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Yesterday | Associated Content

The Disadvantages of Home-Schooling

I am going to start with a quote that was made by the superintendent of Child and Family Services which states, "The opportunity for social interactions with others is very important for the development of all children.

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Related Topix: Education

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Is home schooling worth considering?

Home schooling has its benefits, but will your child learn as much? Photograph: Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out a ' a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

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Related Topix: Education, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, Kids

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Economist

Clarification: Home schooling

In " An inspector calls " we said the number of home-schooled children known to social services included disabled children.

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Related Topix: Education

Ledger Dispatch

Online school proves hard sell

A group that wants to start the first statewide kindergarten-through-12th grade online charter school has blanketed school districts throughout California - including many in the East Bay - with petitions seeking approval for its plan.

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Related Topix: California, Education Etc., Piedmont, CA, Education, Alameda County, CA, Newport Beach, CA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Yorkshire Post

Home-taught children return to class after long-running allocation row ends

By Jack Blanchard FIVE Yorkshire children who have been taking school lessons from their parents in a church hall since September returned to mainstream education yesterday.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, Education

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Socialite Life

LaToya Jackson Still Talking

Shut your plastic mouth , LaToya! The Daily Mail reports on a recent interview LaToya Jackson did defending the privacy of Michael Jackson's children while basically revealing all their business.

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Related Topix: Education

Fri Oct 30, 2009

KSPR

State Cuts Funding to Popular Online Schooling Program

Thursday some Missouri families got disheartening news; their unique public school is going private, and that means they'll have to pay to stay.

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Related Topix: Education

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Associated Content

Is it Important to Go to Accredited Home Schools?

There is a difference in the home school curriculum as it also has the ability to integrate your personal moral and religious beliefs.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Education

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Associated Content

Top 5 Reasons to Home School

Home schooling your child versus sending him off to either a public or private school is growing popular day by day around the world.

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Related Topix: Education, Kids, Family

Sat Oct 24, 2009

TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner

LBJ Admits Murder of Diem

Pro-God, Pro-Life, anti-New World Order, Anti-Secret Societies, Pro-Civil Liberties, anti-Torture, anti-National ID Card, Pro-Family, pro-Constitution, Pro-Republic, Anti-Neo Conservativism, Pro-Net Neutrality, Pro-Home Schooling, Anti-Voting Fraud, Pro-Good Israelis & Pro-Good Palestinians, Anti-Human Trafficking, Pro-Health Freedom, Anti-Codex ...

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Related Topix: Education, George Bush

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Economist

Regulating home schooling: An inspector calls

Does mother - or nanny - know best? Alamy A SCHOOL headmaster once observed that he would regularly consult his prefects on the running of the establishment.

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Related Topix: Education

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Associated Content

Home Schooling with Frugal Unit Studies

Unit studies are both a fun and frugal way to homeschool your children. Unit studies are theme-based or one-topic ideas studied thoroughly using art, literature, music, social studies, science and sometimes-even math.

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Related Topix: Education

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Tennessean

Home school notes: Contest combines science and art

Homeschoolers can partake in an art contest, monthly home-schooling classes and a special butterfly talk this month.

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Related Topix: Education, Williamson County, TN, Franklin, TN

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Stalbans Review

St Albans couple's concerns over proposed changes to home schooling

HOME schooling could come under constant scrutiny from Government inspectors, a move one St Albans couple fear could undermine the way they educate their children.

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Related Topix: Education

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Test scores rise for home school students

Arkansas' home-schooled students are improving on state-mandated nationally standardized tests.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Netscape

Home Schooling and Its Effects On the Family

Home Schooling and Its Effects On the Family >> Posted By junitj 2 hours, 26 minutes ago in Family > If a survey by the National Center For Education Statistics is to be believed, roughly 1.1 million children took home schooling in 2005 alone.

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Related Topix: Education

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Frederick News Post

Sam Bennett: Home school

About two weeks ago, I spent a full day with my daughters at our homeschool co-op and was so impressed with the learning environment that I have to tell you about it.

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Related Topix: Education, Frederick, MD, Standardized Testing, Opinion

Thu Oct 15, 2009

PacoVilla's CCPOA blog

Update On Arch Criminal Zach Christie.

I wrote yesterday about the dangerous terrorist and arch-villain Zachary Christie, age 6, who committed the unpardonable sin of taking a Boy-Scout combination eating implement to school.

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Related Topix: Education

Wed Oct 14, 2009

San Diego News Network

Home school mom: Decision to home school was not planned

How did you decide home schooling was the answer for you? Our decision to home school was not premeditated.

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Related Topix: Education

Mon Oct 12, 2009

New York Times

It's a Fork, It's a Spoon, It's a ...Weapon? School Suspends Boy, 6

Finding character witnesses when you are 6 years old is not easy. But there was Zachary Christie last week at a school disciplinary committee hearing with his karate instructor and his mother's fiance by his side to vouch for him.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc., Newark, DE

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