Elyce at Home

We have been following a traditional school model in our homeschool for the last 7 years. We have diligently been doing our workbooks and text book work…grammar, math, history, science, etc. But I have come to the realization that I cannot make them learn. They, especially my son, sit through hours of my droning on [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on February 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Oh my goodness! I heard a story on the radio about No Child Left Behind, and I got so upset! There are many reasons No Child Left Behind (NCLB) upsets me. You have probably heard of many of the “unexpected results” of NCLB such as “teaching to the test” where teachers spend a great deal of [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on February 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments »