As reported by the HSLDA: The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently released the final executive summary of its fourth quadrennial survey on homeschooling, conducted in 2012. Notable facts from …
Category: Politics of Homeschool
Study Proves Autistic Adults are Socially Isolated
A friend on facebook linked me to this article, “Study: Nearly 1 In 3 With Autism Socially Isolated“. Interesting. This bit really caught my eye – ” a study looking …
Political.
Just letting any of my readers here know – I posted about the Obama speech to the kids over on Conserva-Kat. Enjoy (or not.)
Stickin’ it to the man daily, since 2006
The California Teacher’s Association said that uncredentialed parents teaching their children at home would lead to “educational anarchy.” (PJI via SpunkyHomeschool) Somehow, that is supposed to be a bad thing. …
This is yet another reason why we homeschool
Kindergarten teacher has class vote out 5 year old. Someone has been watching way too much Survivor, and seems to have forgotten that Kindergarten is not a remote desert island! …
Sheltered is not always bad…
Heart of the Matter asks us today for our thoughts on the quote: “Clearly there is an appropriate kind of sheltering. When those who are opposed to homeschooling accuse me …
You can get invovled!
I know. I know I just posted about not worrying. And I’m not. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to act when given the chance. So I’m cross posting …
As goes California, so goes the Nation.
You know it’s true. California is one of the biggest states in the Union, but because it’s heart and soul are tied up in Hollywood, it’s influence over the Nation …
“I don’t want to fire him. Let’s get him some training!”
Recently, I’ve been reading Don’t Bother Me Mom, I’m Learning by Marc Prensky. It’s been eye opening. Obviously I recognize the importance and value of games and computers to learning. …