June 16, 2008
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From the Current Issue of Home Educator's Family TimesViewpointsParts Is Parts: Intelligence Revisited by David H. Albert Most homeschoolers I know are partial to Howard Gardner’s “theory of multiple intelligences.” It is, after all, a celebration of the commonsensical. Don’t get me wrong: I think it is wonderful that someone even remotely connected with the arcane world of what passes for education these days recognizes something that is self-evident to any thinking, observant human being. Legal IssuesPrivate Schools OR Homeschools? from Attorney Deborah Stevenson, Executive Director, NHELD Did you know? that it is dangerous for homeschoolers to be considered “private schools”? In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, when people began to call what parents traditionally have done since the beginning of time, “homeschooling”, a certain organization began to advise people that homeschoolers should call themselves a “private school”. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Featured ArticlesLearningThe Child Gets Knowledge By Means Of His Senses by Charlotte Mason Nature's Teaching. Watch a child standing at gaze at some sight new to him - plough at work, for instance-and you will see he is as naturally occupied as is a babe at the breast; he is, in fact, taking in the intellectual food which the working faculty of his brain at this period requires. Rote Learning: Bypassing Thinking by Dr. Renee Fuller Tony was amazing. He could multiply numbers in the thousands with the speed of a calculating machine. As a small child he had come across a high-number multiplication table which he proceeded to memorize. Was he the brilliant, sophisticated intellect that these feats would indicate? Alas, no. Tony's day to day functioning was in the severely retarded range. Family LifeHousework by Gender by Jon Remmerde Our daughters came home from college for the summer. Amanda walked up the driveway and across the highway to a dude ranch six days a week, four or five hours a day, and cleaned rooms and cabins. Juniper drove up the mountain about ten miles to a resort, where she cleaned rooms and cabins, took care of horses, and guided horseback trail rides. High SchoolUnschoolers in College: Choosing a College by Peter Kowalke (Originally written by Peter Kowalke in 1998) Two years ago, in 1996, I was a concerned 17 year-year-old lifelong unschooler. I was concerned because many of my friends were taking S.A.T.s and visiting college campuses. These were my home-educated friends. My schooled friends, who were numerous at the time, were not only visiting colleges and taking tests I never even knew existed, but also were wracking-up scholarships and completing AP classes for supposed college credit. I didn’t even know what it meant to be taking “AP.” Could I take AP for college credit, too? After High School: College or Career? Lynn Scully Career, college, military? This article discusses the "whys" as well as the pros and cons of decisions that face high school students. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In the NewsEducationIlliterate for Life by Dr. Samuel Blumenfeld Jay Leno, in his amusing Jay Walking adventures, interviews young Americans whose appalling ignorance of history, geography and other areas of basic knowledge has become the subject of great hilarity. Many of them couldn't tell you who was buried in Grant's tomb. But now we learn from across the pond that young Brits have been so dumbed-down that 23 percent of them believe that Winston Churchill was a mythical figure, and 58 percent believe that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. According to the Boston Herald (Feb. 6, 2008), 77 percent of these clucks readily admit that they don't read history books, and three out of five never watch historical programs on television. Of course, the reason why they don't read history books is because they are functionally illiterate. Read more:http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=60542 HomeschoolingSnellville dad quits job to become at-home teacher David Kahl will soon add a new job title to his household résumé to go along with fun dad, the fix-it guy, the loving husband, the disciplinarian. And his next assignment just may be his toughest one yet. Read more: Homeschooling a growing trend It is 8:45 on a recent Thursday morning in the Onsted area. Kendra Huff, 7, and her sister, Riley, 5, are sitting at the dining room table. The cereal bowls are being cleared and they are getting ready for school. The girls will not be leaving the table, however. For them, there is no school bus, no crowded hallways. Their mother, Rachel, brings out the textbooks, flash cards and pencils. For the Huff girls, school is about to begin. A home education trend is on the rise across the United States and Michigan, and Lenawee County appears to be following suit. Read more:http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x849707426/Homeschooling-a-growing-trend * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Special NoticeHomeschool Students/Wordsmiths - Send Us Your Creations! A new section has been added to our Online Newsletter which will feature the writings, musings and stories of homeschooled students. We're looking for stories, poetry, essays and cartoons. Stories, Poetry and Essays (guidelines for submission): Cartoons (guidelines for submission): Email a JPEG or a PDF to the editor at: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
