Home Schooling and Developmental Education: Learning from Each Other

Research & Teaching in Developmental Education;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......independently affirmed that home schooling parents are drawn from all ethnic groups...that the collective pedagogy of home schooling parents is dynamic enough to warrant mainstream...well relate to the fact that home schooling parents are able to hand-select their curricula...

At Home and On Line.(Brief Article)

Technos: Quarterly for Education and Technology;  June 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ......important, to connect with other home schooling parents and students. Before the advent of...Because of these problems, some home schooling parents do not use the Internet. Those who...unsupervised children, some home schooling parents and advocates view it as a medium...

Home School Issue Rouses Religious Right

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 23, 1994 ;     270 words ...WASHINGTON Religious school parents and home schooling parents are raining thousands of angry phone calls on Congress...certification for private school teachers and home schooling parents. Certification already is required for public school...

The Indignities of Corporate College

Our Schools, Our Selves;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Books, 2005. Believe or not, there exists a group of home schooling parents who teach their kids at home because they believe that...marketplace. But even the most ardent anti-corporate home schooling parents often give up the fight when it comes to college. At 18...

Home-schooling rules opposed

Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  April 4, 2008 ;     108 words ......said it would infringe on parents rights and called it an intimidating requirement that would scare off would-be home- schooling parents. Turnout was so high for a hearing Wednesday, that it was moved to Representatives Hall to accommodate the crowd of a couple...

The merit in home schooling

New Straits Times;  November 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......and the nurturing family life it reinforces. Many home schooling parents confess that they enjoy learning along with their kids...from interaction. Teachers unions have called for home schooling parents to obtain appropriate teaching credentials and to use only...

Church lights parents' way on home schooling.

Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  March 11, 2007 ;     664 words ......ministry also gives young people a chance to have fun. As home schooling parents, we hear 'Oh your kids aren't socialized,' but they really...The program also offers networking opportunities for home schooling parents. Home schooling families can all get together and brainstorm...

In defense of home-schooling

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  September 22, 2001 ;     266 words ......success was not determined by the degrees held by the home schooling parents, but by the level of their children's scholastic achievement...requirements for teachers in Illinois, and then you said, "Home-schooling parents are accountable to no one. They are supervised by no one...

Who is making sure children are schooled?

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 6, 2003 ;     131 words ......what about the voice of the children? Who is guaranteeing that they are being educated if they are not in school? Home- schooling parents need not be chastised or ridiculed, but educators should be up in arms if there is no guarantee that children are receiving...

Don't go after home schoolers

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 21, 1999 ;     212 words ......Walworth County public employees have spent some time and public money trying to figure out how to keep tabs on all home schooling parents. I have home schooled for 10 years, and I have a suggestion to public employees: Limit yourselves to those students involved...

Seeking home schooling parents, students

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  August 29, 2007 ;     49 words ...Pioneer Press is searching for parents and students who participate in home schooling. Whether you home-school your children or were a home-schooled student yourself, we want to hear from you. Please e-mail reporter John Huston at jhuston@pioneerlocal.com or call (708) 524-4414 to share your

Family Focus

Charleston Gazette;  August 13, 1998 ;     387 words ......God in St. Albans, one block south of MacCorkle Avenue behind the Moses car dealership (2031 Harrison Ave.). Veteran home schooling parents will answer questions, and a variety of curriculums will be displayed and discussed. For more details, phone Terence or...

Family focus

Charleston Gazette;  August 13, 1998 ;     387 words ......God in St. Albans, one block south of MacCorkle Avenue behind the Moses car dealership (2031 Harrison Ave.). Veteran home schooling parents will answer questions, and a variety of curriculums will be displayed and discussed. For more details, phone Terence or...

HOME-SCHOOLING PARENTS DON'T NEED MORE HURDLES.(LOCAL)(Letter to the...

The Virginian Pilot;  March 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Home-schooling parents don't need more hurdles Re Home-schooled children deserve high...standards (editorial, March 8): Hundreds, maybe thousands, of home-schooling parents do not possess a college degree. They merely submit a summary...

Home-schooling parents decidedly mainstream

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  August 28, 2001 ;     498 words ......their children are providing a valuable service to their children and to the nation. They deserve our admiration. Home-schooling parents decidedly mainstream The U.S. Department of Education recently released an analysis of home schooling around the country...