CRISES AND VOLUNTEERING, by Debbie Schwarzer
June 2009
At the moment that I am writing this, I have just gone through one of the most exhausting and stressful three months of my life. The briefs in the LA abuse/homeschooling case have been given to the clerk. Although the lawyers who have worked on the issue won’t know if the judges will actually agree to read them for some days yet, we know that we have done everything we can possibly do. Read more...
Brown Alumni Magazine Online, January/February 2002
Sutton wites: "Teaching children at home is no longer just the choice of religious and political iconoclasts. Now, drawn by Brown’s tradition of independence and self-direction, a new generation of homeschoolers is arriving–and thriving–on campus." Read more...
by Christine Foster
An article in Stanford Magazine, the Stanford University alumni magazine
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When Officials come knocking at your door - A true story
By Elizabeth Vana Bryant, HSC legal volunteer
This week, a close friend received a surprise visit from her local school district. It was, of course, a crazy (i.e., typical) homeschooling morning-the house was a mess, my friend was in disarray, and the doorbell rang. Expecting another homeschool family who was due to visit, she flung the door open to find a man in a suit!
He introduced himself as the Private School Liaison from her local school district's Department of Pupil Services and Attendance. Quickly coming to her senses, my friend immediately stepped out onto her front porch, and closed her front door firmly behind her. Read more...
Transforming Family Life And Learning Through Homeschooling
By Linda Dobson, author of The Homeschooling Book of Answers
After all enjoy their fill of oatmeal and fruit, and the last child laces up his boots and adjusts his hat against the winds, a mom and her three school-aged children wave at the school bus lumbering by and head off for a walk in the woods, instead. The children grow increasingly excited as they spy the tracks of three different animals. Questions soon fly as freely as the snow. Mom knows she'll be busy for the next few weeks, possibly months, immersed in the study of weather patterns, drawing and photography, animal tracks and tracking, and the Native Americans who originally lived in the area. She'll soon shop for materials that compliment her children's natural curiosity and keep the wonder alive in their eyes - and heart Read more...
Homeschooler Participation in High School Sports | |
| Participation in high school sports was the least of my concerns when I started homeschooling ten years ago. Some form of physical activity for my children was an important part of their curriculum and they started swim team, tennis lessons, soccer, softball and baseball. All of these sports were available through the community and the availability of school sports was irrelevant. However, when Kristina reached high school age she was interested in the high school tennis team experience and we explored her alternatives. Read more...
An Introduction to Homeschooling By Lillian Jones In the golden glow of a rural September morning, a gaggle of fresh faced children bustles onto a big yellow bus. The door closes and the bus rumbles off down the road, past redwoods and apple orchards, toward school in Occidental. But down the lane, eleven year old Ethan is still home. He peers intently into the bowels of a computer, readying a screwdriver as his dad strains to push stiff metal parts together. His dad has been away at work for three days, and they have both been looking forward to this day of catching up on projects together. Read more...
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