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Re: My son rarely talks: how can he write? Here's a note I got on this subject: Dear Fred, My 10 Y.O. son is very quiet and has trouble saying or explaining

The Bias Against Homeschooling

Sadly this person is taking some flak for the following: Unless you are a certified teacher then don't even try and homeschool your child. It is abuse because I'm sure you,

How to Teach Word Meanings

Here's a post I responded to about learning word meanings: Need a suggestion… my 9 yr old learns differently. I pulled her from PS after finding out that her work was

The Danger and Goodness of the Internet for Your Children

Well, what do you think? Is Rosemond overstating it? "To me letting a child use the Internet unsupervised is akin to letting a child walk thru the red light district in

The Value of Having a Coach (from Homeschool to Homeland Security) -Video

Coaching is quite a buzz-word these days, but the unnoticed fact is that the internet is driver behind this need. Why do you hire a tutor for your children in

Do You Have the Right Goal in Mind for Your Children?

What is your goal for schooling? For parenting? For your children? Whether public, private, or home--- everyone has some goal or goals in mind. Maybe you call them 'hopes', but it's

The 7 Ways to Guarantee Homeschool Success

Thinking about homeschooling? Want to avoid the homeschooling mistakes most people make? Below you'll find what we've discovered from homeschooling our 5 children from birth to college. In 1987 homeschooling was

Is All Schooling Going to be Homeschooling (punish the parents)?

I just read a couple of articles about measures to hold parents responsible. Here's an excerpt: It was conversations about what to do with lousy teachers that led to some of

Are You Trying to Trick Your Kids into Learning and Obeying? (Video)

I'm not sure if it is shear desperation or that we just didn't quite come up in a home that showed us how--- But, the truth is that we often try

You Can’t Test Creative Writing

Now even the UK is up-in-arms about the inadequacy of using standardized tests to access writing skills. Here are a couple of quotes from an article: Head teachers fear some pupils

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