AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
When `back-to-school' means staying home: Educator-parents treat fall in own way.
Byline: Bonnie Miller Rubin
ST. LOUIS _ No matter one's age, the start of school triggers powerful memories: pristine notebooks and lunchboxes, the intoxicating aroma of fresh markers, a first-day outfit, planned with the precision of a NASA launch.
But what does back-to-school mean for the approximately 2 million American kids educated at home?
Depending on whom you talk to, the annual rituals can be as traditional as shopping for supplies or as laissez-faire as getting out of bed in your jammy pants and heading to the dining-room table.
Even nailing down an exact start date can be a challenge. After all, these are people who chafe at convention, so anything that carries a whiff of regimentation is hard to come by.
"We don't really do back-to-school because we never stopped learning," said 16-year-old Katrina Atkin of Evanston, Ill., who has followed an alternative path since kindergarten.
Still, there are…
- Are Public Schools Flunking or Passing?
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 2, 2008 700+ words
...with peers (42%); * Public schools also do better than...better education than public schools or home-schooling...categories (12%). Looking Back in Time In 1965, The...for teachers and for public schools in general. Please...
- Chicago Charter Public Schools Outpacing Neighboring Traditional Public Schools...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 22, 2006 700+ words
...new report that shows Chicago charter public schools are outpacing neighboring traditional public schools on a wide array of academic benchmarks...ability across the board. The Chicago Public Schools' Office of New Schools compiled the...
- New Tool Shows Charter Public Schools Spur Millions of Dollars in Economic...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 13, 2006 700+ words
...leaders on benefits of creating charter public schools CHICAGO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire...released a new model that shows charter public schools can spur millions of dollars in economic...economically from creating charter public schools. The Illinois-specific model is...
- Texans to Grade Public Schools in Statewide Study.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 16, 2004 700+ words
...express their opinions about Texas public schools, thanks to a study commissioned by Friends of Texas Public Schools, a non-profit 501c(3) organization...Texans, for Texans, about Texas public schools, and we are grateful for Texas...
- Toledo Public Schools and Airespace Bring Wireless Mobility To Education;...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 13, 2003 700+ words
...Airespace, Inc. announced today Toledo Public Schools is working with Airespace as a strategic...information technology solutions, Toledo Public Schools believes the award-winning Airespace...thirteen schools (phase I), Toledo Public Schools will enhance the educational services...
- Michael M. Boone Earns Prestigious Texas Public Schools 'Friend of the Year'...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 26, 2006 700+ words
...Lawyer for His Advocacy of Public Schools on October 17, 2006 DALLAS...PRNewswire/ -- Friends of Texas Public Schools today announced that Michael...Boone is a product of Texas public schools. "I received a great education...
- Public schools fare as well as private.
- Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) July 24, 2006 700+ words
...should be providing more resources for public schools instead of proposing a $100 million...Education member Jeffrey Wilson said. "Public schools, if adequately funded, are capable...income students who are in failing public schools. The proposal came less than a week...
- BDM AWARDED $27.5 MILLION CONTRACT BY DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MODERNIZE SCHOOL...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 1995 700+ words
...million contract by the Dayton, Ohio, Public Schools. The five-year contract, awarded...Odeen. "This contract with the Dayton Public Schools further confirms BDM's position as...partnership between BDM and the Dayton Public Schools, Dr. James A. Williams, School...
- Vouchers will help public schools.(OPINION)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 28, 2003 700+ words
...effect vouchers will have on public schools. Opponents contend that vouchers...drain resources and talent from public schools, hindering their ability to...retain students will provide public schools with an incentive to improve...
- Non-Profit, Business Leaders and School Officials Recognize Top Texas Lawyer...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 13, 2006 700+ words
...Michael M. Boone Earns Prestigious Texas Public Schools 'Friend of the Year' Award DALLAS...PRNewswire/ -- Friends of Texas Public Schools today announced that Michael M. Boone...Michael Boone is a product of Texas public schools. "I received a great education in...
Source: HighBeam Research, When `back-to-school' means staying home: Educator-parents treat fall...
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA
The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes:
