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Homeschooling In the News
The Power of Choice: One Homeschooling Mom's Fight
Woodbridge homeschooling mother of two Shay Seaborne has been fighting for the right to choose for several years now.
By Rachel Leon (Lakeridge.patch.com)
After 16 years of homeschooling, Seaborne believes that it is a parent’s right to choose the best education for the academic, emotional, and social health of the child, and that schools should be more cooperative in allowing parents a full range of options.
She first ran into a roadblock with the county school system only a few years after filing her first notice of intent to homeschool.
“The administrative office asked me to provide the tables of contents of books, which is not required by state law,” she said. “I responded with a letter stating that I had read the Home Instruction Statute and did not see where this was required, but if they could provide me with the wording of the law that shows it is required, I would be happy to comply.”
Read Article: http://lakeridge.patch.com/articles/the-power-of-choice-one-homeschooling-moms-fight
Village Idiot: Home sweet homeschooling
Hanfordsentinel.com
by Jim Mullen
The big rap against homeschooled kids seems to be that they aren’t “socialized.” I asked a longtime member of a big-city school board about homeschooling, and he shook his head and rolled his eyes.
“Those kids are nothing but problems,” he said. “They’re not socialized. We had one boy who wanted to go out for football because that’s something you really can’t do at home, and when he got to the locker room, the other kids found out he didn’t even know how to snap a towel or give a wedgie. That’s the problem with homeschooling.”
Yes, why can’t homeschooled children act as if they’ve been raised by wolves like socialized children? What were their parents thinking?
Read Article: http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/opinion/todays_opinions/article_95297d2a-bde5-11e0-a392-001cc4c002e0.html
Features
Looking Back Over 20 Years
by Alison McKee
Our family first considered homeschooling as an alternative to traditional school after I had read an interview of John Holt in Mother Earth News. At that time David, my husband, and I were convinced that Holt’s views of children’s learning were “right on.” Holt’s ideas seemed as though they’d be so easy to implement.
Today I look back on such thoughts and I realize that we didn’t even come close to comprehending the complexities of implementing such radical ideals. How could we? Although we knew we wouldn’t use curriculum or aspire to maintain grade level pace for our children we still thought in those terms. Like most parents of preschoolers we were concerned about issues of socialization and how our children would continue to learn. Continue...
New Lesson Plans From the U.S. Mint
The America the Beautiful Quarters® Program opens a wealth of educational opportunities for students of all ages. Teach geography, history, geology, and more through the national sites on these circulating quarters. Free lesson plans are available for grades K through 12—a new set every year for all 11 years of the program. Take a look at the 2010 plans at
www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/lessonPlans/atb/ today!
Homeschooling: What's My Goal?
Cheryl S. Carter
Many homeschooling moms struggle with trying to accomplish so much in a single day. The key is to have goal. Goal setting is the key to productivity no matter what you do. You should already have a homeschool goal based on your educational philosophy. Do not think that statement is trite pedagogical term. You should really take the time to ask why you are doing what you are doing.
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Christian Unschooling (The Road Less Travelled)
by Jennifer Vogel McGrail
“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.”
I don’t like being told what to do. I’m the person who, when told to do something, will likely want to immediately do the exact opposite, just on general principle. Lots of unnecessary rules make me uneasy. Unsolicited advice makes my skin crawl.
I was never one to march to anyone’s drum but my own.
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