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Parents Are Responsible for Children’s Education…Period
Parents Are Responsible for Children's Education...Period BY LINDA DOBSON Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. ~ George Bernard Shaw Whatever you are thinking about your children's education at this point, one thing should be perfectly clear: The days of throwing blame for the condition of public school between [...]
Why Homeschooling Isolation Is Such a Silly Myth
Why Homeschooling Isolation Is Such a Silly Myth BY LINDA DOBSON When researchers got around to studying homeschooling children (that darn "education phenomenon" just won't go away!) they proved on paper what home educators already knew in their hearts - homeschooling works. There now exist enough studies to quiet even the most [...]
What If…
What If... By Linda Dobson What if we practiced the Golden Rule with children...all children? What if adults stopped trying to change each child's essence to make him fit into a quite confining mold of sameness as all others? What if our schools actually educated children, instead of programming them? What if we saved grading for eggs [...]
Homeschooling: The Butterfly Approach to Learning
Homeschooling: The Butterfly Approach to Learning By Linda Dobson As I begin work on this book, leaves rapidly falling from the trees swirl in wind guests, delivering the unmistakable scent of autumn. Yet the monster marigolds outside my large picture window remain amazingly vibrant, attracting a monarch butterfly slowly flitting from [...]
Keep the Joy of Learning Alive, Even If You’re Not Homeschooling
Keep the Joy of Learning Alive, Even If You're Not Homeschooling By Linda Dobson A preschool child in a new environment is a wondrous sight to behold. Her eyes light up as each new stimulus turns the ever-burning spark of her intrinsic curiosity into fire. All that natural child energy rises to serve her as she plunges into exploration, [...]
