Down wiv school: children are best educated at home
- Posted 9/9/08
The return to school is a well-established part of the journey of life. It seems normal, right and inevitable. But actually it is none of these things. Yes, it is normal in the early 21st century. But if modern civilisation started about 10,000 years ago, this way of treating children has been ?normal? only for the last 2 per cent of the time. It is a new, artificial construct designed to provide education at low cost. It certainly was not created to provide a pleasant or socialising experience for children. |
Are we Failing our Genius?
- Posted 10/1/07
Published in Time. This article gives an overview of what the government school does for our genius and high achieving children. |
John Stossel
- Posted 10/2/07
Stupid in America |
| College Not Necessary for Many New Careers
- Posted 1/7/08 |
Homeschoolers to nosey bureaucrats: 'Bug off!'
- Posted 1/21/08
Editorial response to murdered homeschool children |
HIGH SCHOOL & BEYOND
- Posted 7/31/08
Many homeschoolers undaunted by college
Accustomed to working independently, many home-schooled students say college courses taken in their high school years helped them transition into university life. |
| Homeschool Statistics Articles |
They're Not Stupid?They're Lazy
- Posted 3/19/08
If you believe in test scores?and education policymakers seem to believe in little else these days?American high-school students are a pathetic bunch. Witness the results of National Assessment of Educational Progress (or NAEP)?the "nation's report card"?which were released last month. While younger students broke records in both math and reading, 17-year olds' scores as a whole showed no improvement from the early 1970s. |
"Home Schooling Offers Valuable Lessons"
- Posted 8/12/08
Op-Ed in AJC |
