The title, Eliminating Truancy, or Indoctrinating Kids?, frames an argument against the trend in fighting truancy. Writer John Danz Jr. offers his perspective:
Lack of trust.
Scrutiny.
Excessive punishment.
Things that annoy youths. Things that motivate youths to rebel and stand out. One of those forms of rebellion is skipping school, of course.
I’m not old enough to know [...]
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An article in favor of tax payer support for Iowa’s HASPs:
There has been a lot of misinformation in the news lately, raising questions about what taxpayers “should” be paying for. Let me set the record straight: HSAPs use tax dollars to pay for the public school teachers who assist families. The money does not go [...]
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Getting involved in partisan politics has never been a good way to further homeschooling freedoms. In their November-December 2004 Taking Charge column, Let’s Not Link Homeschooling to Partisan Politics, Larry and Susan Kaseman write:
“To homeschool, you don’t have to have any specific ideas about politics or religion or lifestyle. In 1984, a newspaper reporter wrote [...]
Louisiana High School Athletic Association has a “home-school” issue on their agenda:
“We need to make a stand, one way or the other, on how to handle home-schooled students this year,” Henderson said in the meeting held at the new LHSAA office. “If we don’t, the Legislature may step in and make one for us.
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Currently, a [...]
It is tempting to just give this the Worst Headline award, but it is only Thursday morning:
Homeschool parents seek charter school in Medford
A group of parents who homeschool their children submitted an application today to found a public charter school for homeschoolers in the Medford School District.
Logos Charter School organizers say they want the [...]
