My Domestic Church: A little tip for Ohio homeschoolers

Favorite Quotes

"It is right to begin with the obligations of home, and, while these are overlooked and neglected, no other duties can
possibly be substituted for them." - Charles Dickens

"A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but a foolish
man's heart directs him toward the left." -- Ecclesiastes 10:2

"I believe it to be a great mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense in it....We
cannot blink at the fact that gentle Jesus meek and mild was so stiff in his opinions and so inflammatory in his language
that he was thrown out of church, stoned, hunted from place to place, and finally gibbeted as a firebrand and a public danger. Whatever his peace was, it was not the peace of an amiable indifference."--Dorothy Sayers

"Thirteenth Rule. To be right in everything, we ought always to hold that the white which I see, is black, if the Hierarchical Church so decides it, believing that between Christ our Lord, the Bridegroom, and the Church, His Bride, there is the same Spirit which governs and directs us for the salvation of our souls. "St. Ignatius Loyola.

"There are not over a 100 people in the U.S. that hate the Catholic Church, there are millions however, who hate what
they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church -- which is, of course, quite a different thing." -- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

"Like the sun rising over the mountans of the Lord is the beauty of a good wife in a well-kept house."--Sirach 26:21

"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. "C.S. Lewis

"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from
me. 8 When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for [a] his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself." Ez 33:7-9

"Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage." Proverbs 17:6

"Behold, sons are a gift from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward." Psalm 127:3

"Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him." Soujourner Truth

"I am going on a diet. From this day forward, I pledge there will be no pork chop too succulent! No donut too tasty! No
pizza too laden with delicious toppings to prevent me from reaching my scientifically-determined ideal weight! As God as my witness, I'll always be hungry again!"Homer Simpson

"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt

"And today I go down to the secular equivalent of hell, the secretary of state's office" Jane at Vox Lauri Blog

"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.” - William G. McAdoo

"Ignorance of Christ and his Gospel, bad example given by others, enslavement to one's passions, assertion of a mistaken notion of autonomy of conscience, rejection of the Church's authority and her teaching, lack of conversion and of charity: these can be at the source of errors of judgment in moral conduct." PP1792 Catechism Catholic Church.

"I've also been reading this blog for some time and just noticed I hadn't added you to my favorite blogs. Done!" The Mighty Barrister 5/21/04

"I could certainly continue to go back and forth (and believe me, I would love to!!!!!), but that would be answering a fool according to his folly." Amy-anti-Catholic blogger at Blessed Motherhood 7/07/07!

"You are tenacious. I love a woman who won't give up." William Luse 6/1/04

"Kudos also to Elena, who proved that she can take it as well as she can dish it." TSO 6/4/04

"the wonderful Elena" Nathan Nelson 8/1/04

"Elena is is so many shades of stupid they don't make a Crayola box big enough to begin coloring her" Anonymous TWA blog 2/05

"Well, Elena cuts to the chase. Says it like it is and doesn't mince her words." Alexa of Domestic Excellence

"Elena, a woman I have little in common with but have come to be fond of" Cecily of and I Wasted all that Birth Control 9/15/05

"Your witness is horrendous" JCecil of Liberal Catholic News

"Truth, love, charity, and, oh yeah, sensitivity, decorum, good taste and a dollop of wit. That's more like it. Keep
rockin'!" PMC 12/05

"Where's Elena? We need Elena." Kathryn the Daring Young Mom 2/17/06

"Elena, I quake at the sound of your name" John B-Catholic Packer Fan 8-12-04

"I like your writing and your spunk." Todd Flowerday, Catholic Sensibility 11-8-04

"I have no problem with Elena. I find her answers to be quite lucid, witty, and insightful." David B commenting on In
Today's News 10/29/05

"She's not cranky, she just senses happiness and snuffs it out." Gabe, age 9, after being scolded for not being ready for
swim practice. 12/04

"Elena of My Domestic Church get’s my nomination for living a life of loveliness that I could only ever dream of. She’s an awesome wife and mother, a deeply committed Catholic, a proponant of pro-life issues, a hands on make-and-bake-and-cut-and-stick-musical-momma, a prayerful, compassionate, thoughtful and passionate woman who endeavours to live a christocentric life in her own euphonious way. Yes, I am proud to know her as a blog buddy and sharing in her trials and her triumphs via reading her blog over the last few years has impacted me more than she could know… and always for the better."
Deb from Ukok's Place 08/2007

"i have a feeling elena never moves on from anything. other than the couch to the fridge." 08/2007 commenter on the now defunct Rock Star Mommy Blog.

" I think you're a shrew." Anne Basso 7/08

"Even with our differences, I will say one thing--she's smart. I may not always agree with what she says, but she doesn't spout unsupported garbage as fact." Ruthjoec aka JAnn from AOL Catholic message boards and This That and the Other Thing Blog

"I was wrong. You were right. God bless you" T from LO2W blog 3/6/2008

"This is really no woman to be giving out religious advice." Ashley (20 yr old anti-Catholic www.keepingthehome.com supporter) . 04/2008

"Elena, You completely 'foul up' the catechism. I repeat you are a nice lady, but your lack of education and knowledge, as your distorted answers show," Jack from Liberal Catholic Sports Music 1/9/2009

"The post I really love, though is 28 Things I Learned About Marriage in 28 Years at My Domestic Church. In fact, it's so good I plan to show it on the first day of class for my Family and Society course this." Sister Edith at Monastic Musings

"When Elena turns the other cheek, it's so she can whip around the other side with full force!" Mr. Pete (My Domestic
Husband!)

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

A little tip for Ohio homeschoolers

The Ohio Homeschool Regulations are pretty easy to be compliant with; however, I always ran into a little trouble with the #6 in the list of required documents.

(6) Brief outline of the intended curriculum for the current year. Such outline is for informational purposes only

I wasn't sure what a "brief"outline was exactly? Wouldn't my list of books and resources pretty much suffice as an outline of what I hoped to cover? No. Because when I sent I sent in just the book list with the forms, I got a letter back that they needed an outline. For years then, I took every textbook with me down to Kinkos and copied all of the tables of content. It was a lot of work, a lot of money and a lot of paper! Plus, I'm pretty sure they never even looked at them as I totally forgot to put Calvin's math book contents in with the packet one year and no one ever questioned it!

So a few years ago I tried putting the list on line on one of my blogs with links to each book. In my cover letter I mentioned that this was to be my "brief outline." That's the year I learned they don't read the cover letters either. I got a form letter in the mail a few days later asking for my outline.

What to do? I wanted something I wasn't going to slave over, something that wouldn't require LOTS of copying and would satisfy the regulations. That's when I found this site: Curriculum Standards | Typical Course Study | Learning Standards by the folks at the World Book Encyclopedia!

They have all of the grades through 12th grade and they are easily copied and pasted into a word document where they can be easily adjusted and changed to meet your needs. They also met the requirement of a "brief outline" for my school district! If you're a newbie in Ohio, or if your state requires an outline, maybe this will work for you too.