Monday, September 25, 2006

Home education - Fixing what was broken (Sun-Sentinel)


Fixing what was broken (Sun-Sentinel)
He was born into seemingly enviable circumstances, the son of noted journalist and television icon Bill Moyers. He lived comfortably, had the best schooling and loving, supportive parents. But William Cope Moyers had something else going, an unnatural craving for alcohol and drugs. In Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption (Viking, $25.95), the 47-year-old Moyers tells of his battle with

Workers add home-schooling to mix (Lexington Herald-Leader)
In the quest for work-life balance, wearing three hats -- work, kids and personal life -- is enough for most parents. A fast-growing group of parents is adding a fourth: home-schooling. Amid expansion of home-schooling in general, the involvement of parents who are employed full-time or almost full-time is increasing even faster, researchers and home-schooling advocates say.