Posts Tagged ‘ Rob Reich ’

Homeschooling on NPR

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On Wednesday, Nov. 9th, at 9:00 a.m. PST, Homeschooling will be the topic of a program on KUOW-FM radio, 94.9, a National Public Radio affiliate station in Seattle, Washington, a service of the University of Washington, and a top-ranked radio station in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Host Steve Scher will discuss homeschooling with several guests....
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Refusing the Carrot – The Tax Credit Issue

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Refusing the Carrot – The Tax Credit Issue

The New York Times put most homeschoolers into an undesirable, non-bid for fame.  We’ve been profiled as a special interest group wanting something (money) from these “new Republicans.”   I don’t know about many other homeschoolers, but I’d rather step out of this particular limelight of perceived hands held out. As an Illinois homeschooler,...
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Homeschooling discussion on the Diane Rehm show

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The segment from Monday’s Diane Rehm program from the NPR affiliate WAMU is available online.  I listened to the program, and made notes, in the hope that I’d be able to give a capsule account of the conversation.  Fat chance.  Professor Reich mentioned “public policy,” and other speakers brought up “children’s rights” and ”parents’ rights.”  I did some...
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Colorado Springs Independent takes a ‘balanced’ look at homeschooling

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Colorado Springs Independent takes a ‘balanced’ look at homeschooling

A writer at the Colorado Springs Independent has written three reports about homeschooling: One of these things … (the cover story for the 31 January 2008 edition) Long Story Short By the Book (conservative Protestant textbooks) These three articles are the only three homeschooling articles written by the writer that are carried by this...
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Where does the educational buck stop?

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A few years ago the ‘national homeschooling discussion’ expanded from being mostly about academics or socialization, to that of ‘ethical servility,’ and the civic responsibility of homeschooling parents. The main proponents of the view that homeschooled children are not able to differentiate themselves from their parents’ viewpoints were two academics, Rob Reich, and Michael...
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    Student loan consolidation is a major problem in our society today.  Several years ago one of our writers wrote a good article about teaching your kids how to manage their money and make a budget.  Please take a look at this great family oriented article about smart money management. http://homeedmag.com/home-education-magazine/stop-student-loan-consolidatio […]

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