Birthday Post 10
I hear you don't like it I don't care if you don't... You can burn the skin I live in But you cannot burn the witch away -Aurora, The Devi…
Homeschooling
How Harmful is Educational Neglect?
For the past several weeks, I’ve been re-entering the world of Duolingo. Since I first used the app about a decade ago, it has received a full makeove…
Parrot Performance
I didn’t know how to connect. I only knew what I was taught, and I was taught badly. Like a parrot in a cage, I learned the language of my captors. My…
Children Do Not Belong to You
Content warning: this piece discusses child abuse and neglect. “Children, you are about to be told one more time that you are America's most valu…
When Conservative Christian Homeschool Parents Isolate their Kids, the Result is Ignorance and Bigotry
In my previous post, I pointed out that homeschool parents are in danger of being subject to the Dunning-Kruger Effect. This follow-up piece is vital…
Homeschooling and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
I was homeschooled from Kindergarten through 12th grade. As someone who was homeschooled, I am limited to my own experience and perceptions. When I st…
Different Approaches to Homeschooling
I was homeschooled from the ages of 4 to 18. I was isolated and treated like an extra parent and teacher for my younger siblings. My work for the fami…
Homeschooled to Prevent Education
“Totally unprepared am I, to face a world of men Timid and shy and scared am I, of things beyond my ken I need someone older and wiser, telling me wha…
Heartlessness and Hate, Part 2
In Christian homeschool speech and debate, we were told that we were learning logic and critical thinking. What we learned was a kind of feigned intel…