Today, due to some other projects outside of this blog, I’m going to let you all have somewhat of a fun day. First of all, I’ll post some of this really interesting article that I read this morning, then I’ll open up the thread for you to ask me any question about politics, theology, homeschooling, current events, etc. ,etc. I will then answer your questions this evening in the comment section or in the post!

Hope you have a lot of fun…

Some awesome material:

Carolyn Sandonato, entrepeneurship junior, had never seen the inside of a classroom until her first day of college.

“It definitely took some getting used to,” Sandonato said.

Like a small but growing number of college students, Sandonato was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade.

In the 2005 freshman class at OU, 22 students were homeschooled, according to OU Institutional Research and Reporting.

Far from being unprepared for college, Sandonato and other students say homeschooling has given them better study skills and time management skills.

“I think I might have better study skills than my friends,” Sandonato said. “I’m used to working on my own.”

Her parents’ retail business kept Sandonato’s family constantly on the move, she said.

“My parents wanted me not to have to re-adjust to a new school every time we moved, so they taught me at home” she said.

Sandonato’s mother was her teacher until the 7th grade, she said, then she had a weekly schedule and taught herself, doing research on a variety of subjects on her own.

Experts say homeschoolers are thriving in college because the homeschool environment mimics college, with more emphasis on independent study and time management.

“If a parent were to ask me 15 years ago if their homeschooler could go to college, I would say maybe, but it’s going to be a long, hard road,” said Tamra Orr, author and homeschooling expert. “Today, colleges are accepting and even seeking out homeschooled students.”

That’s your weekly dose of good news (finally!). I’m somewhat tired of blogging on depressing, annoying, and just plain sad stories. But today is your day to run the blog…what’s on your mind?