January 23, 2008 – 9:35 am
Missouri is taking a look at a parental rights bill, one which also includes a specific provision for homeschoolers. It is short, so here is House Bill 1316, with my thoughts interjected:
210.890. 1. The general assembly finds and declares that it is the natural fundamental right of the parents and legal guardians [...]
January 23, 2008 – 5:47 am
Another story developing in Germany as homeschoolers worry over a new law which specifically equates failure to send a child to school to child abuse, and makes removal of custody easier in these cases.
Alasandra has put together a wonderful Carnival of Homeschooling. Don’t forget to add your two cents to the discussion about whether [...]
January 22, 2008 – 5:36 am
Concerned about the state of education in San Antonio, Mayor Hardberger did what any good politician would do and formed the 2006 Summit on Education and Workforce Development. And this summit did what any good summit does and recommended as priority number one the formation of a council, the P16Plus Council. More on [...]
January 20, 2008 – 9:10 pm
Welcome to Mouse and Mom Reviews, where my nine year old daughter and I each provide our perspectives on a product or service. If you have any questions for either Mouse or me, feel free to leave a comment and one of us will respond.
Mouse says…
Creativity Express is an art computer game. It [...]
January 20, 2008 – 4:23 am
Finally, this blog shall be able to accept trackbacks. Most of the problem was even noticing that they were not being accepted. Heather of An Untraditional Home kindly took a moment to figure out the problem. They were not able to navigate the captcha code.
Trackback? What’s that?
Essentially, it is a way [...]
January 18, 2008 – 10:06 am
As the primaries move forward and we think more and more about who our next president will be, Michel Smith of the Home School Legal Defense Association appears to be trying to re-invigorate support for the Parental Rights Amendment which would amend the US Constitution to explicitly protect the rights of parents to direct the [...]
January 17, 2008 – 5:34 am
In which I merely link to several posts (or articles) of interest for your perusal:
This article took me by surprise. A columnist admits she knows nothing about homeschooling? And get this: she asks homeschoolers what it is all about.
Long ago thoughts on what makes a good leader. If you were delivering [...]
January 16, 2008 – 2:42 pm
In her comment on a previous discussion, Renae of Life Nurturing Education writes,
“Whoever defines your words, controls you.”
A definition determines the boundaries of a word and with it the boundaries of an idea. Today, I received two examples in my inbox about how definitions may affect education, and particularly those educating at home.
First, virtual charters: [...]
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