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Pencil Drawing in the Age of Computers 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
It's always a happy surprise to find out your child has talents you didn't even know about. The other day I popped into my teen's room for a second and discovered that he's started keeping a sketchboo...
Beyond the 3 Rs... 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
By next week, most schools in the country will have opened their doors for the new school year. Most homeschoolers are preparing for a new school year as well. For many schools -- especially those wo...
Easing Into Homeschooling 20 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
This time of year, lots of new homeschoolers are getting nervous. Will their paperwork be up to snuff? How will they keep the doubting in-laws at bay? And what the heck are they supposed to be doing ...
How Do You Define Homeschooling? 19 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The divide between school and home used to be much more clear. Today, school students learn math by watching Khan Academy videos at their desks. Meanwhile, homeschooled students are streaming free cla...
Sharing Wisdom 9 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
As I've said before, way before my kids reached school age, I spoke to many veteran homeschoolers, and read many books that inspired me to look more seriously into homeschooling. Having the wisdom of ...
How a "Boy Genius" with Autism Thrived as a Homeschooler 7 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
Another recent news story about a homeschooled child doing amazing things: Last May, the New York Daily News profiled 14-year-old Jacob Barnett, who is working toward a master's degree in quantum phys...
Bright, Smart, Brilliant Homeschoolers 6 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
As homeschooling becomes more accepted and the options for learning at home expand, more and more gifted kids drop out of public school to become homeschoolers. It's not surprising -- homeschooling le...
Homeschool Doubts and How to Get Past Them 29 Jul 2013 | 02:50 pm
Every homeschooler has those moments of doubt. Those times when you think, "Maybe the critics are right -- maybe I really am ruining my child's chances of ever having a happy life." ... Read Full Po...
Do Credentialed Teachers Teach Better? 25 Jul 2013 | 02:45 pm
Many critics say that parents can't be good educators if they are not trained and certified to teach in a classroom. A 2006 study by the Brookings Institution disagrees: Traditionally, policymakers h...
Teaching Science Like it Matters 18 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Too often, science instruction in schools consists of two things: vocabulary and formulas. While these are easy to teach and easy to test kids on, they aren't what makes science interesting or valuabl...
