Why I Homeschool: Reason #1 – The Education System is Obsolete
The Education System is Obsolete Sir Ken Robinson, education expert, describes it perfectly here: The essentials: The education system was created for the industrial era, to create factory workers. We...
View ArticleWhy I Homeschool #2: You don’t remember it, either.
There was so much I loved about school. What I liked most was learning. I don’t know if it was my teacher (Mrs. Holland) or the timing or my interest, but whatever it was, I learned a lot in sixth...
View ArticleWhy I homeschool #3: kids learn much faster than you think
When my son was 2 or 3, he asked about what happened to food when you ate it. I happened to have an anatomy book on the shelf, so I pulled it out and showed him the digestive system. Ever since, he’sÂ...
View ArticleWhy I homeschool #5: I slept the night before school started
I woke up on August 26 after a pleasant night’s sleep. If I were sending my 5-year-old to his first day of school on August 26, like everyone else, I would not have slept well. Nor would I have been...
View ArticleWhy I homeschool #4: socialization
Most parents worry about socialization. A lot of people know those weird homeschooled kids who are just socially awkward. But let’s look at this a bit closer. What Is Socialization? Let’s get the...
View ArticleWhy I homeschool #6: I know the end game
What is the point of school? Seriously. We commit our kids to 13 (or more!) years of school; somebody in this business had better know what our kids ought to get out of such an enormous investment....
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