by Amy Travis
In 2006, I took the leap from public school teacher to home-school mom for my kindergarten daughter. I did what most home-school mothers do and joined a home-school group for support. To be honest, I thought I would be lending most of the support. I had the elementary education degree and many successful [...]
[ 10 July , 2010 9:00 to 17 July , 2010 19:00. ] Now in its 13th year the event will once again see people from all over the UK and abroad come together for a week of fun.
SATURDAY 10TH TO SATURDAY 17TH JULY
Beautiful site about 3 miles from Paddock Wood, Kent located on 60 acres of land bordering The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge Kent TN12 6PY
All [...]
Time Magazine (pre release Monday, Mar. 08, 2010)
Uwe Romeike and his wife, reflected in the glass, get to stay and teach in Tennessee.
Carl Kiilsgaard for TIME
The Romeikes are not your typical asylum seekers. They did not come to the U.S. to flee war or despotism in their native land. No, these music teachers left Germany [...]
by Thomas on Open Education blog
One of the most firmly entrenched academic practices centers upon the use of textbooks as the fundamental drivers of curricula. Ultra-expensive, these items represent one of the largest costs for public school systems as well as those attending college.
As the digital age continues to work its way into the stuffy [...]
by Peter Gray 'Freedom To Learn' blog
Unschoolers' accounts of how their children taught themselves to read.
The general assumption in our culture is that children must be taught to read. Vast amounts of research go into trying to figure out the scientifically best way to do this. In the education stacks of any major university library [...]
Another from Radio Free School
It's evening and my daughter and I are walking home from her basketball practice. We've been discussing her two year old cousin and how she's learning to read. "She recognizes words," M says in excitement.
"Do you remember how you learned to read?" I ask my daughter, curious.
She was 'that kid' [...]
From Radio Free School
How much do you play with your kids?
This was the topic of discussion on a list I'm subscribed to.
Playing with your kids can be-face it-boring. Often, you simply find yourself staring into space and letting the child's voice bounce of you, your mind drifting to the things you need to get done.
(The [...]
by Idzie, an Unschooler
This is something I seem to see parents worrying about sooo often… Parents of four and five year olds (both in and out of school) wring their hands and tear their hair out over the fact their children can't read. When I see this, I just shake my head, and feel bad [...]
Without a guidance counselor or advisor to assist them, college-bound home-schooled students rely heavily on personal research for scholarship information.
A new measure in the Arizona Legislature is attempting to lend those students a helping hand.
Senate Bill 1280 would require all state universities to publish eligibility criteria for merit-based scholarships and to inform all students about [...]
Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops.
The school district says the laptops had a "security device".
A couple from Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against a school district which gave laptops to its high school pupils.
They say their son was told off by teachers for [...]
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