Missing The Point – The Rise of Sexual Misconduct in Schools
Today I read a news article about a teacher in Vivian, Louisiana who had been arrested and charged with inappropriate contact with an underage student. The article went on to note that…
Author Archives: Garritt Hampton
Motivating Your Homeschooler
“I can assure you that all of those things that seam super important, like, “did you get through the math book by the end of May?”, actually, in the big picture, are…
You Can Homeschool Multiple Ages
“I feel like we have always homeschooled since we became parents because I believe that homeschooling starts at birth. I don’t think homeschooling begins with a formal curriculum. In that sense, we…
Classical Education and Homeschooling Through High School
“I just don’t want any barriers of entry to any parent who wants to home school. They don’t have to join Classical Conversations. I just firmly believe in homeschooling.” In teaching study…
Answering the Homeschool Critics with Israel Wayne
“my job is that general contractor role where I have to know what’s going on in the family. I have to know my children by heart. I have to know where their…
You Can Homeschool Bravely!
“In fact, my mother-in-law had asked me, a couple years before I even had kids, if I’d ever consider homeschooling, and I said absolutely not. And it wasn’t anything against homeschooling, I…
The Broken Heart of a Public School Teacher
I ran across another open letter from a former public school teacher in my Facebook feed today. It seems like every few months we read a letter from a public school teacher…
Update From The Road – Fireflies in Greenville, SC
Fireflies in Greenville, South Carolina: first stop on the “Ultimate Summer Finish Shooting Schoolhouse Rocked Cross-Country Tour”. We’re not totally set on the name yet. Any suggestions? Tomorrow morning you’ll get to…
We’re Almost There…
Countdown to the final shot… We are so excited! Today, our family packed up our big ol’ Ford Excursion and headed out across this great land to finish filming Schoolhouse Rocked with…
The Importance of Outdoor Play
“It is not our job to make sure our kids don’t get bored. Actually, boredom is the number one thing that breeds creativity. When you get rid of all that, and you…