Archive for August, 2007

Parental education & homeschooling

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

I’ve been thinking again about something that came up in 1 of the comments about another post that I had made. In the comment the suggestion was made about me needing to be educated before I educate my daughter. While I am not going to get into defending myself, as there really is [...]

At what age can children do schoolwork by themselves?

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

This is a question that I’m currently struggling with. While my daughter isn’t able to read yet, most of her schoolwork doesn’t require any reading. Things like math, reviewing site words, etc. These are things that she can do by herself. Yet these are things that she still wants me to [...]

Why I firmly believe that our public schools are prisons

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Many people who send their children to public schools often think that I am crazy when I compare those schools to prisons. However, if you stop to think about what a prison really is, you will see what I mean… A prison is a place where people are locked up against their will [...]