Homeschooling Loses a Championby Andrea Hermitt | More from this Blogger 19 Oct 2009 09:16 AM Last week, Christopher Klicka lost his fight to Mulitple sclerosis. He had suffered for the last 15 years and still continued to work for the HSLDA in spite of his severe illness. Mr. Klicka was the first full time employee of the organization that led the fight for homeschool rights and continues to lead the battle. He worked in the roles of attorney, spokesman, and lobbyist. He fell into his final bought of severe illness while at a homeschool convention. While I strongly disagree with some of the aspects of the HSLDA, particularly the some of the lobbying, I can't argue that without the dedicated work of Christopher Klicka I could very well not be homeschooling my kids. He was a warrior for all of us even as he was at war with his own body. He sacrificed his health for the sake of our children and their educational freedom. He is an inspiration to me and will be missed by many. If you would like to leave a tribute to Christopher Clicka visit the HSLDA memorial page. In addition to working tirelessly for the HSLDA and the rights of homeschoolers, Christoper Klicka has also penned several books on homeschooling for the homeschooling community. They include: The Heart of Homeschooling: Teaching & Living What Really Matters, Jul 2002 The Right to Home School: A Guide to the Law on Parents Rights in Education, April 2002 Why manners matter.(FROM THE TRENCHES): An article from: Practical Homeschooling, 2005 Home School Heroes: The Struggle & Triumph of Home Schooling in America, Aug 14, 2006 ~If you liked this you should also read my blogs at the home blog, the parents blog, and the frugal blog. You can read my recent posts here. Families.com Articles on HSLDA: Homeschool Legal Defense Association Stands against Obama Learn more about Andrea Hermitt  Andrea Hermitt is a native New Yorker currently residing in GA. She has been married for over 16 years and has two teenage children. Relevanthomeschooling tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Discuss this article
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