Introductory Post
My introductory post, telling you who I am, what I am doing, and why I am doing it.
View ArticleCollege Admissions for Homeschool Students (Part 2 of 3)
College education is not the be all and end all that so many public education advocates and politicians make it out to be. As most homeschoolers know, a self-directed or individualized education trumps...
View ArticleHow My MBA Application Experience Will Help Homeschoolers
In 2003, I chose to leave the Army upon completion of my 5 year military commitment. I decided that my best option was to apply to business school, but most people ignorantly told me that I stood no...
View ArticleBenefit of Sports
The United State is unique when it comes to the interplay between academics and athletics in both secondary school and post-secondary school in this country. Given the underwhelming performance of...
View ArticleWhat Gives a Person Worth? A Degree?
“It only stands to reason that where there’s sacrifice, there’s someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there’s service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of...
View ArticleCollege Admissions Consulting
Buehler Education’s primary goal is to unlock the full potential of children through education. We do that in several ways. First, we help parents identify their children’s unique learning styles and...
View ArticleStanford Athletics and College Admissions
Stanford University has officially won its 17th Consecutive Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The Directors’ Cup is an award given annually to the colleges and universities with the most...
View ArticleMilitary Enlistment and Homeschooling
The United States military lists candidates for enlistment into one of three tiers. Tier I candidates have or will graduate from a traditional high school or have 15 or more college credit hours. Tier...
View ArticleWhat If a Child Does Not Want to Learn (Part 1 of 2)
Children are natural learners – they are eager to investigate the mysteries of life and the world around them. They seek constant self-improvement on numerous levels, and as social beings they demand...
View ArticleHow to get into Harvard as a Homeschooler – Agora I/O (Video)
Here is the video from my other presentation with the latest Agoro I/O conference. Skip the first 2:50. Enjoy.
View ArticleWhy I have dedicated my career to homeschooling (condensed version)
Life wasn’t very easy on my single father, my younger brother and me as we grew up in government housing in Pottsville, PA. I took it upon myself to help raise my younger brother. I would help him with...
View ArticleHigher Education Alternatives for Homeschoolers – PorcFest X
Higher Education Alternatives for Homeschoolers. This is a variant of a speech you may have seen me give before, tailored for the liberty community.
View ArticleThe 2013-2014 College Admissions Outlook
Last year was the most competitive college admissions cycle we have ever seen. Harvard had their all-time low 5.79% admissions rate on an all-time high 35,023 applications received. Not to be outdone,...
View ArticleGoal Orientation Theory and Education
In “The Little Engine That Couldn’t,” we see the frustration that Russell Esky, a prototypical rookie teacher feels while working within the system to teach children, struggling to deal with motivation...
View ArticleAbrome Learners are set up for Success in College Admissions
One of the biggest misconceptions people have about opting out of school is that one cannot get into college without a diploma from an accredited high school. Nothing could be further from the truth....
View ArticleAbrome – Emancipated Learning
At the end of 2010, I moved from New York City to Austin, Texas with the vision of helping to grow the alternative education and homeschool movement. One year into it I was going to homeschool...
View ArticleCollege admissions is not a meritocracy; it is a game
College admissions is not a meritocracy, it is a game. Those who know how to play the game began years ago. They have donated consistently and substantially to their alma maters, they have provided...
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