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Homeschooling is spreading around the world, but it is facing serious challenges from institutions and governments that prefer a single, compulsory, standardized education system for processing everyone.
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"Children today are cossetted and pressured in equal measure. Without the freedom to play they will never truly grow up . . ." Thoughts about Dr. Peter Gray's latest article, The Play Deficit.
Dr. Peter Gray writes a followup article to his controversial Salon essay, "School is a Prison and Damaging Our Children" . . .
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The latest U.S. Dept. of Education study of the number of homeschoolers in America shows continuing growth, though the rate of growth is slowing . . .
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The latest issue of Learning All the Time, the HoltGWS newsletter, is now available for free.
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Free recordings from the first online, global homeschooling conference, including all the audio-visual presentations, are available now . . .
For those who do not enjoy and flourish in conventional schools there seem to be few choices: homeschool or enroll in a private school. However, even most of those choices mimic the conventional school model, so for someone who does not learn or enjoy the way school teaches they are not great options . . .
Carlo and I finally published this book! I think it was worth the wait and I hope you'll agree. Pat Farenga talks about the creation of this book and Holt's legacy and work this Friday, August 23, 11AM, at the free, online global Homeschooling Conference.
This inaugural conference is our attempt to bring together as many groups and people who have a genuine interest in helping children learn in their own ways and schedules, rather than forcing children to learn what economists, politicians, and educators have decided they should know at any given age. Steve Hargadon and I have created this event rather quickly this year, but we decided we had to give it a shot and bring it to life on our own rather than continue to wait for sponsorship and the perfect moment . . .
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The Common Core Curriculum eliminates handwriting in favor of teaching keyboarding skills instead. This might make sense on paper, but are we seeing the future clearly with this change?
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Colllege enrollments and tuitions rose like bottle rockets for years but now they are crashing as quickly as spent fireworks.
A new study shows that exposing children under 2 to learning videos, apps, and other screen-based educational products is not effective and the educational claims being made by the manufacturers are overblown. But parents seeking an edge for their child continue to purchase these products . . .
Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (HARO), wants to be a nonprofit that provides physical, legal, and financial assistance to current and former homeschoolers in unhealthy situations.
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What a treasure this is: If you meet anyone who claims homeschooled children can't get into college, or will have extreme difficulty being admitted, please direct them to this web page. It was updated in 2013 and provides hard evidence that being homeschooled won't stop you from getting into a selective college or university.
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Pat Farenga speaking with French homeschoolers in Paris, July 3, 2013. The similarities and differences between France and the United States about homeschooling are striking.
Mary Leue writes about the new book, The Legacy of John Holt, and reminds us of the very touching tribute the Finn girls provided in GWS 49: "It is the best memorial tribute to John Holt I have ever heard, and never fails to move me to tears!"
Day Farenga at the Eiffel Tower, July 4. Did that really happen?
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Read excerpts from the soon-to-be published new book about the life and influence of John Holt: The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children.
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