Christine’s Favorite Websites for Homeschooling Information, Support and/or Encouragement and Information about Teaching Children – a marvelous collection:
The Thinking Mother: Christine’s Favorite Websites for Homeschooling Information, Support and/or Encouragement.

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Mark on May 27th, 2009

How is homeschooling going to survive the forces that push our lives around? Well, I came across a post this morning that reassures me homeschooling is alive and well. Here is a gem pulled from Don’t Go Hatin’ On The Homeschoolers:
Most homeschoolers I know laugh at the “socialization” arguement. Because for the majority of [...]

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Helen on May 26th, 2009

Tammy Takahashi takes a wise stand on this difficult story: “This is the last time in the world that anyone should worry about his education. If he makes it through, he’ll have plenty of time to learn and live. If he doesn’t make it through, the last thing he needs is to study.”
Why I’m Not [...]

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Mark on May 26th, 2009

As the line between homeschools and public schools is blurred I spend time watching new players. Check out Predictive Assessment of Reading.

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Helen on May 26th, 2009

More and more Virginia parents are opting for home-schooling. According to the Virginia Department of Education, the number of home-schoolers last year jumped 9 percent statewide. If home-schoolers constituted a school district, they would be the 13th-largest in Virginia:
Learning at home growing trend

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Helen on May 26th, 2009

State education officials plan to change the way they report on Oregon’s high school drop out rate this coming school year…. The new measurement system will also begin to categorize students who earn GEDs instead of high school diplomas as dropouts.
Oregon to change high school dropout tracking method

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