Recent Homeschool Blog | Defending the Choice PostsOklahoma Homeschool Bills to Add New Restrictionsby Andrea Hermitt22 Jan 2009 08:28 AMOklahoma homeschoolers are calling new proposals to homeschool laws an over reaction and an insult. The reason for these proposals is claims that homeschooling is being used as a cover when parents are dragged into court for truancy. Homeschooling cover for child abuse and sexual exploitation?by Andrea Hermitt21 Jan 2009 10:04 AMWho comes up with this stuff? At the head of homeschooling headlines today is an article out of the UK entitled Home schooling 'could be a cover for child abuse and sexual exploitation'. Petition for Duel Enrollment Programs in GAby Andrea Hermitt28 Oct 2008 07:33 AMWhen I started homeschooling my kids over 5 years ago, I did a bit of research and was pleased to find that colleges offered duel enrollment courses that homeschoolers could take as college and high school credit. Great News! Homeschooling is Officially Still Legal in Californiaby Andrea Hermitt08 Aug 2008 11:28 PMIt seems almost poetic that I should happen to be in California when the state's appellate court ruled that a previous declaration that homeschooling was illegal was wrong. Who is Inherently Responsible For a Child's Education?by Andrea Hermitt09 Jul 2008 08:08 PMA very lively discussion on the homeschooling forum asking homeschoolers why they do it turned into the need for a discussion on who is inherently responsible for the education of a child. Why Do Homeschoolers Speak Negatively of Schools?by Andrea Hermitt01 Jul 2008 05:20 AMAfter reading a statement that said many homeschoolers speak negatively of schools, I had to stop and search within myself about the truth in that statement. It is a true and unfortunate fact that some homeschoolers can be quite vocal about their disdain or discomfort with public schools. Reasons I am Glad We Homeschool: Gateway Testsby Andrea Hermitt19 May 2008 08:42 PMIt was just announced in Georgia, where I live, that 40% of 8th graders have failed the CRCT math test that allows them to move on to high school. (This number varies based on the reports and could be as high as 60% failure rate. Extreme Homeschool Objections: Homeschooling Harms Public Schoolsby Andrea Hermitt19 Apr 2008 10:34 AMI just read a very interesting diatribe entitled Homeschooling Is the Death of Education on the Wat Da Wat? Blog. In this blog, the writer insisted that pulling good kids out of public schools to homeschool damages public schools. Homeschooling Parents Do Not Need to Know Everythingby Andrea Hermitt27 Mar 2008 06:15 AMWhen being challenged about homeschooling by people looking to convince me that I am doing the wrong thing, I am often quizzed about my depth of educational knowledge. Extreme Homeschool Objections: Parents with Suspect Motivationsby Andrea Hermitt21 Mar 2008 06:27 AMThis series of homeschool objections was inspired by a vlog that very calmly and rationally mentioned a objections to homeschools by someone who also had many concerns with schools. His perfect school would be community based, but not home based. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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