Tag: North Carolina
Updated on December 13, 2017 by CRHE
“Now that I am a parent myself, I recognize the pride and naivety of any parent—no matter how loving and well-meaning—who thinks they can be the sole adult and authority in their kids’ lives
Updated on May 26, 2016 by CRHE
“Mathematics education is a very important focus area in homeschooling, as there is evidence for a homeschool math gap, and many anecdotal accounts of homeschooled girls in particular receiving subpar mathematics education.”
Updated on October 26, 2023 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
“Many of my friends and I do not have high school diplomas or transcripts. In the states in which we were homeschooled, there was little oversight and no requirement that parents provide such documents to graduating home school students. In addition to the rampant educational neglect that occurred in homeschool circles, the lack of proper documents made it difficult for many of us to access higher education.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“The homeschool community should be leading the way in demanding accountability in home education. We who are not abusing our children, we who are providing a quality education, we who want to be accepted participants in community life, should demand politicians put in place a process that differentiates between quality home education and child neglect, and in the worst cases, abuse.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If there had been more regulations on homeschooling in the states in which I lived I would have been more aware of my success or failure as my children’s primary educator. We are taught as homeschoolers to protect our privacy at all costs. But so much stress would have been alleviated with more oversight.”
Tag: North Carolina
W. S. Hunter: “Parents are flawed people, like all of us”
Updated on December 13, 2017 by CRHE
“Now that I am a parent myself, I recognize the pride and naivety of any parent—no matter how loving and well-meaning—who thinks they can be the sole adult and authority in their kids’ lives
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Louisiana, mixed experience, North Carolina, testimonial
Emilie Huffman: “This has been a love letter to my mom”
Updated on May 26, 2016 by CRHE
“Mathematics education is a very important focus area in homeschooling, as there is evidence for a homeschool math gap, and many anecdotal accounts of homeschooled girls in particular receiving subpar mathematics education.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, North Carolina, positive testimonial, testimonial
Sarah Jones: “I’ve been lucky”
Updated on October 26, 2023 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: North Carolina, Testimonial, Virginia Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, North Carolina, testimonial, Virginia
Holly S.: “If there had only been some protection in place”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Many of my friends and I do not have high school diplomas or transcripts. In the states in which we were homeschooled, there was little oversight and no requirement that parents provide such documents to graduating home school students. In addition to the rampant educational neglect that occurred in homeschool circles, the lack of proper documents made it difficult for many of us to access higher education.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, educational neglect, negative testimonial, North Carolina, South Carolina, testimonial
LaDonna Sasscer: “We home educators should welcome accountability”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“The homeschool community should be leading the way in demanding accountability in home education. We who are not abusing our children, we who are providing a quality education, we who want to be accepted participants in community life, should demand politicians put in place a process that differentiates between quality home education and child neglect, and in the worst cases, abuse.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Florida, North Carolina, parent testimonial, testimonial
Jane Morgan: “I was the homeschooled kid who grew up to become a homeschool mom”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“If there had been more regulations on homeschooling in the states in which I lived I would have been more aware of my success or failure as my children’s primary educator. We are taught as homeschoolers to protect our privacy at all costs. But so much stress would have been alleviated with more oversight.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni parent testimonial, Kansas, Missouri, mixed experience, North Carolina, testimonial, Texas