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Feb. 22, 2016
A Voice They Can Trust: A Gift to Your Children
As a homeschool grad, people ask me all the time if I'm glad I was homeschooled. Though I've given a wide variety of reasons I'm thankful I was, I have a new favorite answer after reading Kate's powerful post. I … Continue reading
Dec. 2, 2014
Education Is Not About Teaching
This socialization ill lurks in the corner, ignored by edutheorists and mitigated by "classroom management skills" taught to teachers. Coming as no surprise to any of us who actually attended school at some point in our lives, peers, more than … Continue reading
Tagged culture, education, learning, peer pressure, socialization ill, teaching
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Dec. 2, 2013
The Maturity of Homeschoolers
People have called her "older than her years" and I've heard "mature" used as an adjective. But when I look at this particular student, I don't see a person who has reached full development. She's insecure as all get-out, though … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, Homeschooling, maturity, peer pressure, school, socialization
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Sep. 27, 2013
Let's Be Old-Fashioned: Character Over Personality
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? What about your kids? More and more books that discuss the modern bias against introverts are showing up on my radar. There was this one about introverted pastors. The sections I heard were … Continue reading
Tagged books, character, peer pressure, private, public, school, socialization
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