When I started researching homeschooling, this is one of the books I read: The author, sociologist Mitchell Stevens, traces the fascinating history and politics of modern homeschooling in the United States. He identifies 2 broad homeschooling “camps:” 🌳One camp is rooted in the left-liberal push for school reform in the […]
Before this spring, homeschooling had never crossed our minds as a desirable or even viable option for our family. Adam and I both have careers. Our lifestyle depends on two incomes, and even if it didn’t, we have faith (perhaps untested, but faith nonetheless) in traditional schooling. Before the COVID-19 […]
Adam’s a funny guy with a great voice. He recently got his 15 minutes of fame by writing a parody of “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton, about schools and COVID-19. He captured the zeitgeist perfectly, and between YouTube and Facebook, more than 100,000 people have watched it! Adam’s parody was […]
I’ve been pondering the health implications of the fully remote and “hybrid” models being offered by our school district this fall. I made this list of questions I need answered before I could choose responsibly between the fully remote and “hybrid” models: What are the odds of someone in my […]
Our administration’s preliminary 2020-21 reopening plan was unveiled on July 29. I feel like that’s the right world, “unveiled” — equally appropriate for a beautiful work of art or a dark secret, because really, who knows? The plan gives parents a choice of two options this fall: Fully remote instruction. […]
Adam was laid off shortly before the coronavirus outbreak, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When the schools closed in March and we suddenly had 4 children home all day, Adam postponed his job search and deftly took on the role of stay-at-home dad. While I gave […]
I have spent more time thinking about education since March 2020 than I had spent in the sum total of the rest of my life up until then. Back in 2019 — oh, how long ago that seems! — the education of our school-age kids seemed so straightforward. Our local […]