What does holding a BA or knowing what Sputnik was have to do with opinions about homeschooling? We're not sure either. In December, 2009, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) released The Shaping of the American Mind: The Diverging Influences of the College Degree & Civic Learning on American Beliefs. The objective is to identify relationships that holding a college degree and having "civic knowledge" have with respondents' opinions on 39 "propositions," including one on homeschooling. We'd like to ask ISI's resident econometrician why he didn't explore the interaction effect (how civic knowledge and a college degree might actually work together). Maybe pitting the two against each other makes for more sensational news.
Concluding Food For Thought: The ISI survey only measures how well the respondent remembers key facts about government, history, and economics. It doesn't measure how well someone might understand American principles and values. Or does it?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Press Release: Chocolate Versus Vanilla
This day marks our two-week anniversary. Our relationship has had some ups (Homeschool Graduate Survey response) and some downs (Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi response), but we've managed to stick together though it all. This month, you romantics among our loyal readers can tell us how passionate you are about ice cream HERE in a 4-question survey. You non-romantics and cynics may participate too, but don't spoil this wonderful day for the rest of us.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Commentary: Educational Facility To Provide Shelter For Homeless Co-Ops
RISE Resource Center, Inc. is surveying the Las Vegas area for input. Plans for a new educational facility, including an art room and a library, would be open for use by homeschooling groups of all persuasions. Guess that means no more biology lab experiments in the bathtub.
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