I am a 47 year old mother of six ranging in age from 10 to 27 years. I have three granddaughters 7mos. 2 & 4.

Presently I live in Homosassa, Florida with my husband Robin, our son Alexander 10 and my two daughters Corinne 26 and Crystal 24 (from my previous marriage)live with us.

My passion is ...

To find a way to support my family without needing my SSI.

I know too much about ...

What it is to raise children who are educationally challenged and living with an adult child with PTDS & OCD.

My parents always told me ...

To trust my feelings

My childhood ambition ...

To write childrens books. In the 7th grade I wrote & illistrated a book for a 2nd grader.

My favorite memory ...

My wedding to Robin in 1996.

Why I write ...

I just love to write, in fact I home school Alex and I love creating his work.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Ninety percent of what I watch on tv are detective shows. I haven't read much lately, I listen to christian music

My first job ...

Janitor's Helper at the school in Sunapee, NH.

My best moment ...

When my Son Alexander took his first breath!

My inspiration ...

My children and husband are my inspiration.

Education > Early Childhood Ed Will "universal preschool" for 3- and 4-year-olds improve academic achievement over the long term?

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I am very strongly against sending 3-and-4-year-olds to preschool. Children need to be with their parents mom and dad as much as possible. Both parents whenever possible need to teach, nurture, raise their own children. The most effective would be from conception to when they leave the nest.

God intended parents to nurture, raise, correct and teach their children. No where in the Bible does it say that we are to pond of our responsibilities of our children off on to the secular school system or even put them into Christian schools.

I admit that I did work off and on over the years. ...

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