HomeschoolSC

Resources that inspire excellence, promote respect, and improve communication among homeschoolers in SC and beyond. she/her

[Coalition for Responsible Home Education @ResponsibleHS]

This isn’t the part of homeschooling that most people want to talk about.

But we do.

Why?

Because talking about this problem is the first step to ending it.

[Julie Anne Smith @DefendTheSheep]

This is why we must always have no-fault divorce. Abusers are masterful at deception and paint an entirely different picture to outsiders.

[MisterRogersQuotes @MisterRogersSay]

“I’m very concerned that our society is much more concerned with information than wonder, in noise rather than silence. How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.”

[Vivek Patel (He/Him) @meaningfulideas]

As conscious parents wanting to honour our children's humanity, we are very intentional about how we relate to this systemic power.

We avoid using it to control them at all costs.

Of course it's not easy, but the key is that we are always stretching ourselves.

[HomeschoolSC @HomeschoolSC]

@RLStollar So, no more calling them boys and girls. It's all neutral gender?

[HomeschoolSC @HomeschoolSC]

@Media_VirtualSC Thanks for coming!

[Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli2]

Based on what I'm hearing from some state School Superintendents, school boards, governors, and a few colleagues, I just want to clarify Critical Race Theory (CRT) (@AMLE), so the conversations might be more constructive, discussing from knowledge, not myth: https://t.co/MyX44NGNLa

[HomeschoolSC @HomeschoolSC]

@MindShift2018 Guilt and shame...sure that's a control tactic. Discredit and devalue too.

I don't see that as trying to "win back" anyone.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Kindness counts! 🧡

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

Every community and organization that involves children should have a child protection policy.

Here are the basics of what a child protection policy should encompass:

https://t.co/KJcrcL5Jnw

[Thinking Is Power @ThinkingPowers]

Scientific debates don’t happen in the public. Scientists debate other experts constantly in the literature & at conferences.

A hallmark of pseudoscience to bypass the scientific community and go to the public. Don’t be fooled: the “debate” they’re suggesting isn’t scientific.

[HomeschoolSC @HomeschoolSC]

@RLStollar What if parents actually taught their kids tools to fight fair so they can work out their conflicts?

My mother didn't have those skills...so she just told us to kill each other and she'd deal with whoever was left. Zero stars, do not recommend this advice.

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

1/2 "Our schools are failing! Our kids can't read!" have been used to rationalize high-stakes testing, privatization, and now the SOR-branded phonics-for-all campagin. The alarmism often relies on misleading claims about NAEP proficiency levels in particular.

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

I put together a survival guide for homeschool alumni! If you’re leaving home for the first time ever, here are some resources to help you establish your life and keep yourself safe.

https://t.co/6QFRcWoLWE

[Dr Susan Blum (pronounced BLOOM; Pronouns she/her) @SusanDebraBlum]

A math teacher points out a lot of the absurdity of what I call the false precision of grades and their meaninglessness and arbitrary evaluation of every little thing (23%? 8%). Sure they have power. But should they?

#ungrading
#TeachersGoingGradeless
https://t.co/GoIMBserRE

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

I am testament that those things are simply not true. Listening does still happen. People still care for each other. People do change. Love still wins.

[HomeschoolSC @HomeschoolSC]

"If we’re going to realistically deal with trauma OR suicidal ideation, we need to understand the function that suicidal ideation often plays in the sh*t show that is complex trauma."

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

Blog: "Part of being trauma informed is understanding that trauma survivors often use suicidal thoughts as a coping tool."

https://t.co/tQX3kbRQQH

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

It used to be that 22% of college students majored in education.

CURRENT numbers are < 4%! 😮

Instead of figuring out why, states and districts are lowering the requirements for becoming a teacher. Then some experts will ‘wonder’ why test scores have been declining. 🙄😕😡

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

Homeschooling to force a queer child back into the closet will not make that child less queer.

"Homeschooled and parochial schooled undergraduates are as or more likely to identify as LGBT or non-binary as those from public or private school backgrounds."
https://t.co/LrLbkAvO0A