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  • Homeschooling is Becoming an International Phenomenon

    Homeschooling is Becoming an International Phenomenon0

    • January 20, 2016

    First there was the news that the number of homeschooled children in the U.S. rose 61.8% in the last decade.  Then came the report that homeschooling is exploding in the U.K. – with a 65% increase in the last six years. And now comes the news that homeschooling’s popularity is spreading to other countries as

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  • Homeschooling Is an American Tradition

    Homeschooling Is an American Tradition0

    George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams and Teddy Roosevelt: What do these American Presidents have in common? They were all homeschooled. When we think about traditional education in America we tend to think of public schools, classrooms, and a one-size-fits-all curriculum designed to educate the masses quickly and efficiently. This type of education is not

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  • Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education

    Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education1

    • September 22, 2015

    According to my local government, I’m just now beginning my fifth year as a homeschooling dad. That’s how long state law has required us to file the paperwork. In that time, I’ve heard homeschoolers called elitists (because not everyone can afford to educate their own children), snobs (because it is assumed that we look down

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  • Homeschooling Freedoms Are Under Threat. Will Parents Defend Them?

    Homeschooling Freedoms Are Under Threat. Will Parents Defend Them?0

    Homeschoolers today have it easy. Many of us were in diapers when, in 1977, educator John Holt created Growing Without Schooling, the first newsletter to connect and encourage homeschooling families. Holt and other social reformers provided the support and facilitated the networks that would ultimately lead to homeschooling becoming legally recognized in all U.S. states

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  • Homeschoolers: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

    Homeschoolers: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?0

    My eight-year-old daughter and I recently read about the Salem witch trials. She had heard about Salem from a friend who visited the nearby town during its popular Halloween festivities, and she was curious about the witches. We went to the library to get some books on the topic of how 20 innocent people were

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  • Homeschoolers Sued For Letting Their Children Play Outside During the Day

    Homeschoolers Sued For Letting Their Children Play Outside During the Day0

    Outdoor play is declining and causing a number of negative consequences for America’s children. Recognizing this, many parents and teachers are doing all they can to encourage youngsters to get outside and let loose. Unfortunately for Andrew and Kelly Count in Texas, the efforts to get their children outside are being met with a “neighborly”

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