D.C. Homeschooling Restrictions Proposed

Historically, D.C. parents have enjoyed nearly unlimited freedom to educate their children as they wish.
But in January, the State Superintendent’s Office created a first draft of new rules that dictate subjects parents must teach and require parents to permit government officials to keep tabs on them. Read more...

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Posted by gary at 6/05/2008 10:36:00 AM | 0 comments

 

Father an essential learning tool

I recently was invited to participate in an interview about home-schooling on "The Tom deSabla Show" on WNET-AM (1160). Three callers to the show, plus the host, were home-schooling or considering home-schooling. Here's an interesting note: All were men.
It was inspiring to hear how they help their children learn or they share educational duties with mom and how concerned they are with finding good learning materials or opportunities for interaction with others.
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Posted by gary at 5/21/2007 09:58:00 AM | 0 comments