Isn’t it fun to study at home, where the chairs are soft and the teacher snuggles with you while you read or recite stuff? My kids sure think so! Check out Dizzy’s little “study hut” in the family room: When my children were in public school, they were privileged to study the most excellent Saxon [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Benefits of Homeschool’
12 Dec
Benefit #2 of Natural Learning: Science Buffs
After reading about a recent government study of high school science issues (voicing concerns that teens do more goofing off in science labs than actually learning science), I thought I would share the things I learned about instilling a passionate love of science in my children! Here’s a picture of my daughter, Dizzy, working on [...]
2 Dec
An Art Historian Writes About Natural (Home) Schooling
Julie at Mental Tesserae, the ever-eloquent art historian/blogger, wrote a very insightful (and art-related) post about the difference between organic, home education and its synthetic public counterpart in the life of her gifted son. Very thought-provoking and neutral (doesn’t bash on public schools), I consider this article a must-read for parents who are looking for [...]
2 Dec
Benefit of Natural Learning #1
Natural learning has its benefits–and lack of boredom is one of the best! It is a direct result of allowing children to explore their own creativity, unhampered by the clanging of a school bell (that would force them to stop working) or the pressure of peers (who might mock some of their more out-of-the-box ideas). [...]
2 Dec
Homeschoolers Beat the National ACT Score Average
Once again, homeschoolers have beat the national average in standardized testing–not that I’m surprised (since I did the same when I was a homeschooled child!). Here’s a link to the article: http://www.hslda.org/docs/media/2009/200908270.asp
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