Tag Archives: homeschooling

Book club stories

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Amy

I mentioned last month that the girls in our book club were going to write a short story to bring in for this month’s meeting. Even though I’m a bit biased, I thought they did an amazing job. The … Continue reading →

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Schooled & illiterate

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Amy

For decades our society has focused on producing more and more high school & college grads, but for some kids it means advancement with little or no education. Over the past decade, education has received nationwide attention due to the … Continue reading →

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Learning what you live

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Amy

About a week ago, Maya and I got into the elevator in our building, having just picked up our mail. I opened an envelope and commented to her that it was from our insurance company, telling me they’d found … Continue reading →

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An evening with Michael Ellsberg

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Amy

Ok everyone, get out your pens. (or open your laptop calendar. Whatever.) If you are fortunate enough to be in New York on the evening of April 25th, you are hereby invited to join the NYC Home Educators Alliance for … Continue reading →

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The best education

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Amy

Rick Santorum believes that not everyone needs a four year degree. I agree with him. Unfortunately, he always goes on to say that the reason not everyone needs a four year degree is that universities are indoctrination centers, robbing children … Continue reading →

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Liberal? Conservative? Who cares?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Amy

Dana Goldstein believes that when children learn outside of school, it violates progressive values. You can read her article about it on your own, if you wish. I have no desire to print quotes from it here. Let me … Continue reading →

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Focus, self-control and a few other distractions

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Amy

While my kids were in their Spanish class today, I caught up with my NYTimes for the week, as well as a couple of magazines (Time & NY Magazine) that have been languishing on my table. It was a busy … Continue reading →

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Am I doing enough?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Amy

It’s the question that lurks in the back of every unschooling parent’s mind. Am I doing enough? Am I paying enough attention to my kids’ interests and doing enough to facilitate them? Are days spent playing on the computer, … Continue reading →

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Unschooling parents

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Amy

As a kind of follow up to yesterday’s post, I want to talk a little about parenting in an unschooling family. First of all let me say there is no one model that all unschoolers follow. Since unschooling … Continue reading →

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When anything is possible

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Amy

You’ve probably all heard the phrase, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” It would be more appropriate to say, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?” The first phrase looks nice on posters … Continue reading →

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