Simple Analogy

11-14-9 An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.. » read more

War on Homeschoolers Spreading?

Sept. 18, 2009   Annie and Dominic Johannson The desperate situation of a 7-year-old homeschooled child who was nabbed by Swedish police from an airliner as his family was departing on a move to India and has been kept in custody for weeks is drawing international attention, with officials for the U.S.-based Home School Legal Defense Association now pressing authorities for help. The HSLDA, the premier organization in the world advocating for homeschooling, confirmed yesterday it has sent a formal letter to a local Swedish social services unit involved in the case in which Dominic Johansson, of Gottland, was forcibly taken into custody minutes before he and his parents, Christer and Annie Johansson, were due to take off to start a new life in India, Annie's home country.. » read more

Homeschoolers beat average on entrance exams

Results indicate 'greater likelihood of success in college'   Homeschoolers, who have scored an average of 37 points higher than all students on standardized tests, now have been shown to get better results on college entrance exams, too. According to the Home School Legal Defense Association, homeschoolers this year scored almost 1.5 points higher than others on the nationwide ACT college entrance exams. The test results are scored on a scale of 1-36, and the national average result was 21.1.. » read more

Home Schooling with Dr. Brian Ray

August 28, 2009 Dr. Brian Ray gives an engaging and fact-filled presentation based on the latest research-based information. In this one-of-a-kind video, he explains why there are now 1.5 to 1.9 million American students being homeschooled and why it is growing internationally.. » read more

Mom, Dad Better Than Certified Teachers

Report says it's 'myth' that 'qualifications' help June 17, 2009   Not only do a long list of studies show that mom and dad can teach their own children as effectively as any "certified" teacher, there are indications that for some subjects, those "qualified" instructors actually deliver a negative impact to the performance of their students, according to a new assessment assembled by the Home School Legal Defense Association. The organization periodically assembles information for its constituency, the hundreds of thousands of families across the United States that teach their own children at home. This new report by Chris Klicka, senior counsel for the HSLDA, is titled, "The Myth of Teacher Qualifica He reported, "Educational research does not indicate any positive correlation between teacher qualifications and student performance. Many courts have found teacher qualification requirements on homeschoolers to be too excessive or not appropriate. The trend in state legislatures across the country indicates an abandonment of teacher qualification requirements for homeschool teachers.. » read more

U.N. Protocol Used to Regulate Homeschoolers

New Brit report: Authorities have 'right to access of the home' June 16, 2009   A British plan to allow local authorities "the right of access to the home" and "the right to speak with each child alone" in order to evaluate homeschooling families and make certain they do what the government wants is a warning about what could happen in the United States, according to the world's largest homeschool advocacy organization. "On June 11, 2009, a report on home education in England by Graham Badman, a former Managing Director of Children, Families and Education in the County of Kent, was accepted in full by the British Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families," according to today's report from the Home School Legal Defense Association. "The report makes the case that homeschooling should be extensively regulated in England," the HSLDA continued. "Aside from registering with the state and mandating reports by homeschoolers, the Badman report makes references to balancing the rights of parents with the rights of children. This idea is expressed in the UNCRC.. » read more

Daniel Tammet - The Boy With The Incredible Brain [1/5]

Posted May 16, 2009 VIEW VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=AbASOcqc1Ss. » read more

WND Exclusive Homeschool-denying Judge Sets Case on Mom's Sabbath (Updated March 17, 2009)

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Judge Orders Homeschoolers Into Public District Classrooms

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Families Keep Homeschooling Despite Tough Times

Wednesday 04 March 2009 When hard times reached the Schneider household in central Oregon, the longtime stay-at-home mom took action - getting a job at Subway to offset a drop in her husband's earnings. What she didn't do was also notable: She didn't stop homeschooling her three teenage children. Despite the impact of hard economic times, parents around the country are continuing to homeschool their children. (Photo: homeschool.com)     Colleen Schneider works evenings so she's home for her favored morning teaching hours.. » read more

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