A small human interest story appeared in the Grand Island Independent about homeschooling on Sunday that I rather enjoyed. Recently it seems that homeschoolers doing what any other American teenager does (put on a play, go to prom, graduate and go off to college) are getting a lot of press. But young Aaron [...]
I was leafing through the Learning Resources catalog when I came across an educational toy I knew my children would really enjoy. I mused for a moment how nice it would be to have the budget I had as a school teacher for extras not part of the standard curriculum before throwing it out. [...]
Cocking a Snook asks an interesting question that I started to answer in her comment box: What can Homeschooling Learn from Our Present Political Stories? It started with some musing about how Ron Paul seemed to unite extremists on both the left and right behind him over on Spunky’s post NEA endorses Obama. [...]
Last month, I mentioned that I would be hosting a homeschool talk show starting in July. Well, we are getting pretty close to that launch date and I actually have a sort of mock show planned for next week you are invited to join. This show will be a live, call-in talk show [...]
Sonny Scott of the North Mississippi Daily Journal shares an interesting perspective on society’s mistrust of homeschoolers. After identifying us at the grocery store by our stereotypical dress and behavior, that is.
It’s a big family by today’s standards - “just like stair steps,” as the old folks say. Freshly scrubbed boys with neatly trimmed [...]
The June issue of Heart of the Matter is posted. Please take a moment to read my article which is really more of a question that I have been batting around in my mind for a few months now. You will likely be hearing more about it as some of my thoughts are becoming clearer, [...]
In 1972, Alice Cooper effectively captured emotions shared by many American children as the public school schedule gives way to the freedom of summer. Decades later, it still serves as a sort of anthem for students looking forward to summer plans. In fact, while looking for the lyrics, I had to sift through [...]
According to the brief bio at the top, Dr. Steven Parker “shares information and advice on how to keep your children happy and healthy all year round.” Apparently that includes stricter oversight over homeschooling. In response to the court decision in California, Dr. Parker writes:
I think we all can agree that teaching is [...]
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