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Scouting and the homeschool portfolio

Some time back, Julie Gentry wrote about using scouting to fulfill homeschool requirements. She described what she called scout school and how easy it was to integrate it into homeschool academics. As scouts get older, and parents and kids get more serious about crossing all of the t’s and dotting all of the i’s, some homeschoolers may be tempted to put the homeschool badges aside in exchange for a real education. In my estimation this is a bad idea. Not only can scouting be used to motivate young students to learn social studies, science, and health, but it can also … Continue reading →

Homeschool blog week in review: Feb 24 – Mar 02 2007

This past week, the families.com homeschooling blog included a bit about issues, as well a wealth of information. From a Homeschool Legal Defense Association discussion to the beginnings of a homeschool glossary, the homeschool blog as definitely a must read. Feb 24: We took a much-needed day off Feb 25: You will find reviews of the wonderful articles of the previous week. Feb 26: Julie Gentry wrote about Homeschooling and Scouting and accusations that homeschooling gave her kid an unfair advantage over other scouts. In The Cost of Summer Homeschooling , I discussed ways to creatively “homeschool” in the summer … Continue reading →

Homeschooling and Scouting: An Unfair Advantage?

At the Eagle Ceremony we recently attended, I got into a discussion with another parent about the merit badges my boys are working on. One of them is Citizenship in the Nation. It’s a fairly involved badge with a lot of requirements. I’m blessed that my mom has agreed to be their merit badge counselor and is giving them a weekly class that incorporates the BSA required study. The other parent, whom I’ll call Michael, gave me a lecture on how that was unfair to the boys in the troop who were government-schooled. His main point was that to use … Continue reading →