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Category Archives: Pedagogy
RETHINKING LEARNING TO READ: A Book-Length Study from the United Kingdom
Record: Harriet Pattison, Rethinking Learning to Read (Shrewsbury, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2016) Summary: Pattison’s name and work will be familiar to long-time readers of this blog. She has worked closely with Alan Thomas for many years now, employing surveys and interviews … Continue reading
Posted in International, Pedagogy
Tagged Alan Thomas, Badman Review, Educational Heretics Press, Harriet Pattison, phonics, Reading
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LITERACY: Informal Acquisition and Development
Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “The Informal Acquisition and Development of Literacy” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 57-73. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. Thomas is a visiting fellow and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Thomas, child-centered, Harriet Pattison, Implicit learning, Incidental learning, Informal Home Education, International Perspectives on Home Education, John Dewey, Literacy, progressive, Self directed learning
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THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF UNSCHOOLING: Questionnaire Results
Record: Peter Gray and Gina Riley, “The Challenges and Benefits of Unschooling, According to 232 Families Who Have Chosen that Route” in Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning 7, no. 14 (2013): 1-27. [Article] Summary: Gray is a professor of psychology at Boston … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Pedagogy
Tagged Boston College, Gina Riley, Hunter College, Journal of Unschooling adn Alternative Learning, Mercy College, Peter Gray, Unschooling
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HOME SCHOOLING: A CQ Researcher Report
Record: Marcia Clemmitt, “Home Schooling: Do Parents Give their Children A Good Education?” CQ Researcher 24, no. 10 (7 March 2014), pp. 217-240. [Available Here] Summary: The CQ Researcher has long been an influential publication, especially among politicians and others … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Civics, Gender, History, Legal, Pedagogy, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools
Tagged Brian Ray, Cheryl Fields-Smith, CQ Researcher, Georgetown, HSLDA, Jennifer Lois, Joseph Murphy, Josh Powell, Lawrence Rudner, Marcia Clemmitt, Milton Gaither, Mitchell Stevens, NCES, Rachel Coleman, Rob Kunzman, Texas Home School Coalition, Will Estrada
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CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN: A Case Study of One Mother-Teacher
Record: Melissa Sherfinski, “Contextualizing the Tools of a Classical and Christian Homeschooling Mother-Teacher” in Curriculum Inquiry 4, no. 2 (March 2014): 169-203. Summary: Sherfinski, a professor in West Virginia University’s College of Education and Human Services, has published widely on … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Gender, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy, Religion
Tagged Amazon.com, Aristotle, Chris Perrin, Classical, Classical Academic Press, Classical Christian, Curriculum Inquiry, Duggar, Jessie Wise, Melissa Sherfinski, Peter Leithart, Susan Wise Bauer, Teaching Classical Languages, West Virginia University
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GEOGRAPHIES OF ‘ALTERNATIVE’ EDUCATION: A Look at UK Home Educators
Record: Peter Kraftl, “Towards Geographies of ‘Alternative’ Education: A Case Study of UK Homeschooling Families” in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38, no. 3 (July 2013): 436-450. [Abstract here] Summary: Kraftl, a geography professor at the University of Leicester, … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy
Tagged critical theory, Geography, Peter Kraftl, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, University of Leicester
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DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS: A Peek Inside Four Classical Homeschools
Record: Kenneth V. Anthony and Susie Burroughs, “Day to Day Operations of Home School Families: Selecting from a Menu of Educational Choices to meet Students’ Individual Instructional Needs.” in International Education Studies, 5, no. 1 (February 2012): 1-17. [Available fulltext … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Pedagogy
Tagged classical education, homogeneity sample, International Education Studies, Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Outcomes-Based Education, Portfolio Assessment, Progressive Education, Susie Burroughs, Tim Tebow Bill
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