Comments on: The Definition Debate? http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/ Just another Homeschooljournal.net weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Freedom Is Not A Gift; Fighting For Educational Liberty | Heart of the Matter Online http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-958 Freedom Is Not A Gift; Fighting For Educational Liberty | Heart of the Matter Online Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:50:26 +0000 http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-958 [...] on the debate, and the National Charter School Watch Blog also shares thoughts on the importance of maintaining a distinction between government school at home programs and [...] […] on the debate, and the National Charter School Watch Blog also shares thoughts on the importance of maintaining a distinction between government school at home programs and […]

]]> By: Annette http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-937 Annette Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:24:45 +0000 http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-937 Thank-you, Shawna for your comment here. I do understand your confusion, and I wouldn't refer to anyone in that situation as "knuckle heads". :) In fact, one person who I spoke with did sign a statement upon enrolling her child and she was still confused about the choice she made. She signed a statement that she acknowledged that the virtual charter school was a public school and not homeschooling. Here's a similar situation in my state: parents sometimes form a non-approved private school instead of officially hsing. Technically, it is not homeschooling, but I know some parents are missing that technicality. It matters when their children want to do sports with the public schools. They are ineligible if enrolled in a private school, home-based or otherwise. Please remember the yahoogroup, your comments would be appreciated over there. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NCSW/ Thank-you, Shawna for your comment here. I do understand your confusion, and I wouldn’t refer to anyone in that situation as “knuckle heads”. :) In fact, one person who I spoke with did sign a statement upon enrolling her child and she was still confused about the choice she made. She signed a statement that she acknowledged that the virtual charter school was a public school and not homeschooling. Here’s a similar situation in my state: parents sometimes form a non-approved private school instead of officially hsing. Technically, it is not homeschooling, but I know some parents are missing that technicality. It matters when their children want to do sports with the public schools. They are ineligible if enrolled in a private school, home-based or otherwise. Please remember the yahoogroup, your comments would be appreciated over there.
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]]> By: Shawna http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-935 Shawna Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-935 Maybe as part of the application/contract process, there should be a statement that such and such virtual charter school is a branch of such and such public school district. Thus, confusion is somewhat alleviated for both sides of the aisle. I will admit, being new to all of this homeschooling stuff I had no idea that virtual charter schools and ISPs and such were part of public school districts...and I used to teach in both public and private schools. A clear statement on many sites and applications would have made me think differently and probably lead me to choose differently. Unfortunately, being new to it all does sometimes mean that clearly stated differences are needed to us knuckle heads trying to sort it all out :-) Maybe as part of the application/contract process, there should be a statement that such and such virtual charter school is a branch of such and such public school district. Thus, confusion is somewhat alleviated for both sides of the aisle.

I will admit, being new to all of this homeschooling stuff I had no idea that virtual charter schools and ISPs and such were part of public school districts…and I used to teach in both public and private schools.

A clear statement on many sites and applications would have made me think differently and probably lead me to choose differently.

Unfortunately, being new to it all does sometimes mean that clearly stated differences are needed to us knuckle heads trying to sort it all out :-)

]]> By: Principled Discovery » Homeschool definitions affecting virtual charters, special ed http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-934 Principled Discovery » Homeschool definitions affecting virtual charters, special ed Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:57:52 +0000 http://ncsw.homeschooljournal.net/2008/01/13/the-definition-debate/#comment-934 [...] Tip:  Annette at National Charter School Watch Blog who also offers some thoughts on the definitions [...] […] Tip:  Annette at National Charter School Watch Blog who also offers some thoughts on the definitions […]

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