Tag: alumni testimonial
Updated on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“I lived in a continuous state of fear and learned helplessness. I was afraid to make even the smallest decisions for myself.” My family began homeschooling in 1991, the year my older sister was set to enter kindergarten…. Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
“My goal one day is to help give children a voice about whether or not they wish to be homeschooled or go to public school.” I was homeschooled. It has to be the worst aspect of my childhood…. Read More
Updated on August 25, 2020 by CRHE
“Mom would tell me that I was refusing to learn how to read because I didn’t love her. That really triggered so much anxiety in me as a youngster trying my very best to understand new concepts that… Read More
Posted on August 25, 2020 by CRHE
“When I was 18, I begged my mother to help me come up with a transcript and diploma, so that I could attempt to pursue a higher education. She would refuse each time and tell me that she… Read More
Updated on May 5, 2020 by CRHE
“I believe to this day—as I did in childhood—that I should not have been homeschooled, at least not all the way through high school as I was.” For fifteen years, I was a princess in a tower. I… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
When I was growing up, I was badly abused by my parents, to the extent that it meets the current definition of intrafamilial child torture. Solitary confinement (being locked in my room for days or weeks at a… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“The horror film that was my life growing up in an isolated homeschool household is what will keep me a forever supporter of this organization.” I was educated using a curriculum that was self teaching — read and… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“In my profession, I understand that teaching is a skill. Parents may love their kids, and even be educated themselves, but that doesn’t make them teachers.” I was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. I am the oldest… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“If you are a parent reading this: Ask yourself, why am I homeschooling? Can I give my child a proper education? You owe your child a proper education.” I was homeschooled from kindergarten to eighth grade and also… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“There was a direct correlation between the minimum legal requirements for homeschooling in the state where I was home-educated, Ohio, and the content of the education that I received.” I went to a private school from grades 1-4…. Read More
Tag: alumni testimonial
Amy W.: “Supporting homeschool oversight is the least we can do”
Updated on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“I lived in a continuous state of fear and learned helplessness. I was afraid to make even the smallest decisions for myself.” My family began homeschooling in 1991, the year my older sister was set to enter kindergarten…. Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Georgia, negative testimonial, testimonial
Reanna G.: “Homeschooling was not in MY best interest.”
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
“My goal one day is to help give children a voice about whether or not they wish to be homeschooled or go to public school.” I was homeschooled. It has to be the worst aspect of my childhood…. Read More
Category: Massachusetts, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial
Kelley Richey: “My mom let her mental health issues seep into every aspect of our lives”
Updated on August 25, 2020 by CRHE
“Mom would tell me that I was refusing to learn how to read because I didn’t love her. That really triggered so much anxiety in me as a youngster trying my very best to understand new concepts that… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Kentucky, negative testimonial, testimonial: homeschool alum
Elizabeth B.: “I begged my mother to help me come up with a transcript and diploma”
Posted on August 25, 2020 by CRHE
“When I was 18, I begged my mother to help me come up with a transcript and diploma, so that I could attempt to pursue a higher education. She would refuse each time and tell me that she… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, testimonial: homeschool alum
Joan T.: “My dysfunctional and emotionally abusive home was my school.”
Updated on May 5, 2020 by CRHE
“I believe to this day—as I did in childhood—that I should not have been homeschooled, at least not all the way through high school as I was.” For fifteen years, I was a princess in a tower. I… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, testimonial, Texas
Sarah: “The school never did anything to enforce their regulations”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
When I was growing up, I was badly abused by my parents, to the extent that it meets the current definition of intrafamilial child torture. Solitary confinement (being locked in my room for days or weeks at a… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Ohio, testimonial
Catherine S.: “Everyone needs a checks and balance system”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“The horror film that was my life growing up in an isolated homeschool household is what will keep me a forever supporter of this organization.” I was educated using a curriculum that was self teaching — read and… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, Georgia, negative testimonial, testimonial
Bea M.: “Unchecked power is perilous”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“In my profession, I understand that teaching is a skill. Parents may love their kids, and even be educated themselves, but that doesn’t make them teachers.” I was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. I am the oldest… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Minnesota, negative testimonial, testimonial
Jackie H.: “You owe your child a proper education”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“If you are a parent reading this: Ask yourself, why am I homeschooling? Can I give my child a proper education? You owe your child a proper education.” I was homeschooled from kindergarten to eighth grade and also… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Massachusetts, mixed experience, testimonial
Elle S.: “Some years I had science, most years I didn’t”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“There was a direct correlation between the minimum legal requirements for homeschooling in the state where I was home-educated, Ohio, and the content of the education that I received.” I went to a private school from grades 1-4…. Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, Ohio, testimonial