A part of the team: Program gives home-schooled students a taste of high school, 28 December 2007, Simi Valley Acorn, Simi Valley, California
Samantha Romero is a homeschooled student who plays soccer for Grace Brethren High School’s girls’ soccer team.
How is that possible? Well, Samantha, a freshman forward who leads the Lancers with eight goals, [...]
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This part of a Washington Post article caught my eye:
Huckabee, Romney Make Sunday Push for Evangelicals, 31 December 2007, Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
On Friday, three national religious leaders backing Huckabee — Tim LaHaye, Michael Farris and Rick Scarborough — convened a conference call with Iowa pastors to urge them to use Sunday’s services to [...]
Home schooling works for some, 15 December 2007, NorthJersey.com – Hackensack, New Jersey
Sometimes, public school just isn’t a good fit — some children don’t do well in large classes, some need more individual attention than their busy teachers can provide, and some parents may not be pleased with the results.
But private schools are expensive. So [...]
Home schooling — Parents prefer own pace, style, 17 December 2007, The State, Columbia, South Carolina
Home schooling in South Carolina landed in the spotlight when one of its own, Kristin Maguire of Clemson, won a voice-vote election to be chairwoman of the South Carolina Board of Education in 2009.
Most of the article showcases the various [...]
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Kids compete in Lego League, 14 December 2007, Biloxi Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi
Nearly 800 middle school students from across South Mississippi recently filled the gymnasium at the Jackson County campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for one thing: Legos.
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Khidari Barksdale was one of the many home-schooled children who came to the event. His [...]
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Tammy’s poll gives more reasons than ‘public school sucks’ and ‘Jesus told me to.’
Homeschooling Poll – Why do you homeschool?
Educational flexibility to meet everyone’s needs After looking at all the choices, it fit the best
Closer family
Freedom to be our authentic selves
To include more moral or religious instruction
Freedom from religious social pressure in my community
Safety and [...]
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith aren’t alone in their desire to share their vision. I see the co-op trend as similar to the move by some homeschooling parents to use what they’ve learned to branch out. The trend may need its own category after a while.
Will Smith Planning to Start a School, [...]
Home-schoolers propel Huckabee, 9 December 2007, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s rise in Iowa may have been a surprise to many, but not to a tightly knit group of social conservatives with something fundamental in common.
Thousands of evangelical Christians who school their children at home have found a candidate they [...]
According to the Netzwerk Bildungsfreiheit website, Jim Montgomery, the husband of Clonlara founder Pat Montgomery, died on 15 December during a heart bypass operation.
In Memoriam — Jim Montgomery
(my translation) Pat Montgomery full-heartedly supported the German homeschooling movement. In the summer of 2003, she traveled from the USA to a meeting for the initiative [...]
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Another short vacation
I’m back at work (as holiday preparations allow) after a short vacation for family business.
His name is Emerson, he’s 4 days old, and he’s been welcomed by his great-grandma, his grandparents (of which I’m one), aunts, uncles, great-aunts & great-uncles and cousins.
Grandbabies are grand.
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