JennyD Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 My mom sent me this from the WSJ -- looks like the author has written a book that will be coming out soon. I had never heard of her but Google tells me she was a child actor and now is a writer. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443343704577549472535089552.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) I recognize that name! Quinn Cummings played Marsha Mason's daughter Lucy in the movie "The Goodbye Girl" (Richard Dreyfuss co-starred), way, way back in the last 70s. Dh and I were just talking about that movie the other day. (She may well have done other acting work; that's the only thing I know for sure she was in.) I really liked the article and can't wait to read the book. :) ETA: According to IMDB, she had a role in the show "Family" and also was in an episode of "Blossom," with Mayim Bialik who also homeschools. Edited July 28, 2012 by Maverick_Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 That was interesting, thanks for posting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 After the cutesy first paragraph (no I've never hyperventilated over this, and no I don't feel I'm up against a wall after one day of something being difficult :lol:), the rest was reasonable. Oh, and the trolls are out in force in the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Homo sapiens have walked the Earth for at least 130,000 years and, in this time, they learned to be human from their elders, not from their peers. Mandatory education in the U.S. is less than 150 years old. Learning to be a productive adult human by spending a third of every day with other kids might be a good idea, but it's too soon to tell. I'm still unsure that the people best equipped to teach a 14-year-old boy how to be a man are other 14-year-old boys. :iagree::iagree::iagree: I loved that part. And her vision of education pulling from lots of different sources. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nice article, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Bumping... I just got her book from the library today. Had to leave the room because my laughter was interfering with a lecture my son was watching. It's good. Also, she lists some books for reference at the back of the book. WTM is there :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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