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Unschooling gains traction with home educators
SAN DIEGO — A method of education that has been around for more than 40 years is now getting widespread attention and criticism. While some describe unschooling as the hippie version of homeschooling, others argue it is the best way for children to learn. The premise of unschooling is that the child sets the curriculum and decides what they want to learn and when they want to learn it. For example, if a child is not ready to read in first […]
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RB man vows to fight his Parkinson’s disease
SAN DIEGO – Most people who get Parkinson’s are over 55 years old, but increasingly more young people are being diagnosed with “Youth Onset Parkinson’s Disease.” Matt Carey, 32, is one of those people. “I first got diagnosed with anxiety, second depression, third severe sleep apnea. Finally, doctors thought I had delirium tremens, which is what alcoholics get when they go through severe withdrawal,” Carey said. Carey was put on medication after medication, and nothing worked. After nearly two years, […]
