Isabel Lyman is a strong supporter of homeschooling. She wrote The Homeschooling Revolution. It is a great introductory book for someone who knows little about homeschooling.
Isabel blogs at a blog with the same name: The Homeschooling Revolution.
I had a chance to interview her via email last year.
She has a column posted today at the Ludwig von Mises Institute: Homeschooling Comes of Age. Here are the opening paragraphs:
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the modern home education movement was in its infancy. At that time, most Americans viewed home-styled education as a quaint tourist attraction or the lifestyle choice of those willing to endure more hardship than necessary.
What a difference a few decades makes.
Homeschooling has undergone an extreme makeover. From maverick to mainstream, the movement has acquired a glamorous, populist sheen.
Flip through a few issues of Sports Illustrated, circa 2007, and there's no shortage of news about photogenic homeschoolers who make the athletic cut. Like Jessica Long who was born in Russia, resides in Baltimore, and is an accomplished swimmer. At 15, Jessica became the first paralympian to win the prestigious Sullivan Award, which honors the country's top amateur athlete. Then there's the dashing Joey Logano who, at 17, has already won a NASCAR race.
The whole column is worth reading.
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