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Is Homeschooling Threatened?

Posted in Homeschool Jurisprudence, Homeschool Law, Socialization, tagged , , , , , , on June 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This post reviews Ronald Kreager, Jr., “Homeschooling: The Future of Education’s Most Basic Institution,” in University of Toledo Law Review, 42, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 227-233. [Excerpt available here]

Kreager, a J.D. candidate at the University of Toledo College of Law, here pens a sprawling and somewhat eccentric article on several topics related to homeshooling.

He begins with a cursory history of homeschooling, (more…)

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“The Pioneer Woman” and Homeschooling

Posted in Homeschooling in Literature and Film, Motherhood, tagged , , , , on June 15, 2011| 1 Comment »

This post reviews Amanda Fortini, “O Pioneer Woman!” in The New Yorker, 87 (May 9, 2011), pp. 26-31. [Abstract available here]

Fortini, a frequent contributor to several popular publications on topics ranging from celebrity fashion to politics, here pens a fascinating portrait of Ree Drummond, the famous blogger “The Pioneer Woman.”   (more…)

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Do Homeschoolers Succeed in College?

Posted in Homeschooling and Higher Education, Quantitative data, tagged on June 9, 2011| 2 Comments »

This post reviews Michael F. Cogan, “Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschooled Students” in Journal of College Admission 208: 18-25(2010). Read the full article here.

Cogan acknowledges the lack of satisfactory, empirical research concerning homeschooled students’ academic achievements and/or outcomes at the collegiate level. In an effort to correct the deficiency, he compares the academic outcomes (or academic standing as evidenced by comparative GPAs) of homeschooled students to those of traditionally-educated students enrolled at a mid-sized doctoral institution in the Midwest. (more…)

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