Upon opening the January 1993 issue of Gentle Spirit Magazine, readers were greeted with the published letter from a homeschooling mother in New Zealand. It read: Dear friends in Christ — The Lindsey Family: Isn’t…
Browsing Category Homeschooling
This category contains my ongoing research into the history of homeschooling around the world. I trace print networks, listen to oral histories, and collect the material culture of the movement.
Teaching In Zion: Homeschooling And The Culture Wars, 1983–2000
Presented at the History of Education Annual Meeting, November 2nd, 2017 While often considered the purview of the state, education has a long history of beginning in the home. In the aftermath of the turbulent…