We have put together a history of this educational and social phenomenon, hoping it will inspire you to learn from the early and more recent pioneers of home education in America. What is Homeschooling? Homeschooling means different things to different people. It is a movement rich in ...
Homeschooling MovementThis chapter begins by distinguishing between the history of home-based learning done prior to the 1970s or done in other countries with the history of the modern homeschooling movement in the United States. Focusing on the latter topic, the chapter summarizes the ...
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American History is a staple component throughout the homeschooling years. From our founding fathers to the election process, with wars and reformations, the history of America has shaped the country as we know it today. Many say that history is important so that we don’t repeat the mistake...
When faced with complex assignments, some students ask questions like, “Who came up with the idea of school and who invented assignments in the first place?” That’s because schooling comes with complex homework assignments that require time and effort to complete. High school, college, and ...
Why on Earth would we as homeschooling parents copy that model? We do not teach. That is not how it works. We lead gently and present learning opportunities (strewing), we encourage interest, we provide tools and resources, we try to get them interested in history because it is then tha...
Classroom Management Teacher Student Back to School End of Year Family & Home Birthday Free Safety Materials Games Organization Misc. In the Kitchen Monthly Topics January February March April May June July ...
Activists through the generations have stood up for a range of things in the name of parents’ rights in education. Over the last century, the term has been invoked in disputes related to homeschooling, sex education and even the teaching of foreign languages in schools. In politics today,...
Homeschooling history was one of the tasks I least looked forward to as a homeschool mom. When I was in school, there was nothing more boring, nor useless, than memorizing lists of names and dates. I fell in love with history as an adult while reading a historical fiction novel. I was...
There is also an array of Christian homeschooling textbooks, for example. For many people within this conservative Christian subculture, it’s just the air that they breath or the water they swim in. They wouldn’t even think of it, consciously, as a story. But if you arrange these ideas...