Posts Tagged ‘Linda Dobson’
Grandma at the Helm
I have long thought the following succinctly helps explain the consequences of school's never-again-to-be-repeated-in-life "artificial socialization." "Let us never forget that the law is adaption to circumstances, be they what they may. And if, rather than allow men to come in contact with the real circumstances of their position, we place them [...]
Homeschooling Moms Horoscope for 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of Internet research recently, and I’ve noticed that one’s horoscope seems available at every turn. Whether it’s for the day, week or year, we can find out what’s going to happen to us in love, finances, longevity and likely everything in-between. Everything, that is, except your homeschooling future. If you’ve [...]
Homeschooling Book of Answers Selected for Random House e-Publishing Program
What a nice surprise to go to my mailbox and find a letter from Random House "pleased to inform you that your title has been selected to be included in Random House's Electronic Book, or 'ebook,' publishing program." They were writing about the revised edition of The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 101 Most Important Questions Answered by [...]
Legislation Could End No Child Left Behind’s Testing Requirements
Date: July 29, 2009 Contact: John Lowrey (202) 225-6161 Linda Macias (202) 225-6161 NEWS RELEASE... Baca Sponsors Bill to End No Child Left Behind Testing Requirements Bill Would End Costly Testing Requirements, Reign in "Teaching to the Test" Culture Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) introduced legislation [...]
National Reading Scores In (And It Ain’t Pretty)
Reporters Nick Anderson and Bill Turque pull no punches in their March 24, 2010, Washington Post article called “Reading Scores Stall Despite ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Report Finds.” They begin: “The nation's students are mired at a basic level of reading in fourth and eighth grades, their achievement in recent years largely stagnant, [...]
