Homeschoolers Continue to Out-Perform Traditional Students

Here is a linky-loo to an article accompanying some research on Homeschooling by a Canadian research institute. I appreciate the fact that homeschooling seems to be an equalizer for socio-economic issues and that even under educated parents are achieving greater results for their children than trained educators.

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School's OUT!!!

Annie is finished with first grade!!! She rocked it out and is reading like a pro. She is a whiz in math (and she didn't get that from me!) and she loves history. The only problem area is writing in cursive...and I think that stems more from a lack of interest rather than a lack of skill. She would rather type things on the computer or write in print because "it's faster". I understand that to a certain extent because I see cursive as pretty useless in today's world but I am trying to get across to her the idea that it is important to learn some things even if you feel that they are unnecessary. Hard lesson for a 6 year old...heck, hard lesson for me!

So another year of successful homeschooling under our belts. Next year I will have Annie in second grade and Lucy in Kindergarten. I suspect we will have to be more regimented in our approach and more organized with our days...yikes! I better get planning!!! One year at a time...

Anyway congrats Annie...you're am amazingly smart little girl and I love watching your world open up as you learn new things.