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Selling Grades? Or, Learning to Do Right?
I was shocked this morning to read in the paper that a school in our area had a new fundraising plan, guaranteed to raise more money than selling candy bars. For a $20 donation,  students could get 10 extra points on any two tests of their choice. Yes, you read that right, the school was…
A Real Man and Teamwork
A couple of weeks ago, during the Homeschool Football League playoffs, something happened that reminded me of the value of team sports and team projects: During one of the hottest games for their team, a running play to the right was called. The team's star running back started off to the right sideline, but when…
Salute to a Real Man
We received word today that our friend, Chris Klicka, a long-time attorney for Home School Legal Defense Association, passed away this morning after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Chris adopted the homeschooling issue as a young attorney, before he was even married, and has traveled around the world promoting and defending home education across…
New Apologia Worldview Curriculum Giveaway
Our friends at Apologia have a new Apologia Facebook page!  To celebrate, we're giving away one of their new books -- Who is God, produced with Summit Ministries, or Sally Clarkson's new edition of Seasons of A Mother's Heart -- to someone who comments on our own Raising Real Men Facebook page to tell us…
A Legacy of Thrift
Cleveland Murrell ... remembered how his father had worked as a janitor in the Canal Zone, all the while carefully saving his money. He returned home [to Barbados] with about $100 and used it to rent a bit of land. Rising prices during World War I earned him a solid profit on the sugarcane he…
Fearless or Foolish
We all know that boys in the teen years tend to be adventurous to the point of recklessness.  Our friend James McDonald posted a link on his Facebook status (note: he was horrified) about a church reaching out to teens through a program they call Fearless. What kind of reaching out are they doing? They…
An Example for Our Boys – Admiral Farragut
Admiral David Farragut is quite an example for our sons. He commanded his first ship at the age of 12 - a prize - and successfully stood up to the British captain who refused to submit to him as a prisoner. You can re ad about it in his own words in this book by…
Hal & Melanie Guests on Generations Radio with Kevin Swanson!
Tune in tomorrow morning to Generations Radio AM670 Denver at 8:3o am MDT  as Kevin Swanson interviews Hal and Melanie about their new book, Raising Real Men. You can also live stream or download the broadcast tomorrow when it airs at Generations Radio
Need to Reach our Team?
We are in Colorado Springs this weekend attending a leadership conference and we have absolutely wretched internet access that has prevented us from responding to your emails and comments. We will respond as soon as we are back online Monday. I am so sorry!
Hal & Authors of Raising Real Men come to Colorado Springs!
Come to our Delightful Moms meeting to hear and visit with Hal and Melanie Young, authors of the hot new book, Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys. Michael Smith, president of HSLDA said, "This is a book that every family should have..."   Hal and Melanie, North Carolina parents of six boys and…