Why do we hate (or at least distrust) these people so much?
Methinks American middle-class people are uncomfortable around the home schooled for the same reason the alcoholic is uneasy around the teetotaler.
Their very existence represents a rejection of our values, and an indictment of our lifestyles. Those families are willing to render unto Caesar the things that Caesar’s be, but they draw the line at their children. Those of us who have put our trust in the secular state (and effectively surrendered our children to it) recognize this act of defiance as a rejection of our values, and we reject them in return.
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Illinois: New Homeschool Family Told to Meet with State’s Attorney or Else
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Hoover Institution - Education Next - The Early Education of Our Next President
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Homeschooling Showdown in Brazil: Children to be Tested by Court in Battle Over Educational Rights of Parents
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ADF Alliance Alert » Homeschooling Showdown in Brazil: Children to be Tested by Court in Battle Over Educational Rights of Parents
Two homeschooled children face a battery of tests this week in a showdown between the Brazilian government and a Christian family over the educational rights of parents in the South American nation.
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Homeschooling's socialization snobs
But for us, the single biggest reason we school at home correlates to the single biggest criticism homeschoolers get: socialization. Yes, it's largely due to the "socialization" children get in public schools that convinced us to homeschool.
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ADF Alliance Alert » Germany: Parents sent to jail for homeschooling 6/19/2008
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Home schooling labeled 'anarchy' (OneNewsNow.com) 6/5/2008
"The California Teachers Association ... decided to file an amicus brief arguing before the court that parents should have no right over the education of their children, should not have a right to home school, and that these children should be literally forced to be put back into the public schools -- even though parents object," the attorney explains.
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Homeschooling Stereotypes Shattered 5/30/2008
"According to the National Center for Education Statistics, homeschool students are slightly less likely to be affluent than their public school peers: 22 percent of homeschool kids and 25 percent of public school students live in families with an annual income above $75,000, compared to half of private school students. Notably, one-quarter of both homeschool and public school students live in homes with annual incomes at or below $25,000."
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American Thinker: Subway Bans Homeschooled Kids from Essay Contest 5/27/2008
"Subway, by this careless -- or intentional -- ban on homeschooled children, could have easily offended 10 million American adults. Oops."
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One Police Officer and Four Daycare Workers Deemed Unqualified Because of Homeschool Diplomas
After graduating with a 4.0 average from a police academy, one Rockwood police officer lost his certification, possibly deeming all of his arrests invalid, "because the DOE refused to recognize his category IV diploma." Bell also mentioned that this occurred seven years after the officer received his category IV high school diploma.
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