Tag: negative testimonial
Updated on October 12, 2016 by CRHE
“Although Pennsylvania had homeschooling oversight on the books, they failed to reliably enforce it. Even within my local school district I knew families with vastly different experiences with the district office” I‘m the oldest of six children, raised… Read More
Updated on July 5, 2017 by CRHE
“The goal was lofty, but our secular home education was primarily based on a fear of negative outside influence. What my parents did not understand is that safety by isolation has many consequences long into adulthood.” While I… Read More
Updated on May 18, 2016 by CRHE
“I support homeschool oversight because most child abuse is committed by parents against their own children. I believe people oppose homeschool oversight because most people only worry about their own kids. They won’t admit it, but as long as their own kids aren’t at risk, even “good” homeschoolers just don’t care.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If not for the Religious Exemption clause, my parents would have had to, at the very least, turn in my standardized test scores to the county officials. I think it would have strongly encouraged my parents to educate me better.”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I believe that requiring my parents to have more than a high school education would have made a significant difference, as well as requiring a state-certified or licensed professional to evaluate an annual portfolio. It was far too easy to outright lie in the portfolios we submitted to our umbrella school.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Standardized testing isn’t enough. I performed well on those tests, but still received a substandard education. Parents should be required to submit curriculum plans to the local district every year, and they should also be required to adhere to certain basic academic standards. School district officials should also be trained to recognize signs of abuse in homeschool families.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Oversight of my home education would have given me someone to see the severe authoritarian parenting happening in our home. The beatings that were handed to us daily as obedience to god. Maybe an agency of oversight would have missed the abuse. But I can tell you that not having anyone really paying attention to my education cost me years of having to make it up.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by Sarah Henderson
“If my parents were required to show some sort of portfolio, they would have needed to make sure that there were books, and show progression through grades (even if the progression was at an individual pace). They would have also needed to obtain and evaluate school work from us.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“In the state of Colorado, homeschooled students are required to take placement tests every couple of years. There’s an exemption for parents who are certified teachers. My dad had a bachelor’s degree in English, and had taught it briefly, so we never took any tests.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If there had been more oversight, my mom may have been able to get more motivated to get organized and give me and my sisters the education we needed. My sisters and I would not be in the very difficult place we are right now because of being under educated.”
Tag: negative testimonial
Sarah M.: “These assessments turned out to be easily avoided”
Updated on October 12, 2016 by CRHE
“Although Pennsylvania had homeschooling oversight on the books, they failed to reliably enforce it. Even within my local school district I knew families with vastly different experiences with the district office” I‘m the oldest of six children, raised… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, pennsylvania, testimonial
Alex H.: “I often wonder at what cost”
Updated on July 5, 2017 by CRHE
“The goal was lofty, but our secular home education was primarily based on a fear of negative outside influence. What my parents did not understand is that safety by isolation has many consequences long into adulthood.” While I… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, negative testimonial, testimonial
Jessica A.: “Homeschool is an abusive parent’s dream”
Updated on May 18, 2016 by CRHE
“I support homeschool oversight because most child abuse is committed by parents against their own children. I believe people oppose homeschool oversight because most people only worry about their own kids. They won’t admit it, but as long as their own kids aren’t at risk, even “good” homeschoolers just don’t care.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, child abuse, negative testimonial, testimonial
Lynne A.: “I wasn’t protected at all”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If not for the Religious Exemption clause, my parents would have had to, at the very least, turn in my standardized test scores to the county officials. I think it would have strongly encouraged my parents to educate me better.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, testimonial, Virginia
Samantha Field: “It was far too easy to outright lie”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I believe that requiring my parents to have more than a high school education would have made a significant difference, as well as requiring a state-certified or licensed professional to evaluate an annual portfolio. It was far too easy to outright lie in the portfolios we submitted to our umbrella school.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Florida, negative testimonial, New Mexico, testimonial
Sarah Jones: “I’ve been lucky”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Standardized testing isn’t enough. I performed well on those tests, but still received a substandard education. Parents should be required to submit curriculum plans to the local district every year, and they should also be required to adhere to certain basic academic standards. School district officials should also be trained to recognize signs of abuse in homeschool families.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, North Carolina, testimonial, Virginia
Bethany Brittain: “It didn’t take long for me to lose my excitement”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Oversight of my home education would have given me someone to see the severe authoritarian parenting happening in our home. The beatings that were handed to us daily as obedience to god. Maybe an agency of oversight would have missed the abuse. But I can tell you that not having anyone really paying attention to my education cost me years of having to make it up.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, negative testimonial, testimonial
Sarah Henderson: “We did not wish to be home schooled”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by Sarah Henderson
“If my parents were required to show some sort of portfolio, they would have needed to make sure that there were books, and show progression through grades (even if the progression was at an individual pace). They would have also needed to obtain and evaluate school work from us.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Canada, negative testimonial, testimonial
Cynthia Jeub: “I wasn’t really taught anything after I was ten years old”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“In the state of Colorado, homeschooled students are required to take placement tests every couple of years. There’s an exemption for parents who are certified teachers. My dad had a bachelor’s degree in English, and had taught it briefly, so we never took any tests.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Colorado, educational neglect, Minnesota, negative testimonial, testimonial
Sierra S.: “My mom … was obviously overwhelmed”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If there had been more oversight, my mom may have been able to get more motivated to get organized and give me and my sisters the education we needed. My sisters and I would not be in the very difficult place we are right now because of being under educated.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, educational neglect, Florida, negative testimonial, testimonial
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