Comments on: There’s No Place Like Homeschool http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/03/24/theres-no-place-like-homeschool/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:18:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kenny Rindlisbacher http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/03/24/theres-no-place-like-homeschool/#comment-535 Kenny Rindlisbacher Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:16:25 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/03/24/theres-no-place-like-homeschool/#comment-535 I also am a teacher. I also have 4 children who are homeschooling this year, with 6 homeschooling next year. My wife is their primary educator. The incredible backing for this is the Columbia Virtual Academy (CVA). This is available to any and all homeschool parents in the state of Washington. The website below gives more details to our program. Interestingly enough, I am a public educator, a parent of homeschool parents, and I am an advisory teacher to a few home school children, not my own, in our CVA program. I guess I enjoy the best of both worlds. Check out the website. http://www.columbiavirtualacademy.org/ As a side note, we as a K-8 school are currently in the process of adopting Core Knowledge in our traditional program and support the use of Core Knowledge in the CVA program. I also am a teacher. I also have 4 children who are homeschooling this year, with 6 homeschooling next year. My wife is their primary educator. The incredible backing for this is the Columbia Virtual Academy (CVA). This is available to any and all homeschool parents in the state of Washington. The website below gives more details to our program. Interestingly enough, I am a public educator, a parent of homeschool parents, and I am an advisory teacher to a few home school children, not my own, in our CVA program. I guess I enjoy the best of both worlds. Check out the website.

http://www.columbiavirtualacademy.org/

As a side note, we as a K-8 school are currently in the process of adopting Core Knowledge in our traditional program and support the use of Core Knowledge in the CVA program.

]]> By: Liz http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/03/24/theres-no-place-like-homeschool/#comment-531 Liz Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:12:39 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/03/24/theres-no-place-like-homeschool/#comment-531 I like your insights on homeschooling. I am particularly religious and for mainly that reason I might homeschool my children (when I have them someday). I am also a teacher, however, and I can see how the demands of large group student management take away from individual, genuine learning. I love tutoring and I feel like I could do so much with a student one-on-one. I am intereted to learn from your article that more people who aren't religious or rebellious are starting to homeschool their cihldren. I am also pleased to know that the homeschool network is improving and expanding. It makes sense! I like your insights on homeschooling. I am particularly religious and for mainly that reason I might homeschool my children (when I have them someday). I am also a teacher, however, and I can see how the demands of large group student management take away from individual, genuine learning. I love tutoring and I feel like I could do so much with a student one-on-one.

I am intereted to learn from your article that more people who aren’t religious or rebellious are starting to homeschool their cihldren. I am also pleased to know that the homeschool network is improving and expanding. It makes sense!

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