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Why Homeschool: Saying NO to the government
As I go through the headache of another year of portfolio compilation for our school district in PA, I would adore a legal way to say NO as well. PA homeschool law is obnoxious...sigh.
4/27/2011 10:38 AM
Thanks, Henry. Kimberly, I wish it wasn't so awful for you all in Pennsylvania. I hope and pray that gets better in your state and others that are oppressive towards families taking on their children's education. We have Illinois legislators that want us to report and register with the state...
Date: 2011-04-27 17:17:00
Related topics : why not to homeschool
Why Homeschool: Teaching "everything" when homeschooling
Mission statement: On this blog we explore why homeschooling can be a better option for children and families than a traditional classroom setting. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, family issues, and some other random stuff.
Often when people learn we homeschool our children we are asked “How can you teach everything?” There is an assumption that we are the only ones involved in the process of educating our children. They don’t believe we are...
Date: 2011-12-13 02:02:00
Related topics : how to be a homeschool teacher / homeschooling other people's children
Richard Sousa extolls the benefits of Homeschooling
I agree that it was a really positive article. (Except that statistics thing will always bug me. :-) ) Your suggestion was excellent that Chronicle article be pointed out to those considering homeschooling as information that would make sense to them. I've been getting frustrated with the amount of attention that homeschooling gets in the media. A lot has been positive, even as officials seem to be stepping up trying to see who and what and how many we are. I've wondered if the extra attention...
Date: 2007-06-15 00:45:00
Related topics : article about homeschooling / benefits of homeschooling statistics
Why Homeschool: A free Stanford education?
Mission statement: On this blog we explore why homeschooling can be a better option for children and families than a traditional classroom setting. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, family issues, and some other random stuff.
Tuition at Stanford University can break the bank.
But Stanford has been making some of their course available to the public, for free! Molly Goossens reports in A Stanford education (free!):
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Machine Learning (one...
Date: 2011-12-11 02:26:00
Related topics : free homeschool education
Why Homeschool: Christmas letters and homeschool progress
Mission statement: On this blog we explore why homeschooling can be a better option for children and families than a traditional classroom setting. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, family issues, and some other random stuff.
One of our family traditions is an annual Cate Christmas letter. We tend to be a bit obsessive about it. Year after year Janine and I spend anywhere from forty to eighty hours. It is a major production.
Part of why we invest so much...
Date: 2011-12-06 00:24:00
Related topics : homeschooling our children
Why Homeschool: Group pressure and supporting your local team
Mission statement: On this blog we explore why homeschooling can be a better option for children and families than a traditional classroom setting. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, family issues, and some other random stuff.
Janine and I were out walking Saturday with Baby Bop. It was a beautiful day and there were a lot of people on the walking path. Several people wore clothes supporting the local athletic teams.
The thought hit me, is supporting...
Date: 2011-12-12 15:10:00
Related topics : local homeschool support groups
Why Homeschool: Another study confirms the Marshmellow test
Mission statement: On this blog we explore why homeschooling can be a better option for children and families than a traditional classroom setting. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, family issues, and some other random stuff.
Over four years ago I wrote:
I first heard of the test from Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. The marshmellow test was conducted by Walter Mischel. He would test four year-old children to see if they could not eat a...
Date: 2011-12-17 21:33:00
Related topics : high school homeschool program