With great sadness I note the passing of an old friend, Dr. Raymond Moore, one of the true founding pioneers of the homeschooling movement. He was the co-author, with his wife Dorothy, of the very first book I ever read on homeschooling, Home Grown Kids. I have many wonderful memories of Dr. and Mrs. Moore, [...]
For the past couple of days there’s been an interesting discussion about the history of homeschooling laws and regulations taking place on the HEM-Networking list.
The discussion started with this post on Monday, in which the writer asked, in part: “…in the history of homeschooling, before we had laws (home education, homeschooling, home instruction, etc/) what [...]
The HEM Networking discussion list has always been known for a no-nonsense approach to the most timely and important homeschooling issues. Founded in 1999 and currently listing almost 1,000 members, the list includes many veteran and pioneer homeschoolers who enjoy sharing their intimate knowledge of the history, the people, and the significant events which shaped [...]
A note received from our long-time friend Patrick Farenga this morning:
On behalf of Holt Associates I recently completed the donation of John Holt’s papers and recordings to the Boston Public Library, where they will cataloged by the special collection department and then open to the public. However, the BPL was not interested in Holt’s book [...]
Almost a month ago, on December 3, in the middle of a lengthy and involved discussion about federal legislation on the HEM-Networking list, I posted some thoughts about an idea which has been on my mind for a few years. The posted message is a long one, but in it I outlined my idea for [...]
