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Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Georgia M-Z

To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. In Georgia there are many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs for students. This third installment covers homeschooling groups and resources in GA covering H-L. Find A-G here and H-L here. Master’s Academy of Fine Arts School (MAFA) The Master’s Academy program is divided into two full fine arts schools designed specifically for home schooled children ages K-5th grade and students in 6th – 12th grade. Meeting just one day … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Georgia H-L

To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. In Georgia there are many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs for students. This second installment covers homeschooling groups and resources in GA covering H-L. Find A-G here. HA – Homeschoolers of Alpharetta Alpharetta, North Fulton, and surrounding areas. A ministry of Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. Play dates, field trips, parent meetings, and enrichment days. Hall County Home Educators (HCHE) Hall County Home Educators (HCHE) is a nonprofit homeschooling … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Georgia A-G

To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. In Georgia there are many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs for students. This first installment covers homeschooling groups and resources in GA covering A-G. AAEN – Atlanta Alternative Education Network has park days, classes, trips, testing, sports, and cultural events. Artios Academies assists homeschoolers in the upbringing of their children through education in the arts. Their goal Artios programs is to raise up educated, spiritually discerning, culturally literate, servant … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Florida Q-Z

To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. For this reason, I have decided to give a full listing of homeschooling groups throughout each state. Florida is a state with a wealth of resources to compliment it’s large homeschool population. This installment includes homeschooling resources from Florida Q-Z. Sacred Heart of Jesus Home Educators Orlando, FL – Our primary purpose as members of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Home Educators support group is to offer encouragement to one another – both spiritually … Continue reading →

Homeschooling on Saturday?

It is Saturday, and I just finished a homeschooling session with my daughter. I am not talking about teachable moments either. While teachable moments are incredibly valuable to a homeschooler, this morning we did math. After looking over the weeks work, I realized my daughter did not do as much math as I would have liked her to complete this week. If she wants a summer vacation, and to be ready for the placement test she will have to take (for next years program) in a few months, she needs to stay on a schedule. Since we homeschool, adding an … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Laws in Georgia

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. In Georgia you have one option to home school your child. This is to establish and conduct a home study program. Compulsory … Continue reading →

Bad Parenting: Parents Give At Home Tatoos

In case you don’t know, tattooing a minor is illegal in the State of Georgia. It is illegal in most other states too. In addition, most states also mandate that tattoos be done by a certified professional. Jacob Bartels and Patty Marsh were unaware of these laws. Imagine their surprise when after tattooing crosses on six children aged 10 to 17 when they were arrested and hauled off to jail. The crime was reported by the biological mother of two of the children that the Bartels had custody of. The tattoos were administered over thanksgiving and when a couple of … Continue reading →

Could homeschoolers be caught up in truancy sweeps

Across the country, school districts are cracking down on truants. Students are being handcuffed and escorted to school. Parents are given citations. Parents are even arrested and even serve jail time. In many of these cases, these students are truly truants. They skip school often, they find mischief elsewhere, their parents enable them by allowing the least little cough of sneeze to keep them home bound. Other parents have no idea truancy is happening. As stated in the Dallas News, Students who make a habit of skipping are on the fast track to dropping out. And in a district with … Continue reading →

Update of California Homeschool Ruling

The ruling that essentially said homeschooling in California without a teaching degree is illegal, is headed back to court. The second court of appeals will re-hear the case. This new trial is being referred to as a “second chance for homeschooling”, with homeschool advocated declaring that homeschoolers are “safe” and being hailed as a sign that homeschoolers are getting “their message across”. This re-visitation of the California judgment is largely due to a petition for rehearing the case. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association along the California Homeschool Network, Christian Home Educators Association of California, Private and Home Educators of California … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Ruling: Use of Race in Admission

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In my last article I discussed the two public school districts in Kentucky that were under a lawsuit for using race to determine a student’s admission into a specific school. Several universities have also used race to determine student admission. The University of Georgia Atlanta revised its admission policy that used race to determine admission. Several white women had used the school or threatened lawsuits for discrimination. The women felt that had they been black or men, they would have been admitted. The student body at the school is mainly female and generously accepts male applicants. The school now does … Continue reading →