All the homeschooling parents I know meet on a regular basis with other families. They organize field trips, cooking classes, reading clubs and Scout troops. Their children tend to be happy, confident and socially engaged. — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't an important part of discovering yourself be discovering what you family was like? Whichever side you favor in the nature versus nurture argument, who your parents are certainly helped shape who you are.” — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“Without knowing it, I had stumbled upon one of the basic postulates of homeschooling: Anything you do with a home-schooled child outside the home… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“I wanted her to stretch her mind and her self-confidence, but I also wanted her to play with friends, read books, listen to music… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“At then end of this experiment we call Alice's childhood, I imagine if she's as eager to move ahead with her passions as the… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“More important...you've assembled a curriculum that works for him. It's his education. I suspect he's more likely to have a real education, an education… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“I sometimes wonder if my last words on this earth will be something like, 'Oh, I knew this wouldn't work.” — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
All the homeschooling parents I know meet on a regular basis with other families. They organize field trips, cooking classes, reading clubs and Scout… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
Homeschooling will certainly produce some socially awkward adults, but the odds are good they would have been just as quirky had they spent twelve… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“…my brain works like an etch-a-sketch; even the slightest movement causes it to go completely blank.” — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
Most of the homeschooled children I know have about the same amount of after-school peer time as the rest of the population but, obviously,… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“I was shocked, however, to discover that homeschooling is not allowed in the Netherlands. I could only imagine that after legalizing pot, prostitution and… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“I still have this nagging feeling that I'm supposed to know stuff without actually learning it, and that anything requiring a mental effort beyond… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't an important part of discovering yourself be discovering what you family was like? Whichever side you favor in the nature versus nurture argument,… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
