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Civil liberties group warns homeschooling bill amendments grant sweeping state powers
15+ min ago (438+ words) A New Zealand civil liberties organisation is calling on the Government to pause education legislation it says would hand unelected officials broad new powers over homeschooling families. PILLAR, which stands for Protecting Individual Life, Liberty and Rights, describes itself as…...
The homeschooled kids are not alright | Opinion
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (873+ words) This article was originally published by the Students United News Network (SUNN) in the first citywide student-led newspaper in the USA, Nashville SUNN (Nashville SUNN. com)." By all accounts, I am homeschooling's poster child." I "graduated" high school with a…...
Homeschooling is having a moment in Nevada. Families explain why and how they do it.
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (1828+ words) Boulder City mom Holly Wittwer doesn't set a wake up time for her kids." Instead, she lets her three boys " ages 2, 7 and 10 " take their time getting out of bed and have breakfast before they officially start their day of at-home…...
This $45 Montessori-style app rethinks screen time for kids
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (177+ words) TL; DR: Guilt-free screen time for kids exists thanks to'Pok Pok, and now a lifetime subscription can be yours for just $44. 97 (MSRP $250) through May 31. If you're a Mac lover, you probably spend a lot of time on screens. And if…...
Home-schooling is taking off
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (302+ words) Now her children, seven and four, do not follow lesson plans; instead they learn by playing outside, joining other children in local activities and travelling around the world. She thinks all this fosters curiosity and confidence. "We feel that what…...
Sebastian shines: Homeschooled seven year old sees success
23+ hour, 22+ min ago (428+ words) At just sev'en years old, most chil'dren are mas'ter'ing the art of ty'ing their shoelaces or mem'o'ris'ing their times ta'bles. But for Se'bas't'ian Ho'sein, a Stan'dard One stu'dent, the list of ac'com'plish'ments al'ready reads like a re'sume for a bud'ding…...
Flourish Academy supports home schoolers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (759+ words) Following the installation of temporary lights at the Cedar Lane/William Northern Boulevard intersection, the Tullahoma Utilities Authority (TUA) Board has approved the purchase and installation of new traffic signals. Tullahoma City Schools recently learned that three staff members were…...
Home schoolers fear 'anything can be imposed' in proposed changes
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (816+ words) Education Minister Erica Stanford says last-minute changes were made to protect children's welfare." (Source: 1 News) The national body for home schoolers is calling last minute changes to an education bill "wrong and undemocratic". By James Fleury & Reuben Smith On Monday,…...
THE BEST TABLET FOR KIDS
2+ day, 39+ min ago (829+ words) Ellen Lee, Ryan Whitwam, & Andrew Cunningham But if you need to buy one, we recommend Apple's 11th-generation i Pad. After hundreds of hours spent testing tablets, we've concluded that it has the best combination of ease of use, performance, kid-appropriate…...
Homeschooling goes commercial in Wyoming as court mulls public support
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (770+ words) Torsten Jostad-Yemm is a smiley high school junior. He has curly, dyed hair and fidgets with a sparkly water at the desk inside the new Radical Minds Academy campus in east Jackson. His parents work for Grand Teton National Park,…...