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Entries from September 2008

Homeschooling and the Financial Crisis

September 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In economic terms, a large part of the cost of homeschooling is opportunity cost — the amount a homeschooling parent can earn in the job market. Combine a lower opportunity cost with an increasingly undesirable public school alternative, and homeschooling becomes a much more attractive economic proposition. Click the “Resources” tab at the top of this page for information on free homeschooling resources. You can cut costs without sacrificing the quality of your homeschool curriculum.

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Tags: Economy · Lifestyle · School Daze · Uncategorized

Diego Mulligan’s The Journey Home: Today at 5:35PM Mountain Time

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Listen Live! Martine and I will be talking with Santa Fe Public Radio’s Diego Mulligan this evening on his show, The Journey Home. The conversation will air at 5:35PM Mountain Time (that’s 7:35PM Eastern, and 4:35PM Pacific).

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Tags: Diego Mulligan · Homeschooling in the Media

Link to Our Interview with Dr. Alvin Jones

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Hear our August 22 interview with Dr. Alvin Jones.

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Tags: Dr. Alvin Jones · Homeschooling in the Media

Our Children Have Their Say

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

fter our first interview on August 19, Louie Free of Brain Food from the Heartland asked whether our children might be willing to talk about homeschooling from their perspective. We ‘ve always encouraged the children to speak for themselves, so on August 29, Louie Free interviewed each of the children on the air. The link should be up shortly in Louie Free’s archives. We’ll keep you posted.

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Tags: Brain Food from the Heartland · Homeschooling in the Media · Louie Free