A friend and I were discussing homeschooling recently and she mentioned an editorial I wrote many years ago titled “On Jumping Through Hoops,” and said that although it’s still available on the HEM site, I should make it more easily available for new readers, especially as we were headed into the “not-back-to-school” end of summer [...]
I’ve waited two days to write this post, believing it’s best to err on the side of caution when the stakes are potentially very high. Having waited two days, and having considered all the harassing phone calls, all the blisteringly-written letters, all the provoking emails, all the threatened lawsuits… well… enough is enough.
Mimi Rothschild contacted [...]
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Our news editor, Valerie, has posted notes about curfew issues around the country. We’ve run a bit on curfews at this HEM site, but I’m taking this opportunity to begin a collection for anyone seeking information about this subject:
Taking Charge: Curfews and Homeschoolers
An Open Letter About Curfews
“You Wanna Do What To My Kid?”
Truancy, Curfews, and [...]
This in-depth post by our news editor, Valerie Moon, explains why many knowledgeable long-time activists in the homeschooling community have been shaking their heads in disgust over the recent Washington Times op-ed piece by HSLDA President J. Michael Smith, supposedly honoring Dr. Raymond Moore for his considerable lifetime achievements.
It grieves many of us to [...]
This is only a little off-topic, since this blog is supported by a magazine whose publishers are grappling with ever-increasing postal rates. This postal rate hike is a concern because postal regulators have accepted a proposal from media giant Time Warner that would stifle small and independent publishers in America. The plan unfairly burdens smaller [...]
