Dana, of Principled Discovery, explains some misconceptions about homeschooling at Heart of the Matter.
Common Misuses of Analogy in Homeschool Criticism, 8 May 2008, Heart of the Matter
Because education involves the development of the mind and the character, educational malpractice would have to result in injury to the mind or character. We are not talking about failing to [...]
It is hard to tell whether the reporter characterized the Idaho IDEA program as homeschooling, or if someone else had the idea.
Idaho Distance Education Academy, 27 April 2008, KPVI-TV, Pocatello, Idaho
A new type of home-schooling is growing in popularity here in Idaho.
The Idaho Distance Education Academy, or IDEA, offers home-schooled students with public school services [...]
OK, so I’m trying to make heads or tails of the forum post an online friend found in which one commenter has confused public-school-at-home with homeschooling and is railing about homeschooling being a scam and a money-pit for taxpayers. After two days the blog post I’m working on still sounds as if it was written by [...]
Home schooling for teens accused of mugging, 14 April 2008, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, New Jersey
The Bayonne Board of Education agreed, at its March 27 meeting, to provide home instruction for the two students rather than expel them or keep them out of school without compelling them to continue their school work.
As indicated in [...]
I believe the background to this report is that the families live on an island, and that there is little opportunity for family vacations in the summer because of the fishing season. Because of this, some families extend their “February vacation,” causing their publicly-schooled children to miss class time. The school understands the situation, and [...]
