‘HOMESCHOOLING LIFESTYLE’ Archives
Advice on the Homeschooling Lifestyle from Malaysia
The following question from an interview with David Tan, a homeschooling advocate in Malaysia, was snipped from a homeschooling blog in the same country, Parent Works. The entire interview is a good read, both for those thinking about homeschooling and all of you veterans out there, too - great job, David! What advice do you have for other [...]
A Christmas Eve Tradition of Community Service
I remembered that someone had submitted a Christmas idea for The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas when I put that together in 2002. Here it is for your consideration during the week of Christmas, 2009. The idea was submitted by Athena Dalrymple of Columbia, Maryland. Each Christmas Eve, drop off gift-wrapped new or almost-new books at a [...]
Can Your Family Save Money by Homeschooling?
When it comes to your hard-earned cash, a comparison of costs between sending a child to public school – already paid for with your tax dollars – and homeschooling – not paid for with your tax dollars but they’ll take your tax dollars anyway, thank you very much – can be a helpful exercise. At first glance you might think that [...]
May We Come Out and Say Homeschooling Is Safer Now?
The following statistics are from a December 17, 2009 report by Hannah K. Mead of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, titled "Safer at Home?" Public schools are not a safe haven. Nearly 630,000 violent crimes were committed in public schools in 2005, the CDC reported. One-third of public school students report experiencing bullying. [...]
Homeschooling Family’s Success with ADHD/Autism – Part 1
Yesterday’s post about the feud among ADHD medication researchers caused a bit of a stir on Facebook last night. Today’s follow-up story comes from my book, Homeschoolers’ Success Stories: 15 Adults and 12 Young People Share the Impact That Homeschooling Has Made on Their Lives (Prima Publishing, 2000). It’s a story of the power of love [...]
