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Reply to Arguments against homeschooling

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I was going to answer this in the comments section at the original blog post, but I need to make a new post today. The Other Blog Post: Arguments against homeschooling Comment: That’s a fairly accurate list of the issues I bring up in my post, but you have badly misunderstood the context. Go...
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2nd International colloquium on homeschooling held in Germany

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Over the last weekend in April, the German homeschooling group, Netzwerk Bildungsfreiheit (Network for Educational Freedom) sponsored a colloquium at Rothenfels castle along the Main river in . The participants had workshops, discussions and speeches about various topics relating to home education. A number of speakers working with European network partners along Germany`s borders...
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If it ain’t broke in Mississippi, don’t fix it

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Home Education Week: Many county parents opt for homeschooling, 15 May 2007, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Mississippi Although new to teaching out of her home, Stephanie is no stranger to the world of education. Having worked as a substitute teacher for several years, and currently earning her M.A., and later doctorate, in education,...
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Colorado school district considering change in part-time enrollment

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District looking at homeschool policy change, 15 May 2007, Summit Daily News, Frisco, ColoradoSummit School District would receive state funding of $3,500 for every homeschool student currently enrolled in one class if they were taking two instead.So, a policy revision requiring them to take the number of classes for part-time funding was brought up...
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U.K. news articles on homeschooling

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A wide range of viewpoint concerning homeschooling is evident in this variety of reports from the U. K. Going to school ‘not compulsory,’ 8 May 2007, BBC News The department has been discussing the issue with several groups representing home educators and with local authorities. It is the legal right of parents to educate...
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Grandmother’s op/ed on homeschooling

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Home school kids learn socialization, 10 May 2007, Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia If not exactly mainstream, home schooling has definitely come out of the closet. First-generation home schoolers — those whose parents were in the vanguard of the home schooling movement — are beginning to turn up everywhere. One home school alumnus, for example,...
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Homeschooling in New York City

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Schooling Alone Together, 5 May 2007, Brooklyn Rail, New York, New York … Despite the pedagogical differences at play, most parents say the home-schooling community is supportive and accepting, even thriving. We live in New York, says a NYCHEA member and mother of four in Carroll Gardens. By the time my kids start high...
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1 – 2 punch in Indiana?

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It looks as if other-than-full-time schooling in Indiana is not popular with the gate-keepers. Democrats blocked virtual school funding in the state legislature, and an appeals court ruled against part-time enrollment. posted by Valerie
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Ned Vare and ‘Uncle Duke?’ Wow.

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Ned Vare, a homeschool activist in Connecticut, used to post eye-opening messages on NHEN’s former discussion list, NHEN-Legislative. That list … faded …, but my memories of Ned’s posts (still ‘living’ here — just search for “Vare”) haven’t. Freak Power: Ned Vare reflects on a special time in American politics and culture, 8 May...
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Arguments against homeschooling

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Either Google doesn’t catch everything, or I was distracted in March. The link-to-the-post only popped up (for me) last weekend via Families.com. In reading the comments, though, I see that Chris (COD) was manning the barricades. Even though I’m late to the conversation — in cyber time ‘so last week’ is akin to ‘so...
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