Class Dismissed is a new movie in production which is questioning whether schools, public or private, are really the best education option for many families, and it will be the first feature-length documentary to focus on homeschooling. From the website: “From home study and kitchen table math, to perpetual recess and park days, Class...
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In this first of three posts, titled Compelled to Attend, HEM’s Road Less Travelled columnist, Linda Dobson, is revisiting her first book, The Art of Education: Reclaiming Your Family, Community and Self, published by Home Education Press in 1995. An excerpt: And if colleges and universities ignore the true meaning of education and accept...
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In an article titled Truant students’ parents arrested on The Times Hearld website, District Judge Ester Casillo is quoted as saying “Once a citation for truancy is issued by this court, it is no longer a school issue but rather a court issue.” This sums up the lunacy – one institution tasked with an...
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Despite positive news articles about homeschooled kids, some people feel this is not enough. They want standardized accountability, as attached to the spending of public funds in public schools, applied to children in all families. Standards needed for home schools, 12 September 2007, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana Nowhere did I read...
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Mandatory kindergarten bill proposed, San Mateo Daily Journal, San Mateo, California Two home school advocate groups are also opposing the mandatory entrance into school at 5 years old. Roy Hanson, an advocate for Private and Home Educators of California and Home School Legal Defense Association, explained in an advocacy e-mail that the bill would...
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A hat tip to Lisa. Given that Judy’s getting letters out of the ether, we’ll leave Lisa’s whereabouts to the imagination. Consent of the Governed, 19 April 2007, Homeschoolers: Sharing A Letter That I Received We would like to establish a partnership with your organization to better provide home educators with an all inclusive...
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South Dakota’s governor signed Senate Bill 199 on 15 March 2007. This is in line with the governor’s goals. Governor’s 2010 Education Initiative Goals and Objectives Goal 2: By 2010, South Dakota will be first in the nation for the percentage of students going on to college, technical school or advanced training. Initiatives: Require...
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Perhaps it’s a good thing that I’m playing catch-up. The original link is dead, but at least there’s still a Google cache. Unlike the legislative activism in New Hampshire, it looks as if there is no way for homeschooling parents to excuse their children from compliance with the change. It also looks as if...
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In the discussion about raising the age of compulsory school attendance in order to decrease the number of people who go through life without a high school diploma, some people say it could be a homeschooling issue, and others dismiss that position. On the ‘yes, it’s an issue for homeschoolers’ side of the discussion,...
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Montana proposal to eliminate compulsory school attendance creates vigorous discussion
Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 20 February 2007, Halt mandatory ed, lawmaker says Rep. Rick Jore, of Ronan, told the House Education Committee Monday that current law, which mandates all children ages 7 to at least 16 attend some type of school, presupposes that the state has the final say in a child’s education. “Parents...
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