Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling’
Lesson Plans to Go for Families on the Go
Lesson Plans to Go for Families on the Go BY LINDA DOBSON Author Nadine Slavinsky earned a Master’s in Education at Harvard and is a lifelong sailor who has enjoyed two long sabbatical with her husband and son, sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans while homeschooling. Lesson Plans to Go: Hands-On Learning for Active and [...]
Moms Who Saved Their Children’s Childhoods (And You Can, Too!)
Moms Who Saved Their Children’s Childhoods (And You Can, Too!) BY LINDA DOBSON When our family celebrated my three children’s birthdays as they grew – especially the two birthdays just two weeks apart and just one week before Halloween – we enjoyed busy times. But as hectic as things grew, I always gave myself an additional [...]
A Good Education PRESERVES Your Child
A Good Education PRESERVES Your Child BY LINDA DOBSON All too often, when parents think about their children “being educated,” their thoughts travel toward, “Who can best do this thing (education) to my children?” If said parents are thorough and wise, they consider all of the many alternatives available to families today, from [...]
How a Teen Makes the Best of Educational Freedom
How a Teen Makes the Best of Educational Freedom BY LINDSEY JOHNSON Make the best...well, the best is different for different people, so it's not easy to tell how one should make the best of her educational freedom. It depends on her own goals and ambitions and dreams. It depends on the person. The whole point of having autodidactic freedom is [...]
Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing NY State DOE Employee
Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing, NY State DOE Employee BY LINDA DOBSON NY Post chose this photo to portray education change advocate Lisa Nielsen. It was only a matter of time. In her previous work for the New York State Department of Education, Lisa Nielsen was charged with helping students and [...]