Outlier, noun.
out·li·er
1 : something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body
2 : a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample
According to Salon book reviewer Louis Bayard, an interesting premise lies behind a new book by über-consultant Malcolm Gladwell, whose [...]
I love the way Valerie frames the question at her Happy as Kings blog: Are Homeschooling Mothers Human? Of course, she immediately explains the title of her post in this comment: “the exclusion of women in some homeschooling circles from the fullness of adult human concerns — reminds me why I continue to re-read Dorothy [...]
One of my long-time favorite bloggers is Karen Braun, known in the homeschool blogging world as Spunky. Her Spunky Homeschool blog has often made me think, many times made me laugh, always provided thoughtful and inspiring reading in one capacity or another.
Today Spunky writes about an upcoming documentary and shares her thoughts about the message [...]
One of the more delightful finds during this end of summer “not-back-to-school” period is this sharp, smart rewriting of a pop song into an anthem for new homeschoolers:
I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling)*
I kidded Natalie that she’s homeschooling’s answer to Weird Al.
*Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by [...]
