Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling books’
To Allow and Help People to Shape Themselves
To Allow and Help People to Shape Themselves By Linda Dobson This week many members of the homeschooling community took time to remember the life of John Holt on the anniversary of his death. John Holt was a school teacher and author who grew disillusioned with trying to change the system from within. He subsequently championed by-passing the [...]
Seven Habits of Happy Homeschooling
Seven Habits of Happy Homeschooling By Linda Dobson What makes a homeschooling family happy and successful? Over the past twenty-some years I’ve had opportunity to converse with homeschoolers across the country and from around the world; some of them happy, some of them not-so-happy. I see that I used the word “converse” but, [...]
Homeschooling: Like a Breath of Fresh Air
Homeschooling: Like a Breath of Fresh Air By Linda Dobson It was late afternoon, and I had to step out back for a couple of minutes, subconsciously bracing for the wall of humidity that, on its worst days, hits like a sudden stop at a brick wall. Today was one of those worst days. Contrary to the popular wisdom of moving slowly as a coping [...]
Ninja Homeschooling
Ninja Homeschooling By Linda Dobson When parents find their "homeschooling groove," it's as if a whole new world opens to them. At some point, all of the education myths and brainwashing and training and programming about the need for a physical, human being teacher in order to learn dissolve. The mind cob webs dissolve, making room for [...]
Homeschooling: Leap of Faith Required
Homeschooling: Leap of Faith Required By Linda Dobson Reading about a teacher-turned-homeschooler who saw that schooling greatly interfered with family rhythm is a great way to start the day! I love that, once again, it was a young child's simple and innocent questions, "Why can't I go to the pond to catch frogs with you? Do I have to go [...]
