Aren’t you curious about the focus of this blog and who writes it? Here it is:
Blog Topic: In the bad old days, homeschooling was hard. To shop, we called publishers who thought we were weird & treated us badly. Curriculum fairs were great but were never near my backyard. The curriculum swap fairs were legendary but actually getting to one that had what you wanted ……We often read in the magazine about great new books and curriculum but no sooner did we hear about them, than they were out of print. ;-<Â Â And you cannot imagine the difficulties in tracking down what the real laws and possibilities were about homeschooling.
Today, thanks to the internet and a critical mass of homeschoolers, homeschooling is a blast. And effective. Come join the fun! And the wired homeschoolers who judiciously mix alot of books, with alot of people, with the amazing resources of the internet...we're unstoppable.
No longer weird, homeschooling is now very trendy. Everyone knows about it and has an opinion on it. For instance, if you are a teacher, you are against it. Except as a way to get a few of your least favorite students out of your class.  In fact, I just stared into my crystal ball and I predict that in 2008, homeschooling will be a Time Magazine cover story. (Note that I write this on Feb 12, 2008. You ought to be able to check back on the waybackmachine.com in the future and see that I predicted this). Oh yes. And perhaps 4% of the K-12 population this year has selected homeschooling as the way to educate their children. They're in favor of it. Sorry teach.
 Author: The author of this blog is the founder of Time4Learning.com. He is btw considering taking on a co-author for this blog who wants to share insights about how the Internet is transforming homeschooling. And wants to predict how the internet and homeschooling will transform the rest of the educational system later on.
 Wit, big ideas, and clear concise prose are required. To apply: info@ thisdomain address. (BTW – this is not a get-rich type writing project but, we ought to be able to keep your internet lit up for awhile)
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