From home schooling to ‘unschooling’
By Joe Burris of the Baltimore Sun
If most [people] think back to their own school experiences, how much of the information you were expected to learn do you know today?” added Conner, an unschooling parent. “We cannot know beyond the shadow of a doubt precisely what our children will need when [...]
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Clemson home-school mom resigns as chairman of state Board of Education
Ron Barnett September 2, 2009 Greenville Online
Kristin Maguire, a Clemson home-school mom who became chairman of the state Board of Education in January, has resigned from the board, ending a nine-year tenure. Advertisement
She sent a letter to Gov. Mark Sanford, who appointed her, and to [...]
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Three Smart Rules for Home School Regulation, by Jay Mathews, an education columnist for The Washington Post, is an article homeschool advocates should read, as it presages an attitude which we’ll likely be seeing more of in the coming weeks and months:
Homeschooling is the sleeping giant of the American education system. There are at least [...]
Homeschooler Going Mainstream
An AP piece about the race for South Carolina’s State Superintendent of Education was picked up by a number of outlets.
From Education Week (requires registration):
Homeschooling Parent Enters S.C. Schools Chief Race
Columbia, S.C.
A small business owner who home-schools her children said Thursday she’s running to be South Carolina’s education superintendent.
Elizabeth Moffly of Awendaw is entering [...]
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