Writer and researcher Milton Gaither, author of Homeschool: An American History, did a very interesting round-up piece on homeschool-related news articles and stories in his Sept. 28th post titled, appropriately, Current Events Round-Up. He summarizes at the end: “Being news items, these stories are of course sensationalistic and atypical, but they do remind us that [...]
In a post he labeled ‘Homeschooling in Children’s Lit,’ author and educator Milton Gaither explores the title topic:
“This post summarizes what I’ve learned about homeschooling in mainstream children’s literature, looking at some books I haven’t reviewed already to make a few points about the genre.
“I first got interested in depictions of homeschoolers in mainstream [...]
Milton Gaither is excited about The Full 2007 NCES Data!. I suspect he meant the 2009 Condition of Education report, but, I am no less skeptical about the numbers, comparisons and interpretations of the 2009 data than I was of the 2007 data. Gaither provides links to the data (pdf) and promises:
In a subsequent post [...]
