackfoot and the Shumway Academy in Rexburg. He is a graduate of George Wythe College and now serves as a member of their adjunct faculty. He and his wife, the former Michelle Winters, homeschool their three daughters.
For more info visit the website.
To register click here.
Any questions? Write to Monica.
