Aaron came across this article on cnn.com.

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gerdawr asks:

The thing that scares me the most is when you find yourself having to give the kids an F on a paper. How do you tell your child, "Sorry, that work stinks"?Not only is this not on the list of the Top 10 Annoyingly Common Questions About Homeschooling ("But how will they learn to get along with other children?"), it's doubly unusual in that I ( Read more... )

This seems a little expensive, but I'd like to see how it works. I like the "open house" aspect.

Goodness, they're just thick on the ground, these days, aren't they ( Read more... )

From technomomhttp://www.s-t.com/daily/11-04/11-05-04/a01lo839.htmRead more... )

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/08/04/home.schooling.ap/index.htmlRead more... )

I was reading movie reviews by Roger Ebert, and came across his review of Mean Girls:

http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/2004/04/043005.html

The main character returns to public high school after being homeschooled in Africa.  A very telling comment, which sums up a lot of my feelings about school vs. homeschool:  "I had never lived in a ( Read more... )