The Homeschooling Girl
In this week’s TIME I review Quinn Cummings’ forthcoming book, “The Year of Learning Dangerously.” The issue is on shelves this week, Quinn’s book next week.
It’s a non-tribal homeschooling book – and it’s funny. It chronicles her first year of homeschooling her daughter. Unschooling? Not enough structure. Fundamentalist Christians? Too much. Online charter school? Cummings describes it as like a stage of grief many homeschooling parents go through but ultimately reject because it’s part and parcel of what they’re trying to get away from in the first place. It’s a quirky look at the homeschooling world but one with some serious implications as homeschooling becomes more mainstream.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
I’m sure it’s funny. Hollywood people are like, smart, you know, right? If you like that I’m-not-a-trained-teacher-but-what-the-hell perspective. Personally, I don’t. Making one’s own children the subject of an experiment is not what I call good parenting, no matter how it comes out.
I’d like to comment more but Time magazine subscriber FAIL.
August 7th, 2012 at 1:34 am
Excellent Post.I have to agree with most points you say and you reveal a lot of useful information.Thank you.