Articles of Interest

Taking charge of the education of our children is a trend that is growing all over the world. The U.S. Education Department estimates that more than one million children are being taught at home, and the numbers are increasing.

Find out why the realm of independent study is becoming so popular and what makes Laurel Springs School so unique.

About Homeschooling, Independent Study and Distance Learning

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Outwitting the Schoolyard Bully by Marilyn Mosley Gordanier

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The Learning Dilemma: Educating your special needs child

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Assistive Technology: Making the Impossible Possible by Neal Starkman THE Journal

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Tanith Belbin and LSS in US Figure Skating magazine

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Closing the Gap: Girl with cerebral palsy thrives with distance learning program

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UC Riverside Welcomes Homeschooled or Nontraditionally Educated Students with a New Admission Program

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CNN Reports on Laurel Springs Student - *with highlight on Laurel Springs School
Homeschooling isn't for everyone, but it seems to have worked for Matt Martin and Sasha Wexler.

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Home Is Where the E-Classroom Is - By Kendra Mayfield - Wired News *with highlight on Laurel Springs School
Some of the most tech-savvy students can't be found in the classroom. In fact, many of them don't even go to school. Home schooling has long been an alternative for parents who believe they can provide a better education at home than their kids can receive in the public school system.

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Study Finds Home Schoolers Are Top Achievers on Tests - By Lynn Schnaiberg
Students schooled at home score higher on standardized tests than their public and private school peers in every subject and at every grade level, according to a report that is being billed as the largest study of its kind.

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About Laurel Springs School

Home Schooling's Net Effect - By Nancy Trejos
David Botluk, 13, and his classmates are solving math puzzles with their teacher. David is at his mother's office in the District. His teacher is in Idaho. The other students are scattered throughout the country, all tethered to their computers, joined together as a class in cyberworld.

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In A Class All Their Own- People Magazine
With their cell phones, cool cars and bulging bank accounts, Hollywood’s teenage stars may seem more worldly than their lesser-known peers. But at graduation time, young celebs are just as jittery as anyone else about leaving high school.

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Marilyn Mosley, Director of Laurel Springs School - An interview by Douglas Eby
Marilyn Mosley is the Director of Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, which has an online program for students through high school level anywhere in the world, and a homeschooling program that enrolls many gifted students, including a number of young television and film actors. Also a ballet student from age five, Marilyn joined the Plexis Dance Company in Ventura, CA, and choreographs youth dance productions, sometimes included in Laurel Springs graduation ceremonies. The following is from a phone interview.

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