Posts Tagged ‘homeschool resources’
When a Nation’s Head of Education Chooses Homeschooling, It Hits the Fan
When a Nation's Head of Education Chooses Homeschooling, It Hits the Fan By Linda Dobson I became aware of Prime Minister - and Education Minister - Holness' decision to homeschool last week when a friend in Jamaica contacted me. She let me know she had loaned Prime Minister Holness one of my books. She said he still hasn't returned it [...]
Thanksgiving Break from Homeschooling
Thanksgiving Break from Homeschooling By Linda Dobson We queried the entire Parent at the Helm staff {g}, and the overwhelming desire of all is to take a brief Thanksgiving break from homeschooling so we have time to focus on a few very important tasks in a different direction. Good Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, we'll be back in the [...]
School Provides Same Lessons It Was Important for Today’s Adults to Get
School Provides Same Lessons It Was Important for Today's Adults to Get By Linda Dobson A neighbor called one morning, frantic because her day required a couple of long distance trips to get several family members to necessary doctor appointments. No matter how she figured her time [...]
SPECIAL: Why You Should Say Yes If Your Child Asks to Be Homeschooled
SPECIAL: Why You Should Say Yes If Your Child Asks to Be Homeschooled By Linda Dobson The Associated Press news report that follows is 18 years-old...18 years-old. Two Madison, Wisconsin boys, ages 10 and 13, died of gunshots. Their mother said they evidently sneaked out of the house and killed themselves rather than go to school. She said [...]
It’s Only Natural that Kids Hate Schooling
It's Only Natural that Kids Hate Schooling By Linda Dobson On the heels of Dr. Peter Gray's blog post about the evolutionary roots of children protesting going to bed alone in the dark, he shares with us "Why Children Protest Going to School: More Evolutionary Mismatch." Basically, according to Gray's post: "Most children in our society [...]
