Dr. Yvonne Fournier answering questions from a homeschooling family which moved to a testing state. Some highlights about the inherent tension between homeschooling and achievement tests:
Hassle-Free Homework: Achievement Tests Contribute To America’s Decline
By Dr. Yvonne Fournier,
U.S. School System Discourages Divergent, Creative Thinkers
In a world that begs for divergent thinkers (people who can think “outside the [...]
In formal remarks at James C. Wright Middle School in Madison Wisconsin, President Obama outlined the federal government’s 4.3 billion dollar Race to the Top awards. His presentation defined “four challenges that our country has to meet for our children to outcompete workers around the world, for our economy to grow and to prosper, and [...]
In a Letter to the editor published online and in print, Maryann Klaus, with 40 years experience as “teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent” questions testing:
Why, when all of the research points to gains made by a focus on teaching and learning, formative assessment, teacher collaboration, and strong leadership, is the government looking to increasingly restrictive [...]
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Three Smart Rules for Home School Regulation, by Jay Mathews, an education columnist for The Washington Post, is an article homeschool advocates should read, as it presages an attitude which we’ll likely be seeing more of in the coming weeks and months:
Homeschooling is the sleeping giant of the American education system. There are at least [...]
Mineral school board puts off home-schooling policy decision, 16 April 2008, Cumberland Times-News, Cumberland, Maryland
After a lengthy and detailed discussion on the proposed policy on home-schooling students, the Mineral County Board of Education decided Tuesday to postpone any action until they can answer a series of questions originally posed by the Keyser High School Guidance [...]
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Dana at Principled Discovery, comments on an article from the Lincoln Journal Star about testing children who are homeschooled.
And why do I need to assure “society” of anything if I have done nothing to arouse suspicion? Schimek has the “distinct impression” that there is “nothing about her bill that [we] are willing to accept.” At [...]
Virginia-Homeschoolers eligible for higher education financial aid
State council approves plan for home-school grads to get student aid The Virginian-Pilot
By Denise Watson Batts
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia approved new criteria Tuesday that will allow home-schooled graduates to qualify for state financial aid that they were previously barred from receiving.
More below on the Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers‘ February legislative updates [...]
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