Keith Wilcox is Almighty Dad. His blog says so. Indisputably. And he had me at this sentence: “All the money in the world cannot hold a candle to enjoying time with my kids.”
Keith has a sense of humor and he’s not afraid to brandish it, but he also has a sense of what’s important, [...]
HEM’s Questions & Answers – January-February 2010
We were told that our little girl, age 8, is suffering from ADD by her teacher and guidance counselor. They told us that a doctor can put her on drugs to help her concentrate. My neighbor is the teacher to her children at home and she tells me that [...]
HEM’s Questions & Answers – January-February 2010
I haven’t found any way to teach grammar that keeps the interest of my ten-year-old son. An experiencing friend of ours says half the battle of good grammar is won because our son loves to read, and chances are he’s intuiting grammar rules while he reads. Still I want [...]
“Homeschooling lifts a burden from schools and taxpayers. Whether we bond or not, the schools and the legislature should be encouraging parents to become self-reliant in the education of their children.
If elementary schools are going to experience 16% growth in the next five years, that need could be met if 16 children out of every [...]
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John Holt and the History of Homeschooling “His great legacy is the homeschooling movement itself, which, without his considerable guidance and patient nurturing during its most formative years, would today be a horse of a very different color.”
More articles about this pioneering visionary:
A Tribute to John Holt, 1923-1985, by Pat Farenga
The Education of John Holt, [...]
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Laura Weldon has been a long-time columnist for Home Education Magazine, editing our popular Questions and Answers section in every issue.
Now Laura has drawn on her own experiences in homeschooling, plus the wisdom of over 100 families from around the world, for a book which brings the endless joys and wonders of homeschooling to [...]
