I have a neat story about Dr. Moore.

When my children were small he and Dorothy came to town. I could not afford to pay the registration fee for the series and when I arrived at the venue I told him of my plight.

He walked me up to the registration desk and told them that I was to be registered as his guest.

I never forgot his kindness when I was in need.

I also worked answering questions on a phone line when he came around again, volunteering. I loved talking to other homeschoolers about concerns and problems.

About Adventist education, these are my thoughts:

We do not need to be ashamed of the information we have about early childhood education in the Spirit of Prophecy. We don't need to copy the world's methods. Ours work wonderfully and provide a different approach for those children who don't fit the mold of the traditional schoolroom.

We do have a successful self-supporting school in B.C. for those who are interested in the book/work program. It's called Fountainview and is probably accessible online.

Not to get off topic, but who is raymond moore?

pk

Raymond Moore is [was] the father of Adventist homeschooling. In fact, he became known all through home schooling circles, not just among Adventists; he authored several books and syllabi for home schoolers. He was a college professor for many years. He died maybe five years ago.

Thanks for the info Jeannieb43. Another question I have than is, did he have any kids and if he did would you know any names. The reason I ask is back in 64-65 when I went to GNYA there was a friend of mine who's name was Harry "skippy" Moore, and I thought that he mentioned that his dad's name was Raymond. So just curious if he is the same person.

pk

Dr. Moore had a son Dennis Moore and a daughter Kathie Moore Kordenbrock.

[from Raymond Moore Obituary, on Google]

To expound on this:

I would perhaps call him the pioneer of the modern homeschooling movement, as there have been many people who were home educated throughout history, including Jesus.

Dr. Moore and his wife (Dorothy was a speech specialist) used methods that worked successfully in the one-room schoolhouses, such as use the older to teach the younger and the stronger to teach the weaker. Children learn so much faster from another child than from an adult.

He also really just put the counsels on education that we have into practical, modern language that we can implement easily in today's educational atmosphere.

His books such as Better Late Than Early and Home Grown Kids include both research that he has done himself and SOP principles. They gave me a philosophy that worked without burning us out. He also wrote a book on burnout recovery.

He was conservative in some thinking and way progressive in many others. They were both such neat, down-to-earth people.

Thanks for the info.

pk

HEY ALL

YES RAYMOND MOORE team up with a MR HEWITT
and for a long time had catalogs for home school
material and books from kindergarten to grade 12
I THINK Mr HEWITT is still in in business either
in WASHINGTON STATE or OREGON


dgrimm60

HEY ALL

RAYMOND MOORE was also on the James Dobson radio show
about home schooling


dgrimm60