I get a dose of the daily news from the Philippines online through Inquirer.net. Newsworthy articles about great people are a gem. Stories about these people inspire our younger generation and provide good models of hard work and success. We seldom find ones that give the Filipinos a good boost, and this is what we need these days. Aside from the Bible and biographies, I try to scour the current news online to print out stories about people (not only Filipinos) who have strong faith, uphold good values and strive hard to achieve their goals. I let my children read and learn from their example. But these good news about our Philippine society or history are rare and few and far between. We are already  too muddled with news of political and economic woes. Bless the children's hearts, these have not touched them yet.

Today, it is different. Here is a story which  is a great boost to us Pinoys.  Read about Reinabelle Reyes - Filipina wins Science Award for Black Holes. Here is another published a week back. It is about  Baldomero “Toto” M. Olivera - professor of biology at University of Utah in the United States and the Harvard Foundation’s 2007 Scientist of the Year. Mabuhay kayo!

It is not about homeschooling alright but as a Filipino, these news really made me feel...

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