‘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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‘I have seen students who can’t write a complete sentence’: Teachers share the innumerable ways their students are significantly behind

It’s no secret that many kids are getting left behind in the education system. When I was a kid, America was all about not leaving kids behind in this exact setting (when I was a kid, I thought it was about getting left behind at the grocery store), but now that it’s been 20 years …
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Reading Memes For Literacy Fans Who Can’t Stop Buying Books

I love reading, but recently, I have been buying books more than I have been reading them. When you buy a book, you feel like you’re making a commitment to read it. You’re down at least $15, and you’d better make the most of that purchase as soon as possible. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. …
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