Earlier this year someone suggested that I read “How Children Succeed” by the aptly named Paul Tough. It is an excellent book that deals with the que...

Earlier this year someone suggested that I read “How Children Succeed” by the aptly named Paul Tough. It is an excellent book that deals with the que...

Last week in Homeschool Wednesdays I wrote about the New York State requirement for an Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP). One of the sectio...

Last week in Homeschool Wednesdays I wrote about the New York State requirement for an Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP). One of the sectio...

One of the advantages of homeschooling is that it is easy to change the schedule to accommodate special events. On Monday morning we did just that. J...

One of the advantages of homeschooling is that it is easy to change the schedule to accommodate special events. On Monday morning we did just that. J...

One of the skills we want all of our kids to learn is how to present. This seems like one of those universally useful things: being able to get up in...

One of the skills we want all of our kids to learn is how to present. This seems like one of those universally useful things: being able to get up in...

It is definitely Homeschool Wednesday in our household, as Susan has a blog post out about raising active decision makers. My post today will be abou...

It is definitely Homeschool Wednesday in our household, as Susan has a blog post out about raising active decision makers. My post today will be abou...

Today I will be participating in a discussion at NYU on the future of higher education. The panel that I will be on has been given the following ques...

Today I will be participating in a discussion at NYU on the future of higher education. The panel that I will be on has been given the following ques...

Two previous Homeschool Wednesdays covered the relationship between math and beauty as a different way of motivating the study of math. My first pres...

Two previous Homeschool Wednesdays covered the relationship between math and beauty as a different way of motivating the study of math. My first pres...

States have different regulations for homeschooling. New York State requires the filing of an IHIP or Individualized Home Instruction Plan. Here are ...

States have different regulations for homeschooling. New York State requires the filing of an IHIP or Individualized Home Instruction Plan. Here are ...

Growing up in Germany I was always bored in math class, despite going to “Gymnasium” (the branch of Germany’s multi-tiered system that leads up to un...

Growing up in Germany I was always bored in math class, despite going to “Gymnasium” (the branch of Germany’s multi-tiered system that leads up to un...

In a previous edition of Homeschool Wednesdays, I had written about different ways of motivating the study of math. In particular I suggested that sh...

In a previous edition of Homeschool Wednesdays, I had written about different ways of motivating the study of math. In particular I suggested that sh...