Category: Education
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On digital education
No matter which publications you read, you’ve probably come across a fair number of articles expounding the virtues of online and computer-based education, and probably just as many bemoaning the ineffectiveness of digital education. Since I started homeschooling, I’ve had the opportunity to work with kids both in real world classes and online, and it occurs…
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Teach your children well
I always hold out hope that the homeschooling movement will get serious attention from people who make educational decisions in our country, but I know that often we are dismissed as ignorant or worse. It’s heartening to know that people like Madeline Levine are coming at it from the opposite direction, giving legitimacy to basic…
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The Feminist Homeschooler
Many of us made a choice to homeschool; some of us were forced due to circumstance. But once we start homeschooling, we realize that we have not taken a step back. We are just entering a period of reinvention in our lives. As one mom said, “When I left my job and started homeschooling, I…
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The search for the girl scientist in literature
There are so few books for kids that feature girl scientists, we had to dig to find them!
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Little-c creativity in our lives
Even those of us who do creative work professionally can benefit from doing hands-on, “little-c” creative projects.