Home Schooling
Articles and links on home schooling
Introducing your Child to Linux
Introducing your children to Linux and other great free/open source products may not be such a bad idea. Charles Profitt guides parents on how to get started through this helpful Q&A. more
An Authentic Dawn for Online Private Schooling
Stanford's Online High School is becoming one of the world’s most compelling offerings for online high school education that focuses on academic achievement. more
K-12 Online/Blended Learning Here To Stay
Among all the emerging trends in K-12 education, virtual or online schooling may well be the one experiencing fastest growth. more
Parents Playing a Larger Role in K-12 Education
In what seems like a throw back to centuries-old practices before state-sponsored universal public schooling became the norm, parents are increasingly taking charge of their kids' K-12 education. more
Expanding the Technology Curriculum to Include Foundational Elements of Computer Science for K-8
Ideas for exposing kids to the foundational elements of the science of computing. more
Flexibility and Personalization at the School for Independent Learners
The School for Independent Learners represents a welcome combination of private enterprise and social efficacy in the education sector with a relentless focus on learner needs. more
Introducing your Child to Linux
Introducing your children to Linux and other great free/open source products may not be such a bad idea. Charles Profitt guides parents on how to get started through this helpful Q&A. more
An Authentic Dawn for Online Private Schooling
Stanford's Online High School is becoming one of the world’s most compelling offerings for online high school education that focuses on academic achievement. more
A New Way to Learn: Bell Rings for Virtual Schools in Houston
— The Houston Independent School District is part of an increasingly popular national movement to expand online learning in K-12. more
The Art of Problem Solving: Exceptional Distance Education in Math
Richard Rusczyk and his team at Art of Problem Solving have made it uber cool and entertaining for tens of thousands of avid young minds to plunge into math. more
Homeschooling Stories
Here are two homeschooling stories, one from the U.S. and the other from the U.K. They may well provide food for thought to parents contemplating homeschooling. more
3 Approaches To Homeschooling Your Children
This article delineates three different flavors of homeschooling and the pros and cons of each. The author calls them (i) School-at-home, (ii) Unit studies, and (iii) Classical homeschooling. Like all good "schooling", and "education" for that matter, parents are cautioned against adopting a one-size-fits-all approach towards homeschooling, and some amount of trial and error will determine what works for each child. more
