Mark on March 10th, 2010

On his site, the scientist Jerry Coyne, author of Why Evolution is True and quoted in the recent AP piece by Dylan Lovan, fills us in on his experiences since the AP piece ran:

For no particular reason I could fathom, I began receiving all kinds of religous loon-mail today, including denunciations of evolution, pictures of [...]

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Mark on March 9th, 2010

A story on the NewsObserver.com site by correspondent Diane Morris is just a nice story.

Thanks, partner, for making my life worth living
In the years since our two sons were diagnosed with autism, I have discovered Greg is kinder and more generous of heart than I could have imagined back when we were first married. He [...]

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In a short piece in the Daily Herald we learn the Central Unit District 301 school board is revising its policy for homeschoolers participation in public school sports. Of note is this comment from Superintendent Todd Stirn:

“We live in an age of greater accountability all the time. I fully support a family’s right [...]

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Mark on March 5th, 2010

Most reader know I have strong opinions about how the term ‘homeschooling’ is used – it is a matter of maintaining our distinctiveness. This piece from the Little Rock Homeschooling Examiner fumbles around with ‘homeschooling.’
The Arkansas Virtual Academy, located in Little Rock, is accepting lottery applications for the 2010-2011 school year.
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This is a huge [...]

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Mark on March 4th, 2010

Thirteen year-old Sarah Prater has her “web Letter” published:
I think people need to know more about home schooling because of the unfounded stereotypes that seem to label every child who is home-schooled. While some people do home school primarily because of their beliefs, special needs children or other reasons, it does not mean that all [...]

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