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Entries Tagged as 'Homeschooling / Education'

Dreaming while Awake

May 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I just finished watching the movie The Final Cut starring Robin Williams as a cutter. In this somewhat futuristic movie, cutters are people who edit the details of a dead person’s life (audio and video) which are recovered from an implant that the person received while they were still in utero. I had […]

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Tags: Ed's Articles · Family/Parenting · Homeschooling / Education · Personal Growth

How Important Are Tests?

March 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Update: Welcome, Carnival of Homeschooling #65 readers.
Cheating
Yesterday, I was on one of the OpenDiary boards where a public school teacher was lamenting that it seems to have become a socially acceptable practice for students to cheat. This got me thinking quite a bit about the topic of cheating. My actual reply was […]

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Tags: Ed's Articles · Family/Parenting · Homeschooling / Education

5 Reasons Why You Should Homeschool

February 18th, 2007 · 26 Comments

There are many great resources on the internet for those who choose to homeschool their children. One thing that is a little harder to find are definitive reasons why you should consider this option. Recently, I read a heartfelt entry at Steve Olson’s blog about how public schools crush souls. This entry […]

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Tags: Ed's Articles · Family/Parenting · Homeschooling / Education · Political