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Eighth Grade Out!

Kenneth Danford | Posted 05.09.2012

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Somewhere along the 12-year stint of schooling, students need the challenge of answering, "What do I really want to learn? What kind of help do I need to pursue my dream?" Considering those questions is the seed for maturity.

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Stop Racing! Start Living! (It Works!)

Kenneth Danford | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: College Alternatives, Homeschooling, High School, Homeschooling Myths, Community College, Education News

I realized that the stereotypes and fears I had as a teacher about homeschoolers were all wrong. These teens are informed, well-socialized, involved in their communities, and all-around mature beyond their years.

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What's Wrong With Being a Loner?

Kate Fridkis | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Homeschooling, Being a Loner, Education, Kate Fridkis, Parenting, Not Fitting In, Childhood, Education News

Being good at being alone is so important. Why are we so afraid that kids will turn out to have the "wrong" personality? And why does being quiet so often get interpreted as the "wrong" way to be?

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What One Atheist Learned From Hanging Out With Creationists

Jason Rosenhouse | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Atheism, Homeschooling, Christianity, Religion and Science, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Science Education, Evolution, Religion News

More than anything else, my time with the creationists has shown me that the task of reconciling science with faith is far more difficult than is sometimes pretended.

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Unschooling Shouldn't Be Child-Centered

Pamela J. Stubbart | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Homeschooling, John Holt, Education, Homeschooling Myths, Homeschool, Unschooling, Home Schooling, Education News

Advocates of unschooling and critics alike seem to understand the practice as a radically "child-centered" form of education. However, this distorts the vision of unschooling's intellectual father.

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Ron Paul Talks Homeschooling With Tebow

Posted 03.06.2012

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Arguing in favor of homeschooling at an Idaho town hall, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) name-dropped Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. "You know I was ...

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Santorum Blasts Government But Asked For Money As Senator

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.01.2012

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is scornful of the government's hand in public education, saying schooling is the t...

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The Moral Status of Homeschooling and Public Schooling Motivations

Pamela J. Stubbart | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Philosophy, Education, Homeschooling Myths, Education Policy, Ethics, Homeschooling, Morality, Public Education, Diversity, Ed-Lection 2012, Education News

Just as there are a plurality of reasons why a family may choose homeschooling, so too there are a plurality of reasons why a family may choose public schooling.

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The Republican's Biblical Boondoggle

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Homeschooling, Rick Santorum, Politics, Conservatives, Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Christians, Republican Party, Politics News

The base of the Republican Party is to be pitied more than feared. They have literally been conditioned to fear their own brains. Their religious indoctrination has actually destroyed their ability to reason.

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Santorum Slams Education System, Will Home-School Children At White House

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.19.2012

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In an appearance at an Ohio Christian Alliance event Saturday, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum called the viability of the public education sys...

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Being Homeschooled Made Me Normal

Kate Fridkis | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Being Normal, Alternative Education, Growing Up, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Myths, Education Styles, School Types, Education News

I was homeschooled. I'm 25 now. People often assume that I must be really different from everyone else because of this. Sometimes, I assume that, too....

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Deciphering The Super Bowl: XLVI Is Greek To Kids As Schools Stop Teaching Roman Numerals

Leanne Italie | Posted 04.01.2012

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The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Kids LOL and OMG each other all the livelong day, but ask them to decipher the XLVI of this year's Super Bowl and ...

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Following a Child's Lead

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Good Parenting, Breastfeeding, Children, Homeschooling, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Parents News

Most people who choose to have children want to be good parents, and they have many questions about what would be best for their children.

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Bachmann Campaign Accused Of Stealing

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.01.2011

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is the hot seat for allegedly stealing a coveted email list in order to target Iowa ...

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I Am Not for Homeschooling, I Am It

Kate Fridkis | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Alternative Education, Education, Homeschooling, Growing Up Without School, Homeschooling Myths, Unschooling, Education Reform, Homeschool, Education News

Thinking differently from most people about school is just part of my identity. How could I not? I grew up without school. My reality is different.

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The Classroom Of An 'Unschooler,' Who Learns By Not Going To School

AP | By LEANNE ITALIE | Posted 10.29.2011

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-- School's never out for 14-year-old Zoe Bentley. Nor is it ever in. The perky teen from Tucson, Ariz., explores what she likes, when she likes as ...

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No Homework and Never a Test - The Life of an Unschooler

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 08.06.2011

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We don't have as much pressure from school and friends telling us what to like, so it's our responsibility to figure out how to spend our time.

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School District Won't Let Homeschoolers Join Extracurriculars

Mokena, IL Patch | Michael Sewall | Email the Author | 5:55am | Posted 07.27.2011

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When Lincoln-Way North put on a performance of The Sound of Music this spring, freshman David Woods really would have liked to be in it. Heck, he'd ha...

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Meet Mike Hucksterbee

Maureen Costello | Posted 07.14.2011

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From the standpoint of history, education and democracy, Mike Huckabee's new cartoon series is an appalling product. Make no mistake, this isn't education; it's kiddie-propaganda.

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A Quiver Full Of Controversy

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Homeschooling, Quiverfull, Pregnancy, Christianity, Birth Control, Children, Home Schooling, Religion News

c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) When Meg Moseley gave birth to her third child 20 years ago, doctors cautioned her against having any more babies...

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Are Homeschoolers Hopeless Idealists?

Kate Fridkis | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Peter Kowalke, Alternative Education, Homeschooling, Challenging the Status Quo, Education, Kate Fridkis, Unschooling, Education News

Homeschooling requires bravery. You have to be willing to be different. You will have to answer a lot of questions that start with the words, "But socialization...."

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WATCH: 12-Year-Old Saves Library From Closing

Posted 05.28.2011

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For Sekondi Landry, a 12-year-old boy who is home schooled in Dekalb County, Ga., the local library is a daily refuge for quiet study time. So when L...

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Is Home Schooling Becoming Mainstream?

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lauren Keiper Studying at Harvard, meeting for group French lessons, volunteering at a hospital and spending a day in the wilderness are just a g...

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'Race to Nowhere' Should Think Outside the School

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why not give their kids back their social lives and their sanity? Why not remove them from the problem? It seems so simple. Yet it doesn't occur to anyone.

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Disaffected Student Starts Movement For College Homeschooling

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home-School, Dale Stephens, Learning From Home, Home-School College, The South, Uncollege, Homeschooling, Homeschooling College, College News

Dale Stephens thinks there's no reason why home-schooling can't extend to college. The young entrepreneur, currently a freshman at Hendrix College, i...

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