Tag Archives: Western Washington University

VIRTUAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: A Comprehensive Analysis, part 3

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Alex Molnar, ed., Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence (Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, 2014).  Available here. Summary: Part one of this report summarized recent legislative activity relative to virtual public schooling.  Part … Continue reading →

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HOME IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS: The Emotional Lives of Homeschooling Mothers, part 1

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record This is the first of two posts dedicated to Jennifer Lois’ new book Home Is Where the School Is: The Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering(New York University Press, 2013).  This post summarizes the book.  Part … Continue reading →

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EMOTIONALLY LAYERED ACCOUNTS: How Homeschooling Mothers Justify Their Actions

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:   Jennifer Lois, “Emotionally Layered Accounts: Homeschoolers’ Justifications for Maternal Deviance” in Deviant Behavior 30, no. 2 (February 2009): 201-234 Summary:  Lois, a sociology professor at Western Washington University, here investigates how homeschooling mothers deal with criticisms of their … Continue reading →

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