Homeschooling

easy way for parents to gain access to answers to questions they may have to hear stories about other parents who are having the same experiences as themselves. Three magazines that the Lincoln Public Libraries carry – Parents, Family Fun, and Homeschooling Today – are prime examples of this. Magazines of this nature are often filled with topics such as disciplining children and confidence, photos of happy families, and occasionally the issue of infertility. Although each magazine holds…

Karissa Mata Globalization has been the major dimension of change in American education. American education has reflected public concern about the nation 's role in the world. Back-to-Basics was represented by the conservative ethos in Reagan’s election. It called for an end to liberal policies associated with the 1960s. New signs of human capital’s importance appeared in the 1980s when economic returns to education began to increase. It was grounded in the postwar period’s changing…

most students who are ahead in classes have to wait to go over new material because some of their peers are still having trouble. This in fact, weakens the advanced pupil’s chances to learn and excel faster. Today most homeschooling is done online. Online resources for homeschooling include courses of study, curricula, educational games, online tests, online tutoring, and occupational training. One website used by children who do online schooling is Florida Virtual Schools. Florida Virtual…

Though it may be the simplest question in the world for others, being asked where I’m from is an inquiry I’ve always found hard to answer. At least if I was asked where I was born, I could say Kathmandu, Nepal. Having grown up as an American citizen in Asia, I have never been able to answer the dreaded “where are you from?” Though many people equate a life overseas to wealth, my parents moved to Asia under idealistic obligation, not business opportunity. We lived on the stipend of a…

My parents thought that I wasn 't going to be ready to go to school and thought it would be best if I was homeschooled. The first change in homeschooling was when I had to start reading on my own. I hated the idea. At first I thought that my mom would never read to me again thus, why would I want to read by myself? Eventually, I learned that this different situation was to help me grow in my education…

Education is so important in our emancipation and development as human beings. It is important that we look holistically and start with the basics as a means to begin our exploration of developing ways of living in a kind of balance with our habitat and its inhabitants. Although our task ahead is monumental and difficult, sometimes impossible, the more we learn and educate ourselves, the more we find that there are many viable and alternatives to the current situation in which we find solutions.…

properties. The mother concerned for the family safety called the police. Kyle was born in Miami and currently lives with biological mother, and father, and siblings. The boy is the first born of the family. The client completed eighth grade through homeschooling and managed to obtain a B average without communicating with…

quantity that one can grow and the amount one can learn. I have grown as a leader, and discovered that I really enjoy being in a position of leadership through my time here. There has also been significant growth in my interpersonal relationships. Homeschooling my last two years of high school I lost all friends and connections. Looking back, this was not a bad thing, because it prepared me to meet an entirely new plethora of people. In addition, my educational growth has been the most profound.…

myself and having my education being put aside due to a language barrier, I couldn’t take it anymore. I began to become depressed and my mother, who is practically my twin, noticed. In hopes of improving my mental health I started homeschooling. Being stuck in a hot Italian apartment with no air conditioning, accompanied by no one but my mom and my siblings was not the best situation. So my mom made the tough decision that she would drive my siblings and I to the nearest…

So before I left to go on this trip, I entered the lottery for this miniature junior high called dutcher that is difficult to get into. We had entered before we had officially decided to go on the cross country trip, so I wasn't going to be able to go to dutcher. The odd thing was; I didn't show up to the drawing because I just figured that I wouldn't make it in, but the next day when I went to elementary school a friend of mine told me that I had made it in. This had surprised me, because…