Interview with Valerie Moon, Part 4

Adrienne: That sounds like a social studies curriculum I would have enjoyed. I was an avid reader when I was a kid, but I hated (and flatly refused) to read social studies textbooks in school, which led me to the mistaken impression that I wasn’t interested in history. It turns out that I just didn’t [...]

Interview with Valerie Moon, Part 3

Adrienne: You said that you used a boxed curriculum when you first started homeschooling and that things evolved from there.
Valerie: Yes. I liked the idea of unschooling, but it seemed too radical for me. I looked at the materials available at the time, and went with a mainstream provider.
Adrienne: What grades were your children in [...]

Interview with Valerie Moon, Part 2

Adrienne: Wow — an interesting story that prompts a few questions. Were your children in a DoDEA school?
Valerie: Yes.
Adrienne: What kind of legal requirements were there when you pulled the kids out of school?
Valerie: None. DoDEA has no “jurisdiction over all military kids.” The schools are a benefit, not a requirement.
Adrienne: My understanding is that [...]

Interview with Valerie Moon, Part 1

I first became aware of homeschooling mother Valerie Moon via her excellent website, The Military Homeschooler. Homeschooling families in which a parent is an active member of the military face particular challenges as they deal with homeschooling laws in different states and even different countries as the family moves from station to station. Even though [...]