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HOMESCHOOLED ADOLESCENTS: Drugs, Delinquency, and Grade Level

Record: Sharon Green-Hennessy, “Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: Developmental Outcomes” in Journal of Adolescence 37, no. 4 (June 2014): 441-449 [Abstract here] Summary:  Green-Hennessy is a psychology professor at Loyola Maryland.  After beginning with a very strong lit review, … Continue reading

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HOMEWARD BOUND: A Journalist Chronicles Hip Domesticity

Record: Emily Matchar, Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity, (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2013). Matchar is a freelance journalist who has written for many prominent publications.  This is her first book. Summary: Matchar’s book is a … Continue reading

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LATIN IN THE HOMESCHOOLING COMMUNITY: Results of a Large-Scale Survey

Record: Christine Hahn, “Latin in the Homeschooling Community,” in Teaching Classical Languages 4, no. 1 (Fall 2012): 26-51. [Available Here] Hahn is a homeschooling mother and owner of Latin for Homeschoolers, an online tutoring service. Summary: To date there has … Continue reading

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INFORMAL HOME EDUCATION: A Philosophical Rationale for Liberated Pedagogy

Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “Informal Home Education: Philosophical Aspirations Put Into Practice” in Studies in Philosophy and Education 32(2): 141-154 (2013) [Available Here] British researchers Thomas and Pattison are frequent collaborators, most significantly on the 2008 revision of … Continue reading

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