February 27, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Speaking before the education committee during in defense of LB 1141 which would place heavy restrictions on homeschooling in Nebraska, Senator Schimek said a number of things we have heard before. Nothing new to those of us who have been homeschooling and have had the opportunity to discuss it with those who disagree, but [...]
February 27, 2008 – 12:27 am
I have several pages of notes, and to the many people coming here right now searching for information about LB 1141’s hearing in the education committee, feel free to ask any questions about what happened and I will try my best to answer. I may post a summary of quotes later (tomorrow?), because there [...]
February 26, 2008 – 6:00 pm
Here is my testimony as it is currently written. Many interesting thoughts for future posts, I think. I had some difficulty with this, as I was writing this more with my “teacher hat,” relying on my preparation by the public system to work in the public system, noting problems which even those who [...]
February 26, 2008 – 1:20 am
I know there is a great deal of research out there supporting the “better late than early” philosophy, but I am coming up with almost nothing on searches.
This is, of course, inevitable since I am away from home on a different computer and trying to prepare a written testimony for tomorrow’s hearing.
I have found a [...]
February 25, 2008 – 7:16 am
Tuesday, February 26, the Nebraska legislature’s education committee will be considering four bills, among them LB 1141, the anti-homeschool legislation we are working against. Senator Schimek has already begun talking about compromise, and I am not sure exactly what to think of that:
1) Does she recognize the bill was a misstep? Is she trying [...]
February 11, 2008 – 5:49 am
Or so claims the Lincoln Journal Star, anyway. I was going to step through the argument one point at a time to see if I could address them, but I never really found an argument to address. In fact, of all the statements made, I found more against testing than I did for [...]
February 7, 2008 – 8:52 pm
Governor Heinemann had positive words to say to Nebraska homeschoolers at NCHEA’s annual legislative day:
If this bill crosses my desk, I will veto it.
But he doesn’t think it will make it that far. I may write more later, but for now, you can read Lisa’s thoughts over at Me And My House.
For those [...]
February 2, 2008 – 7:36 am
Commenter John left an excellent response to my entry on Nebraska’s proposed anti-homeschool legislation:
LB1141 is condescending and contemptuous to all parents; homeschool, private, parochial, and public. These limitations upon the educational choices proposed by LB1141 usurp a parent’s primary obligation, authority, and responsibility for the education of their children. This constitutes an attempt to [...]
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