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Ask a Homeschooling Blogger: Why Are You So Against Government Involvement?

To all of my readers, On occasion I receive letters either by e-mail or private message telling me how dumb we are for home schooling and how unsocial zed my children will be. I generally ignore them because they are so inflammatory they’re not worth responding to. I am always up for a good debate with well thought out arguments. I’m not interested in name calling. I have finally received a letter that at least to me, seems to be genuinely questioning the home schooling lifestyle as opposed to just writing meaningless dribble to spout off. In fairness, I need … Continue reading →

The Homeschooling Blog Week in Review: September 10 to September 16

Do you have some reading to catch up on? (I have some writing to catch up on!) The home schooling blog saw quite a few articles this week and we also welcomed a new home schooling blogger: Michele Thorne. When you get a chance, make sure you offer her a warm welcome over here in home schooling. September 10 What Is Your Teaching Style? In a previous blog, I talked about why I feel it’s important for home schooling moms to make a point to learn what their teaching style is. In this article I cover the four basic types … Continue reading →

Why NCLB is Good for Homeschoolers

In case you’re not familiar with the acronym, NCLB is the “No Child Left Behind Act”. This piece of legislation presents some interesting dilemmas for me since I am a teacher by trade but since this is not the education blog, I’m going to reserve my comments on what NCLB means for schools and instead talk about why it’s important to homeschoolers. What NCLB Does NCLB is almost a ‘buzz word’ in education circles but it has done several things in public education. One such thing is to provide funding for programs that will boost student achievement when the school … Continue reading →

No homeschooler left behind act (according to me)

After taking a look at the No Child Left Behind Act, I decided to re-write a No homeschooler left behind act. Here is a summary of the NCLB Act No Child Left Behind requires all public schools administer a state-wide standardized test annually to all students. Schools which receive Title I funding must make Adequate Yearly Progress in test scores (e.g. each year, its fifth graders must do better on standardized tests than the previous years). If a Title I school fails to make Adequate Yearly Progress, it is put on a list of “failing schools” published in the local … Continue reading →

Voting for Homeschooling in the Presidential Elections

I am reluctantly writing this to address some questions recently posed to me about homeschooling and various candidates’ positions. My disclaimer is that I haven’t read every single piece of paper, every speech, nor have I reviewed every voting record out there. Which candidate do you think is most against homeschooling? Hillary Clinton, hands down is most opposed to homeschooling. She supports school choice, universal preschool and a slew of other legislation that could stand in direct opposition to homeschooling. On a side note, I have actually met her, and she feels strongly that homeschoolers should have more oversight at … Continue reading →

Giuliani Supports Homeschooling–Sort Of

I have to start off by admitting my bias right off the bat. I really like Giuliani. I lived in New York City when he was mayor and frankly, I think he was good at it. Overall, he made the city a much safer and nicer place to live. But this isn’t a political endorsement. I mentioned awhile back that I would start talking about presidential candidates and their positions on education and how that might affect home schooling. Supporting School Choice Any candidate that supports school choice is probably a safe bet for homeschoolers. In education, school choice is … Continue reading →