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Home Schooling – An interview with Walter Laurel

Dr Bee — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:45:36 +0000

Welcome to Home Schooling- an interview with Walter Laurel on his experiences with home schooling his teenage son.

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Walter Laurel is a single father sharing his experiences in home schooling a teenage son. More information about Walt and his coaching program can be found at www.mylegendplatform.com/

Home Schooling – An Interview With Leslie Baldwin

Dr Bee — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:34:52 +0000

Welcome to Home Schooling. Today we will interview Leslie Baldwin about her experiences with home schooling.

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An interview with Leslie Baldwin about her experiences with home schooling.

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Home Schooling

Dr Bee — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:45:45 +0000

Welcome to Home Schooling.

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U.S. Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey:

2,458,806 children being raised by grandparents today
6% of children live in households headed by a grandparent

Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 from the National Center for Education Statistics (US Department of Education):

1,096,000 children in the spring of 2003 – 29% increase from 850,000 children in 1999
Rate of home schooling – from 1.7 % in 1999 to 2.2% in 2003
Why:
- Concern about the environment of other schools – such as safety, drugs or negative peer pressure
- To provide religious or moral instruction
- Dissatisfaction with academic instruction in school
41% of students had engaged in some sort of distance learning