Home schooling — Parents prefer own pace, style, 17 December 2007, The State, Columbia, South Carolina
Home schooling in South Carolina landed in the spotlight when one of its own, Kristin Maguire of Clemson, won a voice-vote election to be chairwoman of the South Carolina Board of Education in 2009.
Most of the article showcases the various [...]
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Kids compete in Lego League, 14 December 2007, Biloxi Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi
Nearly 800 middle school students from across South Mississippi recently filled the gymnasium at the Jackson County campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for one thing: Legos.
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Khidari Barksdale was one of the many home-schooled children who came to the event. His [...]
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Tammy’s poll gives more reasons than ‘public school sucks’ and ‘Jesus told me to.’
Homeschooling Poll – Why do you homeschool?
Educational flexibility to meet everyone’s needs After looking at all the choices, it fit the best
Closer family
Freedom to be our authentic selves
To include more moral or religious instruction
Freedom from religious social pressure in my community
Safety and [...]
Home-schoolers propel Huckabee, 9 December 2007, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s rise in Iowa may have been a surprise to many, but not to a tightly knit group of social conservatives with something fundamental in common.
Thousands of evangelical Christians who school their children at home have found a candidate they [...]
Home schoolers’ movie with ambition, 6 December 2007, Manawatu Standard, Wellington, New Zealand
Romeo and Juliet will be shown at a special “red carpet” formal function at Christian Community Church in Pascal Street, Palmerston North.
The film was made by and stars local children and teenagers aged between 5 and 16.
All the action is filmed at [...]
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