Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling resources’
10 Telling Trends in Hybrid Homeschooling
10 Telling Trends in Hybrid Homeschooling Homeschooling has been around for most of recorded history, but hybrid homeschooling is a fairly new phenomenon. For hybrid homeschoolers, education takes on multiple dimensions, combining elements of both homeschooling and traditional schooling to take advantage of the best aspects of both. That [...]
In Praise of Messy
In Praise of Messy By Wendy Priesnitz I have begun work on a new book. It all started this past week with my pollen allergy, which seems worse this year than in the past. I remembered an article I wrote in 2002 about the fact that most people and cities plant just male clone trees because they are “litter-free,” meaning they do not drop [...]
Hey Homeschoolers – What Does Success Mean To You?
Hey Homeschoolers - What Does Success Mean To You? By Judy Aron David Brooks, senior editor of The Weekly Standard, once posed this question: "If your kid was accepted at Harvard, but you secretly thought he or she would be happier at Bennington, would you have the guts to turn Harvard down?" This to me is a really intriguing question, as it [...]
Lazy Learning
Lazy Learning by Wendy Priesnitz “Education is hanging around until you’ve caught on.” ~ Robert Frost Few things seem to trouble parents more than the possibility our kids might be lazy. I guess it’s the legacy of that old Puritan Work Ethic – and you don’t have subscribe to any particular religion to suffer from it! Like our [...]
Homeschooling and It Couldn’t Be Done
Homeschooling and It Couldn't Be Done It Couldn't Be Done By Edgar Guest Warmly dedicated to all of the wonderful new families who will begin to enjoy the homeschooling lifestyle in 2012 Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied, That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so [...]
