President Obama ignored federal statutes and federal student-privacy laws while he bullied states into accepting Common Core Standards (CCS) as part of the Race to the Top initiative. For nearly 100 years, educators have focused upon changing America. The Race to the Top represents ...
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Project-Based Learning for the Homeschooler
Project-based learning is a big buzzword in education right now, but the theories behind it are nothing new. Aristotle was one of the earliest advocates of learning through doing. Socrates wrote about learning through questioning, inquiry, and and critical thinking. ...
Read More »Homeschooling Your Struggling Reader
In a perfect world, every child would discover the joy of reading early on. Children would learn to read as easily as they learned to walk. Some children do seem to have an innate ability to decode language and words, ...
Read More »Challenging Your Gifted Child
Students in traditional schools who display higher academic abilities than their peers are often shuttled into programs designed to meet their needs. But even more often, their talents are squandered or go unnoticed. These students are typically bored in school. ...
Read More »Ideas For Educational Vacations
Life has so many teachable moments, and as homeschoolers, you and your family are probably on the lookout for them constantly. The beauty of learning at home is that it never has to stop. When you make that learning both ...
Read More »When the Virtual Becomes Real: Childhood Development In Age Of The Computer
Human beings are undoubtedly blessed with sophisticated cognitive skills that allow them to adapt to just about any environment. But this does not mean that all environments are equally appropriate. As physical, three-dimensional beings, it has been our ability to ...
Read More »US Public Schools Becoming More like a Police State Every Day
Few can deny the public school system in America is in trouble. From school systems that refuse to allow the playing of the national anthem to teachers accosting students for saying anything negative about President Obama, it seems many of ...
Read More »10 Ways To Use Honey
Honey is one of nature’s most delightful creations. This gooey, sticky liquid that can range from dark amber to light gold in color is a miracle creation made by our friends the honeybees. Honey is not only tasty, it is ...
Read More »How To Develop Your Children By Teaching Them With A Foreign Language
As if the idea of teaching your children English, math, history, and science is not intimidating enough, consider a foreign language. Learning a new language is a great way to become a more analytical thinker, to increase opportunities, and to ...
Read More »De-clutter and De-stress Your Life
Clutter has a habit of wreaking havoc on our lives. I know because I used to be the biggest pack rat. I come by it honestly because both my parents were pack rats. It drove my husband nuts for years, ...
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