A Response to Stephen

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UPDATE: This is in response to Stephen’s comments on my last post. If I had a dime for every time I titled an entry like this… đŸ™‚ Stephen, it’s nice to have you back. This article seems to still take the point of view of republishers or educators. Yes, I am an educator, and this … Read more

My Current View on the CC-NC Licensing Option Controversy in OCWs

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1. It’s an empirically verifiable fact that the greater number of rights a license reserves, the more people are willing to adopt the license. At the extremes of the continuum, almost everyone takes an “all rights reserved” approach while almost no one takes a “no rights reserved whatsoever” approach. The middle cases can be quickly … Read more

Debunking Myths about Homeschoolers

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has released the latest version of their report The Condition of Education. Of interest to homeschoolers like myself – who in many communities are looked upon as backward, less-educated, lower-income weirdos – is the section on homeschooling: In 2003, there were no measurable differences in rates … Read more