by Guest Blogger | Mar 31, 2020 | Education, School Choice, Unschooling
When it comes to teaching young people, many experts see New Hampshire as one of the best states for education. But why? In a word, innovation! Thanks to legislative advances in recent years, New Hampshire is now on the cutting edge of educational options,...
by Dennis Pratt | Dec 6, 2018 | Community, Education
The most instantaneous, intense hatred I ever engendered was when I illustrated libertarian ethics to a progressive group in Massachusetts: I sat John in a chair. “Let’s say that John was minding his own business but I wanted something that John had, or I wanted John...
by Tiffany Hale | Nov 2, 2018 | North Country, School Choice
School…. enough to make the bravest parent take a deep breath. There’s just so much to consider! How is the quality of education? What does the curriculum look like? How big are class sizes? Should I homeschool? What resources would I have? How much is...
by James Davis | May 17, 2018 | Unschooling
If there were a top 5 list of concerns about unschooling, the “spoiling” question would probably be right behind “how will they learn to read?”. Recently I read an article entitled, “Reasons Today’s Kids Are Bored at School, Feel Entitled, Have Little Patience...
by James Davis | Apr 18, 2018 | Unschooling
“My son would just play video games all day!” I recently received an email from an old friend of mine who has a 10 year old son. He was very curious about our approach to helping our children educate themselves, but also felt fearful about trying the same thing with...
by James Davis | Feb 20, 2018 | Freecoast, Unschooling
Question: “Hi James, I’ve relied on writing in my career and personal life, and it has served me well. But it’s hard for me to imagine that I would have learned it as well or as thoroughly if writing exercises hadn’t been forced on me in school. I...
