Category: Education
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Feminist inspirations
I have off and on been working on an article about the irony of being a feminist homeschooler. It’s a little bit like being a gay marine, but so far, no one has tried to stop me from telling my troops, eh, kids what my feelings are. I’m guessing they’ve figured it out. One of…
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More math stories
NOTE: This post has been updated by a new, consolidated post and list of Math Stories which you can find here. I wrote a blog a while back about math stories, then turned it into an article, which ran in the California Homeschooler magazine. I’ve gotten a lot of great comments on this article. (Aside:…
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Screentime revisited
Longtime readers of my blog know that I am not a convert to the belief that unlimited screentime is fine for kids. There are plenty of homeschoolers who do, in fact, believe this, and they have their arguments. In this case, I will respectfully agree to disagree. I had no opinions about kids and TV,…
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Superman running in a race to nowhere
I think it’s indicative of our times that there are two films about education making the rounds of theaters right now. Everyone seems to know that there’s a problem. Many people are sure they have the answer. The places where we disagree are are simply these: What is the problem? What is the solution? OK,…
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Accidental favorites
If homeschoolers were living up to our name, you might think we spend a lot of time at home. However, the opposite usually ends up being true. We are out and about, going to clubs and classes, our homeschool program, and on fieldtrips. This results in a lot of time for my kids to argue…