Education

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Public School

Using Children to Spy on Families
Cynthia, a concerned Washington mom, doesn't want the public school to monitor her family’s values. Commentary by Berit Kjos

Home Schooling

Why Didn't Someone Tell Us?
When he was five, Nathan, our youngest son born with Prader Willi Syndrome, had more learning problems than we realized. We depended on the professionals in the educational field to show us what to do. With the knowledge that we have learned in the last few years, we would have educated Nathan completely differently. Hopefully, our mistakes will help other parents of special-needs children. Commentary by Jane Boswell

Not For Scary Religious People Anymore
How quickly things change. Not long ago, the educational establishment derided the idea of homeschooling, claiming that mere parents couldn't teach kids adequately - after all, education is for professionals. But now, after homeschool students swept this year’s national spelling bee, the education elites are objecting that these kids are TOO well-educated. So what’s it going to be? The defenders of America’s failed education policies can’t seem to make up their minds. Homeschool Family Times

55 Reasons to Homeschool
This was an online survey conducted by Pam Sorooshian for the National Home Education Network.