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Homeschool organization says public schools are blocking parents from withdrawing kids
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| May 28, 2020
| Caleb Parke
Posted on 05/31/2020 5:05:34 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: upchuck
Thanks for the excellent insights! Yes, what you said all sounds plausible and rational.
The amount of time wasted in school echoes the incredible economic waste we see in all government institutions. There is a fixed amount of time to fill, based on teacher contracts for hours to earn their living, and they will fill it with something, usually some empty activity.
I can remember when in the sixth grade in the 70s, we were force-bused across town to another ethnic area to attend school for the year. The amount of time needed to get up earlier for the bus trek to school was enormous when you added it all up. It probably added a couple of extra hours every week that were not spent learning or spending it in family time, hours that would not have been lost if I had at least been allowed to attend my neighborhood school with was a couple of blocks away. Forced diversity is always expensive, and the dividends, if any, are meager.
And I can understand the pass down concept very well. My sister took up violin early in school, and before I knew it, my mother was playing it too. Wed play school in our spare time with the older siblings showing off their newfound knowledge to the younger ones. it was very challenging and motivating.
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posted on
05/31/2020 6:33:34 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(Poverty is nearly always a mindset, which canÂ’t be cured by cash)
To: fwdude; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; adopt4Christ; Aggie Mama; ...
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posted on
05/31/2020 6:49:50 PM PDT
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
To: upchuck
If you happen to come across the curriculum they are using, please PM, or ping me.
Thanks :-)
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posted on
05/31/2020 6:54:57 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: metmom
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posted on
05/31/2020 6:55:13 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Dr. Sivana
Joining HSLDA before doing anything is very sound advice.
We did that some 25 years ago. Never regretted the peace of mind that brought.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:06:34 PM PDT
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
To: Lurker
they cannot stop it...certainly not in TX
All you have to do is send an e-mail to principal & have a witness included on the communication.
There are hybrid models where you homeschool 2-3 days at home and have 2 campus days.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:15:35 PM PDT
by
magna carta
(TX all you have to do is send an email to principal with a witness included on the communication.)
To: Lurker
Withdraw them anyway. Dare them to do anything about it.
Exactly. This is the only answer.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:18:09 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
(Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. - Dwight Eisenhower, 1957)
To: fwdude
It was inevitable. School districts get paid for every kid’s head in the classroom. They’re not gonna let that golden goose go.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:19:38 PM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Nothing happens to a Christian that God does not allow to happen.)
To: fwdude
Im completely with you, but I can predict what they will TRY to do.
We don't get as much coverage, but homeschoolers have been VERY effective at moving the law in the other direction. It is like the gun rights supporters only with a much greater percentage of women. We can and do turn out hundreds to school board meetings, city councils, and the state legislators when there is a real threat.
Some states already have onerous reporting requirements and hoops to jump through (New York and Rhode Island come to mind). Some states have few regulations due to court decisions (e.g. Illinois). We raised three children in Illinois for 12 years, and we didn't have to so much as tell Illinois we were homeschooling. We just had to put in a certain number of school days, teach a set of reasonable subjects required, and teach in the English language. HSLDA swoops in whenever a bureaucrat or an expansively-minded school board goes outside of the boundaries of the state's law. Lots of info on their website hslda.org.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:30:12 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Jane Long
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:27:16 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Windows 10 is just a fancy spying machine with troublesome, mandatory updates.)
To: fwdude
The reality is that you might need to move to a free state in order to escape the communists.
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:40:20 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
To: cnsmom
That would be a reason to file withdrawals sooner rather than later.
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posted on
06/01/2020 2:39:01 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: upchuck
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posted on
06/01/2020 4:25:03 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: upchuck
The pass down is real. My wife used to complain that 7th grade math to my daughter, the four year old was playing with his Buzz Lightyear action figure and answering the questions.
Buzz Lightyear inspired him to become an aerospace engineer and join the space program and yea, he’s a little geeked this week.
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posted on
06/01/2020 4:59:34 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
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