I was teaching Sunday school to some older elementary kids a few years ago, and our talk got off track and ended up being a talk about school. The kids in my class were all telling me how much they hated it. A few had been severely bullied and even beaten up. Others complained that school was ... View Post
Homeschooling Marketable Skills
American schools are famous for producing graduates who know a little about everything, and a lot about nothing. Since the little that they DO know, is the same little that the rest of graduates across the country know, their education is absolutely worthless. And when I say "worthless" I don't ... View Post
Should Parents ALLOW their children to do homework?
A lot of kids head off for school around 7 am. Then they get out around 3 pm, which means that they could be home by 4 pm, but then there are after-school activities. Those can extend the school day to 6 or 7 pm. Including preparation and travel time, that is nearly 12 hours devoted to school. Even ... View Post
Why My Kids Love Homeschooling
Some days I look around at what started as a "try it out and we'll see what happens" homeschool experiment and am reminded of how far we have come. We never imagined we would fall in love with it as much as we have! We still have days where we scramble to figure out what we are doing or worry ... View Post
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