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A Brief History of Mental Illness

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by Bill Whittle

July 30, 2014

In this searing and personal Firewall, Bill Whittle talks about his Brief History of Mental Illness, how he managed to avoid going Full Progressive, the famous author who helped bring him back to sanity, and asks the fundamental question: "What if I'm wrong?"

A Call for Judge's Impeachment in California Homeschooling Ruling

Free Republic

by Mimi Rothschild

March 8, 2008

"Judge Croskey has clearly allowed his personal bias to override his responsibility to impartial interpretation of the laws. The Judge has egregiously breached his duties," says Rothschild.

Justice Walter Croskey needs to be held accountable through the mandated procedures that address judicial misconduct of this calibre -- disbarment and impeachment. Rothschild does not stop there.

A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism

New York Times

by Sara Rimer

July 16, 2011

A study conducted on 23 college campuses has found that Internet plagiarism is rising among students.

Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed said that in the last year they had engaged in one or more instances of "cut-and-paste" plagiarism involving the Internet, paraphrasing or copying anywhere from a few sentences to a full paragraph from the Web without citing the source. Almost half the students said they considered such behavior trivial or not cheating at all.

A college degree won't make you a success

The Real Revo

by R.D. Walker

May 24, 2011

Here we have a graduating class of 200 students representing a cross section of America. Today we are interested in 40 of them. We are going to imagine what happens to the top 20 graduates and the bottom 20.

The top 20 are a mixed bag. There are athletes and nerds, socialites and wall flowers. They all share one thing in common, however. They are all high achievers. They work hard to get good grades, they are involved in their communities and churches and they have support from family members. They always show up and always follow instructions. They are self starters and they feel the need to accomplish big things in their lives. They are all college bound...

A contrast in schools: Home vs. public

The Boston Globe (MA)

July 16, 2011

Halfway through his freshman year, Joshua Garlick, 15, decided that public high school wasn't for him.

The Northborough teen had been to a private school for his elementary education and home schooled during junior high. He wanted to try public school, but soon after he began, he missed the ability to explore his own subjects and learn at his own pace. Here he talks about the pros and cons of being a home-school student vs. a public high school student.

A controversial chapter in education: unschooling

MSNBC

by Victoria Clayton

October 6, 2006

A fast-growing subset of homeschooling called 'unschooling' turns traditional education on its ear.

And it's catching on. In the past 20 years the number of unschoolers in the United States has grown from fewer than 2,000 to more than 100,000, says Patrick Farenga, president of Holt Associates, Inc., a Boston-area organization started by John Holt, the late education reformer who coined the term "unschooling."

A controversial chapter in education: unschooling

MSNBC

by Victoria Clayton

October 2, 2006

A fast-growing subset of homeschooling called 'unschooling' turns traditional education on its ear.

In the past 20 years the number of unschoolers in the United States has grown from fewer than 2,000 to more than 100,000. That's a conservative estimate; others in the education field put the number closer to 200,000 and say the unschooling population is growing by 10 to 15 percent each year.

A Dark Side To Home Schooling

A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling

by Ann Zeise

October 13, 2003

CBS Evening News dredged up an old murder suicide story in order to once again sell fear disguised as a news story tonight.

This is much more of a case of social workers NOT doing their jobs! This family was well known to both Arizona and North Carolina social workers! These people were already being investigated for child abuse... a SECOND time, after already having been convicted in Arizona.

A Great Example Of Good Laws About To Die

CNS News

by Lars Larson

December 20, 2012

After almost 20 years of concealed carry being legal in Oregon schools, one old fool now seeks a ban so that the state's schools can be "gun-free" - like Aurora, Sandy Hook, Clackamas Town Center and every other mass shooting site.

Oregon State Senate Pres. Peter Courtney (D) says it's likely there will be a vote on a ban similar to the one he previous pushed, which was narrowly rejected. But, now, Democrats have increased their majority in the state Senate and gained control of the House. So, this legal right to arm and defend oneself on school grounds appears to be in jeopardy.

A Growing Force

The Chronicle of Higher Education

by Richard Morgan

July 16, 2011

In fight for federal student aid, homeschool lobby has powerful friends

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