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- Jackson's kids to attend exclusive school
- Billboard Bits: Michael Jackson's Kids Head to Private School, Lil' Wayne Talks Tennis
- Many parents agree: No place like home for school
| Jackson's kids to attend exclusive school Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT TWP of Michael Jackson's children have given up homeschooling and enrolled in an exclusive private school in California's San Fernando Valley, TMZ reported overnight. The entertainment website reported Prince, 13, and Paris, 12, had their first day at The Buckley School last Wednesday. Youngest sib Blanket, 8, will remain in homeschooling. TMZ said family sources indicated Prince wanted to go to Buckley for a "social experience" and that Paris, after an initial reluctance, decided to join him. The Buckley School is plenty familiar with celebrity students. TMZ said other alums include Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Matthew Perry, Alyssa Milano and Nicole Richie. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Billboard Bits: Michael Jackson's Kids Head to Private School, Lil' Wayne Talks Tennis Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:50 PM PDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip.
Michael Jackson's Kids Head to Private School
Lil' Wayne Talks Tennis in Sports Illustrated Letter Lil' Wayne shared his thoughts about tennis and the upcoming U.S. Open in a letter to Sports Illustrated. "I genuinely appreciate this opportunity to express my love for tennis," wrote Wayne, who is still incarcerated at Rikers Island. The rapper goes on to name-check Andre Agassi and the Williams sisters, and says that he is a huge Rafael Nadal fan: "I'm definitely rooting for him to get the Grand slam and win the US Open," says Wayne. (SI via RapRadar) Simon Cowell Scraps 'X Factor' Episode
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| Many parents agree: No place like home for school Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:58 PM PDT DETROIT -- Shirley Brown of Garden City, Mich., is an accidental homeschooler. She has gone from homeschooling one child part time to teaching Jay, 16, Shawna, 12, and Justin, 14, all of their courses at home. It was not a foreseen journey. Her oldest son "was advanced in math in fifth grade but having trouble," Brown said. "Things weren't being properly explained. We were frustrated. ... They just don't have enough time to give to the students in schools. There are so many students in the school and only one teacher." Brown is part of a growing number of parents who have turned to homeschooling after more traditional education paths have presented challenges. "Our research shows that from about a decade ago until now, homeschooling has roughly doubled," said Brian Ray, president of the nonprofit National Home Education Research Institute. Families turn to homeschooling for diverse reasons, Ray said. "They want customized education, they want more time together, they want strong family ties and they want guided social interactions. Many also see it as their job to pass on social values, not the schools," said Ray, who estimated that the number of homeschooled children is growing 7 percent annually. The increase in homeschooled students has given rise to two major things: more educational resources for homeschoolers and more support for their parents. Several publishers, museums, parks and communities are capitalizing on the need for homeschooling curricula and programs. And parent-formed support groups that provide social interaction and opportunities for shared learning for homeschooled children are sprouting up in diverse communities. Colleges are seeing a rising number of homeschoolers, too. Jim Cotter, director of admissions at Michigan State University, processes the applications from homeschooled students. It's a small pool -- for 2009-10, there were 32 applications from students who had been homeschooled out of nearly 28,000. But 25 years ago, Cotter said, MSU had only one or two applications a year from homeschoolers. The homeschooled students that Cotter said he sees these days "tend to be very accomplished academically." A report in the summer 2010 edition of the Journal of College Admission showed that homeschooled students had higher ACT scores, GPAs and graduation rates when compared with traditionally educated peers. Although most of the past home-school applicants have typically used a religious curriculum, Cotter said, the recent applicant pool of homeschoolers is split between religious and secular backgrounds. "Many of these families don't begin homeschooling for religious reasons," said Kerry Jones, creator of secularhomeschool.com, a support site run out of Hendersonville, N.C. "So they can sometimes feel doubly overwhelmed by not only their new path, but the fact that they have a difficult time finding support that isn't faith-based." Interest in homeschooling is increasing, but some parents feel that there is still a big misconception about how their kids are socialized. Brown said her three children still see their old school friends in the neighborhood and they're active in their church. "We don't want them to be like, 'We don't know how to talk to people,' " she said. "They're complete chatterboxes. If you know how to balance it, you can get the best of both worlds." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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