education reporting
Education Expert, Homeschooling, and Socialization
The San Antonio Express News published a very positive article on homeschooling. The best part was that when they presented the obligatory “expert” view on homeschooling who you expected to give the standard “problems with socialization” spiel, you got this instead: MySA.com: Our Point Of View: On Motherhood and Parenting in San Antonio Experts say [...]
Unschooling experts
Awww, this article almost made it to the end without the obligatory statement from some “education professional” about the dangers of homeschooling, or in this case unschooling. POST-TRIBUNE :: News :: Alternative form of homeschooling embraces child-directed learning: Some children, however, aren’t as inquisitive as Isabel, making unschooling difficult, said Marilyn Haring, professor of educational [...]
Scott Parks Public Education Wish List
Scott Parks of the Dallas Morning News has a wish list for Texas education. Some highlights follow: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Education Columnist Scott Parks: • Thought leaders in public education will abandon the zany notion that all children must be prepared for college. They will refocus on how to [...]
McKinney ISD Cheerleading Mess
First, you’ve got to read this: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: Cheerleading mess a team effort Give us some willful teens; give us some enabling adults – what do we got? A mess. And who’s reaction do they go for? The students and parents. Star Community Newspapers: Parents and [...]
Dr. Phil disses homeschoolers
Just in case anyone relies exclusively on Dr. Phil for information on homeschooling. The Homeschool Scuttle: The Great School Debate – Local Homeschool.com: The Great School Debate The Dr. Phil Show, “The Great School Debate” (Proposed Air Date: October 27, 2006) begins with a couple that calls themselves “Radical Unschoolers.” During a recent discussion on [...]
Leo’s Letter and why she lost
Terri Leo has a nice commentary in the San Antonio Express News explaining how the press got it wrong concerning Attorney General Abbott’s recent opinion regarding the SBOE and textbook selection. She argues that the opinion over-rules the Morales’ opinion and simply reinstates the authority the legislature had intended for the SBOE all along. MySA.com: [...]
Either Or
EITHER Syndey McGee is a champion of the arts and the Frisco school district composed of neanderthals seeking only to please a culturally repressed parent OR Frisco ISD has been unfairly and unwarrantably attacked by a sensationalist press manipulated by an incompetent educator interested only in preserving her job. Sorry, while there are plenty of [...]
Creating a perfect storm
Congratulations to the Dallas Morning News for finally presenting “the other side” of the McGee story. Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Collin County Education: McKinney ISD in 1998 to end her employment as a second grade teacher at Glen Oaks Elementary School. Under the arrangement, Ms. McGee received a positive recommendation [...]
Positive Homeschooling Articles
A homeschool article without the obligatory comment from an “expert” about the dangers of the lack of socialization. Altus Times – Altus, Oklahoma: Home education is becoming more and more common in communities throughout the United States. Altus residents Dawn and Ty Holt both have a hand in schooling their children. Dawn, who was a [...]
What’s good for football is good for everyone
Star-Telegram | 09/20/2006 | Where will they go?: It’s the bond election’s second proposition that might cause heartburn for some voters: $9.75 million for renovation and expansion of the district’s football stadium. After all, teaching academics is the primary goal for schools, and the Keller district has its hands full just providing the classroom space [...]