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  • Homeschooling Isn’t What I Expected It To Be

    Homeschooling Isn’t What I Expected It To Be5

    I’ve heard it said, “I was a great parent before I had kids.” The same can be said of being a homeschooling parent. Homeschooling circles are full of idealistic moms and dads who often have very high standards for themselves and their children. Certainly, having strong ideals can work as a guide and benchmark for

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  • Homeschooling Is Changing My Child In a Good Way

    Homeschooling Is Changing My Child In a Good Way0

    The email from my son’s teacher hit us like a ton of bricks. The students will not be returning from spring break, it read. School will be closed until April 17. In the meantime, the children will receive their lessons online. Like many parents in the first days of social isolation, we were alarmed. Technology

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  • Homeschooling is Becoming an International Phenomenon

    Homeschooling is Becoming an International Phenomenon0

    • January 20, 2016

    First there was the news that the number of homeschooled children in the U.S. rose 61.8% in the last decade.  Then came the report that homeschooling is exploding in the U.K. – with a 65% increase in the last six years. And now comes the news that homeschooling’s popularity is spreading to other countries as

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  • Homeschooling Is an American Tradition

    Homeschooling Is an American Tradition0

    George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams and Teddy Roosevelt: What do these American Presidents have in common? They were all homeschooled. When we think about traditional education in America we tend to think of public schools, classrooms, and a one-size-fits-all curriculum designed to educate the masses quickly and efficiently. This type of education is not

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  • Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education

    Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education1

    • September 22, 2015

    According to my local government, I’m just now beginning my fifth year as a homeschooling dad. That’s how long state law has required us to file the paperwork. In that time, I’ve heard homeschoolers called elitists (because not everyone can afford to educate their own children), snobs (because it is assumed that we look down

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  • Homeschooling Freedoms Are Under Threat. Will Parents Defend Them?

    Homeschooling Freedoms Are Under Threat. Will Parents Defend Them?0

    Homeschoolers today have it easy. Many of us were in diapers when, in 1977, educator John Holt created Growing Without Schooling, the first newsletter to connect and encourage homeschooling families. Holt and other social reformers provided the support and facilitated the networks that would ultimately lead to homeschooling becoming legally recognized in all U.S. states

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