Principle-Centered Home Education

This is the third in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and...

Why I Do Not School-at-Home

This is the second in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and...

Why I’m Not Unschooling

This is the first in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and...

Boy Scouts and the Uncanny Valley

There are some things that I just can't abide. I am incredibly susceptible to the uncanny valley, a phenomenon where things that look almost real—but not quite close enough—cause revulsion. With me, it's not just human replicas (and photoshops of Paula Deen), but any...

Math Stinks!

By Mary Rubin Stuart The trouble came on Harriet Callahan slowly. As a high school freshman she had been placed in a science and math honors program and began the year enthusiastically. But after a few weeks in first-year algebra, Harriet felt confused and scared....