Comments on: NH to form commission to examine homeschool laws

By: Principled Discovery » CA, NH, HSLDA and Homeschool Co-Ops (show notes)

Principled Discovery » CA, NH, HSLDA and Homeschool Co-Ops (show notes) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:21:48 +0000

[...] also mention the change to New Hampshire’s homeschool law (discussed at more length here). As well as HSLDA’s Op-Ed piece that appeared in the Washington Times. When I wrote about [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:02:29 +0000

Thank you, Vicky. I am familiar with Marc Tucker, his center and his “Hillary letter.” I don’t see a direct correlation between researching homeschool laws and figuring out how to record homeschoolers as a human asset. Can you explain more? Or are you saying this is a first step?

Just trying to figure it out.

LOTP, it is nice being an asset, isn’t? I’m afraid we’re an asset the state would just as soon freeze, however.

By: Life On The Planet

Life On The Planet — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:56:32 +0000

I’m glad I’m an asset to someone.

By: Vicky Davis

Vicky Davis — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:24:33 +0000

The reason they want to have a commission to examine homeschooling laws is because they need to figure out a way to maintain their computer system with information about the homeschooled “human assets”.

The Federal Dept. of Education and the Labor Dept. designed a “National Human Resource Management” system. That system is an integrated school-workforce system that will have records of the “human assets” from cradle-to-grave.

For more information, do some research on Marc Tucker, National Center for Education and the Economy.

By: mrs dani

mrs dani — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:57 +0000

That’s why you all need to move to SC where we have some of the best homeschool laws in the Union. The local school system do not even know that my children exist.(nor do they have the right to any information unless I wish them to have it) EVERYTHING goes through my homeschool group OF MY CHOICE and each group here decides for itself what if any reporting of grades or curriculum we use.

This is the way it should be everywhere. I have known people move to this state for theis reason. As a matter of fact, my husband turned down a better paying transfer because it would put us in another state with not so friendly homeschool laws.

By: NH

NH — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:56:31 +0000

This is pure nonsense and you parents ought to screan bloody blue murder. They want the same Follow the Child laws to apply to you. You are going to have to unite or really have a fight on your hands.

These democrats are OUT OF CONTROL and need to be voted OUT in 08.

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:51:39 +0000

I suspect it’s a result of the demographic shift in the state over recent years. New Hampshire politics used to be dominated by libertarian “Live Free or Die” types (which has long been the official state motto). But as a result of the real estate boom of the late 1990’s through mid-2000’s, Southern NH has become part of suburban Boston. As of 2006, nearly 25% of NH residents had moved there from Massachusetts. I used to work in a town close to the border, and several of my colleagues moved from MA to NH during the 3 years I was at that job in order to get more house for their money.

IMO, this demographic shift does not bode well for the future of homeschooling in NH as MA has some of the most restrictive homeschooling laws in the nation. Parents have to have submit a formal educational plan to their local school district for approval each year, log a minimum number of instructional hours, and so on. As the NH population becomes less libertarian and more liberal, the legislature becomes increasingly likely to pass laws similar to those of its southern neighbor.