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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
The Home Based Education Program
Home education is an enduring practice that occurs successfully, worldwide. Clonlara School plays an important role by helping students turn their dreams and experiences into curriculum and credit. We work with families to design the educational approach that will fit the student, hand in glove. Our love of learning and respect for [...]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
North Dakota: Home school groups seek law changes
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota parents who home school their children want the Legislature to get rid of state laws that require monitoring by a licensed teacher.
They told the Legislature’s interim education Committee this week that the laws are not needed.
James Bartlett of Bottineau is the executive director of the North Dakota Home School [...]
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Online Education - Does it Help Or Does it Deter?
A recent phenomenon that is being used by millions across the world today namely online education is known to having its own pro’s and cons. Even though research has shown that the acquisition of online degrees has played a major roll in educating the masses, there are countless people who believe eLearning is nothing but [...]
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Just What Exactly Is a Charter School?
One of the more consistent, ongoing suggestions for improving America’s educational system centers upon the creation of greater competition amongst public schools. The reason for the steady drumbeat centers upon a belief that a change to the free market system would be one of the best methods for creating better educational opportunities for children.
In direct [...]
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Accredited Online College Degrees - What to Look Out For When Searching For the Best Online College
Any career goals that you might dream off, they can happen with the help of an accredited online college degree. If your degree wasn’t finished in the past and you’re working right now, an online college degree is what you need. Below are a few facts on online degrees.
Pros of Online Degrees
A lot of people [...]
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
More primary pupils miss school
There has been an increase of 7,000 in the number of primary age pupils in England identified as "persistent absentees", the latest figures show.
More than 6% of secondary pupils also missed more than a fifth of lessons.
In seven local authorities more than one in 10 secondary pupils were persistently absent.
There was a slight decline in [...]
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Online Libraries Accelerate Learning
The project of putting the libraries of the World online by Microsoft and Google is quite admirable. Such and endeavor helps digitize all human knowledge for the human race, and it greatly increases the acceleration of learning. It helps researchers do their studies and allows the average citizen to engage in intellectual pursuits. This means [...]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Is Something Missing from Science Education?
If you’ve ever been frustrated at having to explain the difference between a scientific theory and a hypothesis, you’re hardly alone. But it’s not just folks without a science background who get confused over the terminology; even some science grads have trouble telling a fact from a law. And some in the scientific community worry [...]
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
HOME-SCHOOLING: State groups key to success, growth
Source: The Washington Times
One of the key components of the success and growth of home-schooling in the United States has been state home-school organizations.
The founders of these organizations were home-schooling moms and dads who recognized the need for leadership and organization within the home-school community. Today, almost every state has at least one vibrant, strong [...]
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Article: Why Unschooling?
by Jan Hunt
Q. My kids go to a family school. I spend a lot of energy helping them learn about the things that they are inspired by. Am I hurting my kids by letting them [...]
