Helen on November 14th, 2005

The Unschoolers Project Network
I received this note from a young unschooler in Wisconsin today:
Hi, my name is Ethan and I have recently started a podcast, The Unschoolers Project Network. I have been doing it for a few weeks and mostly share my own projects I do as a 15 year old unschooler in Wisconsin. But [...]

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Goddard College:Undergraduate Program for Homeschoolers
The Undergraduate Program for Homeschoolers at Goddard offers young people, ages 14-19, who have learned independently outside of schools, an opportunity to begin earning college credit while continuing to learn in a self-directed style. Students design their own courses in collaboration with a faculty advisor, and may choose one or two [...]

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Helen on November 6th, 2005

HEM’s Support Groups Liaison, Mary Nix, has posted an important and compelling piece at her Support Groups weblog about a recent court decision in California. A few excerpted quotes:
“…Home education is one of the last great bastions of freedom for families in this country and … it is vital that we actively participate in protecting [...]

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Helen on November 5th, 2005

I received a letter via email this morning from Susan Mule, whose daughter Elizabeth raises tarantulas for medical research. Susan wrote:
Hi, I was once asked, after my homeschooled daughter’s appearance on Oprah Winfrey, to let your magazine know about her future accomplishments (Yahoo or Google search “Elizabeth Mule tarantulas”) This past weekend Elizabeth was inducted [...]

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Helen on November 4th, 2005

Home-schooling in France on the rise – Yahoo! News
FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AFP) – When twelve million French children return to school in early November after a two-week holiday, several thousand others will stay home because their parents have opted out of a system they claim no longer adequately teaches basic skills.
Home-schooling in France remains marginal compared [...]

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