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1. The Importance Of Education "We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish." - F. A. Hayek The supposed purpose of education, as marketed by the education industry, is career advancement, higher pay, and empowering a college gra...
2. ★ Homeschool Quotes ★ WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL, BUT FOR LIFE. These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics ... or help you take the homeschooling plunge ... or maybe help you remember why...
3. Renaissance Education - how to study and apply classical literature Educational endeavors, as all social activities, move from extreme to extreme like a pendulum. At the start of the renaissance there was need to redevelop appreciation of science and math after the excesses of allegorical thought within the precedin...
4. Bastiat Free University: share the wealth of centuries, comprised of knowledge   Join Bastiat Free University in developing a love-of-learning platform. Bureaucratic Age, one size fits some education, belongs in the past. Use, support, and expand its replacement -- self tailored learning. Explore natural educational models...
5. Unschooling Teens: Freedom And Education Hi, I'm Andi. I wrote this lens. (In case you don't know, a 'lens' is Squidoo's name for a user-made page about a topic.) From the time I was six, I was homeschooled. From the time I was twelve, I was worldschooled. Then, this spring, I graduated....
6. Alternative Learning Systems & Experimental Education Public schools perform much worse at edifying students than private or home schools. They are the wrong environment to facilitate learning. The excuse is public schools help students learn social skills - like how to follow orders. Primary and secon...
7. John Holt: Unschooling After teaching for several years, striving to keep children engaged and focused on what he was trying to teach, John Holt realized that children learn best when the are learning what they want to learn. He also realized that this could not be accompl...
8. 'Homeschool the Revolution' T-shirts and Gifts . . Should the state be in charge of the children and the shape of the future, or should we stand on principle and shape our children ourselves? The revolutionaries will be homeschooled! WARNING: Not for faint-of-heart homeschoolers! T-shirts and to...
9. The HomeScholar, Homeschool Consultant Greetings!  This lens introduces Lee Binz, The HomeScholar.  Lee and her husband Matt homeschooled their two boys, Kevin and Alex, from elementary through High School.  Upon their graduation in 2006, both boys received four-year, full...
10. Homeschool T's and Gear Say it loud, say it proud: we homeschool and you should too! Here is where you'll find what you need to let the world know what you do and why. From lighthearted to revolutionary, you'll find a design to express your homeschool spirit. T-shirts and t...
11. It's All About Making Learning Fun! There are many challenges for parents to contend with in raising children. There are emotional challenges that tweak your heart. There are behavioral challenges that send you back to the drawing board to look at your values and morals. There are poli...
12. Demystifying Homeschooling -- Some Tips I've always enjoyed learning things--maybe because my Mom and Dad were both teachers and librarians had something to do with it, eh?  Nevertheless, I started as an English grammar and composition teacher at a parochial school on Guam (Bishop Bau...
13. Homeschool "Curriculum" -- What To Teach... And How The cool thing about Homeschooling is that you are not TIED or CHAINED to a curriculum determined by *Ivory-Tower* "Boards of Education" such that your children will become Bored of Education! Sure, you can buy curriculum specifically design...
14. Smart Kids Drop Out There is a new trend of smart kids dropping out of high school in order to start college early. Here is your guide to Smarting Out! This article covers: deciding if Smarting Out is right for you, preparing to Smart Out, and How to make sure your Sma...
15. College Portfolios For Unschoolers The process of college admissions can be tricky, and especially for people who don't subscribe to a "school" philosophy (like unschoolers). I was an unschooler for my high school years, and I didn't even think about the college admissions process unt...
16. Teach Yourself Anything Many people have an idea that they need school to learn. They say they need classes and grades and classmates. I say that anyone can learn just about anything without paying a hefty tuition. During my high school years, I was unschooled. As crazy as...
17. Transcripts for Unschooling Teens The short answer is, yes and no. YES if you want to continue your education at a college or university. There's pretty much no way to get around this at most colleges. NO if you are entering the workforce or starting your business.However, if you t...
18. I Am An Unschooler If you enjoy this lens or find it to be useful and informative, please rate it up at the very top of the page! This was written in 1996, when my daughter was kindergarten age. She is now 16 and attends public high school, by her own choice. Eleven y...
19. Homeschooling - It's an Adventure! When considering homeschooling, for many folks it is a terrifying leap into the unknown. But they might also know folks who already homeschool--by seeing the example provided by those other homeschoolers, they may get a better familiarity with what p...
20. Homeschooling, Unschooling, or both This is a short article explaining what each is and how to go about choosing your method of educating your children. It breifly discusses homeschooling, unschooling, and combining the two and tailor fitting it to your family, and your situation.