Heads up, parents….

According to a February 29 article on World News Daily, a California homeschooling family has been ordered by the court to put the two youngest of their eight children into the public school or a “legally qualified” private school.

According to the article:

“the trial court had found that “keeping the children at home deprived them of situations where (1) they could interact with people outside the family, (2) there are people who could provide help if something is amiss in the children’s lives, and (3) they could develop emotionally in a broader world than the parents’ ‘cloistered’ setting.”

The court determined that homeschooling based on religious reasons was inadequate and that “California’s compulsory public school education law” did not violate first amendment rights. Read the rest of this entry »

As life bears down and we, as homeschooling families, grow weary from the demands upon our time and emotions, we sometimes can use reminders as to why we chose to do what we do – home educate our children. This post is an excerpt from the prologue of John Taylor Gatto’s newest book, The Underground History of American Education.

Who is John Taylor Gatto? He is a former public school teacher from New York City, three times named “New York State Teacher of the Year”. While still carrying the title of New York State Teacher of the Year, Mr. Gatto announced his resignation on the OP ED page of the Wall Street Journal claiming that he was no longer willing to hurt children. His most well-known book to date is The Dumbing Down of America.

You aren’t compelled to loan your car to anyone who wants it, but you are compelled to surrender your school-age child to strangers who process children for a livelihood, Read the rest of this entry »

During the next few days, I am going to do a series of posts –seven to be exact – that I believe will be helpful to you in the home education of your child(ren).

Many of you who will read these have far more experience in homeschooling than I and will undoubtedly have your own valuable tips to share. Please do! Feel free to post them in the comments section so we can all benefit from the wisdom of your experience!

The seven tips I will share about home education are written from my own experience and therefore, will have my own personal slant. By this I mean: Read the rest of this entry »

Parents sit up and take notice – according to the NEA, one of this country’s most powerful unions and lobbying groups, parents are unable to provide an adequate education for their children. Honest, that’s what they said. Geesh, our we incapable because most homeschooling parents were educated by the government schools, i.e. public education, and therefore not equipped to educate our own kids – just a thought.

But, before we get to the home school resolution, let’s first take a look at a statement made in resolution A-4, “Parental Involvement” : Read the rest of this entry »