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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues. July 9-11, 2008 The Park Record B-12 PTO/PfA/PTSO Officers 2008-2009 1 McPolin Elementary School a nc e Presidents: Leisl Simmons Vice President(VP): Jody Woods Secretary: Missy O'Neal Treasurer: Kristen Sumsion *Bluebird at School (6th and 7th grade) Parley's Park Elementary School Co-Presidents: Toni Adams & Jaynee Simon VP: Nan Quinn Secretary: Joanne Oconnel Treasurer: Alyce Todd Co-Presidents: Jennifer BiUow & Shauna Doughman Secretary: Malinda Luke Treasurer: Jennifer Kaylor Jeremy Ranch Elementary School Treasure Mountain International School (8th and 9th grade) TtaOside Elementary School Presidents: Amy Cutt Co-VP's: Becky Ponich & Liz French Secretary: Craig Ehoh Treasurer Julie Eihausen Zoom restaurant, in Park City Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. fcrformance: 8:00 p.m.-J 0:00 p.m. $90/person (Does not include alcoM or gratuity) For more information call 435-649-9108 Lynette Penman (Other names not yet available.) Co-Presidents: SueAnn Kern & Kelly Thomas Co-VP's: Lynn Cier & Gaylynn Ecker Hill International Middle Tony Haseldcn Scotty Emcrick T H E 2006 T R E E R O O M AUTHOR SERIES Special Event at Bill and Cheryl Alters Jamison July 19 Author of "Around ihe World in 80 Dinners: T/x Ultimate Culinary Advent tax 12 noon • Tickets $95 per person • Please call 435-649-9108 for Reservations. cessfully home-schooled kids. kids, They're seeing that it can be done." Melissa Hartsell opted not to send her three children, the oldest of whom will be a senior, to public or private school in order to pick curriculum she thinks best suits them. "We can teach them according to their learning styles," Hartsell said. She is not alone in her decision. Curriculum and one-on-one interaction have become main incentives for parents educating their children at home. Designing a curriculum allows children more input, Tommy Bindrim said. If there's a subject a child is interested in, more time can be devoted to exploring that topic. The older Bindrim children Anna Joy, 13, and Sarah Grace, 11, play instruments during their daily subject rotation. Thomas, 5, spends more time on writing and reading his weaker subjects than on math. That's something his parents said might not be monitored without their daily assessment. A study released a decade ago by the National Home Education Research Institute found homeschooled children performed 30 percent higher than their public school peers across all subjects and there's rarely a gender or race gap when it comes to home-schooled students. Statistics that back up the claims that home schooling is working. three to four years to 140 families. Home-schooled student statistics for the 2007-08 school year will be ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - released Aug. 1 and the numbers are Like any typical weekday afternoon expected to rise. The N.C. Division Kay Bindrim gathered three of her of Non-Public Education does not children around the kitchen table. track why more people are home As the center of the household, the schooling, but said odds are it has to eight-seat table used for family do with the growth of the state as a meals and down time also serves as a whole. "The population is rising classroom. While helping her 5-year-old throughout the stale, so I think it's a write the letter "M," Bindrim kept general expectation it will go up," an ear on her daughter using the lap- said Jill Lucas, public information top for a math session on the other officer for the N.C. Department of side of the table. An hour later, Administration. Families said the success rate Bindrim was at the table teaching her two oldest daughters grammar with home schooling has attracted more families over the years. lessons while they sat beside her. "I believe that people are seeing The Rocky Mount Telegram reported that Kay and Tommy home schooling as a viable educaBindrim chose home schooling for tional alternative," said Kay their children for a long list of rea- Bindrim, who serves with her hussons, including more family time band as president of CHARM. and flexibility. Reasons that have "There's a lot of statistics and results more and more parents picking the that prove that it works, and I think people are seeing that." option to home school. While still a relatively low numGayle Fatheree, who home ber of families in North Carolina schools her three sons, said more home school (4 percent) compared people are realizing parents who to enrolling in public school (90 per- home school don't need education cent) or private school (6 percent), degrees to graduate well-rounded the amount of parents picking the and educated children. nontraditional path is increasing. "I think people are frustrated on The Christian Homeschool a number of different levels with the Association of Rocky Mount, the schools I'm not saying their frustralargest local support group, has tion is founded necessarily," more than doubled in size in the last Fatheree said. "They're seeing suc- Keen & Dansko Trunk Show! 10% off all Keen and Dansko , purchases!!! Saturday July 1 2th 11:00-4:00 on Lifetime, Purecoat and Masterpiece paint now through JULY 12 SAVE 15% on painting tools and supplies. 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"There's not a lot of time to grow \\ and be a family," she said. ;• Home schooling also means a<» more flexible schedule. \l The Fatherees will start their;* school year in about a month in** order to finish the first nine weeks in it time to hit the beach when it's still!; warm in September but once the ;• crowds have subsided. Two weeks •» worth of vacation will get them back !| on track to finish the school year's;; mid-way point and take a month off'* for Christmas. \l The Bindrim children just fin-\*m ished the second week of their;* school year, which runs from June to •! March so the family can enjoy its 1" favorite season, spring. || Parents that home school find the •• method to be a more family cen-!| tered and individually focused edu-;; cation. But by and large, parents;* said, when talking to non-home-'. schoolers the topic comes back to! I whether or not children are learning | J the proper social skills. ;* "it's not an issue because there ! are so many things to do," Kay!j Bindrim said. "More of the issue is;; what are we not going to participate •> in." :; While children spend most days;; learning along side their siblings,;' one of the main functions of'* CHARM is to li^k'horne^schoolers![ through extracurricular activities. |j More than 26 CHARM committees •« coordinate everything from spelling!' bees to a yearbook and from Bible;; study to writing co-ops. ;• "They have the opportunity to.' interact with a large group of ages,";; Tommy Bindrim said. "It's not that;; they're in a classroom with peers per •• se." !; Fatheree s feelings lean the same |; way. School is the only place in soci- ;* ety where people are segregated by •< age. That idea, Fatheree said, is not!' designed for people to leam and J* grow together as a community. •-. Her decision to home school also >*. came after spending a year teaching J; and enrolling her children in public;; school, where she was floored by the ^ "worldly views" of her third-graders. \[ "(Socialization is) the so-called |J biggest argument against home;* schooling," Fatheree said. "To me its <* one of the strongest reasons to home!; school. "I want my children learning their social graces from me and not their peers." Friends to salute Dr. Bean • Continued from B-10 This summer, give your portfolio some extra horsepower with a new Business Advantage Money Market* from Mountain West Bank. From now through September 30,2008, open a Business Advantage Money Market account with a rate that burns serious rubber. Hurry now to take advantage of this offer! A primary business checking account with Mountain West Bank is required. Mountain West Bank's Totally FREE Business Checking includes 2,500 FREE items each month. 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Park City 1776 Park Avenue Suite 101 649-3369 Lvve where you bank! show their appreciation for Bean \] through a charitable donation to the!]] memorial fund created in his namejj at Zion's Bank. The account,;** opened by neighbor and family friend Marty Stattin, will accept gifts in Bean's name and ultimately | pledge them to a cause close to the family^s heart. Possible uses could be! scholarships for the two children!; Bean left behind and donations t o | Park City emergency services. •' Those interested may mail their!! donations to: Dr. Darren Bruce [1 Bean Memorial Fund c/o Morgan1! Stanley, 1441 West Ute Blvd., Park!j City UT 84098. They may contact !J Marty Stattin at 645-2769. ;! "When we first moved here it'! was a funky little ski town...it was a 1J family. It's just amazing how many!] people had an influence on his life,"'! said Danielle Schiller, Bean's moth- j{ er. "He just loved it here...his kids!{ love it here," she continued. "It all J5 comes back to Park City., .it's a pret-"! ty special place." \\ |