‘ED NEWS & POLITICS’ Archives
Why Homeschooling Isolation Is Such a Silly Myth
Why Homeschooling Isolation Is Such a Silly Myth BY LINDA DOBSON When researchers got around to studying homeschooling children (that darn "education phenomenon" just won't go away!) they proved on paper what home educators already knew in their hearts - homeschooling works. There now exist enough studies to quiet even the most [...]
Homeschooling Critics Alive and Well
Homeschooling Critics Alive and Well BY LINDA DOBSON Thank goodness homeschooling critics don't get my goat like they used to. Now that I've had time to look back and reflect on what can only be called uninformed blathering, I can understand how folks were critical back in the 1980s when homeschooling was a new concept, and many of the critics [...]
A Good Education PRESERVES Your Child
A Good Education PRESERVES Your Child BY LINDA DOBSON All too often, when parents think about their children “being educated,” their thoughts travel toward, “Who can best do this thing (education) to my children?” If said parents are thorough and wise, they consider all of the many alternatives available to families today, from [...]
Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing NY State DOE Employee
Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing, NY State DOE Employee BY LINDA DOBSON NY Post chose this photo to portray education change advocate Lisa Nielsen. It was only a matter of time. In her previous work for the New York State Department of Education, Lisa Nielsen was charged with helping students and [...]
Five FREE Ways to Improve Children’s Education
BY LINDA DOBSON 5 Free Ways to Improve Children's Education 1. Get rid of tests. But how do we know if they're learning anything? Talk to them, you know, like they're real human beings. 2. Let children learn the basics (reading, writing, basic arithmetic) by reading real books, writing for real purposes, and calculating for a [...]
