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On What Pillars Is Homeschooling Better Than Traditional Schooling?

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For most parents worldwide, convincing children to get up early every morning and leave for school is much of a task. Kids just starting their academic life need to understand what school is and its importance. They all know that the words ‘school’ and ‘study’ are responsible for their everyday trauma of leaving home and parents to stay in an unknown place for hours. 

This everyday battle grows dissent among kids to dislike the concept of studying. It can be avoided with homeschooling. Now, asking what are the home schooling benefits opens up a long list of things. It also raises the debate of whether schooling at home is better than at a physical school.

Consider going through this article to find answers regarding the benefits of schooling kids at home.

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Parent Rights Groups Have Become Increasingly Angry Over Public Education “woke” Indoctrination and Falling Test Scores

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Wyckoff NJ, unlike Ridgewood which voted to give up its right to vote on school budgets , parents have become increasingly angry over public education – on issues ranging from lockdowns to “woke” indoctrination and falling test scores – school board elections have become a focus of discontent and incumbents are increasingly retiring under pressure or losing re-election.

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Ridgewood Drops to Freehold Township in the State Finals

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Ridgewood NJ, a year after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the state championship game on the final day of the 2021 season,Freehold Township made good on its off-season promise and claimed its first outright title on Sunday in a 1-0 victory over Ridgewood in the NJSIAA Group 4 final at Alumni Field at Kean University. Ainsley Moy’s goal in the fifth minute stood up the rest of regulation, delivering the Freehold Township Patriots their first state title since 2017 and third overall.

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UPDATE: Undefeated Ridgewood Girls Soccer Heads to their First-ever Group 4 Championship Game !

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Ridgewood NJ, the No. 4 Ridgewood girls soccer team toped No. 3 Watchung Hills, and advances their  1st state final. The 2-1 win at home over No. 3 Watchung Hills booked the Maroons a spot in their first-ever Group 4 championship game. At 20-0 moving on to the State Final the Ridgewood Girls are the only undefeated team in the State.

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Ridgewood Crew Closes Out The Fall Season At The Head of The Schuylkill Regatta

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Ridgewood NJ, on October 30, 2022, Ridgewood Crew raced 19 boats on the 50th Anniversary of the Head of The Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, the 2022 event will continue a tradition of exceptional fall racing that began fifty years ago in the home of American rowing. While the expansive scope of the two-day Regatta today bears little resemblance to its 1970 roots, the spirit of the Regatta endures: a fall race showcasing high-caliber crews as well as those new to the sport.  This year, 261 clubs participated, with Ridgewood Crew racing nineteen boats. 

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The Ridgewood HS Band Annual Poinsettia & Amaryllis Sale!

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Ridgewood NJ, support the Ridgewood HS Band with our annual Poinsettia & Amaryllis Sale! If you live in Ridgewood, please support the band by purchasing some beautiful holiday plants. Large red or white poinsettias $27; Small red or white poinsettias $13; Pink amaryllis plants $17. Delivered to your door Dec. 7-10.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on November 7, 2022 at 5:15 pm for an Executive Session and  7:00 pm for a  Regular Public Meeting

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on November 7, 2022 at 5:15 pm for an Executive Session and  7:00 pm for a  Regular Public Meeting.

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Ridgewood Falls in Overtime Thriller to West Orange

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Maroons narrowly defeated in Friday night’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 semifinal round between Ridgewood and West Orange . The 6th seeded West Orange Mountaineers pulled off an upset over the 2nd seeded Ridgewood Maroons in a nail biter with the game decided in overtime by the visiting Mountaineers defeating the Maroons 34-31.

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Ridgewood girls soccer captures second straight sectional title, remain undefeated !

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood ladies soccer team captures their second straight sectional title, and remains undefeated. Two goals by Isabella Winn sandwiched around a tally by Jessica Kaye, the Maroons remained undefeated and repeated as North 1, Group 4 sectional champions with a 3-0 defeat of West Orange.

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RHS Football Coach Chuck Johnson Posts his 300th victory, selected as the High School Coach of the Week

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Ridgewood NJ, the New York Giants and Gatorade have selected Mr. Chuck Johnson of Ridgewood High School  as the Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Week for Week 9 of the 2022 season. Coach Chuck Johnson earned his 300th victory on Friday night. He is the third coach in North Jersey history to win 300 games – joining Tony Karcich and Greg Toal – and the first to accomplish that feat while coaching exclusively at public schools. Johnson’s 44-year career includes six seasons at Bogota from 1978-83, where he went 35-19-1, and 1984 to the present at Ridgewood, where he is 265-125-1; his career record amounts to 300-144-2 overall. Johnson is now six wins short of the most wins by a North Jersey coach at one school – a record presently held by Nick DelCalzo of Hasbrouck Heights at 270 wins.

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Ridgewood Crew Travels to Boston for the Head of The Charles Regatta

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Ridgewood NJ, originating in 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest 3-day regatta in the world. This year, more than 11,000 rowers from around the globe competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta from October 21-22. Participating boats are selected by lottery. 3 of our senior rowers qualified to race.  

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Reader Says ,If the school election isn’t subject to a vote in November, then you lost your right to vote. Settled science

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If the school election isn’t subject to a vote in November, then you lost your right to vote. Settled science . . . you don’t get to vote on the school budget in November genius under almost all conditions.

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Siobhan Winograd Claimed Voters Put Ridgewood School Kids at Risk of Violence

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Ridgewood NJ, in her successful drive to strip Ridgewood taxpayers from voting on school budgets, Siobhan Winograd claimed elections put Ridgewood school kids at risk of violence or worse.

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Former Ridgewood BOE Member Comments on One Village One Vote referendum

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While I am not often moved to write when you make editorial comments, the recent article posted on the One Village One Vote referendum cried out for a response. Below are my thoughts that you may publish with the proviso that I am identified as the author.

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