This is the fourth article in a series answering hard questions dealing with homeschooling. In article one, we made a brief list of major concerns and objections one might encounter to homeschooling. Let’s take up the fourth point on that…
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SLOW AND STEADY
by Steven David Horwich • • 0 Comments
Albert Einstein is universally thought to have been not only the greatest physicist of the 20th century, but its greatest scientists, and one of the three or so most important scientists of all time. He homeschooled, by the way, until…
Guest Post – Unqualified to Teach
by Cindy LaJoy • • 24 Comments
(This was sent me by Cindy LaJoy, a fine writer and mom of five homeschoolers. I could not agree with her more as you know if you’ve read Poor Cheated Little Johnny, and felt it was well worth sharing with…
HOMESCHOOL IS NOT “ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION”
by Steven David Horwich • • 36 Comments
Homeschooling today is looked upon as an “alternative educational” approach. Teachers, teachers unions, politicians and their buddies have worked very hard to try to convince us that homeschool is not “normal”, not “standard”. It is presented as “fringe” education. Who…
A Guest Blog – The Default Homeschooler
by Cindy LaJoy • • 17 Comments
This is a guest blog from Cindy LaJoy, as homeschool mom (and an excellent writer). I’ve asked her to start to share her homeschool experience on this blog. I think you’ll find her views interesting and her writing entertaining and…
Aside
On Tuesday, March 29 at noon Pacific Daylight Time, I’ll be delivering another free webinar about homeschooling. This one will cover those difficult questions most parents ask themselves at some point in their homeschooling career, such as “am I doing the right thing?”; “Who am I to teach a child”; “Is my child actually learning anything?”; “What about socialization”, and the like. (This was suggested by a mom who called in to our last webinar, Mervet. Good suggestion!)
We’ve started sign-ups, and will only accepted a limited number of attendees. You can sign up now at:
http://www.connectthethoughts.net/webinar.php
The way we do these, you can just listen, or you can call in with questions and become a part of the discussion. You just need a phone. The info can all be found at this link. (You can also listen to last week’s webinar there.)
NOTE – We did the webinar, and you can hear it for free as a podcast,along with other webinars we’ve done covering homeschooling issues, at
http://www.connectthethoughts.net/webinar.php
I’m doing a free webinar tomorrow!
by Steven David Horwich • • 0 Comments
Hi folks, Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 8) at noon Los Angeles time, I’ll be delivering a free webinar about creativity and homeschooling. We still have room for more people to sign up. You can join in, and either listen or ask…
The Costs of Homeschooling
by Cindy LaJoy • • 4 Comments
(The following is a lesson plan excerpted from our seventh Parent/Teacher/Tutor course, Homeschool Resources. The entire program is now available, at www.connectthethoughts.com. This is an advance look. This may well contain ideas and actions you are all-too familiar with, but…
Some thoughts from Poor Cheated Little Johnny
by Steven David Horwich • • 0 Comments
Hi folks, Just thought I’d share some thoughts from the book with you while I’m away working. The book, Poor Cheated Little Johnny, is all about education today, how it has failed us, and what we can do about it.…
On a work break
by Steven David Horwich • • 0 Comments
Hi folks, Sorry. but my responsibilities for Connect The Thoughts will keep me from authoring more posts until after January 18th. There’s plenty going on, and I will get to it. I’m currently writing a series of courses for parents,…