Category: Teaching Methods

Article: Is Your Child Coal or a Soul?

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Comments Posted on Jun 20, 2012 Last Updated Jun 20, 2012 Posted by Greg

How should one refer to children? As “resources”? Or as “humans,” who are distinct from both diamonds and siamangs?

In one of my recent articles,[1] I referred to a piece by academics Acker, Gray, Jalali, and Pascal in which they acted as if U.S. case law were God.[2] Another issue arises in their article that is commonly found in writings, both academic and lay. The basic thesis is that children and young adults, pre-school through college, are resources to be measured, analyzed, tended, and managed by the government and State-run school systems.

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Article: 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Unschooling

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Comments Posted on Apr 03, 2012 Last Updated Apr 03, 2012 Posted by Greg

by Bohemian Travelers.com

Since we decided to homeschool and eventually unschool our boys, I get asked a lot of questions. It’s understandable, as the lifestyle we have chosen definitely goes against the grain of societal norms. Even I had a lot of trepidation and found myself asking some of the very same questions.

It took me over five years to fully settle in the ideas and, truth be told, I still question myself at least once a year. Over the eight years plus since we started to homeschool, my perspective through research and experience has grown considerably. This perspective has allowed me to address the most commonly asked questions: What about college? How do they socialize and learn to work with others? How do you know they are “on par” with others? When do you get any free time as a parent? How will they be prepared for the real world?

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Podcast! Getting Started Homeschooling: Interview with Misty Spinelli, Part 2 – Choosing Homeschool Curriculum

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Comments Posted on Jan 17, 2012 Last Updated Jan 17, 2012 Posted by Greg

Getting Started – How to Choose Homeschool Curriculum: An Interview with Misty Spinelli, Part 2

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Misty Spinelli, homeschool mother of 6, and noted author and speaker, is this week’s guest on The Homeschool Show. She and her husband, Tony, have served the Charlotte, NC, homeschooling community for the last 8 years, managing two homeschool bookstores, hosting countless seminars, and providing achievement testing and consultation to hundreds of homeschoolers. In today’s show, Misty gives us the highlights of her helpful new, professionally-produced DVD entitled Homeschooling Answers.

In this broadcast Misty briefly discusses how to choose curriculum and discovering both parent and child learning styles. This is the 2nd part of a 2-part interview. Listen to Part 1 here.

Podcast! Second Generation Home Educators, Part 1 of 2

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Comments Posted on Nov 21, 2011 Last Updated Nov 28, 2011 Posted by Greg
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Do homeschooled children choose to homeschool their children? And if so, why? These are some of the questions raised on the podcast today all about 2nd-generation homeschooling. We interview Mrs. Amy Becker and Mrs. Lydia Bowman, two homeschool graduates who are now happily homeschooling their own children. They discuss with Greg about passing along the vision without pressure. Some of the reasons they decided homschooling was the best educational method for them and their families include:

• ability to select different programs for different needs
• tailoring teaching to learning styles
• increased flexibility
• family closeness
• and more!

If you love homeschooling and want to see it continue from generation to generation, then be sure to tune in for some excellent reasons to choose home education and how to pass along that love for home education to the next generation.

Podcast! Exploring Classical Conversations, Part 2

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Comments Posted on Nov 04, 2011 Last Updated Nov 04, 2011 Posted by Greg

Interview with Lisa Bailey, NC Classical Conversations Statewide Manager, Part 2

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Have you heard about Classical Conversations before and always wondered what it was all about? Now’s your chance to get the inside scoop on this approach to homeschooling that thousands across the country have used with great benefit. Listen in as Lisa Bailey, the NC State Manager for Classical Conversations, explains and explores the various facets of this program that has been specially designed to support parents by providing children with a combination of classical learning and Biblical worldview!

Here are a few of the questions that Greg asks our guest in this program: What is Classical Conversations? Why should parents use it? Why not just use a prepackaged curriculum? How does it actually work? Is there a cost involved? What are the “practicum” that parents can attend? And much more! Listen today for the answers and stay tuned for part 2 next week.

Podcast! Exploring Classical Conversations

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Comments Posted on Oct 26, 2011 Last Updated Oct 26, 2011 Posted by Greg

Interview with Lisa Bailey, NC Classical Conversations Statewide Manager

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Have you heard about Classical Conversations before and always wondered what it was all about? Now’s your chance to get the inside scoop on this approach to homeschooling that thousands across the country have used with great benefit. Listen in as Lisa Bailey, the NC State Manager for Classical Conversations, explains and explores the various facets of this program that has been specially designed to support parents by providing children with a combination of classical learning and Biblical worldview!

Here are a few of the questions that Greg asks our guest in this program: What is Classical Conversations? Why should parents use it? Why not just use a prepackaged curriculum? How does it actually work? Is there a cost involved? What are the “practicum” that parents can attend? And much more! Listen today for the answers and stay tuned for part 2 next week.

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