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While I would never argue that a learning disability is not real, I have seen evidence that when too much emphasis is put on the learning disability, the student is given an excuse to do poorly. Read more» of this associated content article

I romanticize about the days of the one room schoolhouse. It was filled with children of all ages, who were taught by a single teacher and followed the same curriculum, each at his or her own pace. Read more» of this associated content article

Mainstream media cannot be trusted to portray homeschoolers in a good light. Three times this week, while watching TV, I felt a vein popping in my head as TV shows did their best to make homeschoolers out to be complete goof balls. The first was Jesus Camp which I only watched for a few minutes which made it look like parents only talked about religion and Christian View Science. I never saw a math lesson, a grammar lesson etc. Are you telling me these things never happened. The second was mom swap where the girls where being taught from feminist point of view and any "girly" behavior was a problem. The final show was Nanny 911 (or something like that), where two teenage girls were using a charter public school (not homeschooling, but public school at home) and being left alone all day to do their work while watching 3 toddlers... this means they got no work done. Aren't there any well adjusted homeschooling families willing to go on TV? I take that back... what well adju...

For many parents, the term language arts is quite ambiguous. We know it has something to do with reading, and writing, and maybe even sentence structure, but we really have no idea. Read more»

Tenure is job security for teachers who have worked a minimum number of years. Tenure was created to protect teachers from losing their jobs for reasons supposedly not associated with ability to teach. Read more»

Why Homeschool by the Cate Family is hosting this week's carnival of homeschooling . Be sure to check it out! Hope you enjoy it. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 When people question me about homeschooling, the thing they ask most is "What is it like?" They want to know if having my children at home makes them better behaved, if we ever have bad days, how many hours a day we homeschool, and if we are able to stick to our schedules. Though there is no such thing as...