‘My 19 year old can’t spell or write’: Unschooling mom with illiterate kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees

I have always been a little suspicious of alternative methods of schooling. I know that there are some parents out there who are completely competent at teaching their kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade, but I highly doubt that’s the majority of homeschoolers. Most of the time, kids who do their schooling at home would …
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Satirical Screenshot About Homeschooling Starts Debate Over Whether Parents Should Be Able to Teach Their Kids

Few common professions are as simultaneously essential and terrifying as teaching is. On the one hand, we all need some kind of an education, and it’s a huge privilege to play a part in that. On the other hand, the mainstream school system can be notoriously difficult and demoralizing for both those who work in …
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Roundup Of Tweets About Quarantine Homeschooling From Tired Parents

Absolutely no one was ready for this whole quarantine thing – especially the parents with no experience in teaching who are now forced to homeschool their kids. So godspeed to any of you parents who were thrown into this mess, and browse through some tweets from other parents who have no idea what they’re doing …
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