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Radio Host Barry Lynn Takes On Homeschoolers

August 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Barry Lynn, host of the radio show Culture Shocks interviewed us today. In a forty minute segment, Lynn disputed the notion that people can homeschool without teaching credentials, insisted that public schools are doing just fine for most kids, and challenged homeschoolers who don’t like something about their school system to stay in the system and change it instead of homeschooling.

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What is a Learning Disability?

April 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Because homeschooling can adapt the context to fit the child, rather than forcing the child to fit the context (or fail), it seems to offer a hope of finding the “ability” in “disability”.

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Homeschooling and Special Needs

April 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

In response to our recent article in the Washington Post, several people e-mailed us with questions about homeschooling children with AD/HDD and other “special needs”. We suggested Ann Zeise’s page on the subject, but would welcome additional suggestions. If you’re homeschooling a special-needs child, please comment and share your experience. The questions we’ve received [...]

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