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Teaching means different things in different places, but seven lessons are universally taught from Harlem to Hollywood Hills. They constitute a national curriculum you pay for in more ways than you can imagine, so you might as well know what it is.1. Confusion, 2. Class Position, 3. Indifference, 4. Emotional Dependency, 5. Intellectual Dependency, 6. Provisional Self-Esteem, 7. One Can’t Hide. It is the great triumph of compulsory, government monopoly mass-schooling that among even the best of my fellow teachers, and among even the best of my students’ parents, only a small number can imagine a different way to do things.
Wisconsin Homeschooling
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Socialization is often the first thing that enters into people's minds when they think about homeschooling. Why is that? Well, there are stereotypes that feed into the idea that homeschoolers are shut in and isolated. But the reality of homeschooling today is just the opposite of this. This article breaks down the myths of socialization with reasoned responses.
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Choosing Electives for Homeschooling High School
Homeschoolers have so many choices when it comes to electives. This essay looks at several different subjects that can be used as electives and offers resources and information. You'll find so many ideas about how to incorporate electives and extracurricular activities into your high school curriculum.
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Homeschoolers’ Experiences with the Public Library
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of homeschoolers using the public library. A phenomenological design using interviews, a survey, and a writing prompt was used to give voice to the public library experiences of seven homeschool participants. From the data, three primary themes surfaced. First, most of the participants felt that the library was a home away from home. Next, many of the participants valued how the public library saved them money, and finally, many of the participants voiced a desire for more library daytime programs, especially daytime programs that catered to older, homeschooled children.
