After Tina Fey’s Impersonation of Sarah Palin, SNL Mocks Homeschoolers

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Andrea Hermitt

A record number of Americans tuned in this past weekend for the season premiere of Saturday Night Live to see Tina Fey impersonate Sarah Falin. It was hilarious. I even heard that Palin herself gave the performance a thumbs up. If you stayed tuned however, and you are a homeschooler, you may have very well been offended just two skits later. They used the standard school contest motif where two groups of students try to answer the most questions correctly. Homeschoolers, with biblical names and bad haircuts were on one side. Your average looking public school students were on the … Continue reading →

Homeschool Week in Review March 31-April 5

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Andrea Hermitt

05 Apr 2008 Second Grade Homeschool Basics by Andrea Hermitt Previous homeschool bloggers have given curriculum guides for the second grade according to subject. The purpose of this guide is to put all of the suggestions in one place allowing homeschoolers to build their own curriculum around the basics. Are Homeschooling Children School Phobic? by Andrea Hermitt According to a UK website for anxiety care, school phobia can and should be treated. According to this website (which is attempting to sell counseling services) school phobia or school refusal affects 5% of students and is most common among boys. The onset … Continue reading →

ABC Soap Opera Uses Homeschooling In Story Line

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Andrea Hermitt

The media is at it again. This time ABC Soap Opera One Life to Live is doing a story line where a father (Todd) wants to isolate his daughter 16-year-old daughter (Starr) from her boyfriend and other kids and forces her to homeschool. Todd also cuts off his daughter’s cell phone, internet access and all access to the outside world. He feels that these changes are for is daughters own good and tries to convince her of the same to no avail. It never ceases to amaze me how the media manages to find ways to control popular opinion. While … Continue reading →