Gender Bias in Homeschooling?

In my last blog, I spent time answering a reader’s question about whether or not home schooling was sexist. There is a small movement among the home school population that seeks to encourage women to embrace their identities as future mothers and housewives. It concerned my reader because she/he translated that to mean that girls were not being taught other relevant subjects. I spent part 1 of these blogs talking about homeschoolers’ rights and whether or not we can tell people what to teach and believe and now I will address whether or not home schooled girls are receiving an … Continue reading

The Questions Continue Part 2: Q and A with Kaye

Kaye and I have been publicly discussing our views of home schooling vs. schooling out of the home (as homeschoolers would call it). Kaye’s last blog has asked so many questions that I have decided to answer them in three blogs instead of just one! The next section of Kaye’s questions are best answered Q and A style. The answers are so varied for each individual family, but perhaps some of you considering homeschooling can get a picture of what my day looks like. Can you share with me what a typical curriculum for homeschooling looks like? No, actually I … Continue reading