Posts Tagged ‘Linda Dobson’
Homeschooling: Don’t Divide Life into So Many Boxes
Homeschooling: Don't Divide Life into So Many Boxes By Linda Dobson One reason parents place so much trust in the education we see in traditional schools is because we have inherited the view that life can be divided into subjects, good and bad, or black and white. If we continue to hold onto this view, we find ourselves frustrated and [...]
Homeschooling Starts In Many Different Places
Homeschooling Starts In Many Different Places By Linda Dobson For some folks, the decision to pursue homeschooling is a piece of cake compared to actually facing the first day of complete responsibility for their children's education. I know: I've been there. There can never be a definitive "how to" book for this occasion, no matter how loudly [...]
National School Choice Week: January 22 – 28, 2012
National School Choice Week: January 22 - 28, 2012 By Linda Dobson Since the organizers of National School Choice Week were kind enough to include homeschooling among possible effective choices, I thought it would be good to let the homeschooling/unschooling community know that it's coming up fast! As an advocate - and advocate of advocates [...]
Congrats Homeschooled Miami Dolphin Jason Taylor
Congrats Homeschooled Miami Dolphin Jason Taylor Part One By Linda Dobson Because of the wonderful response to yesterday's post about the stories of homeschooled adults (thank you!), and because homeschooled Miami Dolphin Jason Taylor just retired from football this weekend (perhaps; sometimes players come back!), I thought this would be a [...]
What Do Homeschooled Adults Have to Say?
What Do Homeschooled Adults Have to Say? By Linda Dobson Sometimes, in the fear and anxiety ridden time of considering homeschooling for their families, parents torture themselves with "What if..." questions that are just plain unanswerable, at least specifically unanswerable, before the journey has even begun. The wisdom that comes with time [...]
