I’ve been homeschooling for about two months. I remember when my first son was born, and I thought, after five days, “This is crazy. How could I possibly do this for eighteen years?” via What I Know So Far » Penelope Trunk Homeschooling.
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I asked my youngest daughter today what she liked about homeschooling. She said one of the things she really liked it being able to go her own pace. At eleven-years-old there are times when she wants to do some of the stuff her older sisters, ages fifteen and seventeen, are doing. But other times...
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Fall is in full swing, and the weather is perfect for outdoor activities to help young children develop learning skills. Math, science, reading, writing, and art are all part of the fun. Children won’t even notice how much education they’re getting! via An Outdoor Education: 4 Fall Learning Activities for Young Children | Parenting...
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Forty-nine million or so American children have returned to public school classrooms that are, according to many critics, ever more boring. Preparation for increasingly high-stakes tests has reduced time for social studies and science. Austerity state and federal budgets are decimating already hobbled music, art, library and physical education budgets. via School: It’s way...
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I feel like I have no choice. Because while I was waiting for the kids to go back to school, I was reading. And, of course, now my homeschool site makes me a magnet for research about school. And the evidence is overwhelming that schools are not meeting the educational needs of children: via...
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