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South Dakota School Board Wants Homeschoolers Back

According to the HSLDA. the Rapid city School Board in South Dakota wants to recruit homeschoolers in an effort to bring more money into the district. Read more about Rapid City school budget woes. Here is an excerpt from HSLDA The Rapid City School Board created a committee last summer to examine budget issues for the school system. On January 22, their recommendations were made public. The report suggested that the school system could find additional revenue sources by “recruiting more homeschooled students into the district.” Other recommendations were made, as well. While I am sure that recruiting more students … Continue reading →

Good News for College Bound Homeschoolers

This year has been tougher than every for high school students competing to get into college. Students have to apply to numerous colleges and hope that one of their favorites sends an acceptance letter or at least puts them on the waiting list. According to saycampuslife.com, college rejections are at an all time high this year. Reasons for increased rejections by schools include that the fact that online application processes have made applying easier, and that colleges seek a greater demographic pool of students from which to choose. Harvard, for example, rejected 93 out of 100 applicants and Yale rejected … Continue reading →

Families.com Homeschooling Blog Week In Review

This has been a fun week for at the families.com homeschooling blog. I returned to families.com after a long absence and was welcomed back with open arms by Valorie Delp who will still guest blog for families.com as she has time. Meanwhile she is busy with the baby blog and food blog. I have wasted no time jumping back into my work as the homeschool blogger. Sunday 09 Mar 2008 Edventures Online by Valorie Delp This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think … Continue reading →

Recruiting Homeschoolers?

I was recently approached by a 15-year-old girl in public school whose best friend is homeschooled. She was concerned about how much her friend talked about homeschooling and wanted to debate the virtues of homeschooling versus public school. Frankly, she was beginning to worry her friends intentions as was feeling quite anxious about an invitation to spend the holiday at her home. This message is to homeschoolers, parents and kids alike. It is not our job or responsibility as homeschoolers to recruit others for the team. Now if someone asks you a question and seems interested in homeschooling feel free … Continue reading →

Homeschoolers and the Congressional Page Program

Earlier this week, we went to our state’s annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol. It was wonderful. People had traveled several hours to get there, and there was a permeable sense of expectation. It’s put on by a conservative Christian homeschool organization, and it was not only the audience that reflected that. I was very encouraged to hear the many different speakers echo many of my own views. Because the legislature is in session, they were working, taking time out of their busy days to give us three-to-five minute speeches of encouragement. The first congressman came out and spoke about … Continue reading →

Are You Compiling Their Homeschool Portfolio?

If you are planning to homeschool your child through high school, you need to concurrently compile their homeschool portfolio. Too many parents spend the bulk of their child’s junior and senior years pouring over years of projects and family photographs to find information that may be of interest to the college admissions officer. Instead of taking that route, I suggest you start recording your children projects in middle school. Compiling a homeschool portfolio does not have to be tantamount to preparing for a tax audit. You do not have to save boxes and boxes of everything your child touched since … Continue reading →