Recent Homeschool Blog | Defending the Choice PostsThink You're Against Homeschooling? Just Waitby Andrea Hermitt27 Oct 2009 06:20 PMI just stumbled across a homeschooling mom blog where the writer explains that she used to oppose homeschooling. She was offered the opportunity to homeschool as a teen and turned it down. She saw her brothers get homeschooled. Yet she saw no appeal in it. Reasons I am glad we homeschool: Presidential Addressby Andrea Hermitt04 Sep 2009 09:53 PMYou might think I am glad we homeschool so my kids won't have to see the upcoming Presidential address to students next week that will be fed to school all over the country. In actuality, I will record it so we can watch it later. Joking About Homeschoolingby Andrea Hermitt20 Jul 2009 09:23 AMHomeschoolers are the butt of late night tv jokes, a writer recently stated. Being an insomniac, I watch a bit of late night TV and with the exception of one skit that included Micheal Phelps, I don't recall hearing any. Do you think homeschooling parents are strangeby Andrea Hermitt14 Jul 2009 01:30 PMMy husband and I don't discuss homeschooling much. We just have an understanding about it. It is something we do, and we live our lives around it. It is good; and that is that. Teachers vs. Homeschoolers, an analogyby Andrea Hermitt08 Jun 2009 06:37 AMIs it really necessary for teachers and homeschoolers to be at such odds? I spent some time at the Teacher Revised blog this week as writer Jesse Scaccia found it necessary to write a series of articles about homeschooling. Our Pediatrician Encouraged Our Homeschooling!by Andrea Hermitt15 May 2009 03:10 PMWe went to visit the doctor today. The kids hadn't been there in 18 months. They actually thought we had changed doctors, but the truth is the kids hadn't been ill enough to visit a doctor, so we just didn't. Still homeschooling?by Andrea Hermitt02 May 2009 03:00 PMAs we finish our 6th year of homeschooling and start planning our 7th, we are content to continue homeschooling through high school. People around us however are not quite as content. African American Homeschooling, Increasing the Oddsby Andrea Hermitt24 Apr 2009 10:19 AMAccording to the Manhattan Institute, The national graduation rate for the public school class of 2000 was 69%. The rate for white students was 76%; for Asian students it was 79%; for African-American students it was 55%; for Hispanic students it was 53%; and for Native Americans it was 57%. Dealing with homeschool cricitismby Andrea Hermitt07 Apr 2009 09:28 AMI was having a meal at church and a friend said to me, "out of all the people I know who homeschool, only you and (another person) are doing a good job". They continued with not everyone's kids are as advanced as yours are. Teachers Split on Effectiveness of Homeschoolingby Andrea Hermitt23 Jan 2009 07:59 AMHaving a diva child, I have a subscription to the Children in Film newsletter. While we don't live in Hollywood, you never know when a local part might come up. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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