Homeschool Alert: CN8 Talk Show Tonight (NJ & PA)

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[Tired of Taxes]

More info: A homeschool mom has been scheduled, along with a NJ school superintendent and a psychologist (both of whom are anti-homeschooling). The topic of discussion: (you guessed it) the PA murders of the parents.

[philsfan24]

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[ShadowAce]

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[Tired of Taxes]

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This is a NJ area program, but the talk will focus on the PA case.

[mountainlyons]

Don't worry about kids and homeschooling, worry about demorats and their solilalizing abilities.

[Tired of Taxes]

Anyone who wants to watch tonight's program live tonight at 9pm (Phila. area time) can probably watch it here:

http://www.cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=4664&lChannelID=604&subhead=cn8live

[OrangeBlossomSpecial]

Most homeschoolers can avoid interference by enrolling their children through small private "umbrella" schools and the kids are then listed as privately schooled as parents continue to homeschool. No one really cares what the opinion is of the school district.

[Domestic Church]

Umbrella schools aren't copacetic in Pennsylvania Act 169.

[Tired of Taxes]

Update on CN8 show for anyone who couldn't watch the show: It turned out alright.

Scott Somerville (spelling?) of HSLDA and a mom (who has been homeschooling for 17 years) presented the homeschool side of the debate.

On the other side sat the head of the NJEA (NJ's teacher's union) and a psychologist. What really made me cringe was the psychologist's reference to how, quote-unquote, "We don't have oversight." Hmmm... "We"?

And the NJEA head saying our children aren't exposed to enough "diversity". LOL. That line always makes me laugh.

But the homeschooling side did a wonderful job defending us. Some homeschoolers called and emailed, too. Luckily, both sides agreed that incidents like Andrea Yates and Ludwig/Borden were isolated cases that do not reflect all homeschoolers, though I guess there wasn't much they could say, considering the crimes that have occurred among public schoolers.

[Tired of Taxes]

I've been thinking that, in case our state does adopt regulation, we might consider enrolling them into a cyberschool/correspondence school at-home.

[metmom]

Good that they had such qualified homeschoolers. The "We don't have oversight" is very revealing. They have no business having *oversight*. They seem to forget, or maybe choose to, that anyone who sends their kids to public school is hiring them to provide a service for their kids.

[SuziQ]

We have our daughter registered with North Atlantic Regional High School, in Lewiston, Maine, for transcript credentialling and diploma purposes. We haven't had any trouble with them, and the best thing is that we can choose our own curriculum; they don't have any specific course requirements, as long as the student has the specified number of credits in the typical courses required by the State of Maine; English, History, Math, Science, etc. Check the school's website, HERE .

[Lancer_N3502A]

"Are they unable to socialize correctly"

Read able to be indoctrinated with the left's BS.

[cgk]

"We don't have oversight."

And in CA, they want to extend that "oversight" to free preschool for all. Creepy.

[OrangeBlossomSpecial]

Another private school which has had a home-schooled curriculum for thirty plus years is Lighthouse Christian Academy. It is available in every state. You can side-step the school boards and continue on without meddling & interference.

We all know they really don't give a darn about your child and only truly seek the tax $$$$ the district loses when Johnny or Jenny -aint in dare skroul.

[cyclotic]

Yup,

My kids are unable to socialize properly. That's OK with me, I'm not raising them to be socialists.

[ShadowAce]

Any info you care to share about it?

Nah--I live in MO. Just saw some Homeschool news and thought of you. :)