Before we moved to Florida, I was part of the finance and economics staff for a state legislature. I drafted proposed legislation and was responsible for quantifying the cost / budget impact of it. I have found the wholesale destruction of public education in this country fascinating not only from a political standpoint, but from … Continue reading Where have all the students gone?
Tag: Homeschooling
Working dishonest media coverage into our homeschooling logic curriculum
Folks often ask me how our homeschooling curriculum differs from what is taught in public schools. I hardly know where to begin on that topic. To me, the biggest differences between classical homeschooling and a public school education are how children are taught and how their progress is evaluated. For example, homeschoolers teach subjects to … Continue reading Working dishonest media coverage into our homeschooling logic curriculum
Our 5th Year of Homeschooling – Some General Thoughts and an Overview of Our Curriculum
My kid scientist. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,the world offers itself to your imagination,calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –over and over announcing your placein the family of things.Mary Oliver, Wild Geese What is the best curriculum for a well-brought-up person? Whatever the specifics of the curriculum used in … Continue reading Our 5th Year of Homeschooling – Some General Thoughts and an Overview of Our Curriculum
The Number of Families Homeschooling (Not Distance Learning) Has Doubled – US Census Bureau
Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels.com I have been frustrated over the past year with how "homeschooling" and "distance learning" have been conflated and used interchangeably, as they are two very different concepts. Homeschooling parents take the ultimate legal and logistical responsibility for their kids' education - they plan out their curriculum, get them … Continue reading The Number of Families Homeschooling (Not Distance Learning) Has Doubled – US Census Bureau
A Radically Different Way of Looking at Education Vouchers
Photo by Gary Barnes on Pexels.com [Note: I originally posted this on my Substack profile, but I am not sure I am cool with that platform or the folks posting on it now. I may write on that topic at some point. But as it stands, I do not want to lose the things I … Continue reading A Radically Different Way of Looking at Education Vouchers
Media Caricatures of Private Education – Elite Private Schools are Not the Problem with Education in the US
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com [Note: I originally posted this on my Substack profile, but I am not sure I am cool with that platform or the folks posting on it now. I may write on that topic at some point. But as it stands, I do not want to lose the things I have … Continue reading Media Caricatures of Private Education – Elite Private Schools are Not the Problem with Education in the US
Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
Scene from Netflix's The Dig I have read, watched, and listened to so many wonderful things in recent days that I decided to combine them all into one long list of recommendations. Some of them are new releases and some are simply new to me. "The Dig" (Netflix) This is a wonderful depiction of the … Continue reading Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
A tour of our homeschool room
Longtime readers know we homeschool our daughter. This is not a recent phenomenon - we have been homeschooling her for her entire academic career and we absolutely love it. We get to cover so much exciting material that is not covered in traditional schools and pursue topics our daughter is uniquely interested in as far … Continue reading A tour of our homeschool room
In praise of copywork
One of our neighbors found herself tasked with homeschooling her grandson in recent months. The family is considering making homeschooling a somewhat permanent arrangement, but she is nervous about whether she can handle it (like many other parents and guardians). She asked me if there were any subjects that I have struggled to teach our … Continue reading In praise of copywork
Raising children that flourish and will be taken seriously
As it is not one swallow or a fine day that makes a spring, so it is not one day or a short time that makes a man blessed and happy.Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics I came across this 2017 article from Forbes recently, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do, and thought I would share it … Continue reading Raising children that flourish and will be taken seriously
