Helen on October 20th, 2009

“Homeschooling gives us control over our time, one of our most precious and limited resources. We have more time to work with because we don’t have to ride school buses, collect endless forms, etc. We can get enough rest, which makes life much easier. We can plan our time in ways that work well for [...]

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Helen on October 5th, 2009

An article titled Home-school vs. Public School for news station KAUZ in Wichita Falls, Texas, opens with this comment from the President and the question it ostensibly raises:
“President Barack Obama sparked controversy earlier this week with the announcement that he believes American kids don’t spend enough time in school. He said by having kids spend [...]

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Helen on October 2nd, 2009

The November-December issue of Home Education Magazine is coming together, and there will be some wonderful articles, columns, an interview, resources and much more.
For the upcoming issue our longtime political columnists, Larry and Susan Kaseman, have written inspiringly about the work that parents do. Here’s their introduction to the column:

As parents, we do some [...]

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Helen on September 30th, 2009

The American Homeschool Association’s Open Online Journalism Project provides a voice and broad exposure for any the work homeschoolers are involved in, and it offers homeschoolers a place to share, learn and help others become empowered.
The AHA Citizen’s Journal will address issues related to homeschooling and which homeschool advocates have a passion for: homeschooling, unschooling, [...]

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Helen on September 29th, 2009

Follow-up opinion piece to an Anchorage Daily News article we covered Sept. 14th:
In a sense every child is home-schooled, by Mary Kancewick, Published: September 28th, 2009 07:23 PM
The recent Daily News article about home schooling sets up a dichotomy between “home-school advocates” and “others,” or, as she later characterizes it, between “traditional bricks-and-mortar educators” and [...]

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Helen on September 15th, 2009

Many homeschool advocates, support group volunteers, and business people who work with homeschooling families have noticed a marked increase this year in media challenges to homeschooling laws, regulations, and long-accepted practices, not only in many parts of the U.S., but around the world in countries where homeschooling is also popular.
This compilation from the American [...]

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