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Over on Salon.com last week, senior editor Andrew O’Hehir posted the first in what will be a series of essays about home-schooling his 5-year-old twins with his wife, Leslie. It is long, but insightful and informative, filled both with the whys and the hows of this choice. What struck me most about the piece, though, was not its practical bent, but its philosophical notes, where O’Hehir describes the reactions of strangers when he mentions home schooling to them — the judgment, spoken or not, pa

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Parents Judging Parents of Home-Schoolers

First day of homeschooling yesterday: Excellent. My child is very inquisitive. She didn’t much like her Keyboarding class, but I expected as much since it’s so much repetition and hand/eye coordination, which has never been her strong suit. But mythology? BIG HIT. Today we tackle Science and Math. What I’ve read recently: Tessa Dare’s SURRENDER OF A SIREN , which I adored as much as GODDESS OF THE HUNT . Tessa has a way of taking familiar characters and throwing them into unchartere

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RALEIGH — Hundreds of home school families from across North Carolina are visiting Raleigh on Tuesday to learn about government and to educate their elected officials about the benefits of a home education.

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Families take home education to legislators (News 14 Carolina)

Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt watching national home school tournament.

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Summitt In Springfield For Home School Tourney (KOLR – KSFX Ozarks)

A North Carolina judge under fire for ruling in a divorce dispute that three children must attend public schools against their mother’s wishes has cited critics of the mother’s choice of churches in his ruling, calling their condemnation “credible.”

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Judge rips homeschool mom’s choice of churches (WorldNetDaily)

Detroit – Christian home schooling resource, HomeschoolingResourceCenter.org, offers a wealth of helpful, relevant homeschooling advice for parents with kids ranging in age from preschool to high school.

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Homeschooling Resource Center Offers Free Advice On How To Successfully Homeschool Children (dBusinessNews.com)

A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be “challenged.”

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Judge orders homeschoolers into public district classrooms (WorldNet Daily)

Ever considered homeschooling your children? It’s not an option for the faint-hearted.

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A different path (The Star)

It’s looking good, and who the hell cares if it’s unconstitutional?

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Perspectives for home schooling in Catalonia

An organization that advocates Christian education and homeschooling has issued a report card on a handful of the nation’s largest Christian family and youth ministries, grading the groups on their education message.

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Ministries face report card on education (WorldNet Daily)