The principal focus of this Blog is Family Guided Education, or Home Schooling. But its purpose is to help parents and caregivers to understand the entire landscape of "education." To do this we will discuss all aspects of the educational environment.
     At the beginning, I will be takling about my experiences as a teacher in public middle and high schools, as a development consultant and administrator in charter schools, and as a tutor to individuals and small-groups tutor. But as time goes on, I intend that the content will be driven by comments and questions from you--the readers--whether you are parents, students, or professional teachers.
     Home Schooloing is nothing new. As a matter of fact, it is the oldest form of educational practice. Education, especially in the basic skills, has been a family affair for thousands of years. Formal education, as a profession, is a relatively new development for the vast majority of humanity and the idea of mandated, standardized Public Education has only become the norm for "developed" countries in the past three hundred years or so. Until then, the education of children was the responsibility of parents, siblings, and the communities in which they lived--in that order!

     Everything else comes from this basic concept.