Posted in History of Homeschooling, public school and homeschool partnerships, tagged California Virtual Academy, Carol Klein, CAVA, Diana Hiatt-Michael, Mary Poplin, Racism and homeschooling, William Jeynes on February 22, 2010| 2 Comments »
This post briefly reviews William Jeynes, ed., Family Factors And The Educational Success Of Children
I was excited to obtain this book given the promising title. But my excitement soon dissipated upon reading. Only two of the chapters deal with homeschooling, and neither of these is very compelling. (more…)
Posted in Parental motivation, public school and homeschool partnerships, tagged California Virtual Academies, Carol Klein, CAVA, cybercharters, Mary Poplin, Mary S. Poplin, virtual charter schools on January 27, 2009| 5 Comments »
This post reviews Carol Klein and Mary Poplin, “Families Home Schooling in a Virtual Charter School System” in Marriage and Family Review 43, nos. 3&4 (2008): 369-395.
Klein, a Teacher on Special Assignment in Anaheim, CA, and Poplin, Professor of Education at Claremont Graduate University, here offer the results of a survey Klein conducted of parents whose children are enrolled in the California Virtual Academies (CAVA). (more…)
A second, fully revised edition of my 2008 book Homeschool: An American History, was published in March of 2017. Get it here!
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