Loved this article: Reading Readiness Has To Do With The Body Today’s kids sit more than ever. Babies spend hours confined in car seats and carriers rather than crawling, toddling, or being carried. As they get older their days are often heavily scheduled between educational activities and organized events. Children have 25 percent less time for free… Continue Reading
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This weeks Blog Carnival is up 8/14
Check out this week’s blog carnival with some great submissions from all around the homeschooling community. Can be read here: … Continue Reading
The Allure of FREE: Are state run online charter schools the right answer for homeschool families?
A large relatively new player on the homeschooling scene is online charter programs run by the states and local districts with tax payer money. These programs allow you to enroll your child into a virtual academy run through a local district. The school is usually accredited by the state eliminating the worry of many parents… Continue Reading
Homeschooling Goes Mainstream and Here’s Why
Studies show homeschooled kids, on average, are better educated than public school children. Susan Schaefer from the East Hampton-Portland Patch wrote this article about her encounter with a homeschooling mom and daughter in a Panera. The encounter is eye opening not only for Ms. Schaefer, a former school teacher, but also for all of us to… Continue Reading
Carnival of Homeschool: Week 342 – The Change Edition
The Why Homeschooling Blog hosted the blog carnival this week and did an amazing job in tying the various submissions together into the theme of change. Many thanks to Henry for putting it together and to all the bloggers that contributed some wonderful pieces of homeschooling wisdom and advise. I promise next week’s submission will… Continue Reading
Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes Split is Bad News for the Homeschooling Community
The High Profile Custody Battle Could Have an Impact on Homeschoolers Honestly, I could really care less about the state of affairs between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise until I recently came across an article that discussed the possible implications that the homeschooling of their daughter, Suri, could have in the divorce proceedings and custody… Continue Reading
2012 Southeast Homeschool Expo: Fun-Filled Activities for the Kids and an Exceptional Line-up of Speakers for Parents
Festivities for students include rock wall and an Atlanta Braves-themed batting cage, while speaker presentations provide parents with tools for effective homeschooling ATLANTA, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – This summer, homeschooled kids in the Southeast U.S. are counting the days until they can attend the 2012 Southeast Homeschool Expo with their families, thanks to… Continue Reading
Bullying Crisis Horrifies Parents, Ignites Homeschool Revolution — Research Reveals
Contact: David Wright, DoersTV.com, 301-452-9007 FORT WASHINGTON, Md., June 25, 2012 /Standard Newswire/ – While working on a new reality TV series, called Homeschool Television, to appear on DoersTV.com in the fall of 2012, research revealed that the current bullying crisis in public and private schools is a direct link to horrified parents joining the Homeschool Revolution.… Continue Reading
Achiever | Homeschooled teen aces ACT
Written by Elaine Rooker Jack Article first published on Courier-Journal.com Taking the ACT in April kicked off a period of intensity for high school junior Connor Brooks: big tests, big speeches, vacation, and SAT subject tests. But he started it with a bang. The 17-year-old who’s been homeschooled his entire academic career, scored a 36 on… Continue Reading
Homeschooling Goes To College
Thanks to Kristen Blair, N.C. Education Alliance Fellow, for allowing me to publish this article. RALEIGH — Twenty years ago homeschooling was relegated to the fringes of K-12 education — the spurned stepchild in a newly blended family of schooling options. Today homeschooling is a credible, viable educational choice that is garnering respect, even admiration,… Continue Reading
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