“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 can be described as a "field trip", thus rendering whatever activity you pursue a legitimate educational… — 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 troops. Their children tend to be happy, confident and socially engaged. — 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
The process of socialization is nowhere near complete at age five or six, when modern children start spending up to half their waking hours… — Quinn Cummings Copy Share Image
