http://casteluzzo.com/2013/01/09/a-whole-new-year-of-homeschooling/ in search of a dream to call home Sun, 26 May 2013 01:51:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://casteluzzo.com/2013/01/09/a-whole-new-year-of-homeschooling/#comment-2351 Susanne Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:50:51 +0000 http://casteluzzo.com/?p=4195#comment-2351 Thank you! I will look over these. I appreciate the links! Thank you! I will look over these. I appreciate the links!

]]> http://casteluzzo.com/2013/01/09/a-whole-new-year-of-homeschooling/#comment-2347 Sarah Familia Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:16:22 +0000 http://casteluzzo.com/?p=4195#comment-2347 You know, that's a good question, Susanne. Preliminary to any discussion of the creation in Mormon thought is the understanding that Joseph Smith taught that the creation was not ex nihilo, but should be viewed as an organization of already existing matter. As to the specifics of how God accomplished the creation, and how it fits (or doesn't fit) with current scientific consensus on evolution, different Mormons (and even different church leaders) have different opinions. We also have multiple scriptural accounts of the creation, including the one in Genesis. The following is a summary, with links to the various scriptural accounts: http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Creation,_Creation_Accounts. Also, here's the official evolution packet that BYU biology professors pass out to their students in classes where evolution is taught: http://biology.byu.edu/DepartmentInfo/EvolutionandtheOriginofMan.aspx. And finally, here's a gorgeous poem that expresses more or less the general belief at which I've arrived concerning the creation (and evolution): http://bycommonconsent.com/2012/05/30/my-turn-on-earth/ You know, that’s a good question, Susanne. Preliminary to any discussion of the creation in Mormon thought is the understanding that Joseph Smith taught that the creation was not ex nihilo, but should be viewed as an organization of already existing matter. As to the specifics of how God accomplished the creation, and how it fits (or doesn’t fit) with current scientific consensus on evolution, different Mormons (and even different church leaders) have different opinions. We also have multiple scriptural accounts of the creation, including the one in Genesis. The following is a summary, with links to the various scriptural accounts: http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Creation,_Creation_Accounts. Also, here’s the official evolution packet that BYU biology professors pass out to their students in classes where evolution is taught: http://biology.byu.edu/DepartmentInfo/EvolutionandtheOriginofMan.aspx. And finally, here’s a gorgeous poem that expresses more or less the general belief at which I’ve arrived concerning the creation (and evolution): http://bycommonconsent.com/2012/05/30/my-turn-on-earth/

]]> http://casteluzzo.com/2013/01/09/a-whole-new-year-of-homeschooling/#comment-2309 Susanne Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:19:45 +0000 http://casteluzzo.com/?p=4195#comment-2309 Ooo, this post made me curious. What do Mormons believe about creation and the creation story in Genesis? Do you have your own in the Book of Mormon about evolution being true or that the Adam and Eve story is an allegory or what? Maybe do a post on that or guide me to some place to read more. Thanks! Ooo, this post made me curious. What do Mormons believe about creation and the creation story in Genesis? Do you have your own in the Book of Mormon about evolution being true or that the Adam and Eve story is an allegory or what? Maybe do a post on that or guide me to some place to read more. Thanks!

]]> http://casteluzzo.com/2013/01/09/a-whole-new-year-of-homeschooling/#comment-2132 michelle Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:25:16 +0000 http://casteluzzo.com/?p=4195#comment-2132 What a great article. Thanks for sharing your thoughts... one of the great regrets I have is that homeschooling didn't occur to me as a viable option until my kids were older and settled in their school and I was settled in my own career. They've had a great experience, thank goodness, but I love the freedom and opportunity to follow one's own intellectual leadings that homeschooling affords. I'm sure like anything it has it's challenges, but how rewarding. I loved reading how it's going for you, and how you've had to reevaluate over time. I'm sure your children learning flexibility from you is just one of the valuable lessons they get from homeeschooling! What a great article. Thanks for sharing your thoughts… one of the great regrets I have is that homeschooling didn’t occur to me as a viable option until my kids were older and settled in their school and I was settled in my own career. They’ve had a great experience, thank goodness, but I love the freedom and opportunity to follow one’s own intellectual leadings that homeschooling affords. I’m sure like anything it has it’s challenges, but how rewarding. I loved reading how it’s going for you, and how you’ve had to reevaluate over time. I’m sure your children learning flexibility from you is just one of the valuable lessons they get from homeeschooling!

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