Changing perception of home-schooling, 27 May 2007, Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi [Felicia Bell] said her son, like many home-schooled children, doesn’t fit the stereotype of the sheltered homebody.
“I want to change the perception of home-schooling,” she said. “So many people think our children sit at home 2 4/7 and hardly go [...]
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Judy Aron at Consent of the Governed looks at proposed legislation for public school students in the event of a public crisis. Her readers comment.
CT Pandemic Legislation – Is It Anti-Homeschool?
Neither rain or snow or pandemic, no matter what emergency arises you must still “do school” as the administrators demand it to be done. [...]
Learning at home: Homeschooling another option for parents, children, 24 May 2007, Melrose Free Press, Beverly, Massachusetts Move over public and charter schools. There’s another game in town, and it continues to grow in popularity in Melrose and other communities. Home schooling, or “home learning” as some like to call it, was something [...]
Gill, at the Sometimes It’s Peaceful blog posted a transcript of the program broadcast on the BBC’s Radio Five Live.
Transcript: the Radio 5 Live home education debate.
Debating home education this morning on Julian Worricker’s BBC Radio Five Live programme were:
Julian Worricker (JW), presenting the show,
Tony Mooney (TM), a ‘home education inspector’,
Fiona Nicholson (FN), a home [...]
Following the passion
And those unique homeschooler passions have been displayed in the media lately.
Sterling Quinn of Rainier Beach, Washington has spent 2 and 1/2 years following his passion. The yo-yo hit his 11 year old radar with intensity and he’s proceeded on to become the Pacific Northwest Yo-Yo state champion.
From the Columbus Dispatch, in the Hobbies section; [...]
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