Education

Is School Choice a Trojan Horse?3
- Education, Featured, MomThink
- April 9, 2024
School choice: It’s a term that has been making the rounds in the cultural discourse, particularly since the school closures in 2020. On the surface, giving parents and students more opportunity sounds good, but have we truly considered all of its potential consequences? What Is School Choice? Most generally, school choice “allows public education funds
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I Was a Girl Scout. Here’s Why My Daughters Won’t Be One.18
- Culture, Education, Featured, MomThink
- April 8, 2024
It was summertime at Camp Cedarledge, and I was in Totem Village, Ahwenasa unit. The cabins were spacious and airy, with four beds each and room for our suitcases under each bed. Most days were spent marching around the acreage to attend swimming practice, arts and crafts, tying knots, first aid training, group games, and
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The Inspiring Front Lines of the 20th-Century Homeschool Revolution 0
- Education, Family, History, MomThink
- April 1, 2024
When she was a young girl, Sandra Day O’Connor began her education at home. Her early years of schooling on an Arizona ranch were sitting at the kitchen table with her mother, learning to read, and taking long nature walks. I read this, and this scene of serenity, this future Supreme Court Justice, beginning her
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The Side of Homeschooling We Don’t Talk About Enough 9
- Education, Featured, MomThink
- March 25, 2024
As a veteran homeschooler, I am well aware of what a marathon this lifestyle can be. There’s no break when you live and work in the same place. It’s time to take a deep breath and assess the situation. Burnout is a normal part of homeschooling. Everyone experiences it at one time or another, and
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‘The Anxious Generation’ Has the Worst of Both Worlds 0
- Education, Family, MomThink
- March 18, 2024
In a blockbuster Atlantic piece, “The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood,” my Let Grow co-founder Jonathan Haidt says our culture is getting it all wrong when it comes to kids: We “underprotect” them in the virtual world and overprotect them in the real one. That’s the worst of both worlds if we want to
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Feeling Unqualified to Homeschool? 8 Resources to Get Started 1
- Education, Family, Featured, MomThink
- March 15, 2024
If you’re feeling unqualified to homeschool, you’re not alone. The question of what and how to teach stressed me out early on in my homeschooling journey. I found that having a good curriculum did a great deal to reduce my fears of not being qualified to teach. I wanted to strike a balance between bookwork,
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