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Is College Still Worth It?

Janice Campbell — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:45:44 +0000

As you probably know if you’ve read very far in my blog, I love to learn. I love reading, writing, and learning, and have spent many years of my life doing just that. Homeschooling my boys was an extension of...

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Why Freshmen Fail: A Review

Janice Campbell — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:26:02 +0000

I picked up Professor Carol‘s new book, Why Freshmen Fail, at the Great Homeschool Convention in Fort Worth, thinking it might be a resource I could recommend to parents of high-school and almost-high-school age students. I didn’t expect to find...

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The Madness of Multiple Choice, A Guest Post by Andrew Pudewa

Janice Campbell — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:27:55 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered whether Excellence in Literature needed a few multiple choice questions to make it “better,” this delightful essay by my friend and publisher Andrew Pudewa will make our position clear. Like comprehension questions, another pernicious evil, multiple-choice...

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College Alternatives, Part 2: Entrepreneurship, Apprenticeships, and Guilds

Janice Campbell — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:29:14 +0000

The last College Alternatives post focused on the skilled trades, such as machinist, electrician, arborist, and others. Since college has been pushed as a primary option for most students, there has been a labor shortage in many of the trades,...

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College Alternatives, Part 1: Skilled Trades

Janice Campbell — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:58:13 +0000

After the last two posts on financial aid, there were a few private comments about how hard it can be for a student to qualify for some types of aid. Honestly, it is easier now than it has ever been. There...

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What Kinds of Financial Aid Are Available?

Janice Campbell — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:27:59 +0000

Financial aid is available in several forms to homeschoolers, as well as the traditionally schooled. The U.S. Department of Education (the courteous provider of most of this information) awards about $150 billion every year to help millions of students pay...

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Financial Aid: You Won’t Get it Unless You Apply

Janice Campbell — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:40:00 +0000

Do you have a teen who is filling out college applications? If so, there’s one more application to add to the list. It’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, informally known as the FAFSA, and if your teen wants...

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The 350th Carnival of Homeschooling: Ideas You Can Use

Janice Campbell — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:48:42 +0000

Join us for a great Carnival of Homeschooling, featuring articles on time and what to do with it, words, nature, celebrations, and more.

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Gatto’s 7 Lessons of Compulsory Schooling

Janice Campbell — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:16:28 +0000

Here are seven horrifying lessons John Taylor Gatto wrote about teaching during his 26 years as a schoolteacher. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling is adapted from a speech given at a ceremony in which Gatto was named the New York State Teacher of the Year for 1991.

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Blog Carnival: Summer Isn’t Over Yet

Janice Campbell — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:33:43 +0000

The Blog Carnival offers inspiration and encouragement as summer winds down and school begins. Enjoy!

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