‘LATEST NEWS AND INFO FROM PARENT AT THE HELM’ Archives
Homeschooling Success
Homeschooling Success By Linda Dobson (and especially for Alissa Walkoviak, soon-to-be first time mom) Homeschooling is not just an exciting idea of freedom in education, it's a successful one, too. In 1995 the Riverside Publishing Company released the Iowa Basic Achievement Test scores of 16,000 home-educated students. This is one of [...]
Parent at the Helm’s April Book Giveaway!
Parent at the Helm’s APRIL BOOK GIVEAWAY I was grateful and thrilled that our book reviewer, Beth Balmanno, wanted to review The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas for her column this month which is why we're making it this month's book giveaway at Parent at the Helm! I can't write how wonderful it is here (since I wrote it), so instead [...]
Encore: Speaking Truth about School, Even When It’s Not Easy
Encore: Speaking Truth about School, Even When It's Not Easy ENCORE POST! Sometimes there is a post that resonates with many people, and brings them together on the topic of education via comments. "Speaking Truth about School, Even When It's Not Easy," is such a post. Once again I find an article by Peter Gray important enough to share at [...]
The Twilight Zone of Education Doublespeak
The Twilight Zone of Education Doublespeak By Linda Dobson Through conversations with friends, I know I'm not alone in feeling as if the world has turned into "The Twilight Zone" where nothing seems "right," whether it be politics, education, natural disasters, war, inflation, unemployment...well, you get the idea. Nothing, [...]
DON’T Focus on the Learning!
Don’t Focus on the Learning By Linda Dobson One of the most surprising discoveries for new learning coaches is how much children learn when the adults don’t focus on the learning! They find that when it comes to learning, less is more. Less pressure, more fun. Less scheduling, more free time. Success, in its many forms, results not by [...]
