Childhood obesity. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Violence and bullying in schools. Besides being headline grabbing issues, they share something else in common as well. Television has been listed as the blame for each of these…to one degree or another. But the reality is that in the world in which we live, few people rememberContinue reading “TV…demon or friend?”
Category Archives: home-school
Unschooling a long term view by Sharon – Part Two
This week we are pleased to once again have the voice of experience with Sharon, who has ‘unschooled’ her eleven year old son Greg that has Asperger’s. *** Greg’s days are very much about his computer, his i-Pad and his videos. Recently, he’s into making cartoon movies, and has asked for various software. In 2006,Continue reading “Unschooling a long term view by Sharon – Part Two”
Unschooling a long term view – by Sharon
Join me for the first of a two part guest blog of an amazing young man with Asperger’s. Learn how unschooling has helped this young man achieve his maximum potential and the joy it has brought his mother.
The Three R’s…Government and You
What is the role of government in the lives of families…especially those with special needs children?
The Edison Gene by Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann’s The Edison Gene offers parents of children with ADHD an alternative view of their child’s gifts…a refreshing persoective worth reading.
Unschooling…a Special Needs Child…
Are you constantly fighting your special needs child to sit down and study? This alternative form of home education may be the answer…for both of you.
Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity 