The theft of someone else's work is a big deal in the homeschool community. Too many people think that copying something "for educational" use is okay. It's not! Without express written consent from the author or publisher, we have no right to copy or share any copyrighted book or article. Even those in electronic format! Even those that are freely given away on the author's web-site. It is stealing... Like stealing food right off the table of the one who wrote it.
Good reminder! That's what I love about homeschool conferences- getting my hands on all of those products you only see in catalogs or read about online! :) It's so hard to buy something without being able to thumb through it first.
Thanks for stopping by my blog a while back and for your sweet comments!
My hubby tells me about the things he used to do and I just cringe and hope my boys don't get some of the same ideas- like building a fort that includes a "fireplace" and cooking beans over their own fire. LOL! Not yet anyway...
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
