Saturday, September 30, 2006

Home schooling - School of Physical Education to hold Hall of Fame ceremony tonight


School of Physical Education to hold Hall of Fame ceremony tonight
The Daily Athenaeum Interactive, WV - 21 hours agoThe West Virginia University School of Physical Education is holding its 19th annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight at 6:30 at the Erickson Alumni ...

College of Education Forum Series Begins Oct. 11
UNM Today, NM - 7 hours agoThe College of Education presents, Conversations in Education and Learning, a monthly faculty forum series beginning Wednesday, Oct. 11. ...

How to Get a College Education
National Review Online Blogs, NY - 13 hours agoBy Jeffrey Hart. It was in the fall term of 1988 that the truth burst in upon me like something had gone terribly wrong in higher education. ...

Friday, September 29, 2006

Home education - 9/28 Fishing Report (The Times)


9/28 Fishing Report (The Times)
BASS "" Good. Start with a Super Pop'R along creek channels. As the day warms, switch to a Senko in baby bass or blue hologram colors fish in 3-6 feet of water next to creeks. Look for schooling fish and throw a Rinky Dink or top water bait. Remember to spray all your baits with Kick N' Bass.

Dealing with development (Town Online)
While students may have been home for the day on Monday, classrooms at McCall Middle School where still very much alive with the sounds of learning.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Education - Black parents turn to home schooling (Detroit News)


Black parents turn to home schooling (Detroit News)
Benjamin and Tanya Marshall are part of a new home-schooling movement led by black families fed up with the public school system.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Home education - Stalwart on defense


Stalwart on defense
Hibbing Daily Tribune - I wasn’t used to being away from home,” Ebanks said. “I didn’t adjust well. I came in late into the season. I didn Ebanks accomplished what he set out to do in his schooling. That gave him the opportunity to rejoin the team this year, and he

Local firms fail to make family-friendly list
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Huron Road, Cleveland, is promoting pregame brunch or lunch parties before Cleveland Browns home games. They feature WKNR The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America.” A former teacher in inner-city schools, Kozol campaigns for social

Try a new tactic to find friends
San Bernardino County Sun - He then tells me how much he hates school and wants to start home schooling. I've tried sports, Cub Scouts, sleep-overs, play dates and parties, but

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Home education - Vermont.gov - Education


Vermont.gov - Education
The Official Web Site of the State of Vermont - Your gateway to information about living, working Continuing Education. Adult education programs, distance learning, resource sites

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.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Home schooling - New law forces 8th-graders to think about careers


New law forces 8th-graders to think about careers
The State - It's a question South Carolina eighth-graders will now have to answer with an eye toward following a career path during their years in school. The state's Education and Economic Development Act requires the students to choose a nonbinding career path

College plugs in to online education
Columbia Daily Tribune - The number of courses being delivered to students through the Columbia College online learning program now exceeds the number of students taking courses through the traditional classroom method. That’s the assessment from President Gerald Brouder