Education that unleashes the creative spirit.
By Jeremiah Vandermeer
Published: December 16, 2005
From The Tyee (Online)
The Navigator
Bashu Naimi-Roy is a smart kid.
"In college, the students are like customers," he says matter-of-factly, "but in high school, they're more like…"
He pauses for just long enough for his mother, Anita Roy, to finish his sentence.
"Prisoners," she says and laughs. "I just had to throw that in. It's true though."
At age 12, Bashu was the youngest student ever to enroll at Malaspina University-College. He's 13 now and still studying there.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
Homeschooling requires dedication from parents
Families choose to accept responsibility of educating their children
By BOB HANEY
Staff Writer
(Staff Photo by Bob Haney) Emma Hoard, 4, and her brother, Ethan, 2, are being homeschooled by their mother, Rebecca Hoard. Emma is able to read sentences and plays the piano and violin. Ethan spends part of his day working with the usual prekindergarten activities such as puzzles and coloring.
This is the third article in a four part series on the topic of homeschooling. In this article, seven mothers with varying experience in homeschooling explain why they chose this educational option for their children.
April Struckhoff knew from birth she couldnít turn her daughter over to someone else to raise ó to teach their values, their beliefs, and to teach them on their timetable.
After reading ìThe Successful Family Homeschool Handbook,î by Dorothy and Raymond Moore, Struckhoff felt she could do homeschooling; however, her husband was not in favor of it. He felt that public school was fine, but, he now supports the endeavor.
By BOB HANEY
Staff Writer
(Staff Photo by Bob Haney) Emma Hoard, 4, and her brother, Ethan, 2, are being homeschooled by their mother, Rebecca Hoard. Emma is able to read sentences and plays the piano and violin. Ethan spends part of his day working with the usual prekindergarten activities such as puzzles and coloring.
This is the third article in a four part series on the topic of homeschooling. In this article, seven mothers with varying experience in homeschooling explain why they chose this educational option for their children.
April Struckhoff knew from birth she couldnít turn her daughter over to someone else to raise ó to teach their values, their beliefs, and to teach them on their timetable.
After reading ìThe Successful Family Homeschool Handbook,î by Dorothy and Raymond Moore, Struckhoff felt she could do homeschooling; however, her husband was not in favor of it. He felt that public school was fine, but, he now supports the endeavor.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Homeschool elves
So many things for groups of homeschoolers to do... here's another idea -
From Mt Shasta News - to read story click on the title above.
By Paul Boerger Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:20 PM PST
The 8th Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop saw homeschoolers of all ages gather at the Mt. Shasta City Park to make Christmas decorations and gifts from a wide variety of arts and crafts materials.
Dozens of homeschoolers made Christmas decorations and other hands-on projects during the Eighth Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop Friday at Mt. Shasta City Park
From Mt Shasta News - to read story click on the title above.
By Paul Boerger Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:20 PM PST
The 8th Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop saw homeschoolers of all ages gather at the Mt. Shasta City Park to make Christmas decorations and gifts from a wide variety of arts and crafts materials.
Dozens of homeschoolers made Christmas decorations and other hands-on projects during the Eighth Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop Friday at Mt. Shasta City Park
Homeschool elves
So many things for groups of homeschoolers to do... here's another idea -
From Mt Shasta News - to read story click on the title above.
By Paul Boerger Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:20 PM PST
The 8th Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop saw homeschoolers of all ages gather at the Mt. Shasta City Park to make Christmas decorations and gifts from a wide variety of arts and crafts materials.
Dozens of homeschoolers made Christmas decorations and other hands-on projects during the Eighth Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop Friday at Mt. Shasta City Park
From Mt Shasta News - to read story click on the title above.
By Paul Boerger Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:20 PM PST
The 8th Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop saw homeschoolers of all ages gather at the Mt. Shasta City Park to make Christmas decorations and gifts from a wide variety of arts and crafts materials.
Dozens of homeschoolers made Christmas decorations and other hands-on projects during the Eighth Annual Homeschool Elves Workshop Friday at Mt. Shasta City Park
Monday, December 12, 2005
Mothers Share Reasons for Homeschooling
Mothers share reasons for homeschooling
Dice, Ferguson enjoy opportunity to see their children learn
By BOB HANEY
from Salem-Times-Commoner (To read article, click on title.)
by Bob Haney
Staff Writer
This is the second of a multi-part series on homeschooling, a trend being followed by nearly two million students in America. As part of the research for this series, nearly three hours was spent with nine mothers who are homeschooling their children. Two of the nine are veterans of homeschooling, one having started over 20 years ago and the other having eight years of experience educating her children.
Jim and Cindy Dice began homeschooling their children in 1982. They hadn't even heard of this education option until Cindy heard a tape on homeschooling by Raymond and Dorothy Moore, home schooling advocates.
Dice, Ferguson enjoy opportunity to see their children learn
By BOB HANEY
from Salem-Times-Commoner (To read article, click on title.)
by Bob Haney
Staff Writer
This is the second of a multi-part series on homeschooling, a trend being followed by nearly two million students in America. As part of the research for this series, nearly three hours was spent with nine mothers who are homeschooling their children. Two of the nine are veterans of homeschooling, one having started over 20 years ago and the other having eight years of experience educating her children.
Jim and Cindy Dice began homeschooling their children in 1982. They hadn't even heard of this education option until Cindy heard a tape on homeschooling by Raymond and Dorothy Moore, home schooling advocates.
Homeschool Academic Achievements
by Debra Dragon, Homeschooling Columnist Note-niks.net
Whenever the topic of homeschooling is mentioned, people inevitably want to know how well the average homeschooled child is doing academically.
"Some people argue that parents should not be legally allowed to teach their children in their homes unless they themselves have been educated and formally trained as a teacher."
While standardized test scores are often used as the basis for evaluating academic achievements, the tests in of themselves are controversial as to whether they are testing the child’s knowledge, or just their ability to take tests. Nevertheless, over the years, hundreds of these studies have been conducted in an effort to compare the academic achievements of homeschooled children versus those who are traditionally schooled. The results are positive: one study of 5,402 homeschool students entitled: “Strengths of Their Own: Home Schoolers Across America”, released in 1997, indicated that, on average, homeschooled children outscored traditionally-schooled children by around 34 percentile points across all subject matters.
To read entire article, click on the title.
Whenever the topic of homeschooling is mentioned, people inevitably want to know how well the average homeschooled child is doing academically.
"Some people argue that parents should not be legally allowed to teach their children in their homes unless they themselves have been educated and formally trained as a teacher."
While standardized test scores are often used as the basis for evaluating academic achievements, the tests in of themselves are controversial as to whether they are testing the child’s knowledge, or just their ability to take tests. Nevertheless, over the years, hundreds of these studies have been conducted in an effort to compare the academic achievements of homeschooled children versus those who are traditionally schooled. The results are positive: one study of 5,402 homeschool students entitled: “Strengths of Their Own: Home Schoolers Across America”, released in 1997, indicated that, on average, homeschooled children outscored traditionally-schooled children by around 34 percentile points across all subject matters.
To read entire article, click on the title.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Homeschooling trend growing in America
From the Salem Times-Commoner
Click on the Title to Read the Article
by Bob Haney Staff Writer
This is the first of a multi-part series on homeschooling, a trend that has consistently grown in popularity across North America. The series will be featured in the next few Friday editions off the Times-Commoner. This story is written as an informational article to help our readers stay abreast of national trends that affect the local area.
The information for this series of articles was taken from educational research, articles written by both opponents and proponents of home schooling, as well as interviews with families that have adopted homeschooling as their choice for educating their children.
"Homeschooling isn't for everyone," said one mother. ìIt is a calling. It takes dedication and a willingness to spend most of your time with your children.î
Across this vast nation, a trend is taking shape that began in the 1980s with a handful of dedicated parents who felt it best for their children to be removed from the educational systems of the country in favor of the mother and/or father educating them at home. It has grown considerably since then.
Click on the Title to Read the Article
by Bob Haney Staff Writer
This is the first of a multi-part series on homeschooling, a trend that has consistently grown in popularity across North America. The series will be featured in the next few Friday editions off the Times-Commoner. This story is written as an informational article to help our readers stay abreast of national trends that affect the local area.
The information for this series of articles was taken from educational research, articles written by both opponents and proponents of home schooling, as well as interviews with families that have adopted homeschooling as their choice for educating their children.
"Homeschooling isn't for everyone," said one mother. ìIt is a calling. It takes dedication and a willingness to spend most of your time with your children.î
Across this vast nation, a trend is taking shape that began in the 1980s with a handful of dedicated parents who felt it best for their children to be removed from the educational systems of the country in favor of the mother and/or father educating them at home. It has grown considerably since then.
Not Homeschooling? What's Your Excuse?
From The American Daily
By Tricia Smith Vaughan (12/04/05)
My favorite excuse is “but the schools here are so wonderful!” The parent will go on and on about how little Johnny or JoEllen is learning the clarinet or Chinese or times tables in their local public kindergarten, something that Johnny or JoEllen’s mommy and daddy claim not to be smart enough to teach. If you think that I’m being demeaning to the mommy or daddy, I am merely repeating what he or she has told me.
I’ve had moms of four-year-olds tell me how much their child is learning, things that the mom says that she couldn’t possibly teach. When I pry with a question or two, I find that what I’m teaching my child at home is at least as good as what Johnny or JoEllen is learning at preschool or kindergarten. And if we need to find a clarinet teacher, we will.
My just-turned-five-year-old has not spent a day in a government institution of learning and yet, he talks with ease to adults, knows his alphabet, writes words correctly with an adult’s spelling help, and works hard at learning to read. From all accounts, he’s just as smart as the heavily schooled.
What’s placed the idea in our heads that the government can educate our children better than we can is none other than our public school system, the government darling of our unconstitutional Department of Education. Most of us grew up with the government’s feeding us lunch, teaching us knowledge and values, and suggesting what careers we should have, all under the guise of educating us. Is it any wonder that we allow this seemingly benevolent entity to provide an education to our children?
Continue reading this article by clicking on the title.
By Tricia Smith Vaughan (12/04/05)
My favorite excuse is “but the schools here are so wonderful!” The parent will go on and on about how little Johnny or JoEllen is learning the clarinet or Chinese or times tables in their local public kindergarten, something that Johnny or JoEllen’s mommy and daddy claim not to be smart enough to teach. If you think that I’m being demeaning to the mommy or daddy, I am merely repeating what he or she has told me.
I’ve had moms of four-year-olds tell me how much their child is learning, things that the mom says that she couldn’t possibly teach. When I pry with a question or two, I find that what I’m teaching my child at home is at least as good as what Johnny or JoEllen is learning at preschool or kindergarten. And if we need to find a clarinet teacher, we will.
My just-turned-five-year-old has not spent a day in a government institution of learning and yet, he talks with ease to adults, knows his alphabet, writes words correctly with an adult’s spelling help, and works hard at learning to read. From all accounts, he’s just as smart as the heavily schooled.
What’s placed the idea in our heads that the government can educate our children better than we can is none other than our public school system, the government darling of our unconstitutional Department of Education. Most of us grew up with the government’s feeding us lunch, teaching us knowledge and values, and suggesting what careers we should have, all under the guise of educating us. Is it any wonder that we allow this seemingly benevolent entity to provide an education to our children?
Continue reading this article by clicking on the title.
Friday, December 02, 2005
This Christmas Give Gifts for Learning
Our two homeschooling families used to sit around the kitchen table doing these puzzles at one or the other of our homes. The kids complained a bit when the adults took over the puzzles, but hey…we deserved some fun, too.
This is a great article (almost a review) of some of the greatest toys that can also be used in your children's homeschool learning...
Click on title to read the whole article.
This is a great article (almost a review) of some of the greatest toys that can also be used in your children's homeschool learning...
Click on title to read the whole article.
Close to Homeschooled
Close to Homeschooled
Experts say homeschoolers enter college better prepared for the challenge.
by Brianna Bailey
December 01, 2005
Carolyn Sandonato, entrepeneurship junior, had never seen the inside of a classroom until her first day of college.
“It definitely took some getting used to,” Sandonato said.
Like a small but growing number of college students, Sandonato was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade.
In the 2005 freshman class at OU, 22 students were homeschooled, according to OU Institutional Research and Reporting.
For full story - click on the title.
Experts say homeschoolers enter college better prepared for the challenge.
by Brianna Bailey
December 01, 2005
Carolyn Sandonato, entrepeneurship junior, had never seen the inside of a classroom until her first day of college.
“It definitely took some getting used to,” Sandonato said.
Like a small but growing number of college students, Sandonato was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade.
In the 2005 freshman class at OU, 22 students were homeschooled, according to OU Institutional Research and Reporting.
For full story - click on the title.
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