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Homeschooler Nathan Cornelius wins national geography bee
Star Tribune ^ | May 25, 2005 | Greg Gordon

Posted on 05/25/2005 10:35:32 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

WASHINGTON -- Nathan Cornelius, a home schooled seventh grader from Cottonwood, Minn., won the 17th annual National Geographic Bee competition today, with a dazzling display of knowledge about places, cultures, cities, countries and rivers around the globe.

For winning the competition, which started with 5 million students nationwide, Nathan was awarded a $25,000 scholarship.

He bested nine other finalists during the taping of the event moderated by TV’s ''Jeopardy!'' host Alex Trebek.

He was one of two contestants to survive a double elimination first round that took 105 questions.

Then he outlasted Karan Takhar, 14, of Rhode Island,in an 11-question championship round.

The deciding question called on the contestants to identify the dammed river that forms artificial Lake Gatun in the Panama Canal system.

Nathan hardly hesitated before writing down his answer: the Chagres River. He couldn’t contain a big smile when Trebek noted that the two finalists had different answers.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: award; education; geography; geographybee; homeschool; homeschooling; pspl; turass; winners
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To: Aquinasfan
Sure, they are too busy teaching how to be 'sensitive' and how 'alternative families' are OK too. Geography is naturally secondary to that very important work /S
61 posted on 05/25/2005 11:44:11 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Osage Orange; Monterrosa-24; Modernman; All
....Agreed. But, will add..as I mentioned above....many families could, they just choose not to.

Parents should google home schooling and their state name. They'll be astonished how much help there is for homeschooling - it's organized, enthusiastic and extensive.

62 posted on 05/25/2005 11:46:40 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Spirited
Can't neglect to admit that his parents also showed wisdom and love commitment for home schooling him......

Congrats to his parents for all their hard work and commitment to their family.

63 posted on 05/25/2005 11:48:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Modernman
If the kids are younger then it does depend on having a relative to look after them. Does not work in every case but if something is important you can make it happen. The 'homeschooling is not for everyone' argument is true but it over looks the fact that it can be for almost anyone. The only thing you really need is a halfway decent parent/child relationship. Admittedly those seem somewhat rarer than it use to me. No one ever said homeschooling was easy. It is always easier to let someone else raise your kids.
64 posted on 05/25/2005 11:52:48 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The Grace Academy
65 posted on 05/25/2005 11:53:22 AM PDT by Search4Truth (When a man lies he murders some part of the world.)
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To: Search4Truth
That's it!

There are vast resources for help and guidance.

Texas Homeschoolers

Homeschooling in Houston

66 posted on 05/25/2005 11:57:49 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
And in Colorado there is: Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)
67 posted on 05/25/2005 11:59:44 AM PDT by politicket (Hypothesis of Evolution - HOE - The Secular Religion)
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To: TalonDJ
The 'homeschooling is not for everyone' argument is true but it over looks the fact that it can be for almost anyone.

I think my point is that there are four situations when it comes to homeschooling:

1) Viable and necessary (parents with the ability to homeschool stuck in a bad school district without the ability to pay for good private schools);

2) Viable but unnecessary (Good public schools or the parents can afford private schools);

3) Non-viable but unnecessary (Sort of like 2))

4) Non-viable and necessary (the single mother living in Anacostia).

The kids who fall into categories 1-3 are okay. The ones in 4 are probably going to get screwed, unless vouchers are an option.

68 posted on 05/25/2005 12:01:41 PM PDT by Modernman ("Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. " -Bismarck)
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To: Aquinasfan
My brother is somewhat similar. However, he is motivated to vote Republican because he isn't in favor gay marriage and other cultural conservative issues.

BTW I just finsihed reading "Aquainas in 90 Minutes" do you know any good books on Aquinas.

69 posted on 05/25/2005 12:06:01 PM PDT by FreedomSurge
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To: Modernman

Yes. Not everyone can do it.

But life isn't fair. People make choices that enhance or hurt their children.

If someone can move to an area where they can have more family support or where their dollars will go farther they should. Too often people will refuse to move to help their own situation.


70 posted on 05/25/2005 12:06:11 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: politicket

Home schooling can no longer be dismissed as out of the mainstream.


71 posted on 05/25/2005 12:07:59 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Home schooling can no longer be dismissed as out of the mainstream.

But it IS out of the mainstream. That's what's so great about it! ;-)
72 posted on 05/25/2005 12:09:50 PM PDT by politicket (Hypothesis of Evolution - HOE - The Secular Religion)
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To: FreedomSurge
do you know any good books on Aquinas.

I recommend Peter Kreeft's condensed Summa, the "Summa of the Summa." It's used in some seminaries, I hear. Kreeft has also compressed this condensation into "A Shorter Summa." If you're really ambitious, the Summa is available on-line. I read a section every day. It's tough, but worthwhile.

A lot of people seem to like Chesterton's, "The Dumb Ox," but I wasn't overly impressed. I'm a fan of Chesterton generally though.

73 posted on 05/25/2005 12:13:32 PM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: politicket

I know what you mean.

LOL


74 posted on 05/25/2005 12:13:35 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Modernman

Be careful what you wish for! With government $$ comes government oversite!


75 posted on 05/25/2005 12:13:52 PM PDT by SoftballMominVA
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To: SoftballMominVA
Be careful what you wish for! With government $$ comes government oversite!

If you're talking about the schools that would take the money, that's a business decision for them to make if they're private schools. If it's a public school, such as in my example of VA schools taking DC vouchers, government oversight is already in place.

Heck, just the threat of vouchers and homeschooling have forced the public system to change and improve, to some degree. Competition is good for the public schools.

76 posted on 05/25/2005 12:17:18 PM PDT by Modernman ("Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. " -Bismarck)
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To: Modernman

Just as an example of change here in DC, my law firm is doing pro bono work for an educational foundation that is planning to come into DC and take over some of the worst schools in the system in an attempt to improve them.


77 posted on 05/25/2005 12:18:52 PM PDT by Modernman ("Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. " -Bismarck)
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To: Aquinasfan

Thanks, I listened to Kreeft's tape series on "Ethics : a history of moral though" from the Modern Scholar Series. Very Good. It may be available at your library or it is also sold at Barnes and Nobel.


78 posted on 05/25/2005 12:20:50 PM PDT by FreedomSurge
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To: Osage Orange

probably not been sleeping with his teacher either


79 posted on 05/25/2005 12:30:39 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (The MRS wanted to go to an expensive place to eat so I took her to the gas station.)
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To: Modernman
Competition is good for the public schools.

Yes it is but kids are there now and public schools aren't going to turn on a dime.

80 posted on 05/25/2005 12:32:00 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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