Tag: testimonial
Updated on May 16, 2016 by Rachel Coleman
“I was homeschooled in Indiana, a state with no oversight of homeschooling. My parents did not even have to file notice of homeschooling. All of the things my parents did—creating curriculum plans, putting together annual portfolios, having us tested—they did in an effort to homeschool us effectively and responsibly. My parents would not have found oversight of homeschooling an inconvenience or burden because they already voluntarily did everything effective homeschool oversight generally requires.”
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.”
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.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Today as a public school educator, I advocate for strict oversight of homeschooling not only because of my horrible childhood, but also because I have been that typical homeschooling mom trying to do the best she can with little resources and support around her to daily keep her motivated.”
Updated on October 20, 2023 by CRHE
“At the time my parents were homeschooling us in the state of Ohio a certified teacher was needed to sign off that the children were being educated. They were supposed to look over the last year’s work to verify. The woman who did ours was also a member of our church and homeschool support group and never even looked at the stuff mom brought her, which wasn’t much. I even remember mom commenting that ‘P only cared about her check clearing.’”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was constantly reminded that if I didn’t vouch for my family in the most favorable light, I could and probably would be separated from them. (I now recognize that to be another clear sign of abuse.) The fear of child protective services, and social workers in general (being agents who tore families apart), was both irrational yet deeply ingrained in me as a child.”
Tag: testimonial
Rachel Coleman: “Good homeschooling … is not something that happens automatically”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by Rachel Coleman
“I was homeschooled in Indiana, a state with no oversight of homeschooling. My parents did not even have to file notice of homeschooling. All of the things my parents did—creating curriculum plans, putting together annual portfolios, having us tested—they did in an effort to homeschool us effectively and responsibly. My parents would not have found oversight of homeschooling an inconvenience or burden because they already voluntarily did everything effective homeschool oversight generally requires.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, board member testimonial, Indiana, positive testimonial, testimonial
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
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
Chandra B.: “Protections are a necessary part of all educational systems”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Today as a public school educator, I advocate for strict oversight of homeschooling not only because of my horrible childhood, but also because I have been that typical homeschooling mom trying to do the best she can with little resources and support around her to daily keep her motivated.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni parent testimonial, child abuse, educational neglect, Missouri, negative testimonial, testimonial
Teresa M.: “P only cared about her check clearing.”
Updated on October 20, 2023 by CRHE
“At the time my parents were homeschooling us in the state of Ohio a certified teacher was needed to sign off that the children were being educated. They were supposed to look over the last year’s work to verify. The woman who did ours was also a member of our church and homeschool support group and never even looked at the stuff mom brought her, which wasn’t much. I even remember mom commenting that ‘P only cared about her check clearing.’”
Category: Ohio, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, educational neglect, negative testimonial, Ohio, portfolios, testimonial
Megan P.: “I do not wish my experience on anyone”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was constantly reminded that if I didn’t vouch for my family in the most favorable light, I could and probably would be separated from them. (I now recognize that to be another clear sign of abuse.) The fear of child protective services, and social workers in general (being agents who tore families apart), was both irrational yet deeply ingrained in me as a child.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, Illinois, negative testimonial, pennsylvania, testimonial