An Open Letter to the Homeschool Community
August 9, 2009
RE: HSLDA and the U. S. Military
Recent events and respected publications are bringing to light the unprecedented depth of change the theopolitical agenda has created in our government. Homeschooling is always included in assessments of these actions because it is an intrinsic part of the theopolical agenda. [...]
Homeschooling: Our Perspectives, Their Views, by Larry and Susan Kaseman
Since the late seventies, homeschoolers have been working to educate the public about the strengths of homeschooling. The widespread acceptance of homeschooling today rests on the hard and effective public relations work homeschoolers have done.
However, the work is not done. Homeschooling is still sometimes misunderstood by [...]
“Community Commitment was among the categories listed in the curriculum I submitted to the state last fall. Little did I know just how large a role these endeavors would play in our homeschooling year and how much my daughter would grow through them.
“Rosalie began the first large-scale volunteer job of her young life last spring [...]
Patrick Farenga lives in Medford, Massachusetts with his wife, Day, and three girls: Lauren (11), Alison (7), and Audrey (4), all of whom are homeschooled. Patrick has worked at Holt Associates since 1981, the year John Holt’s landmark book on homeschooling, Teach Your Own, was first published. He started off as a volunteer, packing books, [...]
John Holt and the History of Homeschooling: “His great legacy is the homeschooling movement itself, which, without his considerable guidance and patient nurturing during its most formative years, would today be a horse of a very different color.”
The Holt/GWS website has much more information about John Holt and his life’s work.
“The most common – and tragic – misunderstandings related to the questioning of these public school programs have always spiraled around the underlying intentions of those concerned about homeschooling freedoms. Accusations and attacks have derailed many discussions of the issue, and have repeatedly stymied attempts to hold meaningful conversations on the topic. As a result, [...]
