Heather Carson

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The Nation’s Reading Instruction Disaster

12/19/2024 Mises Wire Heather Carson

I first came across the idea of fads within the education system upon reading Reginald Damerall’s book Education Smoking Gun. In it, Damerall details the total lack of scholarship in the education...

Education: Labeling vs. Tailoring

09/05/2024 Mises Wire Heather Carson

I recently had the opportunity to attend a homeschool resource fair at a small local school for the arts in my hometown. Every classroom and corridor was filled with tables covered in information...

The Trends of the Trade

06/01/2024 Mises Wire Heather Carson

Trade school enrollment is on the rise . Many trade schools have seen as much as a 19.3 percent rise in enrollment over the last several years. This is good news given the labor shortages in areas...

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Education: Labeling vs. Tailoring

09/12/2024 Heather Carson

Despite opposition from government at every turn, homeschooling has developed into an industry with astounding resources and high-quality results. Contrast the individual educational tailoring of homeschooling versus the government's version of individual care: the IEP label.

Homeschoolers Don’t Need Government Regulation

06/07/2024 Heather Carson

Government schooling advocates are demanding that homeschoolers be regulated by public school authorities. Perhaps homeschooling advocates should be monitoring the government.

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