http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/homeschooling/ en-us Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:16:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159548/posts Link only to USA Today article EducationNews.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159548/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:16:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159767/posts A homeschooling movement is sweeping the nation – with 1.5 million children now learning at home, an increase of 75 percent since 1999. The Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics reported homeschooling has risen by 36 percent in just the last five years. "There's no reason to believe it would not keep going up," NCES statistician Gail Mulligan told USA Today. A 2007 survey asked parents why they choose to homeschool and allowed them to provide several reasons. The following are the most popular responses: World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159767/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:39:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157471/posts You've heard all about the disputes: "Silent Night" banned at the "holiday" program, artistic references to the Bible censored and faith-inclusive children's programs facing discrimination. Now some people are fed up with public school treatment of Christianity and have launched a campaign calling for a rescue of kids from government education programs – a "Call to Dunkirk." Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157471/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 04:27:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152763/posts Having been inspired by reading the President-Elect's biography to her daughter, Letrice Titus personally contacted Obama's publishers for copies of the book for Syracuse students. Some Syracuse students have something new to read in the upcoming school year. "This is really an inspiring story about a mother who [has] read about Obama to her daughter, and then trying to take that experience through the Syracuse City School District," says former City Councilman Mike Atkins. Atkins joined Letrice Titus and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney at Bellvue and Lincoln middle schools Monday morning. "It's relevant to their lives...it's not often that... WSYR-AM Syracuse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152763/posts#comment Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:23:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152241/posts [T]he $10 billion Mr. Obama has pledged for early childhood education would amount to the largest new federal initiative for young children since Head Start began in 1965. Now, Head Start is a $7 billion federal program serving about 900,000 preschoolers. “People are absolutely ecstatic,” said Cornelia Grumman, executive director of the First Five Years Fund, an advocacy group. “Some people seem to think the Great Society is upon us again.” ... Now that new initiatives seem likely, experts are debating how best to improve America’s early childhood system, which they call fantastically fragmented, unconscionably underfinanced and bureaucratically bewildering. Some... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152241/posts#comment Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2150377/posts Homeschool Bound by: Bethany Stotts, December 17, 2008 Homeschooling is catering to new, more diverse demographics, according to Messiah College associate professor Milton Gaither. The author of Homeschool: An American History, Professor Gaither writes in his Education Next (EN) article that “Growth in home schooling can be spotted among other ethnic and religious groups as well,” including “Native Americans in Virginia and North Carolina,” “Hawaiian natives,” Orthodox Jews, and Muslims, joining with an already strong Catholic and conservative Christian homeschooling movement. A 2006 report by the National Center for Education Statistics (the most recent data available), finds that in 2003... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2150377/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2144676/posts A school disinvited a Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist because he jabbed the California teachers union in a newspaper cartoon. What was so egregious that the school banned this prize winning cartoonist? See for yourself: Political cartoonist, Steve Breen of the San Diego Union-Tribune was originally scheduled to appear at Sunset View Elementary School in Point Loma, California, but the week before his visit he was disinvited from the school. And the reason he was disinvited is because of the December 3 cartoon above... Read the rest at Publiusforum.com... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2144676/posts#comment Mon, 8 Dec 2008 01:45:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139144/posts "When I asked for blog topics, the most frequent request had to do with homeschooling. It is a huge topic. Over the next several weeks I will attempt to write about the various aspects of the subject, documenting our experience, and the experiences of those I met in our homeschooling travels." "At the time of this writing, our three children are in college. They’re in the local community college, all pursuing Associate of Arts degrees. What they do after that will be up to them, but what they decide to do was always up to them. It’s their life and... Personal Effects weblot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139144/posts#comment Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:44:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2136642/posts Thursday November 20, 2008 German Court Orders Children to Be Returned to Homeschooling Family against State Advice The court handed down the order on condition that the children are enrolled in state schools By Hilary WhiteNovember 20, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Family Court judge in Germany has ruled that the children of a homeschooling family should be returned to the parental home on the condition that their school-aged children be enrolled in a state-approved school and the three-year-old in a “playgroup” for “socialization outside the family.” The Homeschool Legal Defence Association (HSLDA) reports that the decision of the judge... lifesitenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2136642/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:28:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134283/posts PURCELLVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A homeschooling family who recently fled Germany has filed for political asylum in the United States. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike formerly of Bissingen, Germany, along with their five children made it to the United States in August of this year. The family has settled in Eastern Tennessee where they have been warmly welcomed by local homeschool supporters and are being assisted by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). "The persecution of homeschoolers in Germany has dramatically intensified," said HSLDA staff attorney Michael P. Donnelly. "They are regularly fined thousands of dollars, sent... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134283/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:39:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134041/posts The Homeschool Legal Defense Association is helping a family with an unusual, first-of-its-kind application: political asylum in the United States from Germany's oppressive homeschooling laws. The Uwe and Hannelore Romeike family fled their native Bissingen, Germany , to escape persecution under a Nazi-era law requiring all children to attend public school to avoid "the emergence of parallel societies based on separate philosophical convictions" that could be taught by parents at home. WND reported two years ago on the day police knocked on the Romeike's door and forcibly escorted their children to public school. The family fled Germany and this summer... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134041/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:09:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131876/posts Commentary by Michael Smith, President, Homeschool Legal Defense Association Since the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, HSLDA has received more than a few calls from both members and nonmembers. Some are quite concerned about the future of homeschooling under an Obama presidency. First of all, let us always remember that "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:7). He also instructs us to be wise, plan, and be prepared in everything we do. Despite HSLDA's efforts prior to the election to get an official statement from... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131876/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:09:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130368/posts The Smiths (named changed to protect privacy), an HSLDA member family in Miami, received an unexpected note on their front door from a social worker asking them to call the number on an attached business card. Little did they know, this was the beginning a nightmare they would not soon forget. The father, a doctor, telephoned as requested. The social worker to whom he spoke asked to meet the family. Dr. Smith requested that the meeting be at a neutral site at a time that would minimize interruptions in his busy work schedule at a medical clinic. The social worker... Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130368/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:51:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128190/posts Making the decision to take control of your children’s education can seem overwhelming. More and more families are making the decision to homeschool. Today more than three million children are being taught at home - by parents just like you. Homeschool.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128190/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:21:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128015/posts Officials at Papillion–La Vista South High School have suspended two students who allegedly used insensitive language during a social studies class discussion about the presidential election. The school said the juniors made comments about President-elect Barack Obama that had racial and religious undertones. School officials declined to release the names of the two juniors and did not say how long they'll be kept out of classes. They also didn't disclose exactly what the students said, but indicated that the suspension fell under the Papio-La Vista School District's harassment policy. "It basically says that any language that's offensive, based on gender,... Ketv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128015/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:29:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118657/posts Poverty, unemployment, homelessness and a budget deficit are not the only results of Maine's communist welfare state. The attraction of a loosely regulated and generous hand out from BIG government has brought with it criminals and other undesirables who not only continue to strain the system but bring with them their lack of morality and work ethic. Crime in Maine has soared over the years. Gang related crime has also become alarming. Gangs from Boston, Providence and New York have found it easy to sell dope on Maine's cities. Thanks to a relaxed law enforcement, that job has become easier.... Mainestategop Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118657/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108065/posts Call it what you will: Walking the walk; putting your money where your mouth is; having courage of your convictions. You just won't find much of it in the public sector, here or abroad. Teachers, for example, espouse the virtues of public schools and their unions fight school choice tooth and nail, especially when it might free urban children from the depravity, violence and hopelessness that plague their schools. But an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Heartland Institute found 21.5 percent of public-school teachers send their children to private schools; the average among American families is 12... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108065/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:44:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095045/posts The United States of America is pretty friendly towards homeschoolers. Many early presidents were homeschooled. Every homeschooling case brought up has been defended by the courts, federally and locally, and Congress (Wisconsin v. Yoder, California’s In re Rachel L., etc). Now, though, it looks like opponents of homeschooling are trying a new method: the state legislatures. New Jersey’s pending A3123 is a perfect example. All American Blogger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095045/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:49:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094987/posts If you lie in District 31 or 34, call Sheila Oliver or L. Harvey Smith (the sponsors) and tell them what you think. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094987/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:53:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093379/posts A 16-year-old boy from the town of Mexico is due in court Oct. 7 to answer charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor, third-degree sexual abuse and public lewdness, both class B misdemeanors. The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, was arrested after he allegedly hit a female student in the face with his penis. The incident occurred Friday afternoon (Sept. 26, 2008) on a school bus, in full view of other students, deputies said. The boy was released on appearance tickets and is scheduled to answer the charges in Town... Syracuse.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093379/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073988/posts we have embarked on one of the most radical endeavors families can undertake: home-schooling. Given preconceptions about this practice, I should note that we are not anti-government wingnuts living on a compound. We like literature, and nice wines, and Celeste would stab me in the heart with a spoon if I gave her one of those head bonnets the Amish women wear. We are not, in other words, stereotypical home-schooling parents. But neither are most actual home-schooling parents.... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073988/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:05:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063535/posts You see them at the grocery, or in a discount store. It's a big family by today's standards - "just like stair steps," as the old folks say. Freshly scrubbed boys with neatly trimmed hair and girls with braids, in clean but unfashionable clothes follow mom through the store as she fills her no-frills shopping list. There's no begging for gimcracks, no fretting, and no threats from mom. The older watch the younger, freeing mom to go peacefully about her task. You are looking at some of the estimated 2 million children being home schooled in the U.S., and the... Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Mississippi. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063535/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:01:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2062810/posts HOME SCHOOLERS, PASTORS, AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS SACRED BETRAYAL? Shall Baptists lose their identity? Baptist Heritage Briefing by James R. Beller, author of America in Crimson Red. “I have had the wonderful privilege to be a part of James BellerÂ’s briefing on two separate occasions. What Pastor Beller gives in this presentation is essential to everyone that claims to be a true independent Baptist. This presentation makes us aware of the pivotal and important role of our Baptist faith and forefathers in American history. I heartily recommend The Briefing.” -----Pastor Kevin Folger，Cleveland Baptist Temple “In the present confusion over how we... 21tnt Web Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2062810/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:02:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2059965/posts In 1937, Hitler ordered all German children into the government schools. He said: "The Youth of today is ever the people of tomorrow. For this reason we have set before ourselves the task of innoculating our youth with the spirit of this community of the people at a very early age, at an age when human beings are still unperverted and therefore unspoiled. This Reich stands, and it is building itself up for the future, upon its youth. And this new Reich will give its youth to no one, but will itself take youth and give to youth its own... All American Blogger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2059965/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:44:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058959/posts An appeals court in California has ruled that state law does permit homeschooling "as a species of private school education" but that statutory permission for parents to teach their own children could be "overridden in order to protect the safety of a child who has been declared dependent." The long-awaited case resolves many of the questions that had developed in homeschooling circles across the nation when the same court earlier found that parents had no such rights – statutorily or constitutionally – in California. The ruling released this morning by the 2nd Appellate District in Los Angeles said the dispute... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058959/posts#comment Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:36:36 GMT