Tag: parent testimonial
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“The idea that I have the ‘right’ to do anything I want with my child, without respect to his/her or society’s well-being, strikes me as utterly barbaric.” I am a former attorney homeschooling my child because I love… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by Rachel Coleman
“I want families who choose this route to have a tremendous homeschool experience. After hearing about the Turpin case, like many others with homeschool experience, I believe changes needed to be made in the laws.” My name is… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I’m a people-pleaser and a rule-follower. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with everything [my son] is required to know, and some kind of oversight for me would help me out. I think some oversight for the people in our co-op… Read More
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
“While I was researching what I would need to do to homeschool, I was stunned to find that in Texas homeschooling is completely unregulated. . . . Professionally I am a counselor. [At one point] I was working with people struggling with substance use disorders and trapped in poverty. . . . A sizeable portion had left school because their parents pulled them out, allegedly to homeschool them.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a licensed civil engineer, I would not think twice about my superior evaluating me. It simply wouldn’t be safe for the public if I were to design something without that design being checked by my superior. I think about accountability and oversight of home education in the same way.”
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
“Christian believes homeschooling did benefit him. He was allowed to explore reading, math, history and science at his own pace and to develop a great passion for learning. However, he worries that this may not be true of all homeschooled children. He especially worries for the girls he knew that were being told as young as five that they would not go to college because their duty was to be a good wife and mom.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a Christian homeschooling parent of four, I always felt very fortunate with Iowa’s homeschooling laws. I homeschooled my children in Iowa for fifteen years, all the way up until my youngest graduated three years ago. I’m writing because Iowa’s homeschooling law benefited my own children in a real way, and I want present and future homeschooled children in Iowa to have these same benefits.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Space does not permit us to discuss the many more positive benefits homeschool parents and their children receive by having accountability procedures in place. Following a few requirements is not burdensome and provides protection for both the parent and child and ensures a successful homeschool experience for all. Remember, the goal is to prepare our children to be educated, moral, productive members of society.”
Tag: parent testimonial
Faye Marcinko: “Homeschooling in America is full of contradictions and extremes”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“The idea that I have the ‘right’ to do anything I want with my child, without respect to his/her or society’s well-being, strikes me as utterly barbaric.” I am a former attorney homeschooling my child because I love… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: California, parent testimonial, testimonial
Linda P.: “I wish I could paint a happy ending to this story”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by Rachel Coleman
“I want families who choose this route to have a tremendous homeschool experience. After hearing about the Turpin case, like many others with homeschool experience, I believe changes needed to be made in the laws.” My name is… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: Colorado, negative testimonial, parent testimonial, testimonial
E. Bradshaw: “Some kind of oversight for me would help me out”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I’m a people-pleaser and a rule-follower. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with everything [my son] is required to know, and some kind of oversight for me would help me out. I think some oversight for the people in our co-op… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: parent testimonial, testimonial, Texas
Roianna: “I think complete dysregulation is dangerous and harmful”
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
“While I was researching what I would need to do to homeschool, I was stunned to find that in Texas homeschooling is completely unregulated. . . . Professionally I am a counselor. [At one point] I was working with people struggling with substance use disorders and trapped in poverty. . . . A sizeable portion had left school because their parents pulled them out, allegedly to homeschool them.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: disability, parent testimonial, testimonial, Texas
Amanda Smith: “I want a professional looking at what I’ve done”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a licensed civil engineer, I would not think twice about my superior evaluating me. It simply wouldn’t be safe for the public if I were to design something without that design being checked by my superior. I think about accountability and oversight of home education in the same way.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, parent testimonial, 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
Lara Kondor: “I had never actually intended to homeschool my son”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Christian believes homeschooling did benefit him. He was allowed to explore reading, math, history and science at his own pace and to develop a great passion for learning. However, he worries that this may not be true of all homeschooled children. He especially worries for the girls he knew that were being told as young as five that they would not go to college because their duty was to be a good wife and mom.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Florida, gender discrimination, parent testimonial, testimonial
Jackie Cordon: “I always felt very fortunate with Iowa’s homeschooling laws”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a Christian homeschooling parent of four, I always felt very fortunate with Iowa’s homeschooling laws. I homeschooled my children in Iowa for fifteen years, all the way up until my youngest graduated three years ago. I’m writing because Iowa’s homeschooling law benefited my own children in a real way, and I want present and future homeschooled children in Iowa to have these same benefits.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Iowa, parent testimonial, testimonial
Keith and Gail Brightbill: “We are strong believers in accountability”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Space does not permit us to discuss the many more positive benefits homeschool parents and their children receive by having accountability procedures in place. Following a few requirements is not burdensome and provides protection for both the parent and child and ensures a successful homeschool experience for all. Remember, the goal is to prepare our children to be educated, moral, productive members of society.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Florida, parent testimonial, testimonial