Over at the AHA-Political Action yahoogroup, we are having quite the discussion. Discussion points range from what is homeschool activism, how does it differ from ps at home activism, what things might we (the two different groups of parents) have in common that would bring us together and what things will always separate us. If […]
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Recently, I did a blog entry entitled:
“A Level Playing Field for Ps-at-home Folks within Homeschool Activism?”
Emilie Fogle, homeschool advocate in Washington state, and I have been having a discussion about homeschool activism and public school at home programs in her state. With Emilie’s permission, I’m moving this discussion up to this blog entry. My […]
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Posted in Commentaries on Aug 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Over at The Eclectic Telegraph is an interesting allegory from the Editor. I consider it worth reading when one has a few minutes to chew it over.
The Wild and Free Pigs of the Okefenokee Swamp
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Mary Nix has a post up at Home Education Magazine’s News and Commentary:
Responding to ‘A Look at Homeschooling & Education Choice’
By Terri W. (webring owner of Homeschool Empowerment)
A bit of background information that relates for readers:
A good effort, I believe, was started on behalf of homeschool activism a few months back. Terri W., longtime […]
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Posted in Commentaries on Aug 15th, 2007 2 Comments »
Please read the title of this blog entry again. It is a concept that can totally boggle the mind of the homeschool advocate.
In this era of various public school at home programs, things can get mighty confusing in the realm of homeschool activism. While there are many places where there is increasing clarity between what […]
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says Carrie Jean Ross.
YES! YES!
It’s wonderful that Mrs. Ross is making a distinction between homeschooling and public school at home; rightly so. She also states that with homeschooling there’s no accountability to the state. That’s not quite accurate. Homeschooling regulations look different in each state. It would be more accurate to state that homeschooled students are […]
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NO! NO!
snip:
“While various advertising campaigns have been tried, (enrollment) has not changed significantly, if at all, for the past two years,” wrote Lebo in the Aug. 1 notice. “It is very possible that the home schooling … concept is no longer feasible with the economy sometimes forcing both parents to work.”
snip:
Brendlinger said board members operate […]
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On July 5th, I posted an entry about five charter schools who filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Education. The conflict is over the state requiring charter schools to follow not just the same scope as the regular public schools, but also the same sequence. In the first of what is sure to […]
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