There’s some good discussion happening at the National Charter School Watch (NCSW) discussion group. Long-time homeschooling mom and activist Emilie Fogle responded to a group member’s question about charter programs with this report on the ongoing situation in her state:
“Washington State fought back charters three times. They came in the back door. Public schools may [...]
“This past fall many homeschool advocates noticed an increase in media challenges to homeschooling laws, regulations, and long-accepted practices, not only in many parts of the U.S., but around the world, in countries where homeschooling is also popular.”
“In the Washington Post, education columnist Jay Mathews called homeschooling “the sleeping giant of the American education system.” [...]
No grades in the first year of a three-year pilot course at Augsburg…
“Grades get in the way,” said Lars Christiansen, a sociology professor who is researching grades and five colleges that decided to do without them. “They become this extrinsic goal that … can be in conflict with trying to cultivate students’ intrinsic interest in [...]
[hat tip Jessica]
Out of Australia
AAP reports : ONE of Australia’s leading early childhood educators [*Emeritus Professor Philip Gammage] has warned the Federal Government’s strategy for young children could see them doing worse at school and not being prepared for later life.
“Children don’t need to be taught curriculum, they need quality relationships, quality attachments and [...]
“Every parent wants the best education for their children. It doesn’t matter if it is in a public school, a private or parochial school, or even at home.
In the past few years, more and more parents have made the decision to teach their children at home. In fact, it is estimated that the number of [...]
